Hard-to-type command words

[nus-pe-bot]

All command words are rather long and include dashes, which makes it time-consuming for the user to type, given that user will be typing these command words repeatedly and for every single time they use the command.

Commands like edit-policy and delete-policy could be shortened to editp and deletep instead, while still easy to remember.

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_{[original: nus-cs2103-AY2425S1/pe-interim#2601] [original labels: severity.Medium type.FeatureFlaw]}

[ckaayy]

Team's Response

Thank you for your inputs! After carefully considering your suggestion, the team would like to politely reject it due to the following reasons:

1. Our app is designed for fast typist so such minor differences in command length should not be significant.
2. We felt that using the command words as provided by you could be less intuitive. Commands such as "editp" is not immediately self-explanatory considering p could mean several things in Prudy (i.e. Phone number, preferences, policies), which may cause confusion.
3. We would like to have Prudy commands as similar to the english language as possible, considering the application will be used by non-technical users. Having the command words resemble english words will allow for a more gradual learning curve for using the application.
4. Having the command words to resemble the english language allow users to "type what they have on their mind". For example, if the user thinks of "editing policies", the user can simply type what is on their mind (i.e. edit-policy), making it easier to remember these commands, compared to consistently associating "editing policies" with "editp".

Furthermore, the team would like to highlight that the bug reported could be classified as a suggestion.

Regardless, we really appreciate the thoroughness of the bug report.

Duplicate status (if any):

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