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Subject:    Re: Desktop Icon 'Home' -> 'Personal Files (Home)'
From:       David Hugh-Jones <hughjonesd () yahoo ! co ! uk>
Date:       2003-08-21 9:59:14
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Hmm. I think that the main thing is, we should be consistent in whatever we go 
for. I appreciate that the current policy is to use each word in its 
appropriate place, but it seems that users are confused by the current policy 
(according to the Relevantive usability test).

I think this is more important than the choice we make. Personally I prefer 
"folder" as more intuitive, but I would accept "directory" if it can be used 
everywhere.

dave

On Thursday 21 August 2003 10:27 am, Craig Drummond wrote:
> > On Thursday 21 August 2003 01:05, Stian Søiland wrote:
> > > I don't understand this, 'directory' is more ambigious than a 'folder'
> > > - a directory only lists items, it doesn't contain them. A folder  eh..
> > > ..folds around stuff. =)
> >
> > In the filesystem level, a directory is just a list of files. it doesn't
> > contain them. It is a collection of "pointers" (not in the programming
> > sens
> > e)
> > for files, so that you can map a filename to a physical location on the
> > hd.
>
> But as KDE is a GUI - its the representation that matters, not the actual
> physical side.
>
> > --
> > 	Henrique Pinto
> > 	stampede@coltec.ufmg.br
>
> Craig.
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