From 5e8fd4ce16c7349f529ad881d5140b0c08c61de8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zed-patches Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:22:28 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] zed: say Zeo in the strings a user actually reads MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Twenty-one literals across twelve crates, chosen from an inventory of all 404 string literals in the tree containing "Zed". The inventory is in the zeo repository; what follows is why this patch is twenty-one lines and not four hundred. MOST "Zed" STRINGS MUST KEEP SAYING ZED, and the reasons are not stylistic: Vendor, plan, team and service. "Upgrade to Zed Pro", "Your Zed Pro Trial has expired", "sends the current conversation to the Zed team", "Zed's hosted models", "Authorize Zed in your browser". Zeo runs on Zed Industries' backend by design (REBRAND.md section 3). There is no Zeo Pro; a user on that screen is buying a Zed subscription, the OAuth page will say Zed, and the conversation really does go to Zed's team. Renaming these would not be a rebrand, it would be false. Font family names. "Zed Mono", "Zed Sans", "Zed Plex Sans", "Zed Icons" are values of font_family: - lookup keys for fonts shipped under those aliases (the file behind "Zed Mono" is Lilex). Rewriting them makes the editor fail to find its own font. A User-Agent ("Zed/{} ({}; {})"), theme names ("Zed (Default)") referenced from user settings, literals inside migrator.rs which rewrites user settings, and Windows paths. Each breaks something specific and none of it is visible as a brand. AND ONE LARGE CLASS NEEDED NO PATCH AT ALL. The window title - the string a user sees more than any other - is built from ReleaseChannel::try_global(cx).unwrap_or(Stable).display_name() which patch 0021 already made return "Zeo". Seventy-five sites reach the product name that way. The three "Zed — root1, root2" literals that looked like the highest-value target in the inventory turned out to be TEST ASSERTIONS for that code. Writing a patch for them would have been pure damage. What is left, and what this changes: seen constantly - "Welcome to Zeo" / "Welcome back to Zeo", "Open Zeo Log", "Zeo — Settings", "Zeo failed to launch" seen on events - the update flow ("Checking for Zeo Updates…", "A new version of Zeo is available for download.", "Restart to update Zeo"), CLI installation, the xdg-desktop-portal error, the OAuth callback page, and "Add to existing Zeo window" Deliberately left out: 24 settings descriptions and 154 log, error and macOS-only strings. They are churny upstream copy, and buying them costs a refresh conflict forever for something read once or never. These are literals rather than display_name() calls, which is the opposite of what the inventory first recommended. Tested before deciding: the sites bind to &'static str - `let label = match ... => "Please restart Zed to Collaborate"` - so reaching for display_name() forces format!, which turns the binding into a String and drags in sibling arms like "Updating..." that have nothing to do with the rebrand. Converting those sites properly is a separate change, and one worth offering upstream rather than carrying: Zed Nightly displays "Zed" in these same strings today, where it should display its own channel name. --- crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs | 2 +- crates/cli/src/main.rs | 2 +- crates/install_cli/src/install_cli_binary.rs | 4 ++-- crates/oauth_callback_server/src/oauth_callback_server.rs | 4 ++-- crates/onboarding/src/onboarding.rs | 2 +- crates/recent_projects/src/remote_servers.rs | 2 +- crates/settings_ui/src/settings_ui.rs | 2 +- crates/title_bar/src/title_bar.rs | 6 +++--- crates/ui/src/components/collab/update_button.rs | 6 +++--- crates/workspace/src/notifications.rs | 4 ++-- crates/workspace/src/welcome.rs | 4 ++-- crates/zed/src/main.rs | 4 ++-- 12 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs b/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs index 4549560..60d2f46 100644 --- a/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs +++ b/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ pub fn check(_: &Check, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut App) { { drop(window.prompt( gpui::PromptLevel::Info, - "Zed was installed via a package manager.", + "Zeo was installed via a package manager.", Some(&message), &["OK"], cx, diff --git a/crates/cli/src/main.rs b/crates/cli/src/main.rs index 55e1b06..a5d314f 100644 --- a/crates/cli/src/main.rs +++ b/crates/cli/src/main.rs @@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ fn prompt_open_behavior() -> Option { let blue = console::Style::new().blue(); let items = [ format!