[chirp_devel] Thoughts on upload/download terminology

[Martin Cooper]

I like upload / download, because it's consistent with so many other tools,
though not necessarily radio-related tools. I use FileZilla a lot, so I use
upload / download there. Cloud storage systems like iCloud and Google Drive
talk about upload and download. People download photos from their phones to
their computers. I think people are used to upload meaning "send from here
to other place / device" and download meaning "bring to my computer from
other place / device". I don't think radios need to be different from those
common usage patterns.

Martin.
KD6YAM

On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 3:34 PM Dan Smith via chirp_devel <
chirp_devel at intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Someone just filed a bug about the fact that CHIRP-next uses only "upload"
> and "download" in the Radio menu. This wasn't intentional, but is a
> departure from what it used to be, which is "Upload TO radio" and "Download
> FROM radio". Changing that completely now *might* catch some users
> off-guard, but I think he's probably right that the single-word options are
> too vague.
>
> Any strong opinions on moving from upload/download (to/from radio), to
> "Read from Radio" and "Write to Radio"? Even "Read" and "Write" might be
> okay, given they're under the "Radio" menu.
>
> https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/10303?next_issue_id=10301
>
> I initially knee-jerked in my usual hates-change way to moving to
> read/write but perhaps that would be better, and does (I think) match other
> software.
>
> --Dan
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