UDL (User-Defined Language) for Notepad++

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Bigjoe5
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Re: UDL (User-Defined Language) for Notepad++

#16 Post by Bigjoe5 »

eleazar wrote:A name would be useful.

I think something distinct would be more beneficial than a clever acronym. A search for "focs" or whatever would work much better than for "focus"
After forgetting about this thread for a while and having to do a forum search to find it, I have to concede that you may have a point. Focs seems OK, as it's distinctive, and is the obvious acronym for FreeOrion Content Script. Also, it sounds like Fox, so you don't sound like an idiot when you say it out loud ("What language is that?" "Forcs." "WTF?").
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Re: UDL (User-Defined Language) for Notepad++

#17 Post by em3 »

Bigjoe5 wrote:Also, it sounds like Fox, so you don't sound like an idiot when you say it out loud ("What language is that?" "Forcs." "WTF?").
Well, "Forks" sounds like "Forks", which has some computer science associations. Still, Focs sounds better, I guess. Less is more.
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Re: UDL (User-Defined Language) for Notepad++

#18 Post by eleazar »

Google English Hits (not case sensitive)

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"FOrCS"       136,000
"FOCS"      1,500,000
"FOCOS"    15,200,000
"FOCUS" 1,100,000,000
Though i think the obviousness of "FOCS" counteracts the search-ability of "FOrCS" somewhat. Some of the other suggestions i didn't include here seems too un-obvious, or unlikely to be more searchable.

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