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minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up71·1 day agowhat is even more funny about this is that the name of that directory used to be locale-dependent, so in sweden it was just called “Program”, completely nullifying that idea.
minus-squarejjagaimo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56·1 day agoC:\Program Files C:\Program Files (x86) C:\ProgramData
minus-squareBanMe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up39·1 day agoThe fucking parenthetical x86 absolutely kills me. I don’t normally wish dick cancer on people,
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoIt’s only localised in the file explorer. The actual folder name is always Program Files.
minus-squareSorryQuick@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·24 hours agoOnly since vista, it used to be localized.
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·22 hours agowhat about placeholders/variables like %localappdata%, %windir%, %programfiles%?
minus-squareSorryQuick@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 hours agoI can only assume these always existed, otherwise it would have been a nightmare for everyone.
minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoExcel used to have, and I think it still has, localised function names. Makes it a nightmare to look up stuff on the Internet.
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agothe entirety of office has localised hotkeys. whaddayamean ^F is “search”? it’s for fat text!
minus-squareuniquethrowagay@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 hours agoReally? That is absolute insanity
what is even more funny about this is that the name of that directory used to be locale-dependent, so in sweden it was just called “Program”, completely nullifying that idea.
C:\Program Files
C:\Program Files (x86)
C:\ProgramData
C:\PROGRA~1
The fucking parenthetical x86 absolutely kills me. I don’t normally wish dick cancer on people,
It’s only localised in the file explorer. The actual folder name is always Program Files.
Only since vista, it used to be localized.
what about placeholders/variables like %localappdata%, %windir%, %programfiles%?
I can only assume these always existed, otherwise it would have been a nightmare for everyone.
nope, that’s an NT thing
Excel used to have, and I think it still has, localised function names.
Makes it a nightmare to look up stuff on the Internet.
the entirety of office has localised hotkeys. whaddayamean ^F is “search”? it’s for fat text!
Really? That is absolute insanity