From kfm-devel  Sun Sep 07 14:08:56 2003
From: Mikolaj Machowski <mikmach () wp ! pl> (by way of Mikolaj Machowski
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2003 14:08:56 +0000
To: kfm-devel
Subject: Wording of "Add to Bookmarks"
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kfm-devel&m=106294481632042

Hello,

Because at kde-usability were no serious votes against [1] I am forwarding 
this here:

Some time ago I wrote about changing Bookmarks wording. I was
suggesting something like "Bookmark this Location" but now I think
 something more is necessary to improve usability.

Konqueror file browser:

On whitespace:
Add to Bookmarks ->
Bookmark This Location

On directory:
Add to Bookmarks ->
Bookmark This Directory ( or Folder)

On file:
Add to Bookmarks ->
Bookmark This File

Konqueror web browser:

On page or when other situations don't apply:
Add to Bookmarks ->
Bookmark This Page
eventually it could be "Bookmark This Location"

On link:
Add to Bookmarks ->
Bookmark This Link

[1]
Only Simon Edwards wrote:
The only problem I have with this is that the word 'bookmark' isn't actually 
a verb... (yes, just like the word 'new'...)

But Aaron Seigo responded:
in the common computing vernacular it is .. just as the word "google" has 
become a verb, despite actually being a noun ... "to google", "to 
bookmark" ... "can you bookmark that site for me?"

And me:
I think English is flexible enough to bear it (Aaron already mentioned 
'google', Mozilla use 'Bookmark this...' phrase). 

Real problem can be with translations. But I think it is better to have long 
phrases than unclear.

m.