User Interface of the X Configuration Tool

Sebastian Heinlein glatzor at ubuntu.com
Wed Jun 6 06:50:01 BST 2007


Am Dienstag, den 05.06.2007, 17:29 -0700 schrieb Corey Burger:
> On 6/5/07, Sebastian Heinlein <glatzor at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > Am Donnerstag, den 31.05.2007, 12:07 -0700 schrieb Corey Burger:
> > >
> > >  * "Monitor" is a much more common term than "Screen".
> >
> > Screem is the term used by GNOME: e.g. in screen resolution or screen
> > saver.
> >
> > But I am no native speaker :) So are these just different contexts?
> > Multiple monitor setup would be also more common than multiple screen
> > setup?
> 
> At least in North America, a screen is a thing on a door or something
> at a movie theatre, not a box on your desk that is a monitor.

There are any British on the list?




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