Gabriel Burt wrote: > [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
Definitely +1 for this on my side Kind regards, Jellle _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
