From 5fcf9ddfe6a94d2d4d0d0e8aefd4441681b2d0cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Katrin Leinweber <9948149+katrinleinweber@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 17:27:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Highlight downsides of toTitlecase Co-authored-by: Owen Stephens --- _episodes/08-writing-transformations.md | 1 + _extras/guide.md | 7 +++++++ 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/_episodes/08-writing-transformations.md b/_episodes/08-writing-transformations.md index ecd6ba2b..ac55040e 100644 --- a/_episodes/08-writing-transformations.md +++ b/_episodes/08-writing-transformations.md @@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ Next to the 'Preview' option are options to view: >7. In the Expression box type ```value.toTitlecase()``` >8. In the Preview pane under value.toTitlecase() you can see what the effect of running this will be >9. Click ```OK``` +>0. Find examples of titles that are still not correct, or have been incorrectly cased (abbreviations, species names, etc.) {: .checklist} diff --git a/_extras/guide.md b/_extras/guide.md index fb21a243..f938f01d 100644 --- a/_extras/guide.md +++ b/_extras/guide.md @@ -38,3 +38,10 @@ ____ * If "https" doesn't work to fetch CrossRef during Advanced OpenRefine Functions, they can try "http" * If they need to diagnose failure to fetch the content from the URL they can check the "Store error" option in the "Add column by fetching URLs" dialogue and try looking at the common problems listed in the [documentation](https://docs.openrefine.org/manual/columnediting#common-errors) + +## Poweful transformations + +* In the titlecase exercise, highlight the fact that + each transformation can have unintended side effects, + and advise that running one cleanup operation too few + may sometimes be preferable to one too few.