From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Robert J. Chassell" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:40:18 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: Reply-To: bob@rattlesnake.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1177242042 2371 80.91.229.12 (22 Apr 2007 11:40:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:40:42 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Apr 22 13:40:32 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HfaQe-0007Eo-Ez for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:40:28 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HfaVv-00062j-JE for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:45:55 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HfaVs-00061S-GS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:45:52 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HfaVr-00061G-2S for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:45:51 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HfaVq-00061D-TW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:45:50 -0400 Original-Received: from cpe-69-205-32-54.nycap.res.rr.com ([69.205.32.54] helo=rattlesnake.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HfaQY-00036i-RA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:40:23 -0400 Original-Received: by rattlesnake.com via sendmail from stdin id (Debian Smail3.2.0.115) Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:40:18 +0000 (UTC) In-reply-to: X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:69791 Archived-At: I hate to say it, but it makes sense to convert all the functions `tumme' to a name that starts with `dired' rather than `thumbnails'. `Thumbnails' are common and becoming more so. That name is no good. I know that 17 variables and functions in what used to be called `tumme.el' have `dired' in their names. They will have to be changed. Suppose the name chosen is `dired-view'. (That name does not distinguish between static images and movies. People who drive cars and who listen, the `situationally blind', will not `view' them -- and the rest of us do not want them to.) For convenience, the `dired-view' part of the name should always be first even when the command is not for dired, such as `thumbnails-thumb-name'. (Documentation needs a human look since it does not follow functions' and variables' names. Thus, the documentation string for the variable `thumbnails-thumbnail-buffer' says "Thumbnails's thumbnail buffer." (It should be changed to a line such as "Dired View mode's thumbnail buffer.") I suggest the following name changes: thumbnails-dired-disp-props --> dired-view-disp-props thumbnails-dired-insert-marked-thumbs --> dired-view-insert-marked-thumbs thumbnails-dired-after-readin-hook --> dired-view-after-readin-hook thumbnails-toggle-dired-display-properties --> dired-view-toggle-dired-display-properties thumbnails-dired-with-window-configuration --> dired-view-dired-with-window-configuration thumbnails-associated-dired-buffer --> dired-view-associated-dired-buffer thumbnails-dired-next-line --> dired-view-next-line thumbnails-dired-previous-line --> dired-view-previous-line thumbnails-dired-file-marked-p --> dired-view-file-marked-p thumbnails-jump-original-dired-buffer --> dired-view-jump-original-dired-buffer thumbnails-setup-dired-keybindings --> dired-view-setup-dired-keybindings thumbnails-dired-display-external --> dired-view-display-external thumbnails-associated-dired-buffer-window --> dired-view-associated-dired-buffer-window thumbnails-dired-display-image --> dired-view-display-image thumbnails-dired-comment-files --> dired-view-comment-files thumbnails-dired-display-properties --> dired-view-display-properties thumbnails-dired-edit-comment-and-tags --> dired-view-edit-comment-and-tags Also, instances of thumbnails-thumb should probably be converted to dired-view-thumb and instances of thumbnails-thumbnail to dired-view I hardly ever look at images or movies. Indeed, I know so little that was confused by the similarity between ;;; thumbs.el --- Thumbnails previewer for images files ;;; thumbnails.el --- use dired to browse and manipulate your images which appeared in this morning's CVS. Had I not known that Mathias Dahl wrote tumme.el, I would not have known which to choose. Doubtless I have left out parts. Making the changes will be hard, but will be easier for someone who knows the topic. -- Robert J. Chassell GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 bob@rattlesnake.com bob@gnu.org http://www.rattlesnake.com http://www.teak.cc