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[Ivo Nunes <netherblood@xxxxxxxxx>]

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On 23 Jul 2012 16:30, "Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff" <sergey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> 2012/7/23 Cassidy James <c@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>> I'd say Slingshot should use Name in the normal view, FullName in search,
>> and GenericName in tooltips. Window titles should show Name.
>>
> I'm quick to disagree :P
> IMHO it's essential to show what the app actually does in the launcher,
> while the codename is unimportant to an average Joe. Here's why.
>
> For mere mortals applications are tools. Only FOSS geeks know Totem is
> Totem, while to most it's a movie player. Likewise, nobody knows that
> Stiletto Titanium is a hammer, except carpenters. In fact, using a
> stiletto to drive a nail sounds... confusing, at least.
>
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> Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff
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