- From: Sebastian Zartner <sebastianzartner@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 09:54:10 +0200
- To: "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Cc: Brad Kemper <brad.kemper@gmail.com>, Simon Sapin <simon.sapin@kozea.fr>, "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Brad Kemper <brad.kemper@gmail.com> > wrote: > > On Sep 14, 2012, at 12:39 AM, Sebastian Zartner > > <sebastianzartner@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Sorry for the bikeshedding, this is only a suggestion. If you want to > >>> rename > >>> the descriptor, what about 'algorithm'? The spec does have a section > >>> named > >>> "Counter algorithms: the ‘type’ descriptor". > >> > >> Good suggestion. "algorithm" is probably the best choice. > > > > It's a bit long. And probably more likely to be misspelled > > (algorhythm?). > > Agreed. "Algorithm" is a difficult word to spell. I always end up > wanting to put a y into it. ^_^ Algorithm has nothing to do with rhythm. :-) I can see your problem but I believe most people nowadays use a text editor with autocompletion anyway, which would suggest that word automatically after typing "a". So I don't believe that'd be a big deal. > Your type is called a "numbering system" in technical prose. > So numberingSystem? That's a bit too long and doesn't fit perfectly here IMO. Of course the argument above also works here, but I associate a numbering system with mathematics rather than counter styles in CSS. Anyway, there were already many suggestions now. So Tab, I guess you just have to choose one now. :-) Sebastian
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