> I've been writing TOPCAT but do not plan to correct anyone who uses
> a different capitalisation - [Tt][Oo][Pp][Cc][Aa][Tt] seemed like a
> bit of a mouthful though...
I rarely correct. The irritation of seeing "Kappa" many times recently
needed some release, and I wanted to make it clear what the name was.
Now if NorMan wishes to write TopCat, it's not through ignorance. (-:
I make no apology for trying to get it right.
If NorMan wishes to avoid uppercase names, I suggest he writes some
packages he can name himself... (-: Of course, in publications they
appear in {\sc } fount.
> I've got no objection to changing what it stands for at this stage
> but the best proper acronym I heard was Tool for Online Processing
> of Catalogues And Tables, and I had doubts about this because I'm
In an idle few minutes I did come up with some better ones after our
exchange. One replaced Online (which was thought of in seconds) with
Optimal (meaning it has pleasing or attractive qualities).
> not sure if Online Processing really means anything. I'm generally
> of the opinion that it's not worth getting too worked up about,
> since it's not like anyone's going to actually remember what it
> means.
Agreed. For those that do, it shouldn't look too contrived.
Malcolm
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