Include acronyms in tool's 'auto link' list?

[daamon]

Hi Baldrick,

I've noticed that regulars who are familiar with the commonly recommended tools are regularly referring to them by their generally accepted and understood acronyms. This is fine if you're also a regular...

But for those who aren't so initiated, it can be confusing or off-putting and usually prompts the question "What is XXX?".

Would it be possible to include commonly used acronyms in the relevant tools "automatic link" list?

For example:

Include "TDA" in TMPGEnc DVD Author's list so that "TDA" becomes an automatic link to TMPGEnc DVD Author.

There's also "SSMM" for SlideShow Movie Maker.

And, "WMP" for Windows Media Player.

Might I also suggest that, if you decide to do the above, this thread either be a "sticky" or (probably better) be linked to from the "Tools" page so that others can list any common acronyms that don't attract automatic tool links.

You can then include them (or not) as you see fit.

I know it'd save me having to type "TMPGEnc DVD Author (TDA)" all the time, and it'd also save those in the dark asking what the acronym stands for.

Does anyone else have any decent other commonly used acronyms to contribute?

Cheers,
Daamon.

[jimmalenko]

I seem to recall this coming up a few times (possibly in OT I think?). Anyways, there's a number of threads with things such as WTF, STFU, RTFM ... oh wait ... sorry ... IIRC, AFAIK etc etc and any other "forum-speak" acronyms that are used. Maybe you could just harvest these and put them into a sticky or as a subsection of the glossary or something?

I guess the never-ending problem is getting people to read the glossary in the first place though

[daamon]

I guess the never-ending problem is getting people to read the glossary in the first place though

Exactly.

Whereas the acronyms I'm referring are special in that they relate to tools and so can then automatically link to that tool, meaning that it doesn't matter if people don't read the glossary.

[Baldrick]

just stop using acronuoyusy. i hate them.

[BJ_M]

ADN AFAIAA and AFAIC, AFCPS a MLA and HTH and HTH




AIIC - ROTFLMAOWPIMP

[daamon]

just stop using acronuoyusy.

That's easy for you to say...

And that would be a solution, but it's an unfortunate fact that people are inherently lazy as well as (mostly) being busy and so acronuoyusy's are used.

So, what d'ya say?

@ BJ_M - WTF? AFAIK that's BS and BLX and a GR8 load of *#@! j/k

[BJ_M]

i copied it all from an on line acronym dictionary actually

[daamon]

Found it - And message decoded...

ROTFLMAOWPIMP -

P.S. No offence meant by the "BS" and "BLX" - just couldn't think of any decent acronyms at the time.

[daamon]

WMM = Windows Movie Maker.

Another one for you Baldrick - nudge, nudge, wink, wink...

[daamon]

VDub = VirtualDub

[lordsmurf]

DVDSP
DVDWS
DVDWS2
TDA
FCP
TMPG
OICU812

[daamon]

DVDSP
DVDWS
DVDWS2
TDA
FCP
TMPG
OICU812

?
?
?
TMPGEnc DVD Author (listed above already)
?
TMPGEnc
Ha ha ha...

[Baldrick]

i still hate them.

[daamon]

i still hate them.

You Swedes are stubborn so-and-so's aren't you...?

I once went to the Reading Rock festival with a Swede (national, not vegetable - though I did wonder sometimes...) and he drove me mad all weekend. But, in his defence, he did recommend we go see "Soundtrack of Our Lives" - and I'm glad we did, they were excellent! Anyway, I digress...

Come on Baldrick... It's not that bad. And think of all the people it'll help - not having to explain what TDA is every time, and noobs not having to ask what SSMM is... Or even worse, being to ashamed to ask and then not learning... VideoHelp.com ...

[daamon]

...and, given that this list hasn't exploded into a huge long one, there's not that many to do...

[lordsmurf]

DVDSP
DVDWS
DVDWS2
TDA
FCP
TMPG
OICU812

?
?
?
TMPGEnc DVD Author (listed above already)
?
TMPGEnc
Ha ha ha...

DVD Workshop
DVD Workshop 2
DVD Studio Pro
TMPGEnc DVD Author
Final Cut Pro
TMPGEnc
Oh I see You Ate One Too ... yumm coookies....


I hate them too.
Proper article language is as such:

"Ulead DVD Workshop (DVDWS) is an advanced authoring application for consumers and low-level pros. DVDWS uses ..... "

Like that.

[daamon]

I hate them too.
Proper article language is as such:

"Ulead DVD Workshop (DVDWS) is an advanced authoring application for consumers and low-level pros. DVDWS uses ..... "

Like that.

Love 'em or hate 'em, my thinking is that they're regularly used and I often see the unitiated coming back with "What is...?".

Whereas, having "DVDWS is an advanced authoring application for consumers and low-level pros" has to be better...

[daamon]

CCE = CinemaCraft Encoder

[jimmalenko]

CCE = CinemaCraft Encoder

That's quite a good one IMO. How many people would recognise CinemaCraft Encoder as being the same as CCE ? It would seem to me that CCE is used far more than the full name.

[Baldrick]

testing
CCE
TMPG
TDA
TMPGEnc Author

[Baldrick]

cce sucks but cinemacraft encoder is good. mencoder, vlc, wmp, mpc, videolan.

[daamon]

Hi Baldrick,

Many thanks... And for doing the additional ones too. Any chance of sorting the following four out too?

vdub / vdubmod
wmm (Windows Movie Maker)
ssmm (SlideShow Movie Maker)

...they were listed above, but don't link.

[tgpo]

wmp sould also be linked to by C.R.A.P. and realplayer sould be linked to by B.U.F.F.E.R.I.N.G.

[Baldrick]

wmm ssmm tmpgenc, tmpgenc author, tmpgenc dvd author. vdub, vdubmod, tgpo

[tgpo]

LOL!!

If you want you can link me to the Glossary entry for 'tgpo'. Then maybe people will stop asking what it means.

[jimmalenko]

tgpo[/url]]LOL!!

If you want you can link me to the Glossary entry for 'url=https://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=Windows_Media_Player]tgpo[/url]'. Then maybe people will stop asking what it means.

[daamon]

wmm ssmm tmpgenc, tmpgenc author, tmpgenc dvd author. vdub, vdubmod, tgpo

Thank you. Nice touch on tgpo's link too...

[daamon]

Hi Baldrick,

Another one:

GKnot = Gordian Knot

[Baldrick]

gknot

[lordsmurf]

DVDSP
DVDWS
DVDWS2
TDA
FCP <<< FINAL CUT PRO
TMPG
OICU812