New Features, Release: 2.39 [25 Sep, 2015]

[chaot]

Metadata download
Download metadata
Downloading metadata

Originally Posted by davidfor

The first is the name of the preference. The second is the name of a button.

And you think these two should not be identical?

It is an instruction of what to do now and is correct in that place. There is no inconsistency between these two as they are describing different actions.

Rule 2 Uneinsichtigen nie widersprechen.
(Only in German I can make myself really properly and safely understandable. Exceptions prove the rule. Please do not ask for these.)

The third come from the info on the new feature. It's an error. I'm pretty sure Kovid typed that from memory and got it wrong.

That error demonstrates the possible inconsistency.

Well at least a small concession.

If you look at the preferences dialog most of the preferences that are similar to the one for downloading metadata are express in that way. "Adding books" or "Saving books to disk".

I looked. 6 of 21 Preferences are expressed in the way like "Adding books" etc.
From a plurality I would not want to talk here.

These read like "preferences when adding books". I would read the metadata one as "Metadata download preferences".

???

It would probably read a little better on the preferences dialog if this was "Downloading metadata".

Is there now a need for action?

Thank you for your professional services. You could not convince me!

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by chaot

Metadata download
Download metadata
Downloading metadata


And you think these two should not be identical?

Not necessarily. For one thing, there is more than one way to download metadata. Hence, the action to start this will be described in different ways. And the preference covers all methods needs to cover all so can't be identical to all.

Rule 2 Uneinsichtigen nie widersprechen.
(Only in German I can make myself really properly and safely understandable. Exceptions prove the rule. Please do not ask for these.)


Well at least a small concession.


I looked. 6 of 21 Preferences are expressed in the way like "Adding books" etc.
From a plurality I would not want to talk here.

Correct, but "Metadata download" is the only on that is inconsistent with the similar type of preferences. The six plus "Metadata download" relate directly to actions. All of these have multiple ways of using them. The preference such as "Metadata plugboards", "Ignored devices" and "Plugins" are for a list of things that can be configured. Those things might be used by other functions.

My "preferences when adding books" was me trying to express how I read those preferences. And why I disagreed with you. It obviously wasn't clear, but, I can't think of a better way to express it. When it comes to the English language, while I am a native English speaker (ok, the Ozzie version) and can generally make myself clear, and fix other peoples language use, it's all fairly instinctual. If you asked me what grammar rules had been broken in a badly worded sentence, I couldn't tell you. And the idea of me trying to teach anyone anything about English grammar would have my wife

Is there now a need for action?

Thank you for your professional services. You could not convince me!

Don't worry, I haven't completely convinced myself. I think there is something wrong, but it isn't wrong enough to really worry me and I'm not sure of what would be correct to fix it.