phetsims / projectile-data-lab

"Projectile Data Lab" is an educational simulation in HTML5, by PhET Interactive Simulations.
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"Configuration" radiogroup. Is there a better name? #281

Closed terracoda closed 2 months ago

terracoda commented 3 months ago

This question was asked in https://github.com/phetsims/projectile-data-lab/issues/107, and has been tossed around, but not sure if it just fell off the radar.

Opening a single issue here to ask again, if there is a better name for the "Configuration" radiogroup.

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pixelzoom commented 3 months ago

Is this issue referring to the the tandem name, or something else? Whatever name this refers to, it should ideally be consistent with the tandem name for the group.

matthew-blackman commented 3 months ago

@pixelzoom this issue is for potentially renaming the 'Configuration' heading on the top launch panel section. If we decide to change the heading we will make sure to update all tandems for consistency.

terracoda commented 2 months ago

Maybe the entire box needs a heading (visual label)

Configure Launcher or Launcher Configurations

Using verbs can encourage interaction, and differentiates, the "Launch Angle" checkbox from the Launcher Angle radio buttons.

terracoda commented 2 months ago

The root of the issue is creating simple group names, complicated by actual radio button names on one of the screens.

terracoda commented 2 months ago

"Orientation" seems better than "Configuration", and the action words will likely be more relevant to Interactive Description and Voicing features.

matthew-blackman commented 2 months ago

On 4/19, @terracoda, @catherinecarter and I agreed that 'Orientation' is a better term than 'Configuration' to capture the right degree of specificity for the launcher's mean angle and height. We agreed that 'Configuration' is too broad a term, and that the entire launch panel could be considered part of the launcher 'configuration'. 'Orientation' suggest changing the spatial layout and positioning of the launcher, which works well. Let's continue in https://github.com/phetsims/projectile-data-lab/issues/303. Closing.