activity configuration UI

Fania Bremmer fania.bremmer at basyskom.com
Wed Mar 28 12:37:52 UTC 2012


>
>>> * change "Lock as private" to just "Private". the phrase "Lock as 
>>> private" is
>>> a bit awkward (it is not a natural phrasing one would use in 
>>> conversation) and
>>> specifying "Lock" speaks to the mechanism rather than the intention 
>>> of the
>>> user. the intention is "this is private"; the mechanism we use is 
>>> "locking
>>> it".
>> Before integrating this phrase we tested with a lot of people. We tested
>> different words and phrases like "protect, lock, mark...as private, 
>> secure" etc.
>> The result has beenthat most people preferred and understood the 
>> phrase "lock as
>> private". Here both results, the locking of the activity with a 
>> password AND the
>> encryption of the private data, have been understood.
>> Only "Private" would not clearly communicate the underlying action 
>> for the user.
>
> I don't really like "Lock as private", but if that's the one that 
> fared best with the users, I think we should still keep it. Don't know 
> what it looks like if it's placed next to the name, though. Might make 
> the row a bit too long.
Keep in mind that we have an error message quoting "this is a dulicate 
name" or something like that in case the activity name is already 
chosen. This error message appears right next to the text field.



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