Il giorno mar, 08/04/2008 alle 11.15 -0500, Shaun McCance ha scritto:
> Luca, you sent this off-list. I don't see anything personal
> or whatever in here, so I assume it was an accident.
Sorry, my fault, clicked the wrong button..
> > I mean, in applications, the menu entry I've choose in order to contact
> > my best friend, should be "send a new instant message" or "open/start a
> > new conversation"?
>
> Good question. I think when the context of instant
> messaging has been established, words like "message"
> and "conversation" can be used alone. Gaim 2.0 uses
> "New Instant Message" in the Buddies menu, but "IM"
OT: could we kill "buddy"?
:-)
> I don't have any problems with "conversation" per se,
> but I think "New Message" is the best phrase in this
> case. Are there other cases we should consider?
Maybe just avoid to use "instant message" and "email message" (but I
haven't followed previous thread on email) in the same phrase, section,
or menu.
> > I think we should discourage the "IM" abbreviation and suggest to use
> > only "message" if you really have no space in the UI (well, if so, you
> > should change your UI).
>
> When I wrote that paragraph, the thing I had in mind
> was column headers.
>
> Name Email Address IM Address
> Shaun McCance shaunm gnome org shaunm gnome org
> Luca Ferretti elle uca libero it
I've to admit here IM is the best choice
> That, of course, begs the question of whether we should
> recommend a generic word for "instant messaging address".
> If the particular network is established, you can use
> the term common on that network (screen name, Jabber ID,
> etc.) But should there be a generic term?
"instant messaging address" is not so bad, from a translator point of
view, so we don't have to check the official translation used in
official clients (BTW: Pidgin is using screen name for all protocols,
but it should be an AOL only service[1]).
Moreover IM addresses look like email addresses and some protocols
(gmail, MSN) provides both services, so it reasonable use "address".
Some days ago I was trying to design a mochup for a "Add Contact"
dialog (attached), something better than the current pidgin one. The
usage of "messaging address" seems good to me, especially providing a
Protocol combobox to select the service used by the contact you are
going to add.
I just have some doubts about the usage of "messaging address" when you
are creating a new account for your own:
| Add Account |
|-----------------------|
| Protocol: (_______) |
| IM address: [_______] |
| Password: [_______] |
vs
| Add Account |
|-----------------------|
| Protocol: (_______) |
| Username: [_______] |
| Password: [_______] |
'cause here your IM address is your username too :-|
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_name
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