Naming suggesting: change "core" to "classic"

Created on 17 August 2023, over 1 year ago

Problem/Motivation

Quite many new users to ECA start with eca_cm because the name "Core modeller" implies that it is like Drupal core, i.e. somehow the de-facto standard. They think it would provide everything that is available, only to realize half-way down the road, that this is meant to be a "low-level" modelling tool, as even stated on the project page. But people are missing that, obviously.

Proposed resolution

How about renaming "ECA Core Modeller" to "ECA Classic Modeller"? This would still explain the machine name eca_cm and may not be unintentionally misleading new users.

Feature request
Status

Fixed

Version

1.0

Component

Miscellaneous

Created by

🇩🇪Germany jurgenhaas Gottmadingen

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  • Issue created by @jurgenhaas
  • 🇩🇪Germany mxh Offenburg

    Thanks for this suggestion. I'm not sure whether that will help, but could be. However this would also mean an effort in renaming the modeller class (currently named as Core) plus chaning the modeller's routing URL. So this would be a major change with extra efforts required. I currently don't have the resources for such a change.

    For a short term band-aid, I have added a description block on the project page to inform readers about what this module is about and what is more recommended (including a link to the bpmn_io module). Hope that helps a bit. But seriously, users should read project page descriptions and readme files. Otherwise how should they learn what it's about?

  • 🇩🇪Germany jurgenhaas Gottmadingen

    Thanks a lot for considering this.

    However this would also mean an effort in renaming the modeller class (currently named as Core) plus chaning the modeller's routing URL.

    Well, maybe not necessary to go that far. I thought it would be sufficient to only change the user facing components, especially the title/name on the project page and subsequently the links in other sources that list eca_cm as one of the available modellers.

    For a short term band-aid, I have added a description block on the project page

    This is much appreciated.

    But seriously, users should read project page descriptions and readme files.

    :LOL: ... :LOL:

  • 🇩🇪Germany mxh Offenburg

    So we just change name and description of the module?

  • 🇩🇪Germany jurgenhaas Gottmadingen

    That would certainly do, from my POV.

  • @mxh opened merge request.
  • Status changed to Needs review over 1 year ago
  • 🇩🇪Germany mxh Offenburg

    Created an MR that contains the naming change. If this is fixed, I'll change the project page contents accordingly.

  • Status changed to RTBC over 1 year ago
  • 🇩🇪Germany jurgenhaas Gottmadingen

    This looks great, thanks for taking your time doing this.

    • mxh committed d03a63af on 1.0.x
      Issue #3381607: Naming suggesting: change "core" to "classic"
      
  • Status changed to Fixed over 1 year ago
  • 🇩🇪Germany mxh Offenburg

    Great, thanks for the quick feedback.

  • Automatically closed - issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.

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