[Mapbender-dev] Motion to change terminology: 'Application'instead of 'GUI'

[Astrid Emde (WhereGroup)]

Ulrich Rothstein schrieb:
> On Tue, February 19, 2008 2:50 pm, Samson, Marko wrote:
>   
>> +1 to the applications from me.
>>
>>
>> What about an additional parameter for the guis, ups sorry -
>> applications, to define, if its an application or a container for wmss? So
>> we could hide them at Edit_GUI_elements or display them in different
>> colors at WMS_GUI_settings to have a clearly arranged admin
>> GUI/APPLICATION?
>>
>>
>> Greetings,
>> Marko Samson
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mapbender_dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>> [mailto:mapbender_dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Thomas
>> Baschetti
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:32 AM
>> To: Mapbender Developer List
>> Subject: Re: [Mapbender-dev] Motion to change terminology:
>> "Application"instead of "GUI"
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>     
>>> Motion to change Mapbender terminology from "GUI" to "Application".
>>>
>>>       
>> i absolutly agree, 'GUI' is not the right term we should use, but i'm not
>> sure whether 'Application' is the best we can find. As Arnulf mentions,
>> wms_africa is not a 'Gui', but is this an application? Don't think so.
>>
>> (+)0 i think...
>>
>>
>> Ciao
>> Thomas
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
> jep, another criterion to have more differentiated 'container' (guis or
> applications or whatever) will solve some problems!
> But we have to define some categories.
> We will need applications (:-)) for
> * maps
> * administration
> * permission-handling
> * ...???
>
> Back to find the right term:
> Thomas is right that 'application' maybe a little bit unclear in some cases.
> But I don't know a better term. Or let's call them EWS (eierlegende
> Wollmilch...).
>
> regards
> Uli
>   
Hi devs,

for me gui was fine, but I also understand the arguments for 
applications. I am worried that the change is too confusing for the 
users and application does not name all the states Mapbender can come 
around too.

so my vote is 0

astrid