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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It has been shown that Cornish is very capable of
rendering Biblical texts, and there are quite a few nautical/fishing,
home/farming and nature terms.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is an example of modern technical
English.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Will Cornish be able to join in, and cope, or
will people just give up and use English?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If Cornish is to be successful, in the modern
world, then it has to be able to be used for modern topics:</FONT></DIV>
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<H3 id=siteSub><FONT size=2>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</FONT></H3>
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<TH style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; TEXT-ALIGN: center" colSpan=2>Mezzo</TH></TR>
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<TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" colSpan=2><A class=image
title="The Mezzo Desktop in action on Symphony OS"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Symphonyosb1pr1.png"></A><BR>The
Mezzo Desktop in action on Symphony OS</TD></TR>
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<TH><A
title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_design
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_design">Design by</A></TH>
<TD><A
title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Spisak
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Spisak">Jason Spisak</A></TD></TR>
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<TD><A
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<P><B>Mezzo</B> is the <A
title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_environment
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_environment">desktop environment</A>
created by Jason Spisak. Added to <A
title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_OS
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_OS">Symphony OS</A>, it follows <A
title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Spisak
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Spisak">Jason Spisak's</A> Laws of
Interface Design <A class="external autonumber"
title="http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/iso-images/mezzo/MezzoGreypaper.pdf
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href="http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/iso-images/mezzo/MezzoGreypaper.pdf"
rel=nofollow>[1]</A> and poses a new way of presenting data to the user. Mezzo
uses <A
title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FVWM
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FVWM">FVWM</A> as a window manager.</P>
<P>Mezzo disposes of standard concepts like "The desktop is a folder" and nested
menu systems and instead presents all needed information directly to the user
via the main desktop and four desk targets for tasks and files related to
System, Programs, Files, and Trash. This tries to simplify the desktop.</P>
<P>Originally only available for <A
title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_OS
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_OS">Symphony OS</A>, some earlier
versions of Mezzo were available as a <A class=mw-redirect title=.deb
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.deb">.deb</A> package for other <A
title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian">Debian</A>-based distributions such
as <A class=mw-redirect
title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_%28operating_system%29
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_%28operating_system%29">Ubuntu</A>.
The design of Mezzo has also influenced other projects, particularly the <A
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title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kuartet&action=edit&redlink=1
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kuartet&action=edit&redlink=1">Kuartet</A>
Desktop, which is built upon KDE using <A class=mw-redirect
title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superkaramba
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superkaramba">Superkaramba</A> and <A
title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_%28programming_language%29
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_%28programming_language%29">Python</A>
for the rendering of a similarly-designed GUI <A class="external autonumber"
title="http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=32541
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href="http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=32541"
rel=nofollow>[2]</A> <A class="external autonumber"
title="http://kuartetdesktop.sourceforge.net/
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href="http://kuartetdesktop.sourceforge.net/" rel=nofollow>[3]</A>.</P>
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<P>That's almost gibberish in English. Try it in Cornish!</P>
<P>The point is that each field of special interest has its own set of terms,
and it makes certain assumptions regarding the reader's prior knowledge.
This means that only a specialist in the field can make an adequate
translation.</P>
<P>This has serious repercussions for one-man writers of language-to-language
dictionaries.</P>
<P>As a simpler example, try writing down the words that would be required to
explain the rules of a game of cricket. "Fly slip", "cow corner", "silly mid
off", and "short backward square leg" may not translate easily.</P>
<P>The problem is not the words but the way in which they are combined.</P>
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<P>Regards,</P>
<P>Andrew J. Trim</P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>