A new name for SixtyFPS

[ogoffart]

As explained in issue #635, we want to to change the name of SixtyFPS and we are open for suggestions

We need a name which we can derive

• the rust crate name
• the C++ namespaces
• an extension for our language (which currently is .60)

Ideally the name can be reasonably short so the namespace is not too long (max 10 letters).
We would like to have something with is easy to spell correctly.
Not already taken: the crate name need to be available on crates.io. There shouldn't be another
framework or software using that name. Bonus if the .com is free, and the twitter handle, and the github account.

There is nothing to "win" and we might not even take any suggestions, but thanks
for contributing 😀

[russdam]

Ochre a natural clay earth pigment, a mixture of ferric oxide.
The spin might be too Rust specific though.
The crate has been taken, although the repo behind it hasn't had activity in 9 months.

[ogoffart]

Thanks for the proposal, that's a nice idea.

The crate has been taken, although the repo behind it hasn't had activity in 9 months.

That's kind of a deal beaker. We do want the crate to be free.

[russdam]

Just fyi, If you ever need a crate that someone has, but has abandoned, you can contact them and ask them if they want to hand ownership to you via the dashboard at crates.io. Done it myself on an old crate I had, was quite easy.

[ogoffart]

good to know.
But in that case, it does not seem like it is a name that is parked. It has an actual repository and actual releases.

[dragotin]

Lissous : A short form of Lissajous (which is harder to spell). The inspiration comes from the magic Lissajous figures that are visually beautiful, sometimes dynamic, and with a nice and somehow simple mathematical and rational background. Just like your project :-)

The company name could be Lissous, the product could be combined with Tkfor Toolkit.

On twitter (which is the hardest) lissous itself is taken, but lissoustk is still available (owned by a friend... ;-)

Actually... I like sixtyFPS 😿

[RiedleroD]

so… LTk?

[nicolasbauw]

I see sixtyfps as THE toolkit I've been waiting for so long.
So, I would suggest The Toolkit, crate name the-toolkit, .ttk as the language extension.
Sounds nice to me, although it is maybe a bit megalomaniac ?

[ogoffart]

nice one :-)
We are trying to concentrate on GUI and not be an universal toolkit like some other toolkit try to be. (do one thing but do it well) So maybe theGUI but that doesn't sound as nice

[oriontvv]

I see sixtyfps as THE toolkit I've been waiting for so long. So, I would suggest The Toolkit, crate name the-toolkit, .ttk as the language extension. Sounds nice to me, although it is maybe a bit megalomaniac ?

It might be difficult to google information with such a name(The Toolkit)
What about Gui2LKIT, uitool, guidgets, izigui? not sure if some of them is owned

[nyanpasu64]

ttk is already the name of Themed Tk, so you should keep that in mind.

[RiedleroD]

maybe the GUI toolkit? TGTK? Although that might be too close to GTK…
The graphical interface? TGI?
The user interface kit? TUIK?

[DaMilyutin]

Keeping the word "Frames" with some adjective:
GFrames/GoodFrames/GUIFrames, QuickFrames, NiceFrames, BestFrames [per Second],
EasyFrames, FastFrames
?

I'd add many more when get inspired. :-)

[hunger]

Maybe Apelles? That's an ancient greek painter.

[prasanthu]

ogotron ;-)

[dfaure-kdab]

or troffart ? :-)

[bitbrat]

Liquid, LiquidUI

[tyranron]

Fluid = Fast Lightweight UI

[bjorn]

Fluit = Fast Lightweight (or Fluid) UI Toolkit - It also means "Whistle" in Dutch.

(I've used the name for a visual UI tool I've started 6 years ago, but will probably never finish.)

[CRogers]

I love Fluid - it's still in the spirit of the 60fps name for having smooth, fluid rendering.

If you want to make it more "Rusty" can call it Ferrofluid.

[pieter-scholtz]

Iron oxide + sixtyFPS = Iron oxide hexahydrate
; - )

[russdam]

Just a bit of fun:
So chrome is the widgets etc around the client area of a window.
So maybe a good name would be Coder-Chrome... :-P
I guess Kodac may take offence ;-)
(Showing my age here :-P )

[aetelani]

Mjölnir (mjolnir, ...) Tool for devs to iron out UIs with power of gods.

[bwalter]

A GUI (especially) for Rouille (= Rust) can only be named "Gouille". But be careful not to break the gouille(s)!

(of course just kidding ;))

[Congyuwang]

call it OneHundredAndTwentyHertz.

[hunger]

But my screen has 144Hz! Do I need two licenses then to cover all the frames? That do I do with the spare 96Hz? :-)

[russdam]

Slant - Straightforward Lightweight and Native Toolkit

a particular point of view from which something is seen or presented.
"a new slant on science"

Your Mission Statement

Lightweight
Straightforward
Native

[tronical]

We like this suggestion a lot! We're thinking of going with a variation of it, because according to our cursory testing among native speakers it can have a slightly negative meaning.

Slint - Straightforward Lightweight Native Toolkit

[raspher]

Well, there is a website called slant -> slant.co

[russdam]

Congratz on the new name!

[jmaargh]

Please please please something that's relatively unique, relatively easy to search for (so not "frames", or "toolkit" or anything which will get mixed up in search results with generic things), and relatively easy to spell and say. Please don't fall into the trap of the /e/ project (my personal award winner for "least-discoverable project name").

