Re: Terminology

[Mike Newman <mike gtnorthern demon co uk>]

On 17 Apr 2001 09:26:03 +0100, Yuting Kuo wrote:

> In the real world, folders are things that contain other files, whilst
> directories are something you look into like a telephone directory. My
> point is the user will already be familiar with the concept "folder"
> from real world experience

I think, whatever my feelings on this, that this particular metaphor has
won the day, and for usability, interoperability and translation
reasons, "folder" is probably the preferred term. My personal hope is
that GNOME can be more creative in the way that we manipulate and look
inside folders than other OS have been. 

> it would be easier to maintain
> consistency with the "Real world" than merely "Unix".

Surely you're not saying that "Real World" != UNIX? :-)

Mike

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