Using the Tables brand/trade name for a spreadsheet application

[Gopalakrishna Bhat]

Hi,


On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 7:49 PM, Arpit Srivastava <sunnyarpit123 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello :)
>
> I've never really said anything here before, though I do follow the
> conversations and try to learn. Hope to actually become an active
> contributor in the near future.
>
> I'll throw in my suggestions:-
> *
> *
> *@ Calligra Enum* ( Enumerate - also e(lectronic)-numerate :P )
> [ There's only some PC Power Management software ( EnUM:
> http://www.varyc.com/enum.html), that goes by that name ]
> -- As it contains "num", new users of the suite would instantly recognize
> that it must be something along the lines of Excel.
>
>
> *@ Calligra Tabulate (Tab?): *As the name's just been turned into its
> verb form, users would probably have no problem in finding the application
> they are looking for. (They might not even notice the change!)
>
> Besides, I doubt if most people read (or, type in the search bar) beyond
> the first three letters :)
>
> [ There only seems to be an iOS app, related to a book on "Agile
> Planning". http://dpatrickcaldwell.blogspot.in/2009/03/tabulate.html  ]
>
>
>
> *@ Calligra Numero! : *Well....there's Krita. So... ;)
> [ There's a SaaS company (deals with social media, customer management etc
> software  - http://www.thisisnumero.com/about-us/) ]
>
>
>
> *@ Calligra Actuary: *I know, it's probably wrong to use the word
> 'actuary' over here, as spreadsheet software can be used for much more.
> Thought it sounded nice though.
> [ I didn't find any app with this name, though a company owns
> "Actuarialsoftware.com" ]
>
>
> *@ Calligra Cypher/Cipher: *By cipher/cypher, I refer to its older
> meaning - zeros.
>
> It's likely to be mistaken as some cryptography software though, I think.
> :(
> Could a word meaning  'zero' ...err...discourage people from using it? (
> Any Psychology experts? ;) )
>
>
> *@Calligra Mensa:  *Literally means 'table'
> Any chance the famous organization for people with high IQ, might get
> angry? 0_0
>
> I think this too close to http://www.plsys.co.uk/mesa.htm


>
> *@Calligra Sankhya:* 'Sankhya' ( roughly pronounced as "Son - Khia" )
> means "Number" in Sanskrit/Hindi. A reference to the Indo-Arabic numerals
> we use today?
>
> Disadvantage - Most people wouldn't know the meaning of the name. ( Though
> 'Ubuntu managed fine... )
>
>
> *@Calligra Board / Sheets: *( *awkward* )...Maybe not.
>
>
> That's all I could think of, for now.
>
> Best,
> Arpit =)
>
>
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