On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 08:26:09PM +0200, denis wrote:
On 12/08/2015 16:13, Job Snijders wrote:
Summary option B: - remove all mandatory populated 'descr:' attributes (the first descr: of an object) - change 'descr:' to be an optional attribute
This change would essentially make 'descr:' and 'remarks:' the same.
I think some clarification is also needed on the future use of the "descr:" attribute. When you say it is the same as "remarks:" you can also argue that "address:" is the same as "remarks:". They are all attributes containing free text values.
yeah, this was just my observation.
The slight difference is that both "address:" and "descr:" are only allowed in certain object types. Most people know what is expected to be in an "address:" attribute and would not use it for additional comments, even though you could. Maybe some guide lines are now needed about what is expected in a "descr:" attribute if it is optionally included. Any guidelines agreed could be included in documentation and help output, for example with a '-v' query.
What do you think should be in "descr:"? Do you have suggestions for new guidelines for descr:? Kind regards, Job