Translation of the word "Dash"

[Tom Davies]

Hi :)
Yes, "Dash" as in "Dashboard" rather than as in "hasty movement" is very 
dependant on car-culture.  Outside of the USA (or even England) it might be more 
appropriate to use something completely different.  Just my opinion but not 
every culture is so dependant on such a polluting & expensive form of 
transport.  

Regards from
Tom :)




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From: Hannie <lafeber-dumoleyn2 at zonnet.nl>
To: ubuntu-translators at lists.ubuntu.com
Sent: Sun, 22 May, 2011 16:28:50
Subject: Re: Translation of the word "Dash"

Hello Andrej,
Thank you very much for your reaction. It will help when we have to     make a 
decision.
Hannie

Op 22-05-11 16:19, Andrej Znidarsic schreef: 
In Slovenian language team we translate something       which could be 
translated something like "overview board" (since       it gives you overview 
over everything on the system). 

>I think it's a good solution in our case, since "Dash" sounds         too 
>strange.
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>We tend to translate most english terms (in case they cannot         be used in 
>Slovenian), but we have some exceptions, such as         applet which we don't 
>translate (since we haven't figured out a         short Slovenian replacement 
>yet).
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>regards
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>Andrej
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>Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small           things 
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>>On the Dutch forum we started a discussion about the               translation 
>>of the
>>word "Dash". There have been many reactions. I am               wondering what 
>>other
>>translation teams think of this.
>>In short, there are two options:
>>1. do not translate it
>>2. find a new word for "Dash" that describes best what it               is. 
>Some
>>suggestions are: startmenu, dashboard (which is an               accepted word 
>>in
>>Dutch), snelstartmenu (= quick start).
>>Hannie
>>Ubuntu Dutch Translators
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