Naming Conventions and Standards...

Wild.Bill.Kelso · 05-09-2006, 01:53 PM

When looking at Ruggs and Zorlac's images for the first profiles I found it a little confusing to figure out where/how each image is used. There are about 250 images in Ruggs profile and 188 in Zorlacs. And it's fantastic that we will have so many buttons available, but that's a lot to look through... And when myself and others get going there will be many more.

Can we come up with some naming convention standards for Profile names, Button Names and Image Names to make it easier to know exactly what a button/image is intened for?

Looking for suggestions here. Here's mine, and maybe you have some better ones... In general, it would be nice if things could be grouped together. Names could go from General --> to more Specific.

Profile Names:
GameName-ProfileName-CreatorName

Profile Examples:

Lockon-A10-wbc.tbc
PF-B25-wbc.tbc
BF2-Sniper-wbc.tbc

Button Image Names:
TabName_Control/ActionName_Action/Object

Image Examples:

Flight_Brakes_Parking.gif
Flight_Brakes_Wheel.gif
Flight_Brakes_Arm_Autospoilers.gif

I am currently putting the images for each tab in separate subfolders to keep them organized. If my images are named well, I am just using them for the Button Names in the Profile. That way I know there probably won't be any dups, and a button/image are tied directly together.

Again, not being critical here. Just trying to get organized since it looks like I'll use TouchBuddy for every game that I can. And if we get organized from the beginning we won't have such a hard time customizing our profiles. IMO everyone is welcome to take any of my button images and use them in their own custom profiles however they want.

All input is welcome. Even if you think I'm an organization nut!

zorlac · 05-09-2006, 02:09 PM

TB images are as free form as the user wants... and yes, this is going to cause problems in the long run

If you want to come up with a standard, feel free to do so. Document it and post it up here, with sample configs. We can only suggest how to do it, not enforce it...

Wild.Bill.Kelso · 05-09-2006, 02:31 PM

I agree we can't enforce anything. But hopefully lots of people are going to be looking at the first profiles they use. If they are done well, hopefully others who copy them will follow suit on what they have seen.

And don't get me wrong. I think the current format of the sections in your profile are about as good as you can get with a text config file. Good start there!

touch-bu · 05-10-2006, 12:25 AM

It makes perfect sense to have a guide for a naming convention. Write something up, and it can then be put in the customisation guide in the TB download.

ruggbutt · 05-14-2006, 11:57 PM

Since I was working on buttons nonstop for about 2 weeks, I just kinda went with the flow. My main concern was duplicating Zorlac's profile first. Once I felt comfortable with it I made my own. But I agree, some kind of naming convention would be a great idea. I've also tried to add more than one type of button for a similar function, as you can see with the Cyrillic version of autopilot, altitude hold, etc.

05-09-2006, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wild.Bill.Kelso Toolkit Creator Join Date: May 2006 Location: On your Six! Posts: 1,885	Naming Conventions and Standards... When looking at Ruggs and Zorlac's images for the first profiles I found it a little confusing to figure out where/how each image is used. There are about 250 images in Ruggs profile and 188 in Zorlacs. And it's fantastic that we will have so many buttons available, but that's a lot to look through... And when myself and others get going there will be many more. Can we come up with some naming convention standards for Profile names, Button Names and Image Names to make it easier to know exactly what a button/image is intened for? Looking for suggestions here. Here's mine, and maybe you have some better ones... In general, it would be nice if things could be grouped together. Names could go from General --> to more Specific. Profile Names: GameName-ProfileName-CreatorName Profile Examples: Lockon-A10-wbc.tbc PF-B25-wbc.tbc BF2-Sniper-wbc.tbc Button Image Names: TabName_Control/ActionName_Action/Object Image Examples: Flight_Brakes_Parking.gif Flight_Brakes_Wheel.gif Flight_Brakes_Arm_Autospoilers.gif I am currently putting the images for each tab in separate subfolders to keep them organized. If my images are named well, I am just using them for the Button Names in the Profile. That way I know there probably won't be any dups, and a button/image are tied directly together. Again, not being critical here. Just trying to get organized since it looks like I'll use TouchBuddy for every game that I can. And if we get organized from the beginning we won't have such a hard time customizing our profiles. IMO everyone is welcome to take any of my button images and use them in their own custom profiles however they want. All input is welcome. Even if you think I'm an organization nut! __________________ (a.k.a. Snacko) Touchscreen: Innovatek TM-868 8"; Running Local Mode on XP Pro

05-09-2006, 02:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
zorlac Creator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,612	TB images are as free form as the user wants... and yes, this is going to cause problems in the long run If you want to come up with a standard, feel free to do so. Document it and post it up here, with sample configs. We can only suggest how to do it, not enforce it... __________________ (Setup: XP Pro, classic mode, LinITX 8" touchscreen (Client/Server), 19" touchscreen (Local), latest development version of TouchBuddy)

05-09-2006, 02:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wild.Bill.Kelso Toolkit Creator Join Date: May 2006 Location: On your Six! Posts: 1,885	I agree we can't enforce anything. But hopefully lots of people are going to be looking at the first profiles they use. If they are done well, hopefully others who copy them will follow suit on what they have seen. And don't get me wrong. I think the current format of the sections in your profile are about as good as you can get with a text config file. Good start there! __________________ (a.k.a. Snacko) Touchscreen: Innovatek TM-868 8"; Running Local Mode on XP Pro

05-10-2006, 12:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
touch-bu Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,438	It makes perfect sense to have a guide for a naming convention. Write something up, and it can then be put in the customisation guide in the TB download. __________________

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05-14-2006, 11:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
ruggbutt Dealer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 701	Since I was working on buttons nonstop for about 2 weeks, I just kinda went with the flow. My main concern was duplicating Zorlac's profile first. Once I felt comfortable with it I made my own. But I agree, some kind of naming convention would be a great idea. I've also tried to add more than one type of button for a similar function, as you can see with the Cyrillic version of autopilot, altitude hold, etc.