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Re: Geary Naming

 

Well the name in the about box is just gonna be "Mail" too. It will
probably have some elementary copyrights underneath showing that it is in
fact out Mail app, and not Ubuntu or GNOME's.
Anyway, it will probably be evident just from looking at it that it belongs
to elementary.

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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