Re: transitions vs. animations

On Apr 7, 2010, at 7:59 PM, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote:

>> And I don't like that the "transition" name (which is hard to spell)
>> is still in there. May I suggest that you rename "transition" to
>> "effect" (or something) in your proposal?
>> 
>> Håkon's naming priciple: Good names are better than correct names.
> 
> I have no particular attachment to the current name.

I think "transition" is the most descriptive and evocative, of anything I've heard so far for this. It is meaningful. I much prefer it to "effect", which could mean almost anything. A glow can be an effect. So can an echo. 

Received on Thursday, 8 April 2010 17:50:52 UTC