[Tickets #5150] Re: Conf.xml could contain a "title" element to make configuration pages.more readable.

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/?id=5150
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 Ticket             | 5150
 Updated By         | xconspirisist at gmail.com
 Summary            | Conf.xml could contain a "title" element to make configuration
                    | pages.more readable.
 Queue              | Horde Framework Packages
 Version            | HEAD
 Type               | Enhancement
 State              | Feedback
 Priority           | 1. Low
 Owners             | 
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xconspirisist at gmail.com (2007-03-30 05:25) wrote:

> What about having the configuration variable name be the "title", and 
> setting the longer description to the form "note"?

I think "description" is more straight forward. "note" seems a bit
ambiguous. 

I do agree with the configuration name being "title" however. I think I
mentioned this in my first post.

> I don't care much about HCI in the configuration screen, the admins
should be 
> happy that they have an admin interface at all. And most people are
using it
> once and never again. But I agree that for people who change settings
often 
> (like developers), it's sometimes hard to find the option that you know
that 
> must be there. But is that worth it?

I think you should pride yourself with having good HCI throughout Horde.
At the moment, it leaves something to be desired, and has been the cause
of many modifications to my installation of Horde.