[FIX] Change Variable Icons: Discrete -> Categorical, Continuous -> Numeric #2477
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.
Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.
Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.
You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.
Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.
This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.
Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.
Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.
Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
Issue
Variable icons do not match names used in the File widget, which is usually where people set/check variable types now. Many places in Orange use the same icons and use various names inconsistently.
Proposal
We use:
Description of changes
Moving towards consistency will be a long (Sisyphean) struggle.
This PR makes the file widget consistent, using categorical (C) and numeric (N). It also updates the icons' tooltips. The same icons are used across all Orange.
If/When other labels and descriptions are found using different terms, they should be adapted to use the same names.
Includes