[Ubuntu-l10n-eng] Voting has closed. We have a winner! [WAS: Wastebasket/Deleted Items]

GrAnT GaLbRaiTh manicka at gmail.com
Sat Sep 2 10:11:44 BST 2006


so I have this correct...

It will appear as 'Deleted Items' on the desktop and be reffered to as
the 'Deleted Items folder' in the documentation.

Is that correct?

On 02/09/06, Sridhar Dhanapalan <sridhar at dhanapalan.com> wrote:
> On Saturday 02 September 2006 15:09, Sridhar Dhanapalan
> <sridhar at dhanapalan.com> wrote:
> > Voting has closed on our Trash nomenclature poll. You can see the results
> > here:
> >
> >   https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-l10n-en-gb/+poll/trash-naming
> >
> > The results are clear, with 78% voting for "Deleted Items Folder":
> >
> >   Deleted Items Folder    14
> >   Garbage Bin              0
> >   Rubbish Bin              0
> >   Wastebasket (current)    4
> >
> > The timing could not have been better: Edgy translations are now officially
> > open. Unfortunately, we will have to go through the laborious task of
> > inspecting previously-translated packages and substituting all mentions
> > of 'Wastebasket' with "Deleted Items' or 'Deleted Items folder', as
> > appropriate. This will take time, and with Edgy just over a month away, we
> > need to get cracking. I would prefer not to have my Edgy desktop filled
> > with a mish-mash of references to Trash, Wastebasket and Deleted Items.
> >
> > In other words, please focus on the Trash/Wastebasket to Deleted Items
> > (folder) migration above all else.
> >
> > Dapper will remain as-is: we will be keep using 'Wastebasket' there.
>
> Malcolm, would it possible to have your Greasemonkey script
> suggest "Wastebasket" for Dapper and "Deleted Items"/"Deleted Items folder"
> for Edgy and beyond? Might there be a better way of going about doing this?
>
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