Re: Terminology: app, window, workspace, part of the window, file, folder

[Christian Rose <menthos gnome org>]

2010/12/27 Mario Blättermann <mariobl gnome org>:
> Am Sonntag, den 26.12.2010, 18:29 -0600 schrieb Paul Cutler:
>> One quick thought - I don't really like the term "app" as it's not a
>> real word.  I don't think application is overly technical and I'd
>> prefer us to use real words and not slang.  Just my opinion.
>
> +1 from me. The whole world speaks about "apps", but we shouldn't apply
> this slang. "Application" is a well-known term for a long time. We
> should keep it anyway.

+1 from a localization POV. Finding translations for terminology based
on proper words may be difficult enough sometimes. Attempting to
translate slang is even more difficult, and sometimes even impossible.


Christian