Better name for "CAPTCHA phrase"?
mgifford - August 20, 2008 - 12:35
| Project: | CAPTCHA Pack |
| Version: | 6.x-1.x-dev |
| Component: | User interface |
| Category: | feature request |
| Priority: | minor |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | postponed |
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Description
A client of mine didn't like the term phrases:
'The words in the CAPTCHA test are NOT "phrases." (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrase) They are in fact the exact opposite of a phrase. They are randomly strewn together strings of words that make no grammatical sense whatsoever. It may be annoying for people who know the meaning of the word "phrase." '
Can you substitute "string of words" which is more accurate.
#1
Well, it depends on how you define the concept phrase. That wikipedia definition is just one of many possible definitions.
In addition, following wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word), the "words" in the "CAPTCHA phrase" aren't words either, so "string of words" would be equally wrong.
"CAPTCHA phrase" is just a name for the challenge, and while one can argue that it is not the best possible name, I don't agree that it is plain wrong.
Also note that there should be a very good reason to change a module name, as it is not only about the UI strings, but there is also a lot under the hood that follows the name (filenames, setting variables, ...)
If it's really an issue for your client, there are other options to change UI strings, the locale modele or String Overrides for example
#2
Thanks.. It's not serious enough that they want to get into string overrides and what not, but more a suggestion for clarity in the user interface. I'm not particularly bothered by it but wanted tot pass along the suggestion. Guess CAPTCHA is just too flexible to fit nicely into our vocabulary.
#3
I think it's a "won't fix" for the 5.x-1.x branch, which is in maintenance mode.
In 6.x-1.x I'm thinking about merging all the text based CAPTCHA (lost character, word list and phrase CAPTCHA) in one module for better code reuse, easier maintenance and better usability. During that merge, it would make sense to rethink the names of these challenges a bit.
#4
sounds like a briliant approach. Thanks again!