Re: Translating the Mouse !?

[Ibrahim Shaame <ishaame at hispeed-sr dot ch>]

Isam Bayazidi wrote:

> Salam all .. 
>  I am starting to feel odd about some of the translation .. even some of them 
> I did .. today when I got a dialog delling me to do something with the Fa2ra 
> (Mouse) .. I felt offended .. maybe it is just me .. but I think that 
> translating the Mouse Name is not very wise .. around here (in Jordan) no one 
> uses the word fa2ra to refere to the computer mouse .. 
>
> I prepered a major commit fixing the Fa2ra thing to make it a translitrated 
> mouse ماوس instead, and with alot of changes ..
> I wanted to hear what you think .. Specialy Mr. Yasser.. 
>
>
>  
Assalaam Alaikum wa Rahmatul llahi wa Barakaatuh
It does not make sense in English neither. If you find any English 
speaking person who has never seen a computer before he would also feel 
odd to call that small thing a mouse. It is just a question of getting 
used to the word. If we reason as you do then there wouldn't be any 
translations at all. So I think it should be translated to Fa'ara.

Ibrahim