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[Jim Connett <jimandmarcy@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds good to me! All three of your statements (I believe correctly)
contain the phrase "IN the Launcher". The "on" in the third statement
applies to an action taken toward an app, not the Launcher itself.

Isn't English fun? :)




On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 12:46 PM, Mario H. Burgos <mario@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

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>
> Consistently applying the use (Placing an app in the Launcher, and later
> clicking on the app) is required to make this work.
>
> One looks for an app/icon "in" the Launcher.
> One puts an app "in" the Launcher.
> One clicks "on" an app in the Launcher.
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> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Jim Connett <jimandmarcy@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
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>> I'm leaning more toward *IN* the Launcher. The Launcher is ON the
>> desktop (permanent); we interact with the tiles IN it (transient). But
>> then, if you want to open the clock app in the title bar, you click ON it,
>> not IN it!
>>
>> Oy vey!
>>
>> Grammatically, it would probably be OK either way..as long as we're
>> consistent throughout the manual.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 3:50 AM, Patrick Dickey <pdickeybeta@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> I would say if it's going to be visible when the launcher is, then "on
>>> the launcher", but if it's putting an icon in the list of items when you
>>> click the top most button, then it would be "in the launcher" or more
>>> accurately "in the list of applications."
>>>
>>> Just my .02 worth.
>>>
>>> Have a great day.:)
>>> Patrick.
>>>
>>> On Tue, 2013-08-13 at 08:36 +0200, Hannie Dumoleyn wrote:
>>> > I see both in and on the Launcher. What should we use? Or can we use
>>> both?
>>> > ... will place an icon in the Launcher
>>> > ... other applications appear on the Launcher
>>> > Hannie
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