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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Konq. Location->Quit Menu Misnomer
From:       Christoph Niemann <cnieman () suse ! de>
Date:       2004-07-07 14:21:15
Message-ID: 40EC06DB.5000103 () suse ! de
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Leo Savernik wrote:
> Am Mittwoch 07 Juli 2004 05:53 schrieb Jamethiel Knorth:
> [...]
> 
>>>However, I have doubts as to why that was put in the style guide in the
>>>first place. Quit means close the application in most other instances, so
> 
> [...]
> 
> The windows *is* the application, from a nontechnical point of view. 
> Additionally, you cannot tell whether two konqueror windows are actually 
> shared by the same process, or are running in different processes. Therefore, 
> making Quit quit the process would lead to totally unpredictable behaviour.
> 
> Proposing a changing of wording sound like an action that should be done 
> because it can be done. This is no good cause.

I disagree. Quit is ambigous, as the parents said. However, changing the 
bahaviour is not a good choice either as it semms. Therefore we should 
at least aim for clear wording that properly indicates the action to be 
performed.

greetings,
Christoph

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  | Christoph Niemann <cnieman@suse.de>
  | SuSE Usability Guild
  |
  | Contrary to popular opinion, the plural of 'anecdote' is not 'fact'.
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