Re: [libreoffice-l10n] BASIC vs. basic

I totally agree. The programming language is an acronym, BASIC 
(Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), so it should be all 
upper case. In LO sometimes it is not obvious whether 'Basic' refers to 
'basic or BASIC.

Thanks, Tuomas.

Donald


On 13/03/21 6:54 am, Tuomas Hietala wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> In LibreOffice, the programming language BASIC is mostly written as 
> "Basic". This is a source of some confusion for translators (and I 
> imagine many English-speaking users, too) as it's not always clear 
> whether "Basic" should be interpreted as "basic" (a normal English word) 
> or "BASIC" (the programming language).
>
> Is there any particular reason for the current convention? Microsoft 
> seems to be doing the same, but I don't know if that's a good enough 
> reason for perpetuating the confusion.
>
> Cheers,
> Tuomas


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Donald

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