Re: "Clean Up by Name" connotes a less desirable Windows feature

[David Siegel <david siegel canonical com>]

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 4:11 AM, Marcus Carlson <nautilus mejlamej nu> wrote:
> Alexander Larsson skrev:
>>
>> On Thu, 2010-01-21 at 13:14 -0600, David Siegel wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> From user testing and comments on bugs, some users find it hard to
>>> anticipate what choosing "Clean Up by Name" from the Nautilus desktop
>>> context menu will do. Users familiar with Windows's "Clean Up"
>>> functionality hesitate to use this handy feature in Nautilus because
>>> they don't want to deal with the clean-up wizard or Unused Items
>>> folder they may be trained to expect from Windows.
>>>
>>> I recommend changing the string "Clean Up by Name" to "Arrange by
>>> Name" to avoid connoting the Windows feature of a similar name.
>>>
>>
>> "Arrange by name" conflicts with how we use that to mean the automatic
>> sorting done by view->arrange items->by name" which is why another word
>> is used for this one-shoot effect.
>>
>> So, we need a better word.
>>
>>
>
> "Organize desktop"?
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"Organize Desktop" is pretty good. How about "Organize Desktop Items"
to be a bit more specific?

Our requirements:
  * Should not use the words "clean" or "arrange".
  * Should not make the user think that items will be deleted.

David