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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: kde-doc-english digest, Vol 1 #322 - 2 msgs
From:       Karl-Heinz Zimmer <khz () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-06-12 17:32:13
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On Wednesday 12 June 2002 16:47, Jonathan Singer wrote:
> From: Stanislav Visnovsky <visnovsky@nenya.ms.mff.cuni.cz>
>
> >Subject: [kde-doc-english]Color names localization
> >
> >
> >KOffice (kofficeui/kotoolbutton.cc) contains a number of "romantic" names
> >for colors, such as Goldenrod. These are totally untranslatable, since
> >there is no standard for the names.
>
> Believe it or not, goldenrod is a standard color for US paper makers. Any
> American office worker knows what you mean when you say, "File the white
> sheet and send me the goldenrod copy." Bisque and Papaya Whip, on the
> other hand, I'd have no idea what they are.

All these are common Netscape/Internet Explorer color names,
please see here:

       http://yath.mine.nu/hexcolors.html

Cheers,
Karl-Heinz

-- 
Karl-Heinz Zimmer, Senior Software Engineer, Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB
<mailto:khz@klaralvdalens-datakonsult.se>            <mailto:khz@kde.org>

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