Im not sure...what about languages like Chinese that don't use "standard" lettering common with most languages?
Robert B. Lance Sr. ----- Original Message ----- From: "jmak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Xubuntu Development Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 11:44 AM Subject: Re: Menu button > We would use the text "Xubuntu"; isn't this word the same in every languages? > > On 1/11/07, Robert B. Lance Sr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As far as "do-able"...How would said button effect different languages... > > From what I understand, if I change my system language from EN to DE, to SP, > > to whatever, we would need a different button image (or the image would > > require there be NO TEXT in it at all) so that different languages would > > understand what the button is > > And if there is no text in the button, how is the newcomer supposed to guess > > what it is? > > > > Robert B. Lance Sr. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "jmak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Xubuntu Development Discussion" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 2:45 PM > > Subject: Re: Menu button > > > > > > > On 1/9/07, Jani Monoses <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > jmak wrote: > > > > > The idea is to develop a distinct personality for xubuntu. I am just > > > > > coming up with ideas that I think would improve xubuntu's usability > > > > > and look and feel. By the way, everybody is invited to join in. > > > > > > > > and good work so far, it's just that your ideas are a bit further ahead > > > > sometimes than what we can do technically now, being limited by > > > > available resources and time. > > > > > > > > > Anyway, if we don't customize the desktop just take whatever others > > > > > think the default should be then we justify the critics according to > > > > > which xubuntu is just a poor gnome clone in an xfce clothing. Look at > > > > > Dreamlinux, it is everywhere nowadays, but I don't think just because > > > > > > > > I think it is the first time I hear about Dreamlinux so it is definitely > > > > not everywhere ;) > > > > > > > > As for critics saying it's a gnome clone: why is that bad? While I agree > > > > that looks are very important, they are not what most distinguishes > > > > ubuntu/xubuntu from other distros. The 'gnome ripoff' argument is mostly > > > > heard from users who hop from one distro to another or just judge them > > > > by their screenshots, then inflict their opinions on others via comments > > > > on osnews and other glamour news-sites :) > > > > > > > > > We live in a visual culture (unfortunately), so everything is up to > > > the eye (rather than the mind). Because of this, visual matters should > > > be among the top considerations on the priority list, in my view. Mark > > > said it this way: "look and feel is a feature" > > > > > > > > > > > IMHO Gnome is a very decent-looking and usable desktop especially for > > > > new users. Xfce is not there yet, so any comparison wrt looks and > > > > usability I find favorable. GNOME falls short wrt resource usage and > > > > often wrt stability, and this is where Xfce is somewhat better. > > > > > > I too like gnome. What I was saying simply is that despite all this we > > > should start developing a distinct character for xubuntu within the > > > parameters of the gnomish look. Otherwise, we will be > > > indistinguishable. Not a good sign if we want to stick out from the > > > crowd. > > > > > > > > > > > So I am all for good looks if they are technically doable (and not > > > > require modifications to xfdesktop or other components just for this) in > > > > a short time, but as long as our resources are limited we'll probably > > > > spend them on fixing bugs :( In particular the button instead of text is > > > > not readily doable AFAIK in the current menu, and it also poses l10n > > > > issues as raised in this thread already > > > > > > > > > > What is doable and what is not I cannot judge, because I am not a > > > developer but a graphic designer. So if the button is not doable that > > > is fine. > > > > > > Jmak > > > -- > > > 2007 Calendar > > > http://www.lulu.com/content/512622 > > > http://jozmak.googlepages.com/ > > > > > > -- > > > xubuntu-devel mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel > > > > > > > > > -- > > xubuntu-devel mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel > > > > > -- > 2007 Calendar > http://www.lulu.com/content/512622 > http://jozmak.googlepages.com/ > > -- > xubuntu-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel > -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
