519093 - The title and tooltip for "File" button are ambigous

Status: NEW

(Thunderbird :: Toolbars and Tabs, defect)

Description

[Rimas Kudelis [use needinfo to ping]]

I think that the title (and tooltip) of the File button in toolbar are misleading. Why can't we just call it "Move"? Because that is what it does - offers a list of folders to move the selected message to. Also, this would be consistent with the message context menu item "Move To".

Note: this bug proposes a string change, so should be resolved ASAP. The entities (all in messenger.dtd) that require changing are:
<!ENTITY fileButton.label "File">
<!ENTITY fileButton.tooltip "File selected message">
<!ENTITY fileHereMenu.label "File Here">
<!ENTITY fileHereMenu.accesskey "F">

Comment 1

[Rimas Kudelis [use needinfo to ping]]

David, Mark: please see Comment #0. This bug proposes string change, so should be dealt with quickly.

Comment 2

[Mark Banner (:standard8)]

(In reply to comment #1)
> David, Mark: please see Comment #0. This bug proposes string change, so should
> be dealt with quickly.

Rimas, I see no issue with using "File" for Thunderbird 3. It is exactly the same as Thunderbird 2 and until now the only issue that has been reported is bug 325777 on the Search Messages dialog.

Additionally that button isn't even a default button on the toolbar so it is unlikely to be many people see it.

Hence I'm not worried about this enough to try and push a patch in before the string freeze.

Having said that, if anyone wants to supply a patch and get reviews on it, it doesn't mean we won't take it.