Re: Export vs. download and import vs. upload

On 21 Aug 2008, at 04:42, Eric Scheid wrote:

> On 20/8/08 10:56 PM, "Cristóbal Palmer" <[email protected]>  
> wrote:
>
>> Personally I've seen "import" in that context too many times to  
>> answer
>> "download" and have it feel right.
>
> hmm .. I would "download" from the camera, a process which makes  
> lots of
> files in folders, and then "import" them into my photo management  
> software.
>
> If your process short circuits those two actions, then referring to  
> it as
> "importing" makes sense.


All of which points to the fact that perhaps having a button that just  
says "Upload", "Import" or whatever might be needlessly restrictive.

Wouldn't it be better if the buttons said "Import from Camera",  
"Export to Disk", "Upload to Website" etc...?

Cheeri,
Calum.

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