[Webtest] Simplification: use attribute "description" instead of "stepid"

Guido García Bernardo webtest@lists.canoo.com
Mon, 06 Jun 2005 10:32:16 +0200


"description" is the ant Task built-in attribute name.  So I think it is 
better than "desc".

Colin O'Brien wrote:

>Hi,
>
>How about desc :-)
>
>Regards,
>Colin.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: webtest-admin@lists.canoo.com
>[mailto:webtest-admin@lists.canoo.com]On Behalf Of Dierk Koenig
>Sent: 03 June 2005 10:55
>To: webtest@lists.canoo.com
>Subject: RE: [Webtest] Simplification: use attribute "description"
>instead of "stepid"
>
>
>I agree that stepid is confusing, since it doesn't denote an
>identifier but a comment.
>
>"description" is known to ant users but for my personal taste,
>the word is a bit to long.
>
>any proposals for shorter names?
>
>cheers
>Mittie
>
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: webtest-admin@lists.canoo.com
>>[mailto:webtest-admin@lists.canoo.com]On Behalf Of Marc Guillemot
>>Sent: Freitag, 3. Juni 2005 9:39
>>To: webtest@lists.canoo.com
>>Subject: [Webtest] Simplification: use attribute "description" instead
>>of "stepid"
>>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>what about removing the webtest specific "stepid" task attribute 
>>and use the ant Task built-in attribute "description"?
>>
>>Of course, for compatibility reason, "stepid" should continue to 
>>work but we could use "description" in the official doc 
>>and examples. I think that it would make webtest easier because 
>>first "description" is more explicit than "stepid" and 
>>second "description" should be already familiar to ant users.
>>
>>Yes? No? Maybe?
>>
>>Marc.
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