Off the top of my head, what about "lapis"? As in lapis lazuli the beautiful blue mineral. No crate name collisions, very few existing search results.

Or something like "doohick" (short for "doohicky", which is semi-synonymous with "widget"). Or "magig" (short for thingamagig", also a pun on "magic")

[araruna]

Off the top of my head, what about "lapis"? As in lapis lazuli the beautiful blue mineral. No crate name collisions, very few existing search results.

Lapis is nice

[raspher]

Well, enemies are called GTK (GIMP Tool Kit) and Qt (which stands for... Cute?!). Short, memorable names are best bet.

You have my upvote, mainly because blue color associates with sense of security (Windows was not secure, but got a fortune - their choice was this color, a little beautified). But... Lapis is not rusty... You know, rusty color, a bit mix of red/orange 😄

Let's shorten your suggestion:

• LTK... It will definitely lose the battle with Qt
• LUI (Lapis UI), or LUIT (Lapis UI Toolkit ; google translate pointed me here, it's finnish... and it translates to read)

In my opinion good direction, but maybe something more rusty, as in color?

[korintje]

Didymium

• An old element name of a compound which mainly consists of rusted state of Neodymium, whose element number is 60.
• The name is derived from Greek word: δίδυμο, which means twin element (like the crate that uses both logic and design-markup languages).
• Googlability is better than other common element names (like Hydrogen, Titanium, etc...) because it is deprecated element name.

[Acetinov]

I prefer shortly neodym, remaining the extension .60 (atomic number of neodymium).

[pieter-scholtz]

There is also Neodymia , which is a synonym for Neodymium Oxide.

[Timmmm]

Too long and clunky. What's that toolkit? Neodymium something?

[upyesp]

How about "odo",
after the shape shifter.
Or, "guido".

[DaMilyutin]

guido - I like it. Sounds like Japanese budo, bushido or karate-do.
gui-do - A way of GUI.

[Timmmm]

Odo is great. Guido is just someone's name. Bit weird.

[WushuDan]

Illusory or Illusory Motion.

Apparent motion is the most common type of illusory motion and is perceived when images are displayed in succession at a specific frame rate such as in a movie.

[pmjobin]

Flare

1 : a sudden blaze of light the flare of a match.
2 : a blaze of light used to signal, light up something, or attract attention

Also, it rhymes with "flair", which implies good tastes or style.

[tronical]

Thanks for all the suggestions, keep them coming! We are reading them all :)

[pieter-scholtz]

With the word rustacean/crustaceans in mind , perhaps karkinos might not be a bad name , it means crab in greek.

[rrrodzilla]

Sesenta. Because even if you don't recognize the Spanish word for 60, it still sounds classy in any language to say Sesenta UI and there's a lot of room to explore there with a logo. Easy to say, easy to spell. In addition, the name Sesenta serves as both a nod to the historical roots of the crate but also allows you to keep the .60 file extension. The crate name, Twitter handle and a variety of domain extensions (such as sesenta.io) are available.

[jrmoulton]

guiframe - .com available, crate available
fastgui/ fastui - .com taken, crate available
hyperui - .com taken, crate available
hyperframe - .com taken, crate available

[DaMilyutin]

rustgui
rustygui
😄

[diamant3]

corrodeGUI or corrodeUI? 😄

[diamant3]

graphics + pixel = grapix or graphix? 😅

[shaoron]

Euclase
Short name, nice blue gem.
.com domain for sale

[DaMilyutin]

Me playing words again...

GUISE
(seems funny to me to associate this word with GOOSE and make goose as mascot 🤣)

noun

• general external appearance; aspect; semblance: (perfect match for GUI meaning and for sound; extension .gui is awesome for this)
• assumed appearance or mere semblance.
• style of dress. (GUI has a lot of styles, too)
• Archaic. manner; mode.
  verb (used with object), guised, guis·ing.
• to dress.
  verb (used without object), guised, guis·ing.
  Scot. and North England. to appear or go in disguise.

Also,
GREASE - makes everithing go smooth and fluent;
GEARS - what things are made of;
GUIRS - some GUI in GEARS.
Still GUISE is my fav.

[snnsnn]

Hi, i can donate the crate oro, sky, can, or ivy. All short and easy to remember. Oro means gold in spanish.

[hunger]

Wow, thanks for that gracious offer!

[pieter-scholtz]

Some ideas :

Pochade , from what I understand means to rapidly sketch/paint. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHMCh6aEaLU

Some Xhosa words :
painter = umzobi
beautiful = entle
draw = zoba

Some Zulu words:
painter = umdwebi
beautiful = Enhle
draw = dweba

[RiedleroD]

Prima? From Latin: patria → native, rubigo → Rust, imagines → images
Maybe PrimaTk.

Neither is taken on crates.io, the former is taken on Twitter, and primatk.com is open for sale.

[lukas-jung]

what about xty?
it is a substring of sixtyfps and the x kind of suggests a variable which makes sense for a modern variable framerate UI framework, which sixtyfps eventually will become, i guess.

Then the file extension would be .x0 and would be pronounced x-tea.

the crate is available as well.

[DaMilyutin]

Fancy name. I like it.
Why extension .x0 but not .xty or .xt ?

[hunger]

We have a new name! We are doing work to adopt it and have a new release under a new name soon:-)