Hi Mario, On Thu, 2010-12-23 at 09:55 +0100, Mario Blättermann wrote: > 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.
I agree, but with a small modification: users should "click <gui>Apply</gui>" rather than "click on <gui>Apply</gui>". I think it's a little bit smoother this way. This should definitely find its way into the guidelines. Thanks, Phil -- Phil Bull https://launchpad.net/~philbull Book - http://nostarch.com/ubuntu4.htm _______________________________________________ gnome-doc-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-doc-list
