Pasteboard menu commands are not clearly labeled

Originator:douglashill
Number:rdar://47977355 Date Originated:11-Feb-2019 11:03 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS + SDK Product Version:10.1 (10B61)
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
The iOS Simulator Edit menu commands Get Pasteboard and Send Pasteboard are not clearly named.

Is the Simulator getting the Mac pasteboard, or is the Mac setting the Simulator pasteboard? I can never remember which is which. They could be interpreted either way depending on the user’s mental model. This would be a great example for a UX textbook of a pitfall to avoid.

Steps to Reproduce:
Try to move things between the Mac and Simulator pasteboard.

Expected Results:
The menu commands would have clear names like Send Mac Pasteboard to iOS Pasteboard.

Actual Results:
The user has to experiment to reverse engineer the mental model of the author of this text.

Version:
10.1 (10B61)

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