GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 100052
"directory" should be "folder" in gnome-screenshot
Last modified: 2006-04-23 18:23:02 UTC
#: gnome-panel/gnome-desktop-item-edit.c:27 msgid "Create new file in the given directory" #: gnome-panel/gnome-panel-screenshot.c:236 #: gnome-panel/gnome-panel-screenshot.c:742 #, c-format msgid "" "Unable to create the file:\n" "\"%s\"\n" "Please check your permissions of the parent directory" #: gnome-panel/gnome-panel-screenshot.schemas.in.h:1 msgid "" "The user's directory in which screenshots should be saved so as to appear on " "the web." #: gnome-panel/gnome-panel-screenshot.schemas.in.h:2 msgid "Web directory." #: gnome-panel/menu.c:1039 #, c-format msgid "Could not get directory name from path: %s" I think the recommended GNOME glossary terminology in many (or even all?) of these cases is "folder". http://developer.gnome.org/documents/style-guide/apas05.html
hmm, I'm kinda confused about the folder/directory definitions and how to apply them to the above cases. The word directory in each of those strings does not refer to "A representation of a directory in a graphical program", so I think using "directory" and not "folder" makes sense. Pat, could you clarify ? Thanks.
Eugene - you are closer to the panel documentation than I am. Can you look at the folder/directory situation please? Thanks, Pat
Do these strings even exist anymore? I do know how to see "The user's directory in which screenshots should be saved so as to appear on the web." Nor can I imagine what the panel has to do with the web.
Mark, if you can provide a little more information on when the user sees these strings, I'll be happy to help.
Created attachment 23438 [details] Screenshot which shows where the strings are been shown
The #: gnome-panel/menu.c:1039 #, c-format msgid "Could not get directory name from path: %s" string is been shown in a g_warning so it's not an user treat: dir = g_path_get_dirname (sim->item_loc); if (dir == NULL) { g_warning (_("Could not get directory name from path: %s"), sim->item_loc); g_free (file); return; } in file: gnome-panel/menu.c This is all from CVS so the strings are still there, what will we do ?
The string in gnome-desktop-item-edit appears on the command line (when showing the help), so I don't think this is a problem (and gnome-desktop-item-edit will be killed asap). The only other strings that are still showing this are in gnome-screenshot (it still uses "directory"). Reassigning.
Created attachment 37269 [details] [review] patch
Jonathan, is that ok to commit ?
Fixed in HEAD 2006-04-23 Emmanuele Bassi <ebassi@cvs.gnome.org> * screenshot-dialog.c: * screenshot-save.c: Use 'Folder' in place of 'Directory' for consistency with the naming policy (closes bug #100052)