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gtk-recordmydesktop package

gtk-recordmydesktop menu description is not according to GNOME HIG

Bug #276066 reported by Jesper de Jong
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: gtk-recordmydesktop

The package gtk-recordmydesktop installs a menu item under Applications / Sound & Video with the label: "gtk-recordMyDesktop".

The GNOME Human Interface Guidelines have the rules about menu item names, as can be read in paragraph 2.1.1.1 through 2.1.1.3: http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/desktop-application-menu.html.en

2.1.1.1. Include a functional description in the menu name
2.1.1.2. Only put useful information in the menu name
2.1.1.3. Menu name formats

The label "gtk-recordMyDesktop" isn't a good name according to the GNOME HIG. Especially including the prefix "gtk-" isn't a good idea, non-technical users don't need and don't want to know what GTK is.

A better label would be, for example "Desktop Recorder".

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Jesper de Jong (jespdj) wrote :

Here is a new version of gtk-recordmydesktop.desktop. Note that I modified the name and description in English, but not the comment in French, because I don't know French well enough. Changes:

Name: gtk-recordyDesktop -> Desktop Recorder
Comment: Frontend for recordMyDesktop -> Record a video of your desktop

marco.pallotta (marco-pallotta)
Changed in gtk-recordmydesktop (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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marco.pallotta (marco-pallotta) wrote :

The word gtk should be suppressed according to gnome hig.
So it could be:
"RecordMyDesktop - Desktop Recorder" in english
"RecordMyDesktop - Registratore della Scrivania" in Italian

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marco.pallotta (marco-pallotta) wrote :

Excuse me Jesper for my previous comment. I didn't read very well your bug description so I proposed, for english language, "Desktop Recorder" as you already did.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gtk-recordmydesktop (Debian):
status: Unknown → New
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gtk-recordmydesktop (Debian):
status: New → Fix Released
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gtk-recordmydesktop - 0.3.8-3ubuntu1

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gtk-recordmydesktop (0.3.8-3ubuntu1) maverick; urgency=low

  * Merge from Debian Sid (LP: #601889, #276066), remaining changes:
    - debian/patches/add_indicator.patch
    - debian/patches/add-which-check-for-jack_lsp.patch
    - debian/control:
      + Package description includes "and screencast"
      + Updated maintainer to reflect policy.
  * debian/README.ubuntu-translations: Documenting the process of importing
    translations.
  * debian/patches/updated-translations.patch: Regenerated from launchpad
    translations.
 -- Dave Walker (Daviey) <email address hidden> Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:17:18 +0100

Changed in gtk-recordmydesktop (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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