Re: [css-scroll-snap] snap alignment container (concept name)

> On Apr 30, 2016, at 11:25 PM, fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net> wrote:
> 
> There's an issue marked in the spec for a better name for this
> concept:
> 
> https://drafts.csswg.org/css-snappoints/#definitions
>  # snap alignment container
>  #    A scroll container¡¯s snap alignment container is the
>  #    rectangle obtained by reducing its visual viewport
>  #    by its scroll-snap-padding.
>  #
>  # ISSUE: Better name for this concept?
> 
> I propose ¡°scroll snap window¡±, ¡°snap window¡° for short!
> (I.e. use ¡°snap window¡± but allow other specs to cross-link in to
> ¡°scroll snap window¡± for better context.)
> 
> Advantages:
>  * shorter and easy to pronounce
>  * relates to the concept of having a hole inside which we're
>    viewing stuff, which is what it is
>  * doesn't use the overloaded word ¡°viewport¡±
> 
> Disadvantages:
>  * ???

It's OK, but I prefer "snap-port" to imply the relationship to the viewport.

Received on Sunday, 1 May 2016 20:41:18 UTC