Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:05:37 +0100 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@googlemail.com> To: Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, Thomas Abthorpe <tabthorpe@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [RFC] New category proposal, i18n Message-ID: <b79ecaef0906230105w57c46fdvbcb266ed44c21507@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4A4030FE.1020804@FreeBSD.org> References: <200906181114.43935.tabthorpe@freebsd.org> <4A3B3524.7090606@FreeBSD.org> <200906191020.25037.tabthorpe@freebsd.org> <200906221948.31366.tabthorpe@freebsd.org> <4A4030FE.1020804@FreeBSD.org>
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2009/6/23 Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>: > Thomas Abthorpe wrote: >> To have localization, you need internationalization, so from this, I stand by >> my original proposal of i18n. > > I have no objection to your reasoning, but continue to object to the > specific string. If you're going to go down this road then > "internationalization" would be the better choice. > > Doug > I would agree with Doug. We're in the days of tab-completion, and typing 'in<TAB>' will suffice to get there. I for one *hate* numbers in paths; it takes one's hand off the letters. Also, I had to look up i18n to find out what it was... Categories should be immediately descriptive. Also, the French have to use Shift to type numbers; it's even more of a pain for them! Chris -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in a mailing list?
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