253213 - Inconsistent use of word "Link" in right click context menu

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: Menus, defect)

Description

[Ian Hawthorn]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040626 Firefox/0.9.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040626 Firefox/0.9.1






Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
Right click on a link.

Actual Results:  
Open Link in New Window
Open Link in New Tab
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Bookmark this Link...
Save Link As...
Send Link
Copy Link location
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Properties


In selections 1,2 and 4 the word `Link' is used to refer to the target. In
selections 3 and 5 the word 'Link' is used to refer to URL, while in selection 6
the different term 'Link location' is used to refer to URL. I find this
inconsistent and confusing. Am I saving the target or the URL? Am I sending the
URL or the target? What is the difference between a link and a link location?


Expected Results:  
I suggest the following

Open in New Window
Open in New Tab
Save as ...
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Bookmark Link
Send Link
Copy Link
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Properties

The word 'Link' is consistently (and only) used to reference the URL. To make
the distinction even clearer actions on the target are grouped above the divider
while actions on the URL are below it. The confusing extra word 'location' has
been eliminated. the unneccessary word 'this' has also gone. the result is a
simple clear menu free of `link' confusion.

Comment 1

[Ian Hawthorn]

Time to close this. I reported it way back when. Hopefully 
that means I have sufficient authority to close it.

Yes - the use of terms is probably inconsistent, but you get used to it.
I'm used to it now, as are millions of others. More trouble to fix than 
it is worth.