[chirp_devel] Thoughts on upload/download terminology

[Dave Nathanson KG6ZJO]

As a computer consultant, I see people struggle with terminology & meanings. A surprising number are still uncertain about copy & paste, preferring to slowly type everything by hand. 
Most "retail users" don't have a deep understanding of the terms, so the terms don't mean much to them. I try to explain that: 
  The internet is a cloud up in the sky & we are down here on earth, therefore: 
     Upload is sending up to the internet cloud and
     Download is receiving from the internet cloud. 

It's still not 100% successful at being correctly remembered nor making sense to them.  
Terminology about transmitting dates to/from radios is even more difficult because which way is "up"? Which direction is upload or download when both devices are on the same desk? 

For that reason I like Read / Write. 
Maybe even more clear is "Read From radio" and "Write To radio". 

Regards,

 Best,
 Dave Nathanson
 KG6ZJO
 

> On 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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