Re: [libreoffice-l10n] BASIC vs. basic

2021-03-16 Thread Allan Nordhøy
On 12.03.2021 18:54, Tuomas Hietala wrote: > Hello all, > > In LibreOffice, the programming language BASIC is mostly written as > "Basic". This is a source of some confusion for translators (and I > imagine many English-speaking users, too) as it's not always clear > whether "Basic" should be

Re: [libreoffice-l10n] BASIC vs. basic

2021-03-16 Thread Donald
I totally agree. The programming language is an acronym, BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), so it should be all upper case. In LO sometimes it is not obvious whether 'Basic' refers to 'basic or BASIC. Thanks, Tuomas. Donald On 13/03/21 6:54 am, Tuomas Hietala wrote:

[libreoffice-l10n] BASIC vs. basic

2021-03-12 Thread Tuomas Hietala
Hello all, In LibreOffice, the programming language BASIC is mostly written as "Basic". This is a source of some confusion for translators (and I imagine many English-speaking users, too) as it's not always clear whether "Basic" should be interpreted as "basic" (a normal English word) or