Re: [Usability] Menu order

[Rob Adams <readams readams net>]

Actually it's from latin.  The French word shares the same medieval
latin root "accessorius", from "accessor" or helper.

-Rob

On Mon, 2004-08-09 at 21:48 +0200, Christian Neumair wrote:
> Am Montag, den 09.08.2004, 15:18 -0400 schrieb Sean Middleditch:
> > On Mon, 2004-08-09 at 15:15, Christian Neumair wrote:
> > 
> > >      <!-- Accessories -->
> > >      <Folder>
> > > -      <Name>Accessories</Name>
> > > +      <Name>Accessoires</Name>
> > >        <Desktop>Accessories.directory</Desktop>
> > 
> > Hoping that's a typo.  ;-)
> 
> I've googled and I'm really surprised. Both terms seem to be used, I
> only know the + one from Germany and I suppose it's the original french
> term, while the - one is the english malapropism.
> Maybe you can enlighten me, taken that your name hints at french descent
> (francocanadian?).
> 
> regs,
>  Chris
> 
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