( - "Add to existing Zed window ({})", + "Add to existing Zeo window ({})", blue.apply_to("zed --existing") ), format!("Open a new window ({})", blue.apply_to("zed --classic")), diff --git a/crates/install_cli/src/install_cli_binary.rs b/crates/install_cli/src/install_cli_binary.rs index a88816a..c17c2dc 100644 --- a/crates/install_cli/src/install_cli_binary.rs +++ b/crates/install_cli/src/install_cli_binary.rs @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub fn install_cli_binary(window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context) { "You can add `zed` to your PATH manually.", cx, ) - .with_title("Couldn't install the Zed CLI") + .with_title("Couldn't install the Zeo CLI") .more_info_message("Show me how") .more_info_url(CANT_INSTALL_DOCS_URL) }) @@ -140,5 +140,5 @@ pub fn install_cli_binary(window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context) { register_zed_scheme(cx).await.log_err(); Ok(()) }) - .detach_and_prompt_err("Cannot install the Zed CLI", window, cx, |_, _, _| None); + .detach_and_prompt_err("Cannot install the Zeo CLI", window, cx, |_, _, _| None); } diff --git a/crates/oauth_callback_server/src/oauth_callback_server.rs b/crates/oauth_callback_server/src/oauth_callback_server.rs index 44ea229..7ba6608 100644 --- a/crates/oauth_callback_server/src/oauth_callback_server.rs +++ b/crates/oauth_callback_server/src/oauth_callback_server.rs @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ mod server { 200, oauth_callback_page( "Authorization Successful", - "You can close this tab and return to Zed.", + "You can close this tab and return to Zeo.", false, ), ), @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ mod server { 400, oauth_callback_page( "Authorization Failed", - "Something went wrong. Please try again from Zed.", + "Something went wrong. Please try again from Zeo.", true, ), ) diff --git a/crates/onboarding/src/onboarding.rs b/crates/onboarding/src/onboarding.rs index 220c2b0..294f71e 100644 --- a/crates/onboarding/src/onboarding.rs +++ b/crates/onboarding/src/onboarding.rs @@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ impl Render for Onboarding { .child( v_flex() .child( - Headline::new("Welcome to Zed") + Headline::new("Welcome to Zeo") .size(HeadlineSize::Small), ) .child( diff --git a/crates/recent_projects/src/remote_servers.rs b/crates/recent_projects/src/remote_servers.rs index 9861d72..f151fd8 100644 --- a/crates/recent_projects/src/remote_servers.rs +++ b/crates/recent_projects/src/remote_servers.rs @@ -2369,7 +2369,7 @@ impl RemoteServerProjects { .color(Color::Muted) .size(IconSize::Small), ) - .child(Label::new("Open Zed Log")) + .child(Label::new("Open Zeo Log")) .on_click(cx.listener(|_, _, window, cx| { window.dispatch_action(Box::new(OpenLog), cx); cx.emit(DismissEvent); diff --git a/crates/settings_ui/src/settings_ui.rs b/crates/settings_ui/src/settings_ui.rs index 12ede65..76e662e 100644 --- a/crates/settings_ui/src/settings_ui.rs +++ b/crates/settings_ui/src/settings_ui.rs @@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ fn open_settings_editor_with( cx.open_window( WindowOptions { titlebar: Some(TitlebarOptions { - title: Some("Zed — Settings".into()), + title: Some("Zeo — Settings".into()), appears_transparent: true, traffic_light_position: Some(point(px(12.0), px(12.0))), }), diff --git a/crates/title_bar/src/title_bar.rs b/crates/title_bar/src/title_bar.rs index 09c36b3..41859d0 100644 --- a/crates/title_bar/src/title_bar.rs +++ b/crates/title_bar/src/title_bar.rs @@ -1167,13 +1167,13 @@ impl TitleBar { client::Status::UpgradeRequired => { let auto_updater = auto_update::AutoUpdater::get(cx); let label = match auto_updater.map(|auto_update| auto_update.read(cx).status()) { - Some(AutoUpdateStatus::Updated { .. }) => "Please restart Zed to Collaborate", + Some(AutoUpdateStatus::Updated { .. }) => "Please restart Zeo to Collaborate", Some(AutoUpdateStatus::Installing { .. }) | Some(AutoUpdateStatus::Downloading { .. }) | Some(AutoUpdateStatus::Checking) => "Updating...", Some(AutoUpdateStatus::Idle) | Some(AutoUpdateStatus::Errored { .. }) - | None => "Please update Zed to Collaborate", + | None => "Please update Zeo to Collaborate", }; Some( @@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ impl TitleBar { .w_full() .gap_1() .justify_between() - .child(Label::new("Restart to update Zed").color(Color::Accent)) + .child(Label::new("Restart to update Zeo").color(Color::Accent)) .child( Icon::new(IconName::Download) .size(IconSize::Small) diff --git a/crates/ui/src/components/collab/update_button.rs b/crates/ui/src/components/collab/update_button.rs index 0b94072..ba54ee7 100644 --- a/crates/ui/src/components/collab/update_button.rs +++ b/crates/ui/src/components/collab/update_button.rs @@ -100,19 +100,19 @@ impl UpdateButton { } pub fn checking() -> Self { - Self::new(IconName::LoadCircle, "Checking for Zed Updates…") + Self::new(IconName::LoadCircle, "Checking for Zeo Updates…") .icon_animate(true) .disabled(true) } pub fn downloading(progress: Option) -> Self { - Self::new(IconName::Download, "Downloading Zed Update…") + Self::new(IconName::Download, "Downloading Zeo Update…") .progress(progress) .disabled(true) } pub fn installing(version: impl Into) -> Self { - Self::new(IconName::LoadCircle, "Installing Zed Update…") + Self::new(IconName::LoadCircle, "Installing Zeo Update…") .icon_animate(true) .tooltip(version) .disabled(true) diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/notifications.rs b/crates/workspace/src/notifications.rs index 697f4f3..1531d38 100644 --- a/crates/workspace/src/notifications.rs +++ b/crates/workspace/src/notifications.rs @@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ pub mod simple_message_notification { }); let with_primary_action = cx.new(|cx| { - MessageNotification::new("A new version of Zed is available for download.", cx) + MessageNotification::new("A new version of Zeo is available for download.", cx) .with_title("Update Available") .primary_message("Restart Now") .primary_icon(IconName::ArrowCircle) @@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ pub mod simple_message_notification { "Linux desktop portal initialization failed.".into() } fn secondary_message(&self) -> Option { - Some("Zed needs an xdg-desktop-portal implementation to open files.".into()) + Some("Zeo needs an xdg-desktop-portal implementation to open files.".into()) } fn severity(&self) -> ErrorSeverity { ErrorSeverity::Critical diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/welcome.rs b/crates/workspace/src/welcome.rs index 837418e..990abed 100644 --- a/crates/workspace/src/welcome.rs +++ b/crates/workspace/src/welcome.rs @@ -448,9 +448,9 @@ impl Render for WelcomePage { }; let welcome_label = if self.fallback_to_recent_projects { - "Welcome back to Zed" + "Welcome back to Zeo" } else { - "Welcome to Zed" + "Welcome to Zeo" }; h_flex() diff --git a/crates/zed/src/main.rs b/crates/zed/src/main.rs index e081e1c..81bec29 100644 --- a/crates/zed/src/main.rs +++ b/crates/zed/src/main.rs @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ fn build_application() -> Application { } fn files_not_created_on_launch(errors: HashMap>) { - let message = "Zed failed to launch"; + let message = "Zeo failed to launch"; let error_details = errors .into_iter() .flat_map(|(kind, paths)| { @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ fn fail_to_open_window(e: anyhow::Error, _cx: &mut App) { proxy .add_notification( notification_id, - Notification::new("Zed failed to launch") + Notification::new("Zeo failed to launch") .body(Some( format!( "{e:?}. See https://zed.dev/docs/linux for troubleshooting steps." -- 2.55.0