On Monday, February 17, 2020 at 5:12:44 PM UTC+1, Jeremy Ruston wrote: * TiddlyWiki --> FooBarWiki > * tiddlywiki --> foobarwiki >
Please don't. IMO foo and bar are some of the most terrible placeholder variable names in computer history. see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foobar > * Tiddler --> Card > * tiddler --> card > I would be OK with card / Card > The result is a fully functional TiddlyWiki with no remaining references > to the words "tiddlywiki" or "tiddler". Not only is the user interface text > fixed, the `<$tiddler>` widget becomes the `<$card>` widget, and the > `<$tranclude tiddler=foo/>` widget becomes `<$tranclude card=foo/>` etc. > Hmmm. Version 6.1.0 since it won't be backwards compatible. ... If we create a non-compatible version we should do some heavy house cleaning and get rid of the deprecated stuff. There's lots of interesting questions to consider before we even try to > settle on the new name itself, and I'm interested to hear other views. > > * Is it worth the effort of changing the name? > I think so, since the name seems to cause problems. foobar will also cause problems, since it is a synonym for trash. > * What are the downsides of doing so? > Incompatibility > * Coming up with suggestions for the new name is relatively easy, but what > are the criteria that we should use to test the new name? (We wouldn't want > to have to change it again) > > * Should we seek to keep things simple by choosing a name that retains the > TW initials? > hmmm, the W is simple ... wiki ;) -mario -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/afa4817e-fc00-4175-a6e6-be4d32880630%40googlegroups.com.
