On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 10:04:10 -0600 (CST), "Stephen J Baker" <sjbaker@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Guillermo S. Romero / Familia Romero wrote: > > brix@xxxxxxxx (2002-12-18 at 1711.13 +0100): > > > I agree with Alan and Raphaël (see the bug report) when it comes to the > > > "What/How" statement. I can see how the term "alpha" may be unclear to > > > new users, but I think it would be a pity to replace it all together, as > > > this might cause users who are accustomed with the term to be confused. > > > > Another How: My image is RGB, how do I make it RGBA? :] > > I agree - that it would be better to consistently use the > more modern, technical term 'Alpha' - and provide some simple > cues to new users that 'Alpha' and 'Transparency' are related. That's why I think that the suggestion given in the bug report #89275 is the easiest way to solve this problem: keep "alpha" almost everywhere, but just rename the sub-menu "Alpha" to "Transparency". So you would have "<Image>->Image->Transparency->Add Alpha Channel". -Raphaël
