[Tails-ux] Help needed: Nautilus Wipe progress dialog title

Hi,

On March 10, 2015 5:42:38 AM PDT, sajolida <sajolida@???> wrote:
>Diddly-Squat:
>> In fear of being a thorn, I've made clear what IMO the verbs should
>be.
>> I will cease my discussion and yield to whwatever the decision may
>be.
>> BUT, I must say that term "available" (as I believe someone
>> else said) is absolutely critical in the menu lable context.
>
>I'm answering to this email because it's the last one in the thread.
>
> professional background
>

What is this?

>
> I was also convinced by the argument of Colomban
>that the "secure" notion is ambiguous here and not good.
>
>If we also listen to intrigeri (with agreement from Diddly-Squat), then
>keeping "available" has to be mentioned in the case of disk space.
>I think that spencerone misunderstood that this features only wipes the
>free disk space, the disk space that is not occupied by actual files.
>

Does this action only wipe the 6gb of the 10gb storage medium if 4gb is in use? If so, 'available' is most appropriate given it is used when installing on that space.

>
>So in the end we are not proposing to change much to the actual
>interface. Hurray! Maybe only:
>
>1. To go back to the initial concern from intrigeri, the title of the
>dialog shouldn't be "nautilus" but "Wipe Files" instead (as suggested
>initially by intrigeri. Plus, we get rid of "third-party" names. Or
>maybe "Wipe" only in both cases (wiping files or disk space) to be
>shorter. The message in the dialog box would remain the same.
>

'Wipe' seems most appropriate.

>
>2. Change "diskspace" to "disk space". Unless someone provides a better
>reference.
>
>3. Change the "Wipe" option of the right-click menu for files to "Wipe
>File" for a single file and "Wipe Files" for folders or multiple files.
>
>4. Discuss whether "empty" is better than "available" in "Wipe
>available
>disk space".
>
>PS2: Diddly-Squat, I would be very interested in reading more style
>guides. You mentioned that you don't like the one from Microsoft and
>that's the one I've been using when GNOME was not enough. Feel free to
>send me more pointers in private (or on tails-ux for the pleasure of
>everybody).
>

Please share here, if appropriate.

Wordlife,
Spencer