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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Discussion regarding reordering the main/root menuRe: Discussion regarding reordering the main/root menu
From: Johannes Linke <johannes.linke_at_gmx.de>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:22:46 +0200 Am 29.08.2011 02:22, schrieb Jonathan Gordon: > On 29 August 2011 02:04, Johannes Linke<johannes.linke_at_gmx.de> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> why can't you just move System into Settings? Ok, credits are not a setting, >> as well as Rockbox info isn't. But look at this from a users point of view: >> meaningful menu item names are for remembering where to look for something. >> If you're searching for settings, you will find them quickly because the >> menu item is called Settings. >> >> But who searches for Credits? Nobody. And who searches for Rockbox info? The >> only info which is relevant to a user is battery level and amount of space >> used on disk. The battery level is shown in the statusbar and in most WPS's, >> so I woudln't worry about that. And since most people do massive data moving >> with their PC, i wouldn't consider disk space used to be problematic. >> >> >> My proposal: Move System into Settings. The name inconsistency is >> negligible, as names are for remembering where to find certain things, but >> nobody needs to find System. I'm quite certain that not a single user will >> complain about that move. The only problem I see is, that some developers >> can't stand inconsistencies. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Johannes >> > I find it very hard to imagine a user who was cluey enough to find > rockbox but then not be able to find the settings under the "system" > menu. Gnome2 puts everything under "System", Windows put its under > "Control Panel". Bad names are always bad when there are alternatives. > As users will need Settings way more often than System, it seems absurd to give System a higher priority and move Settings one level down. Received on 2011-08-29 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |