From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: File menu changes (suggestions) Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 20:53:41 +0200 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1119808533 27483 80.91.229.2 (26 Jun 2005 17:55:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 17:55:33 +0000 (UTC) Cc: drew.adams@oracle.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jun 26 19:55:31 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DmbIa-0007fk-P2 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 26 Jun 2005 19:52:05 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DmbQ4-0007ov-E4 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 26 Jun 2005 13:59:48 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1DmbPJ-0007YT-WC for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Jun 2005 13:59:02 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1DmbPH-0007Wo-9t for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Jun 2005 13:58:59 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DmbPG-0007W0-Dz for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Jun 2005 13:58:58 -0400 Original-Received: from [192.114.186.24] (helo=legolas.inter.net.il) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1DmbOG-0001wG-60; Sun, 26 Jun 2005 13:57:56 -0400 Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 (IGLD-83-130-214-212.inter.net.il [83.130.214.212]) by legolas.inter.net.il (MOS 3.5.8-GR) with ESMTP id ESL22881 (AUTH halo1); Sun, 26 Jun 2005 20:53:43 +0300 (IDT) Original-To: rms@gnu.org In-reply-to: (rms@gnu.org) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:39565 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:39565 > From: "Richard M. Stallman" > Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 00:46:31 -0400 > Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org > > 1. Unsplit Windows is a very poor name. It doesn't give you a hint of what > it does; in particular, it doesn't suggest that the current window is the > only one that will remain displayed. > > I agree this name is sort of confusing. I do not see any obvious > right name, but I came up with Absorb Other Windows, which I think is > pretty clear. I have been trying to think of other verbs, but I can't > find one that is entirely right. "Devour"? "Ingest"? "Conquer"? FWIW, I see nothing wrong with "Unsplit". At least one other GUI program uses "Remove split", which is very similar; if that is better, let's use it. I think names like "Absorb", "Devour", etc. will tell nothing to users.