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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Name of Control Center in KDE 4
From:       "Robert Knight" <robertknight () gmail ! com>
Date:       2007-10-15 12:35:47
Message-ID: 13ed09c00710150535hb301488p242945dcc38ccd79 () mail ! gmail ! com
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> I vote for "Settings central" (or "Settings Central") too.

The idea that you are trying to express makes sense, but that is
really awkward English I'm afraid, it just doesn't sound right.

To be honest, I would have thought that both 'Control Center' and
'System Settings' are good options.  I personally favor the latter
simply because it is a different name to KDE 3 and it makes it easier
to talk about the KDE 3 / KDE 4 changes, but it is not a strong
argument.

Rather than endless bikeshedding I'd rather the decision was handed
over to one person on the kde-usability team (preferably someone who
is not a programmer or distribution developer) and let them make the
final call.

Regards,
Robert.

On 15/10/2007, Emil Karlén <emilkarlen@aim.com> wrote:
> Chusslove Illich wrote:
>
> > Thus I would also stick to #4 in this lineup, alternatively suggesting:
> >
> >   5) Settings central
> >
> > (where I think initial cap is somewhat important). Having "central" as
> > noun for a change rings nicely in my ears.
>
> I vote for "Settings central" (or "Settings Central") too.
> "settings" is the word used by both the desktop environment and
> applications. "central" indicates that many kinds of settings are managed.
> No word that might exclude any kind of settings is used. Maybe this could
> be a problem, if people think that even application settings can be
> managed. But I think (pure speculations, though) that if people see
> a "Settings" menu in the application, that's where they will look
> for "application settings".
> And it rings nice in my ears too :)
>
> /Emil Karlén
>
>
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