task headings

When naming tasks, a technique I used and liked for a product I worked on was to name the heading “<noun>, <verb phrase>”.

My rationale is that users always know what object they are trying to work with, but they don’t always think with the same verbs in mind as the author. By putting the noun first, the tasks are automatically organized in the TOC by object and not by verb. The reader can then scan the TOC rather than having to read each task heading.

I haven’t seen any others use this and I was wondering what your opinion about it might be.

Do you think this makes sense?

Do you foresee any issues with translation to other languages?

Do you think readers would accept this change without too much whining?

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