Hi Phil, Am Donnerstag, den 23.12.2010, 00:11 +0000 schrieb Phil Bull: > Hi guys, > > Shaun and I discussed some terminology recommendations at the developer > docs/tools hackfest in Berlin. We managed to get a few finished, but I > think we should push to get some reasonably complete guidelines together > soon-ish, since they're a prerequisite for the new Desktop Help. Now is > also a good time to fix UI string recommendations before the GNOME Shell > hits the mainstream.
One addition to the terms: We should strictly distinguish between mouse and keyboard actions. Examples: To perform this action, click on <gui>Apply</gui>. To perform this action, press <key>Enter</key>. This is unique for the user to decide whether he has to click on a button in the UI or to press a key on his keyboard. But some (or actually a lot of) manuals show explanations like this: To perform this action, press the <gui>Apply</gui> button. In fact, we cannot "press" a button. The physical process "to press" isn't adaptable to a virtual object. Instead, we "click" with the mouse or another pointing device. Cheers, Mario _______________________________________________ gnome-doc-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-doc-list
