Re: Style Guide Word List: Filename / File name (was Re: Style guide feedback)

["Eugene O'Connor" <eugene oconnor sun com>]

Hello all,

I don't think we need to retain the term "file name". The term
"filename" is far enough along the evolutionary trend to the solid form
for us to use it in the solid form also. I think the same also applies
to the term "user name", which also appears in the Word List. 

Next time I update the Word List, I'll delete the terms "file name" and
"user name" and update "filename" and "username".

Thanks for raising this Darin.

Eugene

Eugene O'Connor wrote:
> 
> The distinction between the solid and open forms of filename / file name
> in the Word List as it presently stands is as follows:
> 
> * Solid form: Use to refer to a variable file name. For example: "Use
> the following command syntax: gedit filename.txt &"
> * Open form: Use in normal prose. For example: "Type gedit, then type
> the file name of the document that you want to open in gedit"
> 
> However, I am no longer sure that the use I describe for the open form
> really needs to use the open form. I'd like give this some more thought
> and respond further next week.
> 
> Thanks,
> Eugene
> 
> Darin Adler wrote:
> >
> > On 12/11/01 8:01 AM, "John Fleck" <jfleck inkstain net> wrote:
> >
> > > [1]"filename" and "file name" are a special illustrative case, where
> > > the style guide allows both, making clear distinctions between when
> > > each should be used for important reasons.
> >
> > I read the style guide, and I'm an experienced programmer. I didn't
> > understand that there was a distinction between filename and file name. I
> > thought the dual entries were an editorial mistake. I still don't understand
> > the distinction, and I can't imagine that it's a good idea to try to have
> > two almost identical terms mean two different things. The important reasons
> > you speak of are opaque to me.
> >
> >     -- Darin
> >
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