GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 121930
Remove or rename File -> Send To
Last modified: 2004-12-22 21:47:04 UTC
The menu item File -> Send To is a bit wierd -- firstly, you'd expect it to send a copy of the page, which it doesn't - it opens a compose window with the URL in the msg body. I really don't see why it is the responsibility of the browser to provide this menu item: it's just as easy for the user to open their email client and copy and paste the URL. This menu item also becomes non-functional when the user has no email client (or they haven't set one up in gnome). As I see it, this "feature" is only there because all the other web browsers have it which isn't really an excuse :) Comments?
The item is described in the HIG. This doesnt mean we must have it but if it's there maybe there is a reason. I'd just talk with seth or calum about this.
The item described in the HIG is to send the actual document (i.e. the web page in this instance), which isn't what this command does at the moment.
Yeah I dont feel the difference particularly relevant though. The document is one click far.
The document isn't one click away if the document gets removed from the server. Copying the actual content is what's needed because of the tendancy of content to go and change on people.
*** Bug 119183 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Info from bug 119183: The string "S_end To..." should be better "S_end Link to" because it sends a link, not the page. So if we remove the feature, bug 119183 is fixed. If we retain the feature we should rename to "Send Link To", _or_ we should send content, and keep the name "Send To".
Created attachment 21169 [details] [review] rename to "Send Link To..." and assign shortcut key from HIG
Personally I dont feel Send Link particularly better. Sending a link is just a way to send a web document (the better considering the dynamic nature of the web). Anyway you can commit if I'm the only one to feel this way (for example Dave approve it ;).
i'm not convinced there really is a good reason to change (except to be pendatic), I guess i'm not sure we should ignore the HIG yet. I wonder what seth/mpt think.
Considering that there is a gnome bounty for a send-to in nautilus, that I believe was, or almost is, finished, it would be nice if epiphany had the option to use that same sendto frontend. I believe it is a seperate module, and if there are dependency issues then maybe an extension could provide it. A consistant behavior would be very good IMHO.
NOTABUG.