https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158290
Bug ID: 158290
Summary: "Formattings" should be used instead of "Formats" in
some cases
Product: LibreOffice
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: minor
Priority: medium
Component: UI
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
In the UI strings in LO, the term "formats" is sometimes used where
"formattings" would IMO be more appropriate.
In computing, "format" usually refers to the structure of a file on a disk,
i.e. "file format":
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/format#English
Whereas "formatting" usually refers to the user-visible styling of text,
graphical elements, etc.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/formatting#English
There's also the meaning of "formatting a disk", but I would guess "formatting"
is not used in that sense in LO.
"Format" in the sense of "overall layout of a (printed) publication", e.g.
"book format", "magazine format", etc. might be used somewhere in LO, but I
don't think it's very common.
In particular, it seems to me that all uses of "Conditional Formats" should be
changed to "Conditional Formattings".
Steps to Reproduce:
1. See
https://translations.documentfoundation.org/search/libo_ui-master/-/en/?q=formats&sort_by=-priority%2Cposition&checksum=
Actual Results:
The term "Formats" is sometimes used in an unconventional way.
Expected Results:
The term "formats" is not used when referring to what are usually called
"formattings" in English.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
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