Inconsistency in Launcher Icon naming/grammar

[Kurt Zitzelman]

The new Dash Home button is labeled inconsistently in comparison to the other launcher icons. All other 2 word launcher names have both words capitalized , suach as "Google Chrome" or "Ubuntu One". Dash Home is labeled "Dash home" with "home" in all lower case. Not a huge bug, but definitely an interface inconsistency. Pic attached.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.12.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unitydialog,unityshell]
Date: Mon Sep 5 13:23:26 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha i386 (20110705.1)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

Just my non UX designer mind. Google Chrome is application name in all, Dash is the name 'home' is its location so this doesn't seem like a bug to me.

[Kurt Zitzelman (kurt-zitzelman)]

It would still seem like an inconsistency. If "home" is the location and
therefore not worthy of a capital "H", then "folder" in "Home Folder"
shouldn't be capitalized either, with "folder" being the location. But, I
would think that wanting to create a smooth and consistent looking UI you
would want everything to match. Why spend the time working on the fit and
finish of Unity and then leave one letter lower case?

On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Omer Akram <email address hidden> wrote:

> Just my non UX designer mind. Google Chrome is application name in all,
> Dash is the name 'home' is its location so this doesn't seem like a bug
> to me.
>
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> Title:
> Inconsistency in Launcher Icon naming/grammar
>
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> The new Dash Home button is labeled inconsistently in comparison to
> the other launcher icons. All other 2 word launcher names have both
> words capitalized , suach as "Google Chrome" or "Ubuntu One". Dash
> Home is labeled "Dash home" with "home" in all lower case. Not a huge
> bug, but definitely an interface inconsistency. Pic attached.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
> Package: unity 4.12.0-0ubuntu2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-generic 3.0.4
> Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-generic i686
> Architecture: i386
> CompizPlugins:
> [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unitydialog,unityshell]
> Date: Mon Sep 5 13:23:26 2011
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha i386 (20110705.1)
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: unity
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
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[Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen (kamstrup)]

The very last line on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/LauncherAPI says: "Capitalisation: In quicklists the first letter of each line should be capitalised e.g. "Keep in launcher". Names should also be capitalised, e.g. "Open Office".". And I can see that this line was indeed added by John Lea.

Applying the same rules from quicklists on tooltips seems a reasonable assumption, meaning that "Dash home" is correct capitalization.

That said one could argue that "Dash home" is an odd message for a tooltip. I read it with the same meaning as "run home in all haste" :-) So perhaps a different string there instead.

[Kurt Zitzelman (kurt-zitzelman)]

I understand that actual rules exist for this, the fact remains that having
1 letter out of all the default launchers not capitalized, in my opinion,
seems like an oversight, and more or less makes the new Dash button look
like an afterthought that was hastily tacked on and forgotten. Could someone
please point me to the location of the file that contains the settings for
the launcher tool tip text so I can change it on my machine? I really can't
stand seeing it. lol

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 3:34 AM, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> The very last line on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/LauncherAPI says:
> "Capitalisation: In quicklists the first letter of each line should be
> capitalised e.g. "Keep in launcher". Names should also be capitalised,
> e.g. "Open Office".". And I can see that this line was indeed added by
> John Lea.
>
> Applying the same rules from quicklists on tooltips seems a reasonable
> assumption, meaning that "Dash home" is correct capitalization.
>
> That said one could argue that "Dash home" is an odd message for a
> tooltip. I read it with the same meaning as "run home in all haste" :-)
> So perhaps a different string there instead.
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/842006
>
> Title:
> Inconsistency in Launcher Icon naming/grammar
>
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> The new Dash Home button is labeled inconsistently in comparison to
> the other launcher icons. All other 2 word launcher names have both
> words capitalized , suach as "Google Chrome" or "Ubuntu One". Dash
> Home is labeled "Dash home" with "home" in all lower case. Not a huge
> bug, but definitely an interface inconsistency. Pic attached.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
> Package: unity 4.12.0-0ubuntu2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-generic 3.0.4
> Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-generic i686
> Architecture: i386
> CompizPlugins:
> [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unitydialog,unityshell]
> Date: Mon Sep 5 13:23:26 2011
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha i386 (20110705.1)
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: unity
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/842006/+subscriptions
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[Robert Roth (evfool)]

So what needs to be done here? What should be the tooltip for dash home?
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[Robert Roth (evfool)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #924354, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

Note: I am marking this bug (the older one) as a duplicate as the other one is already waiting for design from the design team.
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