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[Mario Guerriero <mefrio.g@xxxxxxxxx>]

As Sam Tate said, all the apps should be so in elementary OS.

Mario Guerriero
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On 19/set/2012, at 19:56, Ivo Nunes <ivo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> +1
> 
> On Qua, Set 19, 2012 at 6:55 , Sam Tate <s@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I want all the apps to be named what they do, so Dexter becomes Contacts, Noise becomes Music, Midori becomes Web etc.
>> It's so much easier for the users, and is what they'd expect. iOS and Android, OSX and GNOME all follow this trend, and while we aren't ones for doing something just because everyone else does, it just makes so much more sense. They can be distinguished from other apps in the same way that GNOME does it (gnome-web, gnome-contacts) but these package names aren't actually visible to the user.
>> 
>> On 19 September 2012 18:21, ttosttos Sa <ttosttos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> In principle, it sounds like the right thing to do from an user perspective. However, I wonder where you draw the line? Do you run the risk of creating more confusion when the Geary string pops up here and there (e.g. about dialog, help, etc).  Where do you draw the line in the substitution?
>> 
>> --ttosttos
>> 
>> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Daniel Foré <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hey guys,
>> 
>> I'd like to propose that in elementary we refer to Geary as "Mail" in Slingshot/Dock/etc. Simply because I feel like "Geary" doesn't really have anything to do with Mail and it's original intention was simply to be a code name.
>> 
>> Any objections or strong desire to keep it "Geary"?
>> 
>> Best Regards,
>> 
>> Daniel Foré
>> 
>> elementaryos.org
>> 
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