Re: Dialog boxes, writing about

Subject: Re: Dialog boxes, writing about
From: Janice Gelb