Re: Preferences headings
- From: Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org>
- To: Joachim Noreiko <jnoreiko yahoo com>
- Cc: GNOME Documentation <gnome-doc-list gnome org>
- Subject: Re: Preferences headings
- Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:08:01 -0600
On Sat, 2006-02-11 at 17:21 +0000, Joachim Noreiko wrote:
> I went through the headings in the Preferences and
> tidied them up a bit.
> I removed the initial verbs that didn't really add any
> meaning and took up most of the navigation pane:
> 'Configuring', 'Setting', 'Choosing' etc.
> Now they all read the same as the menu items.
> But some of them like 'Font', 'Theme' aren't terribly
> informative now, especially if taken out of context
> for cross-references for example.
>
> Should I add 'Preferences' as a suffix to each header
> so it's 'Font Preferences', etc? What are your thoughts?
I generally favor sections being as self-contained
as possible, so having titles that don't rely on
the titles of the parent section to provide context
strikes me as a good idea.
I could be convinced otherwise, but my gut instinct
tells me to add 'Preferences' to each title.
--
Shaun
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