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#8509 closed defect (bug) (fixed)
Grammar in disabled gears text
| Reported by: | mrmist | Owned by: | |
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| Priority: | normal | Milestone: | 2.7 |
| Component: | General | Version: | 2.7 |
| Severity: | trivial | Keywords: | has-patch |
| Cc: | Focuses: |
Description
The grammar in the dialogue when Gears is denied grates on my delicate sensibilities. Attached a quick patch for it.
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Change History (9)
#4
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18 years ago
Your browser’s settings do not permit this website to use Google Gears.
Wasn't it decided to call Gears by its product name 'Gears' rather than by 'Google Gears'?
#5
in reply to: ↑ 4
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18 years ago
Replying to DD32:
Wasn't it decided to call Gears by its product name 'Gears' rather than by 'Google Gears'?
"Google Gears" is how Google refers to its own app in the same situation in its own documentation:
http://code.google.com/apis/gears/gears_faq.html#bestGearsPerms
This site would like to use Google Gears to enable fast...
It makes sense in this case especially because when it hasn't been approved yet someone is more likely not to know what "Gears" means.
#6
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18 years ago
"Google Gears" is how Google refers
It was originally called "Google Gears" but later renamed to just "Gears" (To reflect it was a general-web thing, not specifically a Google item)
See #6965 and http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/happy-birthday-google-gears.html (For the rename)
#7
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18 years ago
Right, but what I'm saying is that the first time a user encounters it, it would be good to provide the domain in which the term belongs.
We do the same for other applications when the name is generic, for example calling it "Word" after making it clear that the context is "Microsoft Word." Otherwise people might think "Gears" within WordPress refers to something particular to WP, even though it has other meanings. Like "Widget."
I don't think a nominalization combined with the passive voice is a great improvement. How about this?
'Your browser’s settings do not permit this website to use Google Gears.'