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Bug 109978

Summary:	[Import/Export] wizard: names of import wizards
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	Martin Aeschlimann <martinae>
Component:	IDE	Assignee:	Platform UI Triaged <platform-ui-triaged>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P5	CC:	billy.biggs, douglas.pollock, mauromol
Version:	3.2	Keywords:	helpwanted
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows XP
Whiteboard:	stalebug

Description Martin Aeschlimann

2005-09-20 05:40:45 EDT

20050920

Some of the built-in imports wizards are currently called 'Archive File', 'File
System' but also 'Existing Projects into Workspace'.

One way of being more consistent/precice would be: 'Extract from Archive', 'Copy
from File System' and 'Link to existing Eclipse Project'.

I sometimes try to import an archive in my workspace and forget that 'Archive
File' is about extracting.

Comment 1 Douglas Pollock

2005-10-03 12:37:13 EDT

I also feel the naming is not very clear.  To me, the three wizards mentioned 
here are related.  They are doing very similar things, but with slight 
variations on the actual effect.  However, the names are radically different, 
and it makes it hard for me to remember which one I want.

Comment 2 Karice McIntyre

2005-11-10 17:00:30 EST

I do agree the current labels can be confusing.  But I don't think the 
suggested names clearly reflect the action that will happen e.g. Import Extract 
from Archive, Import Copy from File System, Import Link to Existing Project.  
Each of these actions has 2 verbs, which is confusing.  Import is the action we 
are performing, then we need to say what (a noun) we are importing.  We just 
need to come up with better labels that accurately describe the entire action.  
Import From Archive, Import From File System seems more accurate to me.  I 
think Import Existing Projects into Workspace is actually an accurate 
description now that bug 17523 is fixed.

Another point to consider is that we should do our best to keep these labels as 
short in length as we can while still conveying clarity of what will happen in 
each wizard.

Comment 3 Susan McCourt

2009-07-15 12:12:31 EDT

"As per http://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_UI/Bug_Triage_Change_2009"

Comment 4 Mauro Molinari

2014-08-05 09:11:38 EDT

The labels mentioned in the Description are the same in I20140606-1215.
So, if the need for better labels still exists, this applies to Luna too.

Comment 5 Eclipse Genie

2020-01-03 09:53:43 EST

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