[lojban-beginners] User interfacing in Lojban..

["Mark" <mark@antelope.nildram.co.uk>]

Hi, folks,

I was thinking recently about how a user interface in Lojban would be
labelled, and I came up a bit of a blank, because I can't see how a command
is presented (as opposed to commanded) in lojban..

In a typical real UI there are three things a button can say:
1) What the user does by pressing it ("Accept", "Dismiss")
2) What the computer does when the user presses it ("Apply", "Search")
3) What the user notionally communicates by pressing it ("OK")

For 2), for instance, you can't just say "Sisku" on the button, as that (as
I understand it) means "Look, a search/something searches!" which makes no
sense in context.  Would the button read "ko sisku" ("Hey you, Search!")? 
It feels a bit weird to me, but would it to a lojbanistanian?

1) I have no idea how to do.  For Accept - "mi fitytu'i"?

3), at least, is fairly clear - "je'e".  In fact, I'm glad for this, as it
eliminates the ugliness of having to use the English "OK" (as in "All your
data has been lost <OK>").

Mark


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