Re: Revisit "your name on the top bar"

[Calum Benson <calum benson oracle com>]

On 4 Jul 2011, at 15:33, Matthew East wrote:

> On 4 July 2011 15:01, Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org> wrote:
>> What benefit do we get from making up a name for the menu?
> 
> I would expect that the menu would already have a name, which would be
> used when describing the interface generally, not just in
> documentation, but also in marketing materials, design documents and
> so on.

Also, from an accessibility perspective, screenreaders will need a recognisable and useful name to announce to the user when necessary.

Cheeri,
Calum.

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