Re: [Bug 382703] Re: "Home Folder" has 3 different names

2011-01-08 Thread Jacky Alcine
So true; this issue is mainly rooted in the GNOME desktop environment and Nautilus.. Who's willing to start? I'd follow. :D -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382703 Title: "Home Folder"

Re: [Bug 382703] Re: "Home Folder" has 3 different names

2010-11-10 Thread kumar
On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:53 PM, nathanl...@gmail.com wrote: > Here are the options I see. Every one just gives new papercuts. > > 1. Change the folder it points to to the actual /home folder > - which is a folder a normal user wouldn't care about. > > 2. Ad " 's folder" to username > - This woul

Re: [Bug 382703] Re: "Home Folder" has 3 different names

2009-11-24 Thread Ante Karamatić
augias wrote: > each session is a personalized experience. the person who logs in knows > who he is and understands that a folder with his name on it is probably > where all her or his things are. karmic solved this very well and i > don't understand why it's still considered a papercut. I'm quit

Re: [Bug 382703] Re: "Home Folder" has 3 different names

2009-06-25 Thread Yann Lossouarn
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Just a test... Michael Rooney a écrit : > On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Christian Kujau wrote: >> So, Ivanka: +1 on the short username! > > I also prefer this solution, glad to hear it is the one being > considered. The user is very likely to und

Re: [Bug 382703] Re: "Home Folder" has 3 different names

2009-06-25 Thread Michael Rooney
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Christian Kujau wrote: > So, Ivanka: +1 on the short username! I also prefer this solution, glad to hear it is the one being considered. The user is very likely to understand and recognize their own username and it doesn't need to be translated. Plus it will be co

Re: [Bug 382703] Re: "Home Folder" has 3 different names

2009-06-24 Thread Ante Karamatić
Bungaman wrote: > "My Files" +1 from me :) -- "Home Folder" has 3 different names https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382703 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://

Re: [Bug 382703] Re: "Home Folder" has 3 different names

2009-06-24 Thread Ante Karamatić
virkang wrote: > And what about "Username's Data" ? This is easy to translate Regarding translation, "'s" is common only in English, if I'm not mistaken? Other languages are more complicated than that - they have genders. As for Slavic languages, I guess they'll just ignore English perception an

Re: [Bug 382703] Re: "Home Folder" has 3 different names

2009-06-17 Thread Nicolò Chieffo
I think you are are right -- "Home Folder" has 3 different names https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382703 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/ma

Re: [Bug 382703] Re: "Home Folder" has 3 different names

2009-06-17 Thread Nicolò Chieffo
Home can't be translated so there are only 2 options: - use "personal folder" - let the translator translate "home" into "home" if in the target language the translation doesn't seem ok, like in Italy we do for "mouse" -- "Home Folder" has 3 different names https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382703

Re: [Bug 382703] Re: "Home Folder" has 3 different names

2009-06-17 Thread Ante Karamatić
Mat Tomaszewski wrote: > This applies to the English localizations nicely, what about languages > in which "home" doesn't translate well? Right. Big difference is that 'Home', actually, can't be translated in most of the languages. Home, in English, represents 'warm environment where you sleep a

Re: [Bug 382703] Re: "Home Folder" has 3 different names

2009-06-17 Thread Ante Karamatić
Alan Pope wrote: > Given no other bookmarks under Places have 'folder' appended to them, > why should 'home' ? I understand your logic and ti does make sense... in English :) I doubt 'Homme' in French makes sense. Home is a house, flat, not a directory on a computer (which is inside of a home).

Re: [Bug 382703] Re: "Home Folder" has 3 different names

2009-06-17 Thread Ante Karamatić
Ante Karamatić wrote: > I doubt 'Homme' in French *blush* *blush* Maison :) -- "Home Folder" has 3 different names https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382703 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubu

Re: [Bug 382703] Re: "Home Folder" has 3 different names

2009-06-17 Thread Mat Tomaszewski
Alan Pope wrote: > Given no other bookmarks under Places have 'folder' appended to them, > why should 'home' ? > > If I'm articulating to someone how to find their "home folder" or answer > the question "Where's my stuff?", then saying "Click places, then home" > sounds logical and succinct. This

Re: [Bug 382703] Re: "Home Folder" has 3 different names

2009-06-16 Thread Mat Tomaszewski
Julián Alarcón wrote: > And.. how do you will translate Home, for example.. to Spanish?? "Casa"??? > "Inicio"?? This don't sound good.. > The best is Home Folder. > > I agree that "Home" in English sounds better than "Home Folder". This will not be the case in other languages, not only Spanish