In a closed telegram "testers" group, we discussed the intuitiveness of the used term "target".
I proposed, that the term should:
1) be intuitive (most important)
2) be semantically correct
3) be not overloaded, and consistently used in the app
Plus a personal feeling: I would prefer a single word (we can use the full name with an adjective like "sync something", but it should be clear without the adjective as well)
The target was proposed by me,. It was inspired by Makefile targets. typical Makefile target: "updated executable"; UBsync target: "synced folders"
However, "target" is suspect not to be intuitive for new users, more intuitive terms proposed: item, directory, folder + adjectives
For now, we retained "target", but the discussion remains "open" for future releases.
belohoub
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2 years ago
In a closed telegram "testers" group, we discussed the intuitiveness of the used term "target".
I proposed, that the term should: 1) be intuitive (most important) 2) be semantically correct 3) be not overloaded, and consistently used in the app
Plus a personal feeling: I would prefer a single word (we can use the full name with an adjective like "sync something", but it should be clear without the adjective as well)
The target was proposed by me,. It was inspired by Makefile targets. typical Makefile target: "updated executable"; UBsync target: "synced folders"
However, "target" is suspect not to be intuitive for new users, more intuitive terms proposed: item, directory, folder + adjectives
For now, we retained "target", but the discussion remains "open" for future releases.