| Re: [e4-dev] Modeled UI element names and SWT clash |
I don't care much one way or another so it's probably good to go with the majority (Ed :-) we have so far,
+1 for M as a prefix.
Boris
e4-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 01/31/2009 08:23:11 AM:
> Eric,
>
> I'd prefer we not use E. Of course it's a great letter, with Ed and
> Eric being just excellent examples of that, but the Ecore model has
> trademarked it, so I'll have to sue you if you use it. :-P
>
> Perhaps we can think of a catchy acronym, a very short word, or get
> Steve to prefix all his names with SWT. :-P M seems the best
> suggestion so far because I imagine E4 would one day seem dated when
> E5 comes along, as it surely will if E4 is successful!
>
> Maybe no one else cares, which surprises me because the more trivial
> an issue, the more opinions there seem to be!
>
> Cheers,
> Ed
>
>
> Eric Moffatt wrote:
>
> While working away on the compatibility I've (finally) reached the
> point where Paul and I are starting to get the Menu/Toolbar story
> together but we've hit a snag. The current model's elements such as
> Menu, MenuItem...clash with the existing SWT classes, making it very
> difficult to wotk on the code.
>
> We'd like to change the model so that we don't have these clashes
> and would happily take suggestions on what to do and/or if anyone
> thinks that changing these is an issue.
>
> After talking with Boris and Paul the best we've got so far is to
> add a 'prefix' letter to all the model elements; 'M' for model, 'E'
> to match EMF's types, 'E4'. <insert your facorite char here>
>
> Which one is best?
> Does anyone have another strategy?
> Is this a good idea?
>
> Onwards,
> Eric
>
>
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