[KRunner, SDDM theme, Logout screen, Login widget] Use the word "Sleep" instead of "Suspend"
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Authored by ngraham on Feb 20 2019, 2:42 PM.

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Summary

[copy-pasted from T10500:]

Problems with the current term:

  • It's a somewhat severe-sounding technical term that doesn't intrinsically mean much to the average person. To the extent that it does, the connotations may be negative (e.g. when a misbehaving kid is being kept out of school)
  • Our two major closed-source desktop competitors (macOS and Windows) both use the term "Sleep", so user familiarity with "Suspend" is low and falling all the time

I'd like to propose that we use "Sleep" instead, to address the above issues. It's a nicer
word in general, and since it's what our competitors use, we benefit from user familiarity.
We also recently adopted a moon icon with Zs for this, which visually connotes sleep. So it
would make sense to update the string too, because then the string and the icon will both
match.

Test Plan

KRunner, searched for "Sleep":


KRunner, searched for "Suspend":

Kickoff, searched for "Sleep":

Kickoff, searched for "Suspend":

SDDM theme:

Logout screen:

Logout widget, UI:

Logout widget, config:

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ngraham updated this revision to Diff 52155.Feb 20 2019, 4:03 PM

Add context

davidedmundson requested changes to this revision.Feb 20 2019, 9:18 PM
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Even if we do change it, krunner should still match for search queries "suspend" and "sleep"

I like how Kickoff in the other review has

"Sleep" <---title
"Suspend to Ram" <-- as a subtext

It gives a message that is apparently better for a user, whilst simultaneously being explicit about what it's actually doing.
Would be worth adding the same context/subtext in krunner's result too.

This revision now requires changes to proceed.Feb 20 2019, 9:18 PM

Even if we do change it, krunner should still match for search queries "suspend" and "sleep"

It still does. See

I like how Kickoff in the other review has

"Sleep" <---title
"Suspend to Ram" <-- as a subtext

It gives a message that is apparently better for a user, whilst simultaneously being explicit about what it's actually doing.
Would be worth adding the same context/subtext in krunner's result too.

Do you want that in this patch?

davidedmundson resigned from this revision.Feb 26 2019, 4:40 PM
ngraham updated this revision to Diff 52651.EditedFeb 26 2019, 5:49 PM

Add appropriate captions/subtexts for the Sleep and Hibernate items in the powerdevil runner

ngraham edited the test plan for this revision. (Show Details)Feb 26 2019, 5:51 PM
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filipf accepted this revision.Feb 26 2019, 7:24 PM
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+1 from a usability and visuals POV

mart accepted this revision.Feb 27 2019, 2:47 PM
This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Feb 27 2019, 2:47 PM
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rooty added a subscriber: rooty.EditedMar 4 2019, 12:33 AM

P.S. I took the liberty of replacing the word Suspend with Sleep on the user prompt screen too e588bebe78d27a92da2db0ba4260c26f76e28743

Good call, thanks!