Hello, On Wednesday 19 November 2008 09:55, Christian Kellermann wrote: > * 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?
I don't care much one way or the other, but you should make sure to mention the equivalence of the terms (i.e. that by "folder" you mean exactly the same as "directory" or the other way around) somewhere prominent. > > > > 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 > > -- > You may use my gpg key for replies: > pub 1024D/47F79788 2005/02/02 Christian Kellermann (C-Keen) > Thanks and best regards Thorkil _______________________________________________ darcs-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osuosl.org/mailman/listinfo/darcs-users
