Hi!

I would prefer an "--ath-" prefix for the option names addressing
the ATH. The abbreviation atoq doesn't tell me anything, thaa
doesn't sound better to me too.
Just my 2 cents about it.


Am Montag, 22. Oktober 2001 16:38 schrieben Sie:
> Gabriel Bouvigne wrote:
> > > Using an "--atoq-*" prefix for all options associated with
> > > the adaptive auto-leveling unifies these switches while clearly
> > > distinguishing them from other options such as "--athlower" or
> > > "--athtype" that tune the absolute level of the ATH.
> >
> > And what about an eth prefix? I know some will argue that it's not a very
> > scientific term, but the notion we introduced really looks like an
> > effective threshold of hearing.
>
> I'm not sure if "effective" offers much description, as more
> than the adaptive adjustment routines change the effective level
> of the ATH.  However, "atoq" could mean the same as "ath", so a
> different prefix seems reasonable.  Just pulling up the source,
> suggests something like "aaath", but we can just drop the letter
> for "absolute", and tag the letter(s) representing "adaptive /
> auto-leveling / auto-adjusting / adaptive adjusting" to the end to
> get "tha" or "thaa".  Since the original comment in "encoder.c"
> refers to "auto-adjust", the prefix "thaa" seems to fit well.
> (Also, the anagram of "tha" may be confused with "ath" by those
> with dyslectic tendencies.)
>
> > > the "--adapt-thres-*" switches.  The option "--ath-adjust" has
> > > been around longer, so I will await approval from interested
> > > developers before so boldly changing the name on that. =)
> >
> > Change the name if you want (although I'd prefer --eth-xxx). As it's
> > considered to be experimental switches, it's not part of the doc, and so
> > (theorically) end users should not be used to it.
>
> Okay, unless I receive further comments, I will go ahead and
> change the prefix, but I will use a "--thaa-" prefix (which drops
> the wording argument of "effective" versus "absolute", and focuses
> on pointing out the automatic adjustment).
>
> Thanks for the feedback.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> - John



Ciao Robert
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