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On Thursday, November 8, 2001, at 05:47 PM, Erik Smartt wrote:
> Does anyone else ever mix up Buddy Name and Buddy Alias when added a
> Buddy (ie., the Buddy Editor)? I do it all the time, and I've seen
> other's have trouble with it too. It seems obvious, the Buddy Name
> would be the person's name, and the Buddy Alias would be the alias they
> go by online.... of course, this interpretation is backwards, and hence
> causes the mistakes I'm referring to.
>
> I'm not sure what to change the labels to (only usability testing could
> tell for sure), but on my install, I changed them to "Real Name" and
> "Screen Name" so I could keep them clear.
I agree. It has confused me a couple of times.
"Screen Name" is definitely a better choice than "Buddy Name".
I'm not sure about "Real Name", though. Maybe "Display Alias" or
"Nickname" or something.
mS
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