* Kern Sibbald schrieb am 28.03.07 um 11:36 Uhr: > Hello, > > Dirk and I are reviewing some bat terminology to try to maintain a bit of > consistency, and we are faced with the issue of how to refer to windows that > can be detached from the main bat window and "float" or exist in an > independent window. We need two terms: one for pulling the window out of bat > and creating a separate window, and the second is taking the separate window > and putting it back into bat. > > The terminology that Qt uses is docked windows, but we have a number of ideas > for naming this action: > > undock dock > detach attach > float attach > float dock > inflate deflate > engage disengage > pullout pushin > callout callin > externalize internalize > expound impound > > I personally lean toward float and dock, but detach and attach are not bad. > However, we would be interested to hear your ideas.
I would adopt the Qt terminology as it will most propably be compatible with other GUI programs as well. So: undock/dock => +1 -Marc -- BUGS My programs never have bugs. They just develop random features. If you discover such a feature and you want it to be removed: please send an email ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users