Re: names of vertical spacing dimensions

[David Kastrup]

Mark Polesky <address@hidden> writes:

> (Carl et al.: please read at least the last paragraph!)
>
> Xavier Scheuer wrote:
>> The previous names were quite easy to understand (although
>> it was a bit difficult due to the large number of such
>> variables) but I don't catch at first sight the meaning of
>> the new proposed ones...
>
> Well, in the new docs I would certainly mention the general
> format:
>
>   item1-item2-spacing
>
> I would also mention that the use of the word "markup" in
> these variable names only refers to top-level markups and
> titles.
>
> Would knowing this in advance make you feel differently or
> do you still not like the proposed names?

They sound systematic enough to obliterate them.  Namely use an
interface like

spacing markup markup = 3cm
spacing score markup = ...

In other words: I like the systematics better than the resulting
identifiers.

-- 
David Kastrup