On Oct 18, 2010, at 11:30 AM, Thomas Mortagne wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 11:11, Vincent Massol <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hin
>> 
>> I'd like to rename {{uservatar}} macro to {{avatar}} (ie deprecate the 
>> {{uservatar}} alias) + rename the current "username" parameter to "name":
>> 
>> {{avatar name="XWiki.VincentMassol" /}}
> 
> "id" would be probably more correct (but maybe too technical I don't know)

yes I hesitated with '"reference" and "id" but I found them too technical even 
if more correct technically...

-Vincent

>> Rationale:
>> * Macros should be as easy to use as possible and avatar is easier and 
>> shorter than useravatar (for several reasons shorter, no need to remember if 
>> there's an underscore, a dash, etc)
>> * We'll want to use that macro not only for user avatars but also for other 
>> potential use cases (group avatars for example). Note that the macro can 
>> autodiscover if the avatar reference is a user or a group but in case it 
>> isn't possible for other types it's always possible to add a type parameter 
>> later on.
>> 
>> Here's my +1
>> 
>> Thanks
>> -Vincent
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