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Virtual Folder Prefx

Post by GreetingsFromPoland »

* Virtual Folders: Changed the prefix from "virtual:" to "vi:".
how about virtual: => vi: => vfo: ?

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how about keeping vi: ?

:) come on, you must at least give some reason.

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haha! you're right. when you first introduced it as "virtual" i instantly thought, that works, but "vfo" just sounds more cool. i was going to suggest it and then bam!, a new beta with a new prefix.

honestly, it could be called "dirtysock" and i would still use it. taking a little getting used to, but so far the examples i have tried i have liked and pinned.

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I like "vi:", to me it looks hip and mysteriously ambiguous (could be virtual, could be view, could be vinyl), and it's short.

PS: For a moment I also thought about vfo: :)

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I will just mention it here, since it is loosely related, but something I noticed is that if get variables are used in the titlebar template they aren't resolved when on a VFO tab. BTW this new VFO feature is amazing, very useful. :tup:

edit: Since other people are now pitching naming suggestions, sticking with the 2 chars mine would be vl: for Virtual List, but if sticking with the current vi, it could be doc'd as an acronym for Virtual Items, so that vi: seems less ambiguous.

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If i may, i'd propose to add one letter: VIR = VIrtual Directory. Kinda resembling old well known DIR, plus makes prefix less resembling some "visual~" features acronyms.
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For the two (?) release notes where the "virtual" prefix was originally announced - maybe add a note that it later got changed. People will refer to those for usage.

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I would suggest: vdir, also for virtual directory
Easy to read, easy to remember….
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highend wrote: 16 Jan 2023 00:51 I would suggest: vdir, also for virtual directory
Easy to read, easy to remember….
+1 vdir
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I did this to save space and typing. Come back if you find anything narrower than vi (anything that looks like "virtual folder" and not a drive letter).

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jupe wrote: 15 Jan 2023 23:27 ... if get variables are used in the titlebar template they aren't resolved when on a VFO tab.
Ah yes, fix comes.

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