Bug 1997 - Use of "folder" confusing (1GD9YEG)
Summary: Use of "folder" confusing (1GD9YEG)
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1991
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 2.0   Edit
Hardware: All Windows 2000
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Kevin Haaland CLA
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Keywords: usability
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Reported: 2001-10-10 22:24 EDT by Jeff McAffer CLA
Modified: 2002-02-01 13:28 EST (History)
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Description Jeff McAffer CLA 2001-10-10 22:24:08 EDT 
Recently there was a change in the UI to use the word "folder" to generically mean either project or folder.
While it is true that both folders and projects can contain other resources, it is not true that projects 
are folders. 

There are a few problems with this approach.  For example, when a user is asked to specify a "folder" 
they will not be sure if they can spec a project.  There may well be cases where the can and other 
cases where they cannot.  The terms, concepts and structures are NOT interchangable.

NOTES:

JM (05/05/2001 6:41:20 PM)
	See also
		1GD9Y58: ITPUI:WIN2000 - Create folder dialog confusing
	for another example of why this naming is bad.
Comment 1 DJ Houghton CLA 2001-10-29 17:44:23 EST 
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Comment 2 Kevin Haaland CLA 2002-02-01 13:28:19 EST 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 1991 ***