Re: folder vs. directory

[Alexander Kirillov <kirillov math sunysb edu>]

I still find this quite confusing. E.g., what should I use in sentences
like 

"Your configuration settings are stored in [folder|directory] .gnome in
your home [folder|directory]" 

I am not describing GUI - but if I use word "directory", I'll confuse
users, since in User Guide, there is no mention of "home directory" but
only "home location" and "home folder"...

Sasha





On Sun, 2002-10-06 at 12:41, John Fleck wrote:
> On Sat, 2002-10-05 at 13:15, Christian Neumair wrote:
> > Hi there!
> > Maybe some of you asked themselves the same question:
> > Why do we use folder instead of directory in applications like Nautilus?
> > I assume that this was introduced to make it easier for people who used
> > to run Windows on their computer. I think it's totally inconsistent to
> > make a difference between graphical and console applications in
> > terminology.
> > 
> 
> Because the purpose of the graphical interface is to abstract away the
> underlying complexity, and the graphical interface has long used the
> folder metaphor:
> 
> http://developer.gnome.org/documents/style-guide/apas05.html
> 
> "directory
> 
>     Definition:
> 
>  A special type of file that enables you to organize other files into a
>  hierarchical structure. Only use the term directory when you make 
>  specific references to the structure of the file system."
> 
> "folder
> 
>     Definition:
> 
>  A representation of a directory in a graphical program. Use the term
>  folder when you document programs that use folder icons to represent
>  directories."
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> John
> 
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