▲ | plainOldText 8 hours ago | |||||||
From the article: > In summary: > Use “your” when communicating to the user > Use “my” when the user is communicating to us I could see how this makes sense with dialogs. But for UI elements? Should I name say a tab “My Pictures” and not “Your Pictures” because clicking on said tab I’m communicating to the system I want to see my pictures? | ||||||||
▲ | Defman 8 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||
No, you should name it "Your Pictures" because the app is communicating to the user that in this tab there are "your pictures". The article gives an example for the case: > Similarly, a support agent might tell you to “Go to your cases” over webchat or a phone call. This is confusing if the UI says “My cases”. Replace "cases" with "pictures" :) If, however, there's a button which lets you upload pictures, it should be "Upload my picture", because the user is the one who's communicating to the app about their intent. | ||||||||
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