From kde-devel Thu Jun 24 14:27:04 1999 From: Jo Dillon Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 14:27:04 +0000 To: kde-devel Subject: Re: A question on terminology (fwd) X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-devel&m=93023472532493 Stefan van den Oord (s.m.vandenoord@student.utwente.nl) spake thusly: > On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, Stefan Taferner wrote: > > However, the word "minimize" is common language now, not only > > in the M$ corner. > > In the MacOS corner, hide and show are common language... (Well, I > can't verify that, but I am prety sure.) And, honestly, I have more > confidence in Apple's choices than in MicroSoft's. Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't they mean different things to us by that? Their windows minimise to the titlebars and back, rather than disappearing altogether. -- Jo