From kde-usability  Wed Dec 24 19:51:48 2003
From: Sebastien Laout <sebastien.laout () tuxfamily ! org>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 19:51:48 +0000
To: kde-usability
Subject: Re: New app name : KName or KNames ?
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-usability&m=107229550802639

> > 1 vote for singular.
> 2

OK...

> it's up to you, completely, but saying "Kay Baskets" isn't quite as easy or 
> sexy as just "Basket"... i don't have any binaries on my system called basket 
> and your program is the only one called Basket on freshmeat, so i wouldn't 
> worry about name collisions.

OK : In french we just prononce it "Ka Baskets" (and my english oral /
pronunciation is so bad).
Then, I agree it isn't too pronuncable.
And saying it at oral in french seem also quite heavy : are other K*
apps as difficult ?

> i would, however, not capitalize the "k". i would just leave it as Basket.

OK...

> > It can be confused with a basket game for KDE, isn't it ?
> basket game? you mean basketball?

Oh ! Cool.
In french we call this sport just "basket" (or at least it's a very
commun diminutive).
So there is no risq to confuse it (as you've asked I guess that no :-) )
?

So "Basket" is a quite great name.

=> But in my application I also use "basket" to describ the... baskets
(!).
User could be confused with "Basket" (the app) and "basket" (the object)
? And if "basket" is the first word of a sentence it will be writen
"Basket", as the app name :-/
Isn't it a usability problem ?
I think it's confusing !

Or must I orient me to a totaly other "artistic" name...

I will search...

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