#2235: User-Friendliness & Standard Terms: Shelves, iBar, Load Modules
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Reporter: pierrewinnipeg@… | Type: Bug
Status: new | Priority: Major
Milestone: | Component: other
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(Using Bodhi 2.2.0 with Enlightenment 0.17.0)
E17 is great but needs to improve its user friendliness. Some things are
easy to fix, like the use of standards terms.
Shelves, iBars, and Modules/Gadgets are basic components that are bound to
be used/modified from the start by everybody, including beginners.
The use of the term 'shelves' instead of the already established
'toolbars' or 'panels' made them look confusing, and E17 more complex, for
ABSOLUTELY no reason. The same is true of iBar (what the heck is an
iBar?) and of 'loading' modules.
Ibar needs to be more descriptive (like App Bar or Launch Bar...), add
'(iBar)' to the name to do credit to the developer if you want... but just
using iBar forces new users to figure out what it is. Again, it makes E17
more complex for ABSOLUTELY no reason.
What does 'load' modules mean? Why not use instead 'install/uninstall' or
'turn on/off' or 'enable/disable'. These are simpler and already clear in
people's minds. Why creating confusion unnecessarily.
People do not read documentation...
I STRONGLY urge you to change the terms above. They create confusion and
UNNECESSARILY make E17 look more complex that it is. It may look awkward
to make those changes now, but consider that it forces every new user to
figure out what current terms means and your user base will only increase.
It forces everyone who writes E17 guides to clarify these... again, adding
to complexity.
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Ticket URL: <http://trac.enlightenment.org/e/ticket/2235>
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