On Fri, 2010-01-22 at 11:10 -0600, David Siegel wrote: > This is getting very confusing :) > > I think "align" is a bit deceptive, because it doesn't lead users to > understand that everything on their desktop could be moved around > drastically. In the ideal case, wouldn't "Organize Desktop Items" only > be available to users who manually arrange their desktop items instead > of using an auto-alignment scheme? Maybe it will help to think of > where this feature will end up in the long run. > > David > [...]
On the contrary , "Organize" seems to offer more functionality[add/remove/align...] than simply, instantly aligning desktop icons. Anyways , "Align by name" was just a suggestion , and IMHO it seemed more appropriate to the function ;) We could alternatively use "Align Desktop Items" ... But we would loose the "by name" action. :( > >> >> > >> >> "Arrange by name" conflicts with how we use that to mean the automatic > >> >> sorting done by view->arrange items->by name" which is why another word > >> >> is used for this one-shoot effect. > >> >> > >> >> So, we need a better word. > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > "Organize desktop"? > >> > -- > >> > nautilus-list mailing list > >> > nautilus-list@gnome.org > >> > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/nautilus-list > >> > > >> > >> "Organize Desktop" is pretty good. How about "Organize Desktop Items" > >> to be a bit more specific? > >> > >> Our requirements: > >> * Should not use the words "clean" or "arrange". > >> * Should not make the user think that items will be deleted. > >> > >> David > > > > How about "Align by Name" ? > > > > We already use "Keep Aligned" , > > Wouldnt it be easier using the same term , than having two terms for the > > same function? > > -- Cheers, Vish -- nautilus-list mailing list nautilus-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/nautilus-list