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Re: [Ltru] More on combination type/scope field



Leif Halvard Silli <lhs at malform dot no> wrote:

> With a clear name, one field can be better than two.

Noted.

> As for the name, "which/what scope" is not the first question I would 
> ask first in order to learn which of those values that fits.
>
> Whereas "what kind (of language)" seems natural. Hence Kent's mention 
> of "kind" has my support.

I worry about non-native English speakers, or even native English 
speakers, drawing a clear distinction between the words "type" and 
"kind."  To me they are perhaps too similar.

> Another, clear name is "Kind-of-language", unless a 3-word-name is out 
> of scope.

Since we already have "Preferred-Value" and "Suppress-Script," this 
would not be a limitation.

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