Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > >... some of these subtitles need a noun. Impress is not "presentations"; > >it's a presentations component/program/editor/thingy. Likewise for Draw. > > But not Calc? Although "spreadsheet" is a noun, Calc is a "spreadsheet > thingy" too, isn't it?
I would find it ackward to hear of a "spreadsheet editor". A spreadsheet is also understood to refer to the program. > On a related note (and after reading Chris Bonde's comments), I'm thinking > of dropping the words "Getting Started" from those chapters. Hhhmmm... > If we went that way, here's what we would have: > > Writer: > OpenOffice.org's Word Processor > > Calc: > OpenOffice.org's Spreadsheet > > Impress: > OpenOffice.org's Presentation Editor > > Draw: > OpenOffice.org's Vector Graphics Editor > > Base: > OpenOffice.org's Database > > Math: > OpenOffice.org's Equation Editor This also looks a bit ackward. For the purpose of brainstorming, I'll propose some random, possibly stupid ideas: 1) Drop the names of the components entirely, and have no subtitles: * Working with Text Documents. * Working with Spreadsheets. * Working with Vector Graphics. * Working with Presentations. * Working with Equations. * Working with Databases. The "Working with" can be replaced by some alternatives like "Using", "Introducing", etc. 2) Or perhaps make the component into the subitle: * Working with Text Documents: First steps with Writer. * Working with Spreadsheets: First steps with Calc. * Working with Vector Graphics: First steps with Draw. * Working with Presentations: First steps with Impress. * Working with Equations: First steps with Math. * Working with Databases: First steps with Base. Of course, "Working with" and "First steps" can be replaced by a dozen different things, including, nothing at all: * Text Documents: OOoWriter * Text Documents: Introducing Writer etc. Cheers, -- Daniel Carrera | I don't want it perfect, Join OOoAuthors today! | I want it Tuesday. http://oooauthors.org |
