Re: Naming RFC: Properties, property sets, presets

[Urs Liska]

Am Montag, den 13.07.2020, 11:05 +0100 schrieb Wols Lists:
> > However, I agree that it would be unfortunate to have "set" in such
> > different meanings in "property set" and "preset".
> 
> Except I'm a native speaker. To use the word "preset" in this context
> 
> jars *horribly*. The implicit assumptions built into the mind of a
> 
> native speaker will make this a lilypond "special case" use of
> language
> 
> and while non-native speakers will simply learn it, native speakers
> will
> 
> have great difficulty unlearning the normal meaning of the word.
> 
> 


Out of curiousity: How do you feel about the use of "preset" in
synthesizers, radios or audio processors like equalizers or effects (to
name just a few I know of)?

Urs

> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Wol