* Trent W. Buck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [081119 09:10]:
> In the user manual, I am wondering how to refer to directories.
> Intuitively I used "directory" rather than "dir" because the latter is a
> bit informal.  But it occurs to me that "folder" will be better
> understood by users -- particularly novice users, who are the most
> likely to need a user manual.  It's also shorter than "directory", which
> will help the HTML output (which isn't hyphenated in most browsers).
> 
> If I use "folder", I'll need to be consistent.  That means mentioning it
> in doc/manual/HACKING[0] and sweeping the existing documentation.
> 
> Does anyone have an opinion on this issue?
> 

Either way I am for a uniform language in the documentation. Makes
it easier to comprehend. If 'folder' helps new users I am all for
it.  It is just a word after all.

Kind regards,

Christian

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