To follow an existing pattern in my program, I need a noun to describe the state of (not) blinking or flashing.
Default color
Default brightness
Default...?
'Solidity' almost works, but implies transparency or opacity. What else can I use?
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The best I can come up with is "flashing state" or "blinking state". Neither of which are particularly satisfactory, hence posting this as a comment rather than an answer.– MarthaªCommented Oct 7, 2011 at 15:37
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1Is this state simply true/false, or would it include the speed of the blinking/flashing (with 0 or some other value to indicate no blinking)?– yoozer8Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 15:38
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5On the one hand I'd be tempted to use something like 'blinkiness', and on the other I'm tempted to say "NEVER MAKE THINGS BLINK" and then you won't need this word (or setting).– HellionCommented Oct 7, 2011 at 16:05
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@Jim For the time being, it's simply true/false. If that ever changes, it will use words rather than numbers. For example, "solid," "fast blinking" and "slow blinking."– MaxpmCommented Oct 7, 2011 at 16:06
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2Default annoyingness?– Peter ShorCommented Oct 8, 2011 at 13:24
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7 Answers
You could use the word animation, as below.
Default animation: Blinking / Off
answered Oct 7, 2011 at 22:06
I don't like the answers "constancy" or "stable" they don't convey the essence of the domain you are looking for. Since you are using short phrases rather than fully grammatical sentences what is wrong with:
Default color --- Red
Default brightness --- 90%
Default blink --- Off
You could also use:
Default blink rate --- 0 for off, 5 for 5 blinks per secs.
It isn't really correct, but it conveys the meaning is spades. In computer user interfaces generally speaking the latter is much more important than the former.
answered Oct 7, 2011 at 16:28
Default mode: on/blinking or off
The closest match I can think of would be:
Default stable
or
Default stability
It's not a perfect match, though.
Were it me (and I write enough device drivers that it may well be me one day), I'd go with "blink state".
That's only if there are more than two values though. For variables that are described by a boolean state (two possible values), it is typical computer idiom to use a name that is a question, like is_blinking, or a simple (falsifiable) statement like blinking.
The best I can think of is constancy.
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1Um, why the downvote? An explanation would be welcome; I wouldn't have suggested the word if I didn't think it might work.– JPmiaouCommented Oct 10, 2011 at 16:17
How about blinkability? I'm not sure how grammatically correct it is, but it make sense and is clear.
