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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: "Folder" or "Directory"?
From:       Claudiu Costin <claudiuc () kde ! org>
Date:       2003-10-26 21:25:41
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   Dear Henrique,

On Dum 26 Oct 2003 18:35, Henrique Pinto wrote:
> On Sunday 26 October 2003 16:12, Andrea Rizzi wrote:
> > I simply said that the "new directory" create a "folder icon" is not an
> > argument to change  "directory" to "folder" everywhere.
> > Personally I agree that changing "directory" to "folder" whenever
> > possible, is good for usability (so it is "Create new folder").
> > In the "home directory" context it seems that "home folder" is not so
> > good, in kde-core-devel thread about "Home Folder" only Craig (and last
> > Waldo mail) seem to be for "Home folder" while many others  think that
> > "home directory" is too related to the OS (and so much used, see Dirk
> > mail)  and should remain... but it is already moved to "Home folder"
> > (see kuser.po).
>
> Consistency is a must in usability. If you are adopting "folder", then use
> "folder" everywhere. Using "directory" in some cases will lead to a
> inconsistent desktop, what is not the goal of KDE.

  Have you paid attention to all thread? You cannot expect consistency
when even on Windows there's a lot of command line utilities which reffer
to directories and not folders.

>
> If there are going to be exceptions, maybe it is better to revert all
> changes, thus having a consistent environment (with "directory" refering o
> filesystem entities and "folder" refering to virtual non-fs related
> directories).

   Would be good from my point of view but you contradict yourself with 
consistency from above.

>
[...[]
>
> Thank you for your time.

kind regards,
-- 
Claudiu Costin, claudiuc@kde.org
Linux-KDE Romania http://www.ro.kde.org

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