Hi :) I don't have a clue about the rules or guidelines but as a native-English speaker ... 1. i agree that "Caution" is less alarming than "Attention" 2. If something doesn't quite match all the criteria required in an "Attention" notice then "Caution" is a good fall-back.
I'm not sure if there is any logical reason for "Attention" being more alarming. It seems more militaristic (if that is really a word) whereas "Caution" is somehow softer and friendlier. That could just be my own opinion though because i can't think of a logical reason. Apols and regards from Tom :) ----- Original Message ----- > From: Franziska Schulthess <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: > Sent: Sunday, 30 December 2012, 16:40 > Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Caution or Attention > > Hi, > > While working on the German version of the Calc guide I realised that there > are > two versions of warnings in the template, one has the title Achtung and the > other Vorsicht. > > The English style guide only has one with caution as title and also describes > the mandatory items a warning should include. > > Checking the chapter 3 of the base handbook I noticed that the title > Attention > is used and not all items are present, the steps one can take to avoid the > danger are missing. > > Can someone tell me what version is the correct? > I would personally prefer Caution because that's the word used in the > European Guidelines for writing software documentation. > > Thanks, > Franziska > > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
