MX Acronyms (a dictionary or key)??
MX Acronyms (a dictionary or key)??
Because the confusion I see in the forums involving acronym meaning, use, and clarity, it occurs to me that a key to local MX acronyms (not Linux based, just MX unique acronyms) might be helpful. I personally think they should be linked directly to the Forums, if possible.
Ideas, comments, etc.?
Ideas, comments, etc.?
Pax vobiscum,
Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
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Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Re: MX Acronyms (a dictionary or key)??
That sounds like a good addition to our existing FAQ!manyroads wrote: ↑Sat Feb 02, 2019 10:11 am Because the confusion I see in the forums involving acronym meaning, use, and clarity, it occurs to me that a key to local MX acronyms (not Linux based, just MX unique acronyms) might be helpful. I personally think they should be linked directly to the Forums, if possible.
Ideas, comments, etc.?
The only ones I can think off offhand are MXPI and maybe ddm-mx...
Re: MX Acronyms (a dictionary or key)??
People are regularly having to describe where MX comes from as well.
Pax vobiscum,
Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Re: MX Acronyms (a dictionary or key)??
As in the name, or in the complete history of the distro?
MX is simple enough. ME̶P̶I̶S̶ ̶+̶ ̶a̶n̶t̶i̶X= MX.
MX is simple enough. ME̶P̶I̶S̶ ̶+̶ ̶a̶n̶t̶i̶X= MX.
Re: MX Acronyms (a dictionary or key)??
No more than a sentence...
Pax vobiscum,
Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Re: MX Acronyms (a dictionary or key)??
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Re: MX Acronyms (a dictionary or key)??
Yes a good ideaStevo wrote: ↑Sat Feb 02, 2019 12:55 pmThat sounds like a good addition to our existing FAQ!manyroads wrote: ↑Sat Feb 02, 2019 10:11 am Because the confusion I see in the forums involving acronym meaning, use, and clarity, it occurs to me that a key to local MX acronyms (not Linux based, just MX unique acronyms) might be helpful. I personally think they should be linked directly to the Forums, if possible.
Ideas, comments, etc.?
The only ones I can think off offhand are MXPI and maybe ddm-mx...
... And also the related command :
MXPI = MX Package Installer = mx-packageinstaller
INXI / PINXI = ... = inxi
mx-switchuser = Switch User = mx-switchuser
...
And for the standard XFCE (because it is not easy in other language to find the command by name in English)
whiskermenu = whisker menu = xfce4-popup-whiskermenu
settings-manager = xfce4-settings-manager
...
Pour les nouveaux utilisateurs: Alt+F1 pour le manuel, ou FAQS, MX MANUEL, et Conseils Debian - Info. système “quick-system-info-mx” (QSI) ... Ici: System: MX-19_x64 & antiX19_x32
Re: MX Acronyms (a dictionary or key)??
I agree all these are described around here...
Here are a few people tend to use that confuse newbies (it seems based on their questions etc.); most if not all are in the manual--
MX
mxpi
cli
gpg keys
iso
We might actually just modify the Manual glossary to add those few (?) missing items and provide a link to a copy of the glossary from the forums Blue Welcome Header thingee.
Here are a few people tend to use that confuse newbies (it seems based on their questions etc.); most if not all are in the manual--
MX
mxpi
cli
gpg keys
iso
We might actually just modify the Manual glossary to add those few (?) missing items and provide a link to a copy of the glossary from the forums Blue Welcome Header thingee.
Pax vobiscum,
Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Re: MX Acronyms (a dictionary or key)??
Great observations by
ManyRoads, Stevo, Jerry3904.
Familiarity reduces our empathy
for newcomers to Linux.
ManyRoads, Stevo, Jerry3904.
Familiarity reduces our empathy
for newcomers to Linux.
Thinkpad T430 & Dell Latitude E7450, both with MX-21.3.1
kernal 5.10.0-26-amd64 x86_64; Xfce-4.18.0; 8 GB RAM
Intel Core i5-3380M, Graphics, Audio, Video; & SSDs.
kernal 5.10.0-26-amd64 x86_64; Xfce-4.18.0; 8 GB RAM
Intel Core i5-3380M, Graphics, Audio, Video; & SSDs.
Re: MX Acronyms (a dictionary or key)??
Exactly right! Newbies are totally unfamiliar with weird file names and names of applications. I wouldn't think of Thor's hammer (Thunar) as a file manager, for example, and renaming it "Places" was supposed to be helpful I guess. But to me it doesn't suggest places on or in my computer as much as it does bookmarks - places on the Web! It that just the autism in me (taking words more literally than I should) or have I made a useful point?