[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #2136: Create standard options for map or file base name (prefix)

[GRASS GIS]

#2136: Create standard options for map or file base name (prefix)
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 Reporter:  wenzeslaus                   |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  defect                       |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal                       |   Milestone:  7.0.0                    
Component:  Parser                       |     Version:  svn-releasebranch64      
 Keywords:  base name, prefix, basename  |    Platform:  All                      
      Cpu:  All                          |  
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Comment(by annakrat):

 Replying to [comment:9 zarch]:
 > Replying to [comment:8 wenzeslaus]:
 > > Replying to [comment:6 annakrat]:
 > > > Replying to [comment:4 zarch]:
 > > > > So maybe in the future the GUI would be able to group maps
 > > > > following the rule "basename`__`*" and visualize them in
 > > > > the wxGUI Animation or something else...
 > > >
 > > > I agree with double underscore.
 > >
 > > I'm not sure about double underscore. I don't like how it
 > > looks like. I'm afraid if it will be understandable for users,
 > > for example when visualized in some GUI, you don't know how the
 > > font will show it (with mono spaced font, you can see two
 > > underscores even if they are connected with each other, with
 > > other fonts, you don't know). Moreover, so systems can try
 > > to interpret the double underscore too (see what Trac did to
 > > commit message in r60944).
 > >
 > > On the other hand, I see the advantages too. It is much harder
 > > or more fragile to achieve the same with one underscore
 > > (or other character).
 >
 >
 > I see two options:
 >     - avoid to use any separator;
 >     - choose a "standard" separator for map names;
 >
 > I think that define a standard separator could open new possibilities to
 GRASS GUI/interaction. So I believe we should choose one.
 >
 > Concerning which separator we should use, personally I've not strong
 opinion about double underscore, my idea is that one underscore is quite
 common in the raster/vector names so I don't think it is a good candidate
 to be used as separator.
 > Personally I like the use of a peculiar character like: », ■, or other
 because user should never insert such characters manually and clearly mark
 which maps are automatically generated my GRASS modules, and as far as I
 know they have not particular meaning in other system like shell, trac,
 etc..
 >
 >

 Map names can't have this weird characters, check `G_legal_filename`. I
 still think '`__`' is the best option.

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