On September 1, 2015 3:59:09 PM EDT, Kahunapule Michael Johnson <kahunap...@ebible.org> wrote: >On 08/31/2015 10:26 PM, David Haslam wrote: > >Yesterday, I added a note in the wiki page: >http://www.crosswire.org/wiki/DevTools:conf_Files#cite_note-1 1. We >strongly advise to avoid using an Abbreviation that's identical to the >ModName or Abbreviation of any other module. It only leads to >confusion, and may have unexpected consequences for some front-ends. >Peter thought that this might confuse some module developers, but I'm >more concerned about the unexpected consequences of the semantic >problem at the software. > > >Yes. This module developer is confused. I can give you unique >abbreviations or short abbreviations that match traditional usage. >Choose one. You can't have both. > >-- > >Aloha, >Kahunapule Michael Johnson > >MICHAEL JOHNSON >PO BOX 881143 >PUKALANI HI 96788-1143 >USA eBible.org >MLJohnson.org >Mobile: +1 808-333-6921 >Skype: kahunapule > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
So as a new frontend developer I'm confused. What is the purpose of the Abbreviation conf entry and why world I want to use it over module name which should already be shortish (at least compared to title)? -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page