From: Miles Bader <miles@lsi.nec.co.jp>
Cc: David Reitter <david.reitter@gmail.com>,
rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: File menu changes (suggestions)
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 18:24:23 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <buor7eoywxk.fsf@mctpc71.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <45585da455c2b8.455c2b845585da@net.lu.se> (LENNART BORGMAN's message of "Mon, 27 Jun 2005 10:04:24 +0200")
LENNART BORGMAN <lennart.borgman.073@student.lu.se> writes:
>> I explained why I don't like "New File Buffer". Instead of "Visit",
>> maybe some other verb is clearer, such as "Start", "Prepare", "Edit".
>
> I believe "New <something/nothing>" is far better than your last
> suggestions. They are not familiar in this context.
It's better to use a slightly less common word than not make sense.
"Familiar in this context" is not some sort of trump card, merely one
thing to consider.
The Emacs command is indeterminate (as to whether the file exists or
not), so the menu name should be as well. I like "Visit File" best
myself; another possibility is to use explicitly indeterminate wording,
like "New/Open File".
-Miles
--
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
--Albert Einstein
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Thread overview: 95+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-06-27 8:04 File menu changes (suggestions) LENNART BORGMAN
2005-06-27 9:24 ` Miles Bader [this message]
2005-06-27 20:01 ` Johan Bockgård
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2005-06-30 8:53 LENNART BORGMAN
2005-06-26 19:04 David Reitter
2005-06-27 5:37 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-06-21 15:51 File menu changes (suggestions) / Options menu David Reitter
2005-06-22 12:32 ` File menu changes (suggestions) John S. Yates, Jr.
2005-06-23 0:46 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-23 2:26 ` John S. Yates, Jr.
2005-06-23 2:31 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-23 11:18 ` John S. Yates, Jr.
2005-06-23 11:39 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-24 5:36 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-06-25 1:24 ` John S. Yates, Jr.
2005-06-25 16:40 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-06-24 10:10 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-19 23:25 Drew Adams
2005-06-20 4:56 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-20 7:03 ` David Kastrup
2005-06-20 16:53 ` Drew Adams
2005-06-20 20:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-20 20:48 ` Drew Adams
2005-06-21 2:01 ` Richard Stallman
2005-06-21 7:59 ` Mathias Dahl
2005-06-21 9:19 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-26 4:46 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-06-26 5:29 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-06-26 22:42 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-06-26 22:52 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-06-26 23:13 ` Drew Adams
2005-06-27 7:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-27 7:37 ` Kim F. Storm
2005-06-27 9:25 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-27 13:29 ` David Kastrup
2005-06-28 4:16 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-06-26 18:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-26 18:00 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-06-26 19:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-26 18:20 ` Drew Adams
2005-06-26 19:41 ` John S. Yates, Jr.
[not found] ` <42BF0E53.2020505@student.lu.se>
2005-06-27 12:51 ` John S. Yates, Jr.
2005-06-27 13:31 ` David Kastrup
2005-06-27 17:47 ` Robert J. Chassell
2005-06-28 1:57 ` John S. Yates, Jr.
2005-06-27 13:24 ` David Kastrup
2005-06-27 16:18 ` Drew Adams
2005-06-27 18:44 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-27 18:13 ` Drew Adams
2005-06-27 22:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-27 22:33 ` Drew Adams
2005-06-28 4:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-28 6:36 ` David Kastrup
2005-06-26 18:30 ` Jason Rumney
2005-06-27 2:06 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-27 7:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-27 6:31 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-27 13:26 ` David Kastrup
2005-06-27 18:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-27 9:19 ` Jason Rumney
2005-06-27 9:41 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-27 18:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-27 20:05 ` David Kastrup
2005-06-27 20:47 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-06-27 21:40 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-27 5:38 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-06-27 7:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-27 11:40 ` John S. Yates, Jr.
2005-06-27 13:26 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-06-27 18:41 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <42C044F3.60606@student.lu.se>
[not found] ` <uzmtbeam9.fsf@gnu.org>
2005-06-27 21:06 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-06-28 18:46 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-06-28 18:54 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-06-28 4:17 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-06-28 6:39 ` David Kastrup
2005-06-28 5:28 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-06-28 7:17 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-06-28 10:05 ` John S. Yates, Jr.
2005-06-30 21:30 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-06-30 22:15 ` Miles Bader
2005-07-01 22:45 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-07-02 2:32 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-28 15:28 ` Drew Adams
2005-06-28 16:01 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-06-28 19:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-28 21:36 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-28 22:00 ` David Kastrup
2005-06-30 7:40 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-29 3:39 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-06-29 4:45 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-29 18:51 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-06-29 23:46 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-30 1:44 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-06-30 5:38 ` David Kastrup
2005-06-29 20:43 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-07-01 1:45 ` public
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