[Firebird-devel] Firebird message file and use of inconsistent and deprecated terms

[Bill O. <bil...@sa...>]

Hi all!

Our R&D organization has been asked to review all message files for 
cleanup - the goal to remove obsolete and inconsistent terms. This is not 
just Firebird message files. To assist, our IT group built a tool to scan 
message files and flag potential changes.

Our testers have scanned our copy of the Firebird message database, and they 
came up with this list. I will have to make these changes internally.

I'll enter a tracker ticket tomorrow to request these changes be applied in 
FB2, unless I hear back. Some of these changes regard consistency, and could 
be argued both ways, but you can see the spellings we've adopted below.

I suppose it would be best for me to run this tool on the HEAD version of 
the message file - I can do this before I enter the ticket.

ERROR: cancelled (Non-standard Spelling - use "canceled") Note: There is 
only
one "l" in the U.S. English spelling. (Two "l's" is British.)

ERROR: data base (Misspelled Word - use "database")

ERROR: datatype (Misspelled Word - use "data type") Note: Spell as one word 
only
in the context of XML datatypes libraries, following the W3C's convention.

ERROR: etc (Deprecated Abbreviation - use "and so on") Note: Do not use 
Latin
abbreviations.

ERROR: file name (Non-standard Spelling - use "filename")

ERROR: id (Incorrect Capitalization - use "ID") Note: Do not use "id" as a 
short
form of "ID" (meaning "identifiers").

ERROR: username (Incorrect Term - use "user name, User Name")

-bill