From xod@sixgirls.org Sun Apr 22 22:47:41 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: xod@shiva.sixgirls.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_1_2); 23 Apr 2001 05:47:41 -0000 Received: (qmail 14662 invoked from network); 23 Apr 2001 05:47:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by l7.egroups.com with QMQP; 23 Apr 2001 05:47:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO shiva.sixgirls.org) (63.219.55.100) by mta2 with SMTP; 23 Apr 2001 05:47:40 -0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by shiva.sixgirls.org (8.11.3+3.4W/8.11.1) with ESMTP id f3N5leQ06598 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2001 01:47:40 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 01:47:40 -0400 (EDT) To: Subject: Re: [lojban] GNOME translations In-Reply-To: <20010422123250.A1079@twcny.rr.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII From: Value Yourself On Sun, 22 Apr 2001, Rob Speer wrote: > platu means too many different things. I was going for the 'arrangement' > meaning, but you're right that se platu (selpla) is already used as 'schematic' > and I even used it to mean 'code'. > > So now I don't know what to use. What's a layout? A gunsfe tcini? Or sinxa morna? > 'sinxa' would work for 'icon', but thumbnails and icons are different. We could get metaphoric and try verba pixra for thumb! Undoubtedly this will arouse the suspicion of Lojban-reading investigators seeking kiddie porn. > I suppose I could go with gunsfexra. This works. Except the jerks can argue that the desktop itself is a sort of pixra. > > > > > task (running program): mutmi'i > > > > > thumbnail: cmaji'u > > > > > > > > e'u use the same ending you use for gunsfeja'o? > > And that would make this cmaxra. Probably makes the most sense. > A menu is a menu no matter which direction it comes out from its source, or > whether it's attached to a source at all. And it still needs to be selcuxste > (choice-list instead of choosing-list). This is true. There was a time when we referred to these as "drop down menus", but now and especially with gnome, menus pop forth from everywhere! selcuxste looks good! ------ 1.Why are you measuring the measure? The measure is the same. Even after Great One, the bones will be broken. I am telling you. Relic should believe me. 2.Where after religion you believe in religion and wish that to Ora. Emptiness is that what Baby God's Eye is fighting for.