[Kde-pim] KContactManager Name

[Thomas Thym]

Hi all,

first: I love the k prefix in KDE Applications. When I started using Linux I didn't know witch app was optimized for KDE or GNOME. The k-naming of apps helped me a lot to choose the right app and to gain an overview what amount of software the KDE-Community created. 

These days, as a user, the naming of the package helps me to choose the right app (at least on OpenSUSE the packages are named kde4-ApplicationName).

As many new apps don't follow the k-naming anymore (and I think I recognized a move from the brand "K Desktop Environment" to "KDE") I'm not sure if it is too late to go back to the k prefix. :-(
(But it is still a strong part of KDE history).

Anyway, if I was a developer and if I had a right to vote, my draft-suggestion (at 23:30 after a long day) would be:

Brand: kAddressBook2 - The KDE Address Book
Name: kAddressBook2
Menu: (The) KDE Address Book
Kontact: Contacts

If all major KDE-Apps are branded "recognizable/unique AppName - The KDE ... application" I hope KDE Address Book/Manager doesn't lead to the thought it contains only addresses from KDE folks.

Good night,
Thomas

Am Freitag 24 April 2009 22:19:32 schrieb thorsten at staerk.de:
> > At Friday 24 April 2009 13:15, you wrote:
> >> On Friday 24 April 2009 10:26:23 David Jarvie wrote:
> >> > On Thursday 23 April 2009 22:15, Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> >> > > On Thursday 23 April 2009, Sergio Martins wrote:
> >> > >> On Thursday 23 April 2009 16:51:48 Allen Winter wrote:
> >> > >> > Can we pick a new name for the new KAddressBook?
> >> > >> > I'm really not excited about KContactManager.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Not that I have any good suggestions at the moment,
> >> > >> > by KContactManager is too close to Kontact.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> If it will replace KAddressBook we could use the same name, no?
> >> > >>
> >> > >> KAddressBook 2
> >> > >
> >> > > I agree. KAddressBook really is the best name for it although
> >> appending
> >> > > a '2' won't do because KAddressBook is currently at version 4.2
> >> (since
> >> > > it follows the version number of KDE). Maybe append something like
> >> 'NG'
> >> > > or whatever.
> >> > >
> >> > > In fact, as application name (shown in the UI) "KDE Address Book"
> >> would
> >> > > be even better. Reasoning: We should try to get away from this
> >> > > K-namespacing of our applications. It's so last-century. Moreover,
> >> > > explicitely adding KDE to the application's name will improve the
> >> > > awareness of the KDE brand. FWIW, I'd like to see the same happen
> >> with
> >> > > KMail (-> KDE Mail), KOrganizer (-> KDE Calendar?), etc.
> >> >
> >> > The name should be descriptive, and kaddressbook (shown as "KDE
> >> Address
> >> > Book" in the menu) or kontacts (shown as "KDE Contacts") are the best
> >> > suggestions so far.
> >>
> >> +1
> >>
> >
> > -1
> >
> > The "KDE x" formats makes that particular application bound to that
> > designation. If someone writes a better organizer like application, do we
> > switch KDE Calendar to that new application? How does that work?
> >
> > Mailody would become "KDE Mail 2" then I guess?
> >
> > Besides, my mother would interpret KDE AddressBook as the addressbook with
> > KDE people. She does not care about that prefix.
> >
> > Although I know the KDE world is against me, I find the k prefix a strong
> > brand. Just like iPod, iCalendar, iTunes, iMail, iPhone btw.
> 
> +1
> 
> I am not against you :) Let's do a bugzilla democratic decision like for
> ktimetracker :)
> 
> Thorsten
> 
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