[Paraview-developers] [EXTERNAL] Re: Lets rename Layout?

[Cory Quammen]

My 2 cents:

If we want to quickly resolve the ambiguity between render view
layouts and window layouts, how about we rename "Window Layout" to
"Window Arrangement"? That would be simpler from an implementation
perspective, and would solve the immediate confusion in the overloaded
term "layout".

I agree that "Layout" is not the greatest noun for a particular layout
of render windows. However, Layout is deeply embedded in the source
code, including Python traces (see paraview.simple functions
GetLayout(), CreateLayout(), GetViewsInLayout(), etc.). If we renamed
render view layouts to "canvases" or some other term, I would like to
make the corresponding change in the source code as well.This isn't
too hard, but requires taking steps to ensure backwards compatibility,
update tests, and so on.... it's a little bigger fish to fry.

What do you think?

Thanks,
Cory

On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 7:47 PM, Scott, W Alan <wascott at sandia.gov> wrote:
> My two favorites, so far, in order, are
>
> * Canvas
> * View Pane
>
> Alan
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Utkarsh Ayachit [mailto:utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 2:37 PM
>> To: Scott, W Alan <wascott at sandia.gov>
>> Cc: paraview-developers at paraview.org
>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Paraview-developers] Lets rename Layout?
>>
>> Another option:
>>
>> * View Pane
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 4:30 PM, Scott, W Alan <wascott at sandia.gov> wrote:
>> > Ken and I have been trying to figure out nomenclature for the File/
>> > Load Window Layout.  This is confusing with “Layout”.  We have
>> > concluded that “Layout” is the wrong name for the tab that shows at
>> > the upper left of the 3d window.  How about we rename it?  Here were
>> some ideas Ken came up with:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > View Group  (nah)
>> >
>> > View Tab (nah)
>> >
>> > Multi-View (better)
>> >
>> > Canvas (My favorite)
>> >
>> > View Region (probably not).
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Thoughts?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Alan
>> >
>> >
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Cory Quammen
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