Glynn Foster wrote: > Hey, > > On Mon, 2006-03-13 at 14:10 -0800, Frank Ludolph wrote: > >> Calum, >> >> Like Sharon I also hate not knowing what web browser, mail app, word >> processor, pdf viewer, etc. will be run from the launch menu. But then I >> don't care to know the name of the on-screen keyboard app or other such >> utilities. Given in that one case I want to know and that in the other >> case I don't, and that I would learn most of the ones I care about >> within a few uses, I wouldn't want choice 1. >> > > FWIW, and I'm not qualified to speak other than my personal preference, > I quite like this approach. Identify the applications with major brand > awareness, and promote those to 'Name Function' eg. Firefox Web Browser, > Adobe Reader. All the rest get generic names. I concur. But maybe we could make this more specific like:
- All apps that are part of the base Gnome product by default should be functional name only except where there is a clearly identified, well known and equally preferable alternative thus... - Gedit would be Text Editor - Gnopernicus would be Screen Reader/Magnifier - Then Mail could be Thunderbird Mail (Mail - Thunderbird) or Evolution Mail and Calendar (Mail and Calender - Evolution) I'm just cautious of being too strict on the rules with option 2 as we may end up with conflicts to official names like: "Office - StarOffice" which just sounds a bit silly.
