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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    New name for Kant -> KAuthor ?
From:       Cullmann Christoph <crossfire () babylon2k ! de>
Date:       2001-03-30 22:43:35
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Am Samstag, 31. März 2001 00:03 schrieben Sie:
> Kant Krew:
>
> Here's why I like KAuthor.
>
> All the names of editors historically have described some technical or
> trivial aspect of their behaviors.
>
>     Edit - word based on the idea of cut-n-paste. Don't name an app after
> one of its menus.
>
>     Word - short for "Word Processor". MS names their apps after industry
> jargon to appear Official
>
>     Text - based on the technical detail that an editor displays lists of
> code points from a symbol table
>
> These all suck.
>
> When you use an editor, your >intent< is to Author something. All those
> other words are side-effects of the way computers currently enable that
> intent. We must focus on the intent itself.
>
> "Author" sounds authoritative.

Hi Phlip,
your arguments are good ;) and KAuthor is a nice name in my eyes too.
Anyone who don't like it ?

cu
Christoph

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