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[PATCH] Expose the native sharing dialog (macOS)

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Message #301 received at 76120 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Alvaro Ramirez <alvaro <at> xenodium.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, stefankangas <at> gmail.com
Cc: 76120 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rms <at> gnu.org, shipmints <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: This feature is not about "sharing", or a "native" anything.
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:58:21 +0000

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Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Alvaro Ramirez <alvaro <at> xenodium.com>
>> Cc: 76120 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>> 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.
>
> Yes, I think it's better (just sand the same proposal, before 
> even
> reading this).

Sounds good. Thank you.

Attaching the latest iteration of the patch (renamed
0004-Add-Send-to-context-menu-item-to-mouse-el.patch)..

New since 0003-Add-context-menu-share-to-mouse.el.patch:

- Replacing the word "share" throughout patch and using 
 "send"/"send to" instead.

[0004-Add-Send-to-context-menu-item-to-mouse-el.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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