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Bug 694110 - Update panel descriptions
Update panel descriptions
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-control-center
Classification: Core
Component: general
3.7.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: Control-Center Maintainers
Control-Center Maintainers
: 694103 694104 694105 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2013-02-18 17:54 UTC by Allan Day
Modified: 2013-02-19 09:43 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 3.7/3.8


Attachments
patch (12.52 KB, patch)
2013-02-18 17:55 UTC, Allan Day
none Details | Review
updated patch (12.23 KB, patch)
2013-02-18 18:12 UTC, Allan Day
reviewed Details | Review
updated patch (12.20 KB, patch)
2013-02-18 18:45 UTC, Allan Day
committed Details | Review

Description Allan Day 2013-02-18 17:54:09 UTC
Very few of the panel comments provide information that is very 
useful.
Comment 1 Allan Day 2013-02-18 17:55:19 UTC
Created attachment 236637 [details] [review]
patch
Comment 2 Allan Day 2013-02-18 17:57:09 UTC
*** Bug 694104 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Allan Day 2013-02-18 17:57:14 UTC
*** Bug 694105 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 Allan Day 2013-02-18 17:57:37 UTC
*** Bug 694103 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Allan Day 2013-02-18 18:12:32 UTC
Created attachment 236641 [details] [review]
updated patch

Reduce the length of some of the descriptions and remove any remaining technical jargon.
Comment 6 Bastien Nocera 2013-02-18 18:23:25 UTC
Review of attachment 236641 [details] [review]:

A couple of comments. I can commit after another round if you're happy with the results.

::: panels/network/gnome-network-panel.desktop.in.in
@@ +1,3 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 _Name=Network
+_Comment=Select Wi-Fi networks, configure connections and setup VPN

Not sure about this one. VPN probably is jargon, "connections" is also a bit hazy.

"Select how to connect to the Internet"?

::: panels/region/gnome-region-panel.desktop.in.in
@@ +1,3 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 _Name=Region & Language
+_Comment=Select your display language, formats, keyboard layouts and input sources

I wouldn't do the dichotomy between keyboard layouts and input sources.
"and how to type text"?

::: panels/sound/data/gnome-sound-panel.desktop.in.in
@@ +1,3 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 _Name=Sound
+_Comment=Change sound levels, inputs, outputs, and effects

not effects, we call them alert sounds iirc.

::: panels/universal-access/gnome-universal-access-panel.desktop.in.in
@@ +1,3 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 _Name=Universal Access
+_Comment=Make it easy to see, hear, type, point and click

easier?

::: panels/user-accounts/data/gnome-user-accounts-panel.desktop.in.in
@@ +1,3 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 _Name=Users
+_Comment=Add or remove users and change your password and login options

login options?

::: panels/wacom/gnome-wacom-panel.desktop.in.in
@@ +1,3 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 _Name=Wacom Tablet
+_Comment=Calibrate Wacom graphics tablets, set sensitivity and button mappings

Calibrating really isn't a top task.
Set button mappings for Wacom graphics tablets, and set sensitivity of styluses (or styli)
Comment 7 Allan Day 2013-02-18 18:45:09 UTC
(In reply to comment #6)
> Review of attachment 236641 [details] [review]:
> 
> A couple of comments. I can commit after another round if you're happy with the
> results.
> 
> ::: panels/network/gnome-network-panel.desktop.in.in
> @@ +1,3 @@
>  [Desktop Entry]
>  _Name=Network
> +_Comment=Select Wi-Fi networks, configure connections and setup VPN
> 
> Not sure about this one. VPN probably is jargon, "connections" is also a bit
> hazy.
>
> "Select how to connect to the Internet"?

"Control how you connect to the Internet"
 
> ::: panels/region/gnome-region-panel.desktop.in.in
> @@ +1,3 @@
>  [Desktop Entry]
>  _Name=Region & Language
> +_Comment=Select your display language, formats, keyboard layouts and input
> sources
> 
> I wouldn't do the dichotomy between keyboard layouts and input sources.
> "and how to type text"?

I think some people think in terms of keyboard layouts and are unfamiliar with "input sources" as a term - that's why the panel itself refers to keyboard layouts. (Windows does this too, if I remember correctly.)

> ::: panels/sound/data/gnome-sound-panel.desktop.in.in
> @@ +1,3 @@
>  [Desktop Entry]
>  _Name=Sound
> +_Comment=Change sound levels, inputs, outputs, and effects
> 
> not effects, we call them alert sounds iirc.

Updated.

> ::: panels/universal-access/gnome-universal-access-panel.desktop.in.in
> @@ +1,3 @@
>  [Desktop Entry]
>  _Name=Universal Access
> +_Comment=Make it easy to see, hear, type, point and click
> 
> easier?

Yep.

> ::: panels/user-accounts/data/gnome-user-accounts-panel.desktop.in.in
> @@ +1,3 @@
>  [Desktop Entry]
>  _Name=Users
> +_Comment=Add or remove users and change your password and login options
> 
> login options?

Yeah, too vague - I removed it.

> ::: panels/wacom/gnome-wacom-panel.desktop.in.in
> @@ +1,3 @@
>  [Desktop Entry]
>  _Name=Wacom Tablet
> +_Comment=Calibrate Wacom graphics tablets, set sensitivity and button mappings
> 
> Calibrating really isn't a top task.
> Set button mappings for Wacom graphics tablets, and set sensitivity of styluses
> (or styli)

"Set button mappings and adjust stylus sensitivity for graphics tablets"
Comment 8 Allan Day 2013-02-18 18:45:29 UTC
Created attachment 236650 [details] [review]
updated patch
Comment 9 Bastien Nocera 2013-02-19 09:43:00 UTC
Committed as split files.