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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Extensions and Plugins
From:       Pau Garcia i Quiles <pgquiles () elpauer ! org>
Date:       2008-05-18 15:24:00
Message-ID: 20080518172400.sf3cx5m2zo8k0gkg () www ! elpauer ! org
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Quoting Allen Winter <winter@kde.org>:

> On Saturday 17 May 2008 19:41:03 Rafael Fernández López wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I think we should agree on referring to plugins only in one way:
>> "extensions" or "plugins". Some apps use "Extensions" and others use
>> "Plugins". In kate for instance, both are used in the configuration dialog.
>>
>> For the shake of easier translation, as well as usability (I guess) I would
>> propose to only use one term or the other.
>>
>
> In Kontact we also use "component".
>
> I don't think "extension" makes sense in Kontact.
> I sorta like "plugin" better.

Firefox uses "add-on", which I prefer because:
- Users won't confuse it with the three-letter filename extension
- It's an already known concept and (composed) word
- I'd say it covers every case: "extension", "component" and "plugin"

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Pau Garcia i Quiles
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