[Zope3-dev] DISCUSS: getting rid of the obscure "Title" convention

[Tres Seaver]

Martijn Faassen wrote:

> Lalo Martins wrote:
> 
>>at: http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ComponentArchitecture/SecurityFramework
>>
>>
>>>Interface IPrincipal
>>> getTitle()
>>>   Return a label for the principal
>>>
>>So, why is it getTitle() and not getLabel()?
>>
>>The use of the Title property/method is an obscure convention in Zope2
>>and, in most places, a misnomer.
>>
> 
> I agree getLabel() would be a better name for this method. While titles
> are frequently indeed used to fill <title> </title> in HTML pages,
> they're also frequently used for other purposes, such as in 
> tables of contents of objects, or indeed as a label in Formulator fields
> (though I'm to 'blame' for the latter :).
> 
> So calling them labels sounds like a good idea.

'Title' and 'Description' are standard (DublinCore) field names
for the metadata these fields represent.

Tres.
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