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List:       kde-pim
Subject:    Re: [Kde-pim] jargon is bad! :)
From:       Frank Thieme <frank () fthieme ! net>
Date:       2010-03-23 10:59:04
Message-ID: c74aa60f1003230359ma586586t890199955dbf4801 () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:21, David Jarvie <djarvie@kde.org> wrote:
> On Mon, March 22, 2010 5:58 pm, Anne Wilson wrote:
>> But then most of us agree that they wouldn't understand a 'plain English'
>> message either, so maybe it really is better to give something google-able
>> for those that want to look for it.
>
> The point I'm trying to make (badly) is that on *some* occasions they
> would read a message and if it is in plain English, they would stand a
> chance of understanding it. But if it includes terms like Akonadi, there's
> no way they'd understand it even if they Googled it (which they wouldn't
> anyway).

What about a plain message for the user to inform and a hidden, more
technical message for the user that wants to investigate and solve
problems. There could be a small "click here for technical
information" link on the error dialog to unhide the technical stuff.

Bye...Frank
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