Re: RFC: Change "spelling checking" tab to "proofing" tab.

Both are nicer than what I use in the installer, now that I think of it,
which is "Mechanics and Grammar"

Ryan

Dominic Lachowicz wrote:
> I'm happy with "Corrections". MSWord calls it "Spelling & Grammar",
> which I'm ok with too.
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> On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 2:50 PM, Daniel Glassey
> <danglassey-abi@ntlworld.com> wrote:
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>> On 14/04/2008, Alan Horkan <horkana@maths.tcd.ie> wrote:
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>> > Keep in mind the localisation issues. Also consider how many abiword users
>> > often seem to prefer using software in English rather than translated, so
>> > ideally the English in the user interface would be simple enough for
>> > non-native speakers.
>> >
>> > I seem to be the only one dissenting about the change but I would strongly
>> > urge you to ask translators for comments. (I'd guess if you translate
>> > proofing and back translate it to English you'd end up with something a
>> > lot like "checking" or "correction" in most cases, the specific technical
>> > use of words like these often are lost in translation.)
>>
>> Indeed, would "Checkers" or "Corrections" be appropriate? Back
>> translation of an appropriate word from another language to English
>> might be a good one to pick, not that I have any idea if there would
>> be one.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Daniel
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