[sword-devel] Semantic problem: real module names vs. Abbreviation=XYZ

[David "Judah's Shadow" Blue]

On September 1, 2015 3:59:09 PM EDT, Kahunapule Michael Johnson <Kahunapule at eBible.org> wrote:
>On 08/31/2015 10:26 PM, David Haslam wrote:
>
>Yesterday, I added a note in the wiki page:
>http://www.crosswire.org/wiki/DevTools:conf_Files#cite_note-1 1. We
>strongly advise to avoid using an Abbreviation that's identical to the
>ModName or Abbreviation of any other module. It only leads to
>confusion, and may have unexpected consequences for some front-ends.
>Peter thought that this might confuse some module developers, but I'm
>more concerned about the unexpected consequences of the semantic
>problem at the software. 
>
>
>Yes. This module developer is confused. I can give you unique
>abbreviations or short abbreviations that match traditional usage.
>Choose one. You can't have both.
>
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So as a new frontend developer I'm confused. What is the purpose of the Abbreviation conf entry and why world I want to use it over module name which should already be shortish (at least compared to title)?
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