Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Toggle

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If [the display] says Storage with some % (0 to 99), that means that Store
and Print is active and the displayed percentage of the buffer is full of
scan data. With the cursor on Storage, and Enter pressed, Store and Print
will be either enabled or disabled; i.e., it will "toggle" the storage
function.
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dall'Oxford Concise che ho qui:
toggle, n
short piece of wood (like a peg) (to be) put through a loop (to fasten two
things together, eg as used instead of a button on a coat)
Del verbo non fa menzione.
How about toggling the storage function?
Cosa caspita vuol dire? Che il tasto Enter ingolfera' il buffer?
Come to me, I pray, my gallant knights and precious damsels...
Isa
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching

How about toggling the storage function?
A toggle is a switch. To toggle something is to switch it either on or off, or
to one of two states, for example low or high. In the paragraph you cited,
pressing Enter will toggle the Storage function to "enabled" and pressing Enter
again will toggle it to "disabled." Each time you press Enter, the Storage will
will toggle to the opposite state.
Ciao
Ron
USA


Cosa abbia a che fare con i bottoni del montgomery citati nell'Oxford
Concise non lo so, comunque "toggling a function" nel gergo informatico
significa far cambiare di stato a una funzione che può assumere due stati.
Tipicamente i due stati sono ON e OFF, cioè di abilitazione o
disabilitazione come nel tuo testo. Un esempio comunissimo suona come "F3
key toggles sound on/off", il tasto F3 abilita/disabilita il suono.
L'origine credo sia da ricercarsi in "toggle switch" che è il commutatore
elettrico con leva a scatto.
Quindi la traduzione naturale di "to toggle" direi che è "commutare" o
qualcosa di simile.
Spero di essermi fatto perdonare la sconfessione al riguardo di "straße" su
ICLI.
Ciao
Buongiorgio

to one of two states, for example low or high.
Ron, I knew there were reasons why I liked you so much, you smart bugger.
Thanks ever so much.
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ICLI.
Straße... abbiamo abolito anche le maiuscole? :-))) Niente da perdonare,
dato che io avevo scritto 'a quanto pare'... fermo restando che tutti i miei
clienti svizzeri hanno abolito la Eszet da quel di' (e li odio per
questo...).
Ho letto il post chiarificatore di Drogo, e continuero' ad infischiarmene
della loro riforma, e a scrivere il Neuhochdeutsch che mi e' stato con
passione insegnato e che con fatica ho imparato.
Pensa come sarebbe questa, con quella bella rima in ßt, se violentata dalla
riforma:
Mutter
Ich trage dich wie eine Wunde
auf meiner Stirn, die sich nicht schließt
und es fließt
das Herz daraus nicht tot.
Nur manchmal bin ich blind und spüre
Blut im Munde.
(Gottfried Benn)
Grazie ancora
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Tipicamente i due stati sono ON e OFF, cioè di abilitazione o
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Thanks ever so much.
I suppose being called a bugger amongst so many queens may be considered an odd
compliment. In any case, I'm pleased that your diligent and patient search for
reasons has met with some success.
Joking aside, it is a rare opportunity to be able to help someone who has such a
thorough comprehension of both languages. Prego.
Ciao,
Ron
USA

 an odd compliment.
Come dire: meglio stronzo che culo! :))))

thorough comprehension of both languages. Prego.
And if it didn't sound as such to you, it means my comprehension isn't so
thorough after all?
Bye, sweetie pie,


thorough after all?
I can't leave this thread with you believing that what you wrote may have been
offensive or inappropriate.
Although it is a British expression and so my exposure to it is second-hand, I
would say that you can call a friend a "bugger" as non-offensively as you can
call him/her a "bastard" in American English, provided that the circumstances
and tone of voice have an appropriate endearing quality. Your message certainly
met the first criterium and of course the second is as indiscernable as your
accent. In fact, it may be a quite safe thing to say to most Americans who don't
know the real meaning of the word "bugger" and to whom it just sounds like one
of those quaint British expressions.
For me, it was only an opportunity to play with the connotations of the words
"bugger" and "queen" for my own amusement and for those English speakers who are
familiar with the meaning of such words on both sides of the Atlantic (or the
Pond, as a Brit might say).
To paraphrase something you once said to me when we first met on this newsgroup,
there is no need to walk on eggs.
Best regards,
Ron
USA