Re: "Folder" or "directory"? Standardization?

[Christian Rose <menthos gnome org>]

tor 2004-01-01 klockan 15.19 skrev Åsmund Skjæveland:
> > > Some packages use the word "folder", some the word "directory", and some
> > > use both. Is there an official GNOME name for this type of file, or is
> > > it up to the developers? If there is no such standard name, one should
> > 
> > Please consult
> > http://developer.gnome.org/documents/style-guide/x10997.html on the use of
> > both words.
> 
> I quote:
[...]
> I can't see why one should use different terms here. It's just
> confusing. Particularly the phrase "This folder is located in the
> directory..." illustrates this. Why are my files in directories when I
> use command-line tools or a file manager that doesn't use folder icons,
> but in folders when I use the standard views in Nautilus? If my folder
> is in a directory, why don't I see a folder when I use "ls"? What if I
> change my icons? I still think it'd be better to choose one word over
> the other.

If you want to debate entries in the GNOME Word List, please do so on
the gnome-doc-list@gnome.org -- that's where English terminology is
discussed and where the GNOME Word List maintainers hang out.


Christian