I keep forgetting to send this out, but this terminology
question needs to be resolved for 1.5...
Since it’s inception, we’ve been getting the
feedback that the term “preset” is not all that great. For those
who are not familiar, a preset is simply a list facets (with versions). A user
can select a preset to quickly get a certain pre-determined configuration
instead of selecting individual facets manually. Presets are supplied via an
extension point. A user can also defined new presets by hitting the “Save”
button next to the presets combo on the facets selection page.
Recently, preset selection has also been made available on
the first page of all wtp new project wizards. This allows the user to pick
from different available configurations without actually going to the second
page. The new first page ui refers to presets as “Common Configurations”.
I am just trying out that term to see how it fits.
So, does anyone have opinions or ideas for what term should
be used throughout the ui to refer to presets? My personal bias on this issue
is that the term should not include the word “facet” in it. Note
that the api will not change and will continue to use the term “preset”
at least for the 1.5 release.
Please use the following bug to submit ideas/opinions:
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=117099
Thanks,
- Konstantin