Folder vs Directory

[hius07]

Is there a difference beween Folder and Directory?
I see both e.g. in the + menu in the filebrowser.

[Frenzie]

Where do you see directory? But no, there's no difference.

[Frenzie]

Okay, this looks bad, yes. ;p

[hius07]

Where do you see directory?

• menu in the filebrowser: Set as HOME directory
  Folder shortcuts: Add new folder shortcut: Long-press to select directory

[Frenzie]

Let's take a look at it post release sometime. For now we don't want to invalidate existing translations.

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[NiLuJe]

I have a slight conundrum with the example:

• I largely prefer "directory" for the HOME stuff.
• I slightly prefer "folder" for the "new folder" button ;p.

(All in all, I'd tend to prefer directory to folder, it probably fits better in more contexts?)

[hius07]

Not very thorough search gives two more directories only:

Gear - Device - Screenshot directory
Book information - Directory

[pazos]

I have a slight conundrum with the example:

• I largely prefer "directory" for the HOME stuff.
• I slightly prefer "folder" for the "new folder" button ;p.

(All in all, I'd tend to prefer directory to folder, it probably fits better in more contexts?)

As a firm believer in everything's a file and heavily desktop paradigm follower I have some issues understanding why that's an issue.

I tend to think that dir and folder is the same. The former is a way to express it in a hieararchy and the later a graphical representation of the former. Both are talking about a "place" where "stuff" is put.

Things are even meaningless in galician or spanish, where directory is never used in mainstream computer-ism. Is still used to represent an index of stuff, like "business directory" or "phone directory". But a directory of files is always called "folder".

[Frenzie]

As an aside,

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/folders-that-come-with-your-mac-mchlp1143/mac

Your home folder is named with your user name and has folders for your desktop files, downloads, pictures, documents, movies, music, and any public files. You can create folders in your home folder.

[hius07]

Deep search gives the following statistics in interface elements (including plugins):
Directory - 18 entries
Folder - 17 entries
Parity)

[mergen3107]

Lets agree to “file containers” xD /s

[hius07]

[hius07]

Two more entries

koreader/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua

Lines 227 to 236 in 1bd4636

	if dir.name == ".." then
	text = up_folder_arrow
	elseif dir.name == "." then -- possible with show_current_dir_for_hold
	text = _("Long-press to select current directory")
	elseif dir.name == "./." then -- added as content of an unreadable directory
	text = _("Current directory not readable. Some content may not be shown.")
	else
	text = dir.name.."/"
	bidi_wrap_func = BD.directory
	end