Re: [chirp_devel] chirp_devel Digest, Vol 141, Issue 10
Read and write is what Wouxun CPS uses.... but at least adding "To radio " or "From Radio" would help clarify direction of transfer for those less radio/computer literate.
As upload and download are dependent on your perspective.
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Today's Topics:
- Thoughts on upload/download terminology (Dan Smith)
- Re: Thoughts on upload/download terminology (Matthew Poletiek)
- Re: Thoughts on upload/download terminology (David Boucha)
- Re: Thoughts on upload/download terminology (Dan Smith)
- Re: Thoughts on upload/download terminology (Jim Unroe)
- Re: Thoughts on upload/download terminology (Dan Smith)
- Re: Thoughts on upload/download terminology (Martin Cooper)
Message: 1 Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:34:14 -0800 From: Dan Smith dsmith@danplanet.com Subject: [chirp_devel] Thoughts on upload/download terminology To: chirp devel chirp_devel@intrepid.danplanet.com Message-ID: 021DF205-CBA7-4BE1-AC1B-F41499FEACB2@danplanet.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hi all,
Someone just filed a bug about the fact that CHIRP-next uses only "upload" and "download" in the Radio menu. This wasn't intentional, but is a departure from what it used to be, which is "Upload TO radio" and "Download FROM radio". Changing that completely now *might* catch some users off-guard, but I think he's probably right that the single-word options are too vague.
Any strong opinions on moving from upload/download (to/from radio), to "Read from Radio" and "Write to Radio"? Even "Read" and "Write" might be okay, given they're under the "Radio" menu.
https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/10303?next_issue_id=10301
I initially knee-jerked in my usual hates-change way to moving to read/write but perhaps that would be better, and does (I think) match other software.
--Dan
Message: 2 Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 18:22:35 -0600 From: Matthew Poletiek matthew.poletiek@gmail.com Subject: Re: [chirp_devel] Thoughts on upload/download terminology To: Dan Smith dsmith@danplanet.com, chirp devel chirp_devel@intrepid.danplanet.com Message-ID: < CAJhSV8uTqcoAk6+HDMA5P789t2mw547CETRiqSHSdot6ze6wcQ@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Probably thinking about it too hard myself, but here are some thoughts.
Upload and download infer a temporary, potentially unstable connection or a remote/temporary target.
Read and write infer something less remote and much more stable and consistent.
I think upload and download make the most sense for this use case considering protocols in use and the temporary connection or potentially unstable one.
Read and write might set expectations too high for some users.
2cents.
On Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 17:34 Dan Smith via chirp_devel < chirp_devel@intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:
Hi all,
Someone just filed a bug about the fact that CHIRP-next uses only
"upload"
and "download" in the Radio menu. This wasn't intentional, but is a departure from what it used to be, which is "Upload TO radio" and
"Download
FROM radio". Changing that completely now *might* catch some users off-guard, but I think he's probably right that the single-word options
are
too vague.
Any strong opinions on moving from upload/download (to/from radio), to "Read from Radio" and "Write to Radio"? Even "Read" and "Write" might be okay, given they're under the "Radio" menu.
https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/10303?next_issue_id=10301
I initially knee-jerked in my usual hates-change way to moving to read/write but perhaps that would be better, and does (I think) match
other
software.
--Dan _______________________________________________ chirp_devel mailing list chirp_devel@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_devel Developer docs:
Read and write is what Wouxun CPS uses.... but at least adding "To radio " or "From Radio" would help clarify direction of transfer for those less radio/computer literate.
As upload and download are dependent on your perspective.
I think based on the responses so far, as well as me asking a few less-developer-y local people, it seems clear the Read/Write crowd has the numbers. I'm a little bummed because (a) it's a change and (b) Ctrl-W and Cmd-W are already used for closing abs (in chirp and elsewhere). So I guess I'll have to pick something else, likely Ctrl-Alt-W and Ctrl-Cmd-W.
--Dan
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