hi all,
and a big welcome to all of you...
Its nice to c that my mail to Sandip did kickstart this list...is it a fact
that a kick starts things
or is it just me <grin>...
neways, hoping that this list wud generate quite a few mails, it wud be a
gud idea to hv a sort of FAQ or guide for new users which cud get emailed
whenever a person joins in.
At 07:10 PM 06/09/2002 +0530, you wrote:
>well, there were several reasons b'hind my mail..
>
>1) technical: the words selected sud be as small as possible so that the
>menu pads don't
>appear too large
>
>2) emotional: we issue "commands" to a computer/program not
>vice-versa...and god only knows how the computers treat us...its high time
>we get back at 'em...<g>
>
>3) Lastly, the silence was deafening, I just wanted to kick start the
>list...;)...welcome abroad!
>
>
>
>At 12:32 AM 06/09/2002 +0530, you wrote:
>
>>But would it have to be in an informal or a formal form? A semi-formal
>>form("Tumi") seems best. So the words would be "kholo","khojo","Thamaao"
>>etc., isn't it?
>>
>>- Sandip
>>
>>At 09:58 PM 9/5/2002 +0530, you wrote:
>>
>>>hi ritwik,
>>>
>>>One suggestion for the translation section.
>>>
>>>I suggest that we address the #@$#^## computer in first person
>>>(derogatory?? or intimate??)
>>>like "khol", "khoj", "Tham", etc. It wud take less space in terms of
>>>menu pad real estate.
>>>Moreover it wud indicate the user is in charge not the ##$%$# program...:)
>>>
>>>Atanu
>>>
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