From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Extending org-contacts with properties: naming properties
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 19:55:54 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87iozh4svp.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 2013-08-07T09-52-51@devnull.Karl-Voit.at
Karl Voit <devnull@Karl-Voit.at> writes:
> * David Rogers <davidandrewrogers@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I agree that this kind of simple thing looks like a better
>> idea. However, it would also be nice to be able to call it some name
>> where a person who encounters the software capability but doesn't yet
>> know what it's for will understand what it's for just from reading the
>> name.
>
> This is my goal, yes.
>
>> "Given" is simple and sounds clear, but it doesn't say who did the
>> giving so the clarity is over-rated. "CustomerInfoIGaveThem" is a bit
>> long. :) (and TheirRecordOfMe is hardly any better.) :)
>
> I am trying to find something that fulfills the trade-off between
> short and descriptive/long. Is it true that none of my words from
> the first mail is reaching the goal somewhat?
>
> - mediated
> - informed
> - assigned
> - passed
> - requested
> - connexidatum
> - stored
> - delivered
>
> I am depending here on the native speakers who can judge better than
> me using a translation tool ...
>
> Then, there are some possible combinations I could think of:
>
> - I_gave_phone
> - About_me_phone
> - About_my_phone
> - ...
Is this a prefix for multiple values? Ie, it will be "XXX_email",
"XXX_cell", "XXX_phone" and so on? I think the word "context" is pretty
relevant here; you might consider something like "CONTEXT_EMAIL" or
"CONTEXT_MY_EMAIL".
Just a thought.
E
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-08-07 11:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-08-05 9:56 Extending org-contacts with properties: naming properties Karl Voit
2013-08-05 22:55 ` Samuel Wales
2013-08-06 1:13 ` David Rogers
2013-08-06 1:16 ` Samuel Wales
2013-08-07 7:59 ` Karl Voit
2013-08-07 10:43 ` Robert Horn
2013-08-07 17:38 ` Karl Voit
2014-05-24 8:20 ` Esben Stien
2014-05-24 8:22 ` Bastien
2014-05-24 8:45 ` Esben Stien
2014-05-24 9:15 ` Esben Stien
2014-05-24 14:06 ` Alexis
2013-08-07 11:55 ` Eric Abrahamsen [this message]
2013-08-07 17:36 ` Karl Voit
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