[MlMt] "Support Mode" wording

Philip Paeps philip at trouble.is
Mon Dec 23 00:01:26 EST 2024


On 2024-12-23 06:11:12 (+0800), Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote:
> On 22 Dec 2024, at 21:54, Randall Gellens wrote:
>> Is the "Support Mode" button intended to display the current mode 
>> (trial, support, or free) without being clicked, or is it intended to 
>> display a generic term that means the user can click it to learn the 
>> current mode?
>
> The former.
>
>> If the former, you might want to consider renaming "support mode" to 
>> "Supporter Mode" or "Subscriber Mode" to more clearly indicate that 
>> it is the mode when the user is a supporter/subscriber.
>
> As you might have guessed I'm not a native English speaker. I think I 
> felt “Support Mode” worked better with the other modes (Free Mode 
> and Trial Mode), but I get your point. I'll give it some thought.
>
>> If the latter, perhaps consider naming it "License Mode" or something 
>> similar.

I initially thought "support mode" was a shortcut for "distortion mode". 
:)

I think "supporter mode" would be clearer.

However: I also think the button (regardless of what it says) is a 
distraction.  It would be nice if it could be hidden for supporters with 
 >100 days (or another nice number of days) left on their licence.

I seem to have 5473 days left on my licence.  I'm sure I'll notice the 
automatic payments have stopped long before support(er) mode expires. ;)

(I have no plans to stop sending you money.  MailMate is essential 
software.)

Philip


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