[Openicc] inner versus outer ICC profile names

[Kai-Uwe Behrmann]

Am 31.01.08, 09:25 -0800 schrieb Hal V. Engel:
> On Wednesday 30 January 2008 21:45:23 Kai-Uwe Behrmann wrote:
> > Am 30.01.08, 12:16 -0800 schrieb Lars Borg:
> > > In the more general case, you have to deal with embedded profiles with no
> > > file name.
> > >
> > > Thus, for consistency use primarilly the internal names.

> I often use fairly long detailed descriptions in my profiles that are very 
> different from the files names and I find this very useful.

That is something individual. The profile check will be something with 
options to report only or about what to repair in detail. 
I can imagine you will not use such a function ;-) 
After all, a CMS should make such changes only on a users request.

> > Oyranos will offer an option to move the file 
> > name to the inner description tag on repairing faulty profiles.
> 
> I think the reason that this is even an issue is that we have many open source 
> apps that have diverged from accepted pratice and are using file names in the 
> UI rather than the description from the profile.  This is what we need to fix 
> and not descriptions that are different from the file name.

As Lars pointed out, a important reason for the inner name, the desc tag, 
is the embedded case.

For instance, many users will remember the name of a recently installed 
profile and dont find the profile in a applications profile widget. Such 
behaviour generally makes no sense.
A profile check will then sync up and the profile can be found as 
expected.


kind regards
Kai-Uwe Behrmann
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developing for colour management 
www.behrmann.name + www.oyranos.org