Re: [MiNT] TosWin2 2.7 Fenster konfigurieren.. trunk-09082010, Colour selection

[George Nakos <ggn@thebat.net>]

Hello Jean-Luc,

Friday, August 20, 2010, 8:18:30 PM, you wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:08:05 , Martin Tarenskeen <m.tarenskeen@zonnet.nl> wrote:
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>> On Fri, 20 Aug 2010, Jean-Luc CECCOLI wrote:
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>> > On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:42:02 , Martin Tarenskeen <m.tarenskeen@zonnet.nl> wrote:
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>> >> On Fri, 20 Aug 2010, Peter Slegg wrote:
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>> >>> Is there an English rsc for the latest Toswin2 ?
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>> >> And why is not English the default language in the first place ?
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>> > Maybe because the coders native language is german ?
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>> Yes, I know. But the Germans in this mailinglist seem to read/write
>> English quite well. Even the French guys are trying to talk English here,
>> which is surprising if you know how much the French prefer their own
>> language  ;-)
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> Do you know much people who don't prefer their native language ? ;-)

Personally,  when  I  see  programs  translated  to Greek (which is my
native language) I have a fit!

> The most difficult, in fact, is the huge difference between the way
> you learn foreign languages at scholl and the way native people
> really speak it.:-(
> And, when technical terms come into it... :-(:-(
> And, when you get older and school is something you hardly can
> remember... :-(:-(:-(
> Moreover, I think there also is a huge difference between being able
> to speak a language, and being able to think as a native of it!

I  started  with computers from the 8-bit era, when most stuff were in
English.  Even  installing  and using a Greek charset was a big hassle
and  wasn't  guaranteed to work with every app (and indeed it didn't).
So  I really find it more practical to see everything in English - I'm
more in touch with the terminology than any other language.

My €0.02 :)

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Best regards,
 George                            mailto:ggn@thebat.net