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List:       xfree-i18n
Subject:    Re: [I18n]XKB layout names
From:       Pablo Saratxaga <pablo () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2001-04-09 12:28:16
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Kaixo!

On Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 01:46:01PM +0300, Pamaci~tgr Jatsako}kgr wrote:

> > Indeed, the primary cracteristic of a keyboard is its *geographic*
> coverage.
> 
> I agree with the arguments proposed.
> I only have one question: why is then keyboard layouts in file xfree86.lst
> defined as "Finnish", "French", "German" etc. and not as "Finland",
> "France", "Germany" ?

Finnish = from Finland, French = from France, German = from Germany,...
yes, for those cases they can also (in English at least) refer to the language
(as the language is named from the country).
In some languages different names are used for language name and country
adjective.


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Ki ça vos våye bén,
Pablo Saratxaga

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