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[PATCH] Expose the native sharing dialog (macOS)

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Message #283 received at 76120 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Alvaro Ramirez <alvaro <at> xenodium.com>
To: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>, <eliz <at> gnu.org>,  stefankangas <at> gmail.com,
 shipmints <at> gmail.com
Cc: 76120 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: This feature is not about "sharing", or a "native" anything.
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:02:39 +0000

Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Let's replace "share" with "manipulate" now, with the idea that 
> we can
> change the word a few weeks from now -- after discussing about 
> the
> best word to use.
>
> "Manipulate" fits what the feature does, and it is clearly 
> better than
> "share".  If we find a better word, we can change to that.

How about "send-to" as package prefix instead of "share"? The 
context menu would also be "Send to...".

"Send to" feels like a great candidate, as it would apply 
generally across different platforms.

Eli, Stefan, WDYT?

ps. Credit to Stephane for proposing "send-to" as an alternative.

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