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I too have been confused by this.
How about:
Service Handle
and
Nickname
I only suggest service handle because it is more general than screen
name. But I defiantly like the idea of the alias changing to Nickname. I
could always identify nickname as not being the users login/screen name
and as long as I could identify one of the fields I would know what the
other is.
Do the two labels or text fields have tool tips? Some descriptive tool
tips could make it easier too.
My 2�
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>>> 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.
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>> Actually, the other way makes sense to me. Buddy Name is their user
>> name. Buddy Alias is something else that they are also known by.
>> Plus, "alias" plays off of the HFS concept of same name -- it's not
>> the real thing, but something else you can call it.
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> You do have a valid point, though. "Screen Name" and "Real Name" are
>> definitely clearer, barring any usability testing that indicates
>> otherwise.
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> I think it's worthwhile noting that ICQ doesn't use "Screen Name."
> Instead, it uses UIN. IRC technically uses Nickname or Nick, so those
> don't quite work. I do agree that there is a problem, but I'm not sure
> of a really great way to fix it. This is definitely a step in the right
> direction though.
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