On Saturday 18 January 2014 14:31:41 Mark Gaiser wrote: > On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 8:58 AM, Martin Graesslin <mgraess...@kde.org> wrote: > > On Saturday 18 January 2014 01:11:54 Mark Gaiser wrote: > >> I guess my arguments for going with the "Plasmoid" name rather then > >> "Applet" are just ignored then? > >> Sebas did gave "some" (few lines) explanation before my bunch of > >> arguments. Yet i still think "Plasmoid" would suit it better. > > > > I think the name got mentioned in this thread: Applet was the name already > > used in the C++ world, see [1]. So for anyone doing porting from a C++ > > applet to a QML applet, the name Applet will be more reasonable. > > > > Personally I think Applet is a way better name as it is more generic and > > people know what is meant with it, but Plasmoid is a domain specific name > > people have to know. In the same way I went for Switcher in KWin although > > our internal name is TabBox. The one is generic the other is domain > > specific (and yes my QML code was first TabBox, then I thought about it > > and renamed all of it). Of course Plasma already uses the name plasmoid > > in the API and honestly I think that this is a mistake in the API. > > > > Cheers > > Martin > > But your case to go for Switcher rather then TabBox is logical. Or to > me it is :) > The name "KWin.Switcher" tells me what it's going to do so it's chosen > wisely. > > The name "Applet" doesn't tell me one thing. The name "Plasmoid" does. > Since plasmoids are those visible things on the plasma desktop, i'd > expect a plasmoid to be something visual on my desktop. Applet might > indeed be more generic, but it doesn't tell me if it will be visible > on the plasma desktop. Which it will most likely be! Thus i think > "Plasmoid" is the better name since the name alone will give you the > idea that it's something that will appear on the plasma desktop. > > Or am i completely wrong now?
Take a step back and imagine you wouldn't know that these "thingies" are called Plasmoid. E.g. your a developer who wants to provide an "app" for Plasma Active. What would sound more logical to you? Applet or Plasmoid? I assume everybody can understand what an applet is supposed to be and knows them from other areas, too. But Plasmoid... Cheers Martin
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