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Consistently use 'Capture' verb
Hrrmmmm I haven't pulled this yet but my first couple of thoughts are:
Having capture in every label in the UI seems bad. I feel like it's generally not good to be too repetitive, especially when trying to show the differences between options
"Capture screenshot of the whole screen" doesn't seem better than "Screenshot the whole screen"
Perhaps we should lean towards just using "screenshot" as a verb where it makes sense. Our window menu label could be "Screenshot This Window" and that seems pretty clear without being overly verbose
Reading it back, I also feel like both "Grab pointer" and "Capture pointer" are probably less clear than "Include pointer"
Having capture in every label in the UI seems bad. I feel like it's generally not good to be too repetitive, especially when trying to show the differences between options
I agree, it would end up being repetitive.
Perhaps we should lean towards just using "screenshot" as a verb where it makes sense. Our window menu label could be "Screenshot This Window" and that seems pretty clear without being overly verbose
I think it's better to avoid using nouns as verbs when possible, especially when terms like this are not really translatable into other languages. For example "Grab this Window" is translated in italian as "Cattura questa finestra" whereas "Screenshot this Window" can't be translated properly. I mean, we can keep the same translation of course but my concern is that some other new translators (or in other languages) may translate it improperly for example using the slang "Screenshottare" (to take a screenshot) in the italian case. What I'm trying to say is that verbs like "grab" have corresponding verbs in other languages whereas IT terms like "screenshot" may not always have one and/or feel out of place.
Reading it back, I also feel like both "Grab pointer" and "Capture pointer" are probably less clear than "Include pointer"
I also agree that "Include pointer" is better.
Yeah being repetitive is a problem. But before we were using at least 3 different verbs, so I think we should align on what verb we use in general for taking screenshots and use that consistently. At the same time, we should work to reduce repetitiveness.
Okay I like this more. It's more concise in general and should address what you both brought up. Now I guess, do we like "Capture" or "Take" better? Regarding .desktop action names, see: https://github.com/elementary/applications-menu/issues/277 as I think that will also make this work better, as with other apps.
@danrabbit couple of comments addressed.
Have you tested that actions still appear when searching for "Screenshot" even if their text doesn't contain that word?
As mentioned in https://github.com/elementary/screenshot/issues/196#issuecomment-721924434:
Regarding .desktop action names, see: https://github.com/elementary/applications-menu/issues/277 as I think that will also make this work better, as with other apps.
Do you consider that a blocker?