| 2007-12-06 01:18:31 |
Anonymous |
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| 2007-12-06 01:21:57 |
Anonymous |
description |
I initially discussed this in the IdeaPool (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IdeaPool#head-a61a9aa889b5daa8c59ab3b87111d8553f507e8c), and user OuattaraAziz suggested that I submit a bug report.
As you can see in my IdeaPool post, I did not understand the differences between some of the applications in "System => Preferences" and "System => Administration". For example, "System => Administration => Printing" and "System => Preferences => Default Printer" seemed redundant. I did not understand why I could set my password with both "System => Preferences => About Me" and "System => Administration => Users and Groups". OuattaraAziz explained to me that the applications under Preferences can be accessed by anyone, while applications under Administration can only be accessed by the administrator. Because I have only one account, I did not realize this.
My point is this: For anyone who has only one account (presumably most people), some of the applications in "System => Preferences" and "System => Administration" seem redundant, thus leading to confusion. To clarify the purposes of the applications, the launchers need more appropriate names. For example, I think it would make sense to rename "Preferences => Default Printer" to "Set Default Printer". At the same time, "Administration => Printing" could be renamed to "Manage System Printers" or something like that. I think that generally, the names of the launchers under Preferences should emphasize the words "Set" and "Modify" whereas the launcher names under Administration should emphasize the words "Manage", "System", "Global", and things like that. Doing so would greatly help the user to understand the differences between the applications. |
I initially discussed this in the IdeaPool (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IdeaPool#head-a61a9aa889b5daa8c59ab3b87111d8553f507e8c), and user OuattaraAziz suggested that I submit a bug report.
As you can see in my IdeaPool post, I did not understand the differences between some of the applications in "System => Preferences" and "System => Administration". For example, "System => Administration => Printing" and "System => Preferences => Default Printer" seemed redundant. I did not understand why I could set my password with both "System => Preferences => About Me" and "System => Administration => Users and Groups". OuattaraAziz explained to me that the applications under Preferences can be accessed by anyone, while applications under Administration can only be accessed by the administrator. Because I have only one account, I did not realize this.
My point is this: For anyone who has only one account (presumably most people), some of the applications in "System => Preferences" and "System => Administration" seem redundant, thus leading to confusion. To clarify the purposes of the applications, the launchers need more appropriate names. For example, I think it would make sense to rename "Preferences => Default Printer" to "Set Default Printer". At the same time, "Administration => Printing" could be renamed to "Manage System Printers" or something like that. I think that generally, the names of the launchers under "Preferences" should emphasize the words "Set" and "Modify" whereas the names of launchers under "Administration" should emphasize the words "Manage", "System", "Global", and things like that. Doing so would greatly help the user to understand the differences between the applications. |
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| 2007-12-06 01:23:01 |
Anonymous |
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Launcher names under "System => Preferences" and "System => Administration" can lead to confusion due to similarity. |
Launchers under "System => Preferences" and "System => Administration" named too similarly, leads to confusion. |
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| 2007-12-06 01:25:01 |
Anonymous |
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Launchers under "System => Preferences" and "System => Administration" named too similarly, leads to confusion. |
Launchers under "System => Preferences" and "System => Administration" have similar names, leads to confusion. |
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| 2007-12-11 06:23:26 |
Oumar Aziz OUATTARA |
None: status |
New |
Confirmed |
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| 2007-12-11 06:29:53 |
Oumar Aziz OUATTARA |
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added subscriber Ubuntu Desktop |
| 2007-12-11 06:30:32 |
Oumar Aziz OUATTARA |
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added subscriber Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
| 2008-03-09 20:42:57 |
Mantas Kriaučiūnas |
bug |
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added subscriber Baltix Members |
| 2008-03-09 20:43:24 |
Mantas Kriaučiūnas |
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assigned to baltix |
| 2008-03-10 09:03:09 |
Oumar Aziz OUATTARA |
None: assignee |
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wattazoum |
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| 2008-03-10 15:29:10 |
Peter Makowski |
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assigned to gnome-main-menu |
| 2008-03-12 17:41:13 |
Anonymous |
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Launchers under "System => Preferences" and "System => Administration" have similar names, leads to confusion. |
Launchers under "System > Preferences" and "System > Administration" have similar names, leads to confusion. |
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| 2008-03-13 20:39:38 |
Oumar Aziz OUATTARA |
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added attachment 'gnome-menus.patch' (patch for the comment 6 change (gnome-menus)) |
| 2008-03-13 21:39:59 |
Oumar Aziz OUATTARA |
bug |
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added attachment 'gnome-system-tools.patch' (gnome-system-tools.patch) |
| 2008-03-13 22:13:43 |
Oumar Aziz OUATTARA |
bug |
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added attachment 'vino.patch' (vino.patch) |
| 2008-03-14 12:18:17 |
Siegfried Gevatter |
None: importance |
Undecided |
Wishlist |
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| 2008-05-19 09:17:50 |
Pedro Villavicencio |
gnome-main-menu: status |
New |
Invalid |
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| 2009-12-17 11:40:07 |
Przemek K. |
bug task added |
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hundredpapercuts |
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| 2009-12-17 11:40:54 |
Przemek K. |
tags |
administration alacarte name naming preferences |
administration alacarte name naming preferences usability |
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| 2010-01-21 14:08:37 |
Vish |
hundredpapercuts: status |
New |
Invalid |
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| 2010-05-11 08:06:03 |
papukaija |
tags |
administration alacarte name naming preferences usability |
administration alacarte name naming patch preferences usability |
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| 2010-07-25 10:09:11 |
Nigel Babu |
removed subscriber Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
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| 2013-05-16 10:56:03 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
ubuntu: status |
Confirmed |
Fix Released |
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| 2013-05-16 10:56:03 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
ubuntu: assignee |
Oumar Aziz OUATTARA (wattazoum) |
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