Screen vs Page vs Card

[Marian Petrides]

Hmm... if we are talking confusion here, what about all those Fortran 
types who think of a card as a punch card, i.e. a single line of code?

Actually, although I mentioned "screen" as being a synonym for card, I 
was NOT advocating switching to this term in the actual Transcript 
language.

Up until recently, I used Discovery Systems'  Course Builder 
extensively.  Somewhere between version 2 and version 3 they switched 
terminology for the various elements within their visual environment 
(nests, blocks, etc.) and I personally found the change VERY 
frustrating.  It's tough enough to learn new features without having to 
(needlessly) rethink the terms you use on a day-to-day basis to 
describe your work.

I'm not even sure permissively allowing use of 'screen" and "page" as 
alternatives would be a benefit because then you would have people on 
this list using a variety of different terms for the same thing--very 
confusing for the neophyte in particular.  I'm thinking of the 5 
different synonyms for the same test in blood banking (IAT, Indirect 
Coombs, Indirect Antiglobulin Test, Antibody screen/panel, AHG phase) 
--drives students and new techs nuts.

My 2 cents on the matter...

M


On Mar 29, 2004, at 9:08 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:

> Judy Perry wrote:
>
>> I disagree, FWIW.  Conceptually, the two sets are *very different*.
>> Books are necessarily LINEAR.  How do you explain a non-linear book?
>> (Okay, you can present the case of an encyclopedia or dictionary, but
>> they're the *exception*, not the norm).
>
> I would only advocate _adding_ "book" and "page" as _synonyms_, and 
> only if there were no performance or other downsides.  Under no 
> circumstances would I advocate removing "stack" and "card".
>
>> Besides -- has ToolBook really had the same impact that Hypercard has?
>
> HC users looking for alternatives have likely found them by now.  But 
> ToolBook users may not be aware that a simpler way of delivering to 
> multiple platforms is available. When they get around to discovering 
> Rev, it would be nice to support their scripts without modification. 
> Tokens have been added for SuperCard and OMO compatibility, so this is 
> consistent with the engine's history.
>
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