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Re: [PATCH] gitk: Update German translation

From
Christian Stimming <stimming@tuhh.de>
Date
May 3, 2008, 08:03 UTC
Message-ID
<200805031003.09458.stimming@tuhh.de>
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<18460.6645.918108.615194@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com>
Am Samstag, 3. Mai 2008 09:53 schrieb Paul Mackerras:
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> Christian Stimming writes:
> > > Well, the commits aren't in date order, strictly speaking, and the
> > > last commit isn't necessarily the oldest (though the first commit will
> > > in fact be the newest).  How about:
> > >
> > > <Home>	Move to head of list
> > > <End>	Move to tail of list
> > >
> > > Would that be any clearer?
> >
> > I think "head of list" and "tail of list" are more the terms about the
> > implementation detail and not so much an explanation that is easily
> > understood for the user. I think some combination using the word "top"
> > should rather be used to make it really clear we're talking about the
> > upper end of the window.
>
> The list isn't just a detail, it's what the user sees in the top pane:
> the commits, listed in some order.
>
> How about "top of list" and "bottom of list"?  Or "start of list" and
> "end of list"?
I think "top of list" and "bottom of list" would work quite well.
Regards,
Christian
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Message 13 of 15 in “gitk: Update German translation”
  1. gitk: Update German translationChristian Stimming, May 1, 2008
  2. Stephan BeyerMay 1, 2008
  3. Christian StimmingMay 2, 2008
  4. Stephan BeyerMay 3, 2008
  5. Christian StimmingMay 7, 2008
  6. Stephan BeyerMay 15, 2008
  7. Christian StimmingMay 24, 2008
  8. Stephan BeyerMay 25, 2008
  9. gitk: German translation again updatedChristian Stimming, May 2, 2008
  10. Paul MackerrasMay 2, 2008
  11. Christian StimmingMay 2, 2008
  12. Paul MackerrasMay 3, 2008
  13. Christian StimmingMay 3, 2008
  14. Paul MackerrasMay 2, 2008
  15. Christian StimmingMay 2, 2008

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