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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Create new?
From:       David Hugh-Jones <hughjonesd () yahoo ! co ! uk>
Date:       2003-07-18 10:19:47
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While we're on the topic, I personally think that it would be nice to
just have "Create new folder", rather than the submenu. This is just
from my personal experience that I have never used anything but "create
new folder" (well, also from the belief that submenus on RMBs are not
generally good for usability)

Dave

On Fri, 2003-07-18 at 10:50, Luke Chatburn wrote:
> Personally, I'd just change it to 'New...', since that is used Elsewhere,
> does the job handily and there is no reason to break user learning.
> 
> The current version is fine as Create New, though... It's descriptive, and
> it doesn't slow down understanding or action, so there is no reason to
> change it. Indeed, changing it means adjusting all the i18n strings, so
> personally, I'd leave it alone.
> 
> -Luke
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Henrique Pinto" <stampede@coltec.ufmg.br>
> To: <kde-usability@mail.kde.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 1:31 AM
> Subject: Create new?
> 
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > KDE is currently using the very strange term "Create New..." (see, for
> > example, desktop RMB menu). I always thought "create" implied "new". Can
> we
> > create an "old folder"? This said, I wanted to change it to just
> "Create...".
> > Are there any objections to this?
> >
> > -- 
> > Henrique Pinto
> > stampede@coltec.ufmg.br
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