Words in other languages often
require more characters than their English equivalents. If your
dialog boxes are going to be translated, leave as much room as possible
for them to grow. The following table shows some familiar AutoCAD terms
with their equivalents in French and German.
Equivalent AutoCAD terms
in English, French, and German
|
English
|
French
|
German
|
Line
|
Ligne
|
Linie
|
Arc
|
Arc
|
Bogen
|
Circle
|
Cercle
|
Kreis
|
3D Polylines
|
Polylignes
3D
|
3D-Polylinien
|
Diameter
dimensioning
|
Cotation
de diamètre
|
Durchmesserbemaßung
|
Layers
|
Calque
|
Layer
|
Linetypes
|
Types de
ligne
|
Linientypen
|
Entity
creation modes
|
Modes de création des objets |
Modus für Objekterzeugung |
Select
objects
|
Choix des
objets
|
Objekte wählen |
OK
|
OK
|
OK
|
Cancel
|
Annuler
|
Abbruch
|
Help
|
Aide
|
Hilfe
|
