Gender [was: Re: Cancel a repeat with a button]

Devin Asay devin_asay at byu.edu
Thu May 14 15:31:38 EDT 2009


On May 14, 2009, at 1:22 PM, Jim Bufalini wrote:

> Jacque wrote:
>
>> I know that HyperCard used it from the beginning, and all reference
>> books about HC refer to "handlers". I'm surprised Eric didn't know
>> that,
>> he was on the HC list forever.
>
> I have no idea. I just know it was an argument. Knowing Eric, it  
> could have
> been that he was aware of it, but just disagreed with its usage  
> because it
> was not an "official" term? I just looked and even in Rev's latest
> dictionary it is only used twice and in neither case itself defined.
>
> Eric was too polite to "school" people on a list. So not having to  
> be polite
> with me, maybe I was just his opportunity to air a pet peeve. ;-)

I've just always used the word "handler" since my HC days. If I want  
to be more specific I say "function handler" or "message handler". I  
just assumed it was commonly used in Transc--, I mean Revolution. The  
term handler is all over the place in the User Guide.

Out of curiosity, what did Eric think they should be called?

Devin


Devin Asay
Humanities Technology and Research Support Center
Brigham Young University




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