Here's my idea: Do it like Microsoft did it with Windows Vista.
The technical folder names are standardized names like "Programms" and "Users", but the visible name of the file is automatically translated into the language of the user. In previous operating systems Microsoft used different technical folder names. Any software which wanted to use the files had the use environment variables like "%ProgrammsDirectroy%" (a spontaneously invented name). The problem was: Software developers who only developed for one language, e.g. only for English or only for french directly used the translated names like "Programme", "programo", "programma", "কম্পিউটাৰ প্ৰ’গ্ৰাম " etc. Because of that if you used software from different countries they all used different folders. If the folder is only called "deja-dup" then it's easy for any other third-party software to detect the folder. But Nautilus should show the translated name. In order to provide such a service it should read a file which might be called "/etc/translated-folder". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to deja-dup in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/915111 Title: deja-dup Ubuntu One folder is unfortunately named Status in Déjà Dup Backup Tool: Confirmed Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Confirmed Status in “deja-dup” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When the user chooses to synchronise their backups on their desktops via Ubuntu One, the name of the directory they are given to keep them in is not user friendly. While deja-dup is indeed the name of the backup application shipped with Ubuntu, no reference is made to this anywhere whithin either the software or documentation. I propose that this folder be renamed 'Backups', or a variation on a theme. I'm not sure if this issue needs to go upstream. Does anyone know if it does? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: deja-dup 20.1-0ubuntu0.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic-pae 3.0.9 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Jan 12 01:10:35 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: deja-dup UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/deja-dup/+bug/915111/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
