[cairo] API Shapeup, setters and getters consistency,
get vs current
Keith Packard
keithp at keithp.com
Wed Feb 16 03:03:45 PST 2005
Around 18 o'clock on Feb 15, Carl Worth wrote:
> Having both "get" and "current" would require also explaining why in
> the documentation, and I think this just makes things harder, not
> easier, to understand.
Ok, I'll buy in. In Xlib, there are 'Get' functions and 'Query' functions
along with 'Destroy' and 'Free' functions, both sets prove a constant
source of confusion.
I think the rule here is that synonyms have no place in the API.
-keith
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