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Bug 380820

Summary:	Externalize Strings command should have ellipsis
Product:	[ECD] Orion	Reporter:	John Arthorne <john.arthorne>
Component:	Client	Assignee:	Malgorzata Janczarska <malgorzata.tomczyk>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	malgorzata.tomczyk, mamacdon, susan, Szymon.Brandys
Version:	0.5
Target Milestone:	0.5 RC1
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 7
Whiteboard:

Description John Arthorne

2012-05-28 11:24:14 EDT

The new "Externalize Strings" command doesn't actually modify any files. It instead takes you to a page where you can first approve/preview the changes. For this reason I think the text should have an ellipsis, so it is clear to the user that it won't modify their files right away. Note this is actually just a hyperlink so CCing Susan for thoughts on whether this should be treated differently from a traditional menu command.

Comment 1 Susan McCourt

2012-05-29 11:41:03 EDT

(In reply to comment #0)
> The new "Externalize Strings" command doesn't actually modify any files. It
> instead takes you to a page where you can first approve/preview the changes.
> For this reason I think the text should have an ellipsis, so it is clear to the
> user that it won't modify their files right away. Note this is actually just a
> hyperlink so CCing Susan for thoughts on whether this should be treated
> differently from a traditional menu command.

If you look in our actions menu, we have a lot of links and the emphasis is different, so I don't see using an ellipsis as additional treatment.   In my mind as long as it looks like a link, it should be good enough.  We expect the user to know clicking the link will go somewhere.  

Perhaps we just need to move from "verb" language to a noun that names the page.  Such as "String Externalizer"

Comment 2 Malgorzata Janczarska

2012-05-29 12:04:26 EDT

(In reply to comment #1)
> Perhaps we just need to move from "verb" language to a noun that names the
> page.  Such as "String Externalizer"

Or maybe better "String Externalization Tool"?

Comment 3 John Arthorne

2012-05-29 12:13:00 EDT

Yes switching away from a verb sounds like the right answer. I would think twice about clicking on a "verb" even if it looks like a hyperlink. It really needs a web 2.0 name like Xtrnalizr :)

Comment 4 Malgorzata Janczarska

2012-05-30 06:49:23 EDT

Changed to "Strings Xtrnalizr". We'll see if everyone will like that.

Comment 5 John Arthorne

2012-05-30 08:40:07 EDT

(In reply to comment #3)
> It really needs a web 2.0 name like Xtrnalizr :)

To be clear, I was joking about that name. But, I'm fine with going with it for now and see if there is any feedback. Who knows, maybe in the web community it plays better than a boring name...

Comment 6 Malgorzata Janczarska

2012-05-30 08:43:22 EDT

(In reply to comment #5)
> (In reply to comment #3)
> > It really needs a web 2.0 name like Xtrnalizr :)
> 
> To be clear, I was joking about that name.
I know, but I liked it :) We'll see if somebody finds it odd :)