[OT] (I guess) Re: How can we change the keyboard layout?

[Michael Lange <klappnase@t-online.de>]

Hi,

On Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:07:24 +0100
Ralph Aichinger <ra@h5.or.at> wrote:

> On Tue, 2024-02-06 at 12:47 +0100, hw wrote:
> > 'Strg' doesn't belong on a key.  It's 'Ctrl'.  There is no German
> > translation for that, and calling it 'Steuerung' is plain wrong.  A
> > more correct translation would be 'Kontrolle', and it is also wrong
> > for this key.  If someone says 'String' that only shows that they
> > have
> > no clue what they're talking about.
> 
> No, actually "Steuerung" is a/the correct translation of "control":
> 
> https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/german-english/steuerung
> 
> Yes, in some contexts "Control" can also mean "Kontrolle", but more 
> often than not it is a "false friend".

I think this is at least debatable (if not plainly wrong). If you look at
the same dictionary the other way around (which I believe one should
do when looking for the German translation of "control") the impression
is quite to the contrary:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-german/control

Just saying ...

Have a nice day :-)

Michael