Hi Tammy, I've written documentation for several Web-based apps and struggled with the same question. I finally concluded that the user doesn't care what the platform is, Web-based, Windows, whatever. If the user interacts with the product in a Web browser the same as if it were in another environment, use the same terminology.
Jon Harvey Manager, Desktop Documentation CambridgeSoft Corporation 100 CambridgePark Drive Cambridge, MA 02140 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:framers-bounces+jharvey=cambridgesoft.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Tammy Van Boening Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 11:28 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com; framers at FrameUsers.com Subject: General TW question All, Working on a design doc., some of which will translate into the User's guide information. My developer's are referring to everything as a screen. However, I am working in an HTML-rendered environment, so I would like to use "page", especially since (as per MS's Manual of Style for Tech. Pubs), a "screen" is defined as the graphic portion of a visual output device and this definition cross-references display and monitor. For the "pop-ups" that may open when a user clicks on an option on the page, the developers are using the term window. At other gigs, we have used dialog box, pop-up dialog box, pop-up, and pop-up window, so obviously, the terminology can be all over the board. Summation - I am wanting to use the following terms: Page Window (for the classic pop-up available on a web page) Tabs (available on the page) Any thoughts, suggestions, comments, disagreements, comments from similar experiences? TIA, TVB Tammy Van Boening Engineering Technical Writer InsureWorx, now a Fiserv Company 303-729-7733 tvanboening at insureworx.com *********************************************************************** Keep Smiling - At least until you get your own way _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as jharvey at cambridgesoft.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jharvey%40cambridges oft.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
