English Spelling / Grammar Corrections
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:09 pm
I'm going to write here every time I spot one. They are somewhat commonplace, given that anonbeat is Spanish(?). Most of these are very minor, but I think the corrections would add a lot to the overall professional appearance of the player.
Be sure to contribute if you find some others.
Library Sort Columns:
- "disk" should be "disc." One denotes a hard drive, the other CDs.
- "Added Date" is awkward. Normally we say "date added" or just "added."
- Insert a space in "PlayCount"
- "Last Play" to "Last Played"
Creating a Playlist:
- Lots of awkwardness with dates (e.g. "Year" - in, not in)
- Some options are unclear. Instead of "add on any criteria," I suggest selecting a Match One / Match All setup. Or better yet, do it per filter. I know it's not a media player, but consider looking at the way message filters look in Mozilla Thunderbird.
Preferences:
- Under general, "Enter Key Selects?" After some thought, I realized that this was my long-sought solution to the strange text-search behavior (adding all matches to the queue). I think this needs to be clarified or placed in a section for the text search. Also, I'd suggest making it the default - but that's just me.
- The "Accelerators" menu should probably be called "Shortcuts" for clarity.
- The "Online" tab is very general. What does that mean? Consider renaming it to "streaming," if that's what it's for. On a side note, it should probably be split. Streams and covers both come from the internet, but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to group them, especially if you want your users to be able to find options quickly.
Another aside: What is smart mode? I think it should be explained somewhere in the application, preferably somewhere obvious.
I hope this was helpful, and not just nit-picky. I'll try to add to it if I see anything else.
- Andrew
Be sure to contribute if you find some others.
Library Sort Columns:
- "disk" should be "disc." One denotes a hard drive, the other CDs.
- "Added Date" is awkward. Normally we say "date added" or just "added."
- Insert a space in "PlayCount"
- "Last Play" to "Last Played"
Creating a Playlist:
- Lots of awkwardness with dates (e.g. "Year" - in, not in)
- Some options are unclear. Instead of "add on any criteria," I suggest selecting a Match One / Match All setup. Or better yet, do it per filter. I know it's not a media player, but consider looking at the way message filters look in Mozilla Thunderbird.
Preferences:
- Under general, "Enter Key Selects?" After some thought, I realized that this was my long-sought solution to the strange text-search behavior (adding all matches to the queue). I think this needs to be clarified or placed in a section for the text search. Also, I'd suggest making it the default - but that's just me.
- The "Accelerators" menu should probably be called "Shortcuts" for clarity.
- The "Online" tab is very general. What does that mean? Consider renaming it to "streaming," if that's what it's for. On a side note, it should probably be split. Streams and covers both come from the internet, but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to group them, especially if you want your users to be able to find options quickly.
Another aside: What is smart mode? I think it should be explained somewhere in the application, preferably somewhere obvious.
I hope this was helpful, and not just nit-picky. I'll try to add to it if I see anything else.
- Andrew