D23415: Improve comprehensibility and consistency of window placement mode names

Vlad Zagorodniy <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.kde.devel.kwin,gmane.comp.kde.doc
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zzag added a comment.


  In D23415#518815 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D23415#518815>, @ndavis wrote:
  
  > I don't think a native English speaker would be confused by the wording, but if you think non-native English speakers might get confused, that's something worth considering.
  
  
  Alright, let's approach this from other side. Why is "Maximized" preferred to "Maximizing?"
  
  > With the second name, you can assume that windows will appear in the top left  corner.
  
  Which one? :-) "Top-Left Corner" isn't better than "Zero-Cornered" because it's too generic imho.

REPOSITORY
  R108 KWin

BRANCH
  better-window-placement-text (branched from master)

REVISION DETAIL
  https://phabricator.kde.org/D23415

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