Bookstack: Favourites vs Starred vs Bookmarks vs Pinned vs Something Else

[ssddanbrown]

Just looking to get some feedback on the naming for some kind of user-level "favourite" system of BookStack entities (Shelves, Pages, Books, Chapters). This feature is a prerequisite for working towards a notification system in BookStack (For example, receiving notifications for starred items).

What terminology do you think would suit best?

Intended Functionality of this system (Initially)

• "Favorited" items would be shown on a user's home screen for quick access.
• In the future, a user will be able to receive notifications for changes to "Favorited" items.

Options

• Favourites
• Starred
• Bookmarks
• Pinned
• _Something Else - Feel free to suggest_

Thoughts so far

• Bookmarks initially sounds like it fits nicely with the "BookStack Theme" but it could cause confusion with browser book-marks. Also, the analogy does not translate fully as you wouldn't usually ally a "BookMark" to a shelf or whole book.

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Related to #505 & #1376

[hercules808]

Well, a word like "reservation" might fit with the book/library theme, although that has the same limitation around specificity (i.e. you might expect it to mostly apply to just a book), and it does feel like it might be stretching the metaphor a little too far! I wonder whether "Favourite" (English spelling preferred) might be the best choice even it it does tend to get over-used...

[MatthieuParis]

+1 for "_favourite_ shelves/books/chapters/pages".

The place where one could find all the favourites could be called ones's _desk_ or _nightstand_.

[angelos-alexiou]

Favourites = Could produce confusion! Eg. a "favourite" page full of warnings' descriptions, might not be as favourite as is sounds, but a shortcut to that page!
Starred = THE BEST :+1:
Bookmarks = Agree to your thought
Pinned = Suitable for forums, not in bookstack (hey, my opinion)
Something Else = Shortcuts (??)

[dannyhanes]

I would go with favorite and maybe have the icon look a little like a bookmark. If you use "starred" then it would have to look like a star lol.

In the future when we can get notifications, are you thinking if we "favorite" a book, then anytime a new page is created / updated in the book, we could send out notifications? Because that would be amazing.

[Venkinovec]

From your options I would go for Starred.
Something Else = what about simply Watch shelves/books/chapters/pages
then u can have a place called Observatory ?
Just my opinion.

[c0shea]

What about Checked Out Items? Although similar to the bookmark term, you don't check out a page.

[Honvid]

comment for the content's words. it's looks like bellow:

this can be links to the page's comment, some other link address.

[b-zurg]

In terms of language and usability I think sticking to a commonly used term, like the ones originally put forth, is important instead of making something new.

The clarity of its usage is more a matter of UX than a matter of wording imo. As for the wording I'm tending toward starred but I think that's because of my affinity for GitHub 😆

[gustavo-godoy]

What about calling them simply "Markers"? That way it still fits the booking theme while sounding differently than browser "bookmarkers". Just don't call it "dog ears" or something like that 🤣

Locale and language may also play a role in that choice. For example, in portuguese browser bookmarks are usually called _favoritos_ ("favourited")instead, so calling the feature "favourited" would cause confusion in at least one language other than english.

[alexmannuk]

I would suggest either Watch or Subscribe would be best. Bookmark would seem to be more like marking the last viewed page in a book, and may also be confused with Browser bookmarks, as may Favourites. Starred would commit you to using a star to mark, and intuitively seems like it would just be marking your most used pages/books. Watch and Subscribe both make it clear that you're looking for changes.

[patrickcage]

I think @alexmannuk has hit the nail on the head with Watch or Subscribe. It fits with Shelves, Books, Chapters & Pages as well as being very descriptive. I would lean towards Watch/Watched myself but I find either suitable.