2017-02-10 12:20 GMT+09:00 Zhen-Huan Hu <[email protected]>: > On Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 3:40:04 AM UTC-6, Kazunobu Kuriyama wrote: > > 2017-02-09 5:57 GMT+09:00 Zhen-Huan Hu <[email protected]>: > > > > > > Not that it really matters but the capitalizations of some menu items > are rather inconsistent. Here is a small patch for the capitalization. > > > > > > > > Zhen-Huan Hu, > > > > > > This is a daunting task for non-experts like me :) > > > > > > While I notice that propositions and conjunctions are not usually > capitalized (e.g., "Add to Reading List" and "Paste and Match Style"), I > cannot explain why we have "Save As..." on the File menu pane. > > > > > > > > In addition, as an issue specific to Vim, we probably need to take this > into account as well: Some common words on the menus are actually related > to the commands or notions of Vim (e.g., tag, lines, languages, etc.). > When this is the case, it could be debatable if capitalization is > appropriate. > > > > > > > > > > So it's hard for me to say what is right or wrong on your patch. > > > > > > How about reading https://developer.gnome.org/hig/stable/writing- > style.html.en or documents written for other desktop environments on > capitalization, and reviewing the changes you're proposing for yourself? > That could be helpful both to write follow-ups to make the case for your > patch or to update it better if necessary. > > > > > > Regards, > > Kazunobu Kuriyama > > > > > > -- > > > > -- > > > > You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. > > > > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > > > > For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php > > > > > > > > --- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "vim_dev" group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > Hi Kazunobu > > I read the writing style recommended by gnome.org and I agree with their > approach. The changes that I have made are consistent with theirs, > including: > > 1. The first and last word are capitalized. (This also explains why "Save > As" are both capitalized.) > 2. Hyphenated words are both capitalized. (eg: Expand-Tab, Auto-Indent, > C-Indenting) > 3. All words with four or more letters. (eg: Split Diff With) >
Thank you for checking them. Your patch, together with its possible updates, now guarantees that Vim has a consistent policy on capitalization not only for its own sake, but also for other apps on the desktop, giving harmony there. > I agree with you that some of the keywords may be better left in > lowercase. However, currently, most of these "keywords" are not written > exactly in the same way as they are referred (c-indent vs. cindent). Since > most of these menu entries are also given the actual command on the right > side, I personally think it might be better to use more descriptive > wordings like "Toggle\ C-Style\ Indenting<tab>:set\ cin!" and "Toggle\ > Case\ Sensitivity<tab>:set\ ic!". > Makes sense. I agree with your going along that line. Please go ahead addressing the issue Bram noted. I'm looking forward to having nicer menus improved by you. - Kazunobu > > -- > -- > You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "vim_dev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
