[Sorry for the out-of-thread reply, just joined] Quote Calum:
"In summary, now that you're a core desktop application and there are no other core applications with a similar function, your menu entry should not include the word "Cheese". It should be something like "Webcam Snapshot" (I'm sure we can do better than that, I haven't really woken up yet!), and the tooltip something like "Take photos and videos directly from an attached camera". You can use the name "Cheese" in the application itself, and in the documentation if that's what the current docs guidelines allow, but preferably no more than necessary. " I don't believe this is what the HIG says. Here's what I wrote on http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=322162 regarding Totem's .desktop file (slightly modified): First, many other applications (some GNOME core desktop apps) do not put their GenericName as their Name, eg: Tomboy Notes Epiphany Web Browser GIMP Image Editor OpenOffice.org Writer Rhythmbox Music Player Pidgin Internet Messenger Firefox Web Browser Second, and more important, the HIG gives three formats for names: 2.1.1.3. Menu name formats 1. If your application's proper name is already descriptive of its functionality, and not just suggestive, use the format: Application Name 2. If there is a succinct functional description of your application, use the format: ApplicationName FunctionalDescription 3. A few applications, particularly games, do not have appropriate functional descriptions (but note that many games do). In this case, use Application Name as the menu name. #1 and #3 are not applicable (Cheese is not descriptive; it does have a functional description), so it should be #2: "Cheese Webcam Snapshot". The main reason I care about this issue is scanning a menu for "Movie Player" when I likely have several is not as easy as remembering the branding of the application. When I launch Totem or Cheese they call themselves that in the window title (and for Cheese, in place of the File menu), so it makes sense to put that in the menu as well. And, I think the HIG agrees. Sincerely, Gabriel _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
