[Solar-talk] Isn't 'submit' a bad name for form fields?

[Paul M Jones]

On Jan 5, 2007, at 2:20 PM, Paul M Jones wrote:

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> On Jan 5, 2007, at 2:16 PM, Paul M Jones wrote:
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>> On Jan 5, 2007, at 1:43 PM, Clay Loveless wrote:
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>>> On Jan 5, 2007, at 11:31 AM, Rodrigo Moraes wrote:
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>>>> Honestly, I think a more clear name like 'submit-event' would be
>>>> better to follow this idea, and perhaps it would also fit better
>>>> other
>>>> Solar names.
>>>
>>> Good point -- I like 'submit-event'. What do you think, Paul?
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>> I'd prefer a single word if possible.  Also, the word "event" has
>> some JavaScript-specific connotations, even though it's not a keyword
>> (proper) in JS; it refers to the "onClick", "onLoad", et al. events.
>>
>> I'm thinking the new word should fit into the current progression,
>> like this:
>>
>> 1. Controller
>> 2. Action
>> 3. (? submit ?)
>>
>>  From old habit, I have often used the word "op" (short for
>> "operation") but I'd prefer a short, whole word if we can find one.
>>
>> Other thoughts?
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> * proc(ess)
>
> * op(eration)
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> * case
>
> ... ?

Sorry to flood the list ... maybe using an underscore prefix is a  
good way around this, a la "_submit".  Are there HTML or JS naming  
conventions I'm not aware of that this would conflict with?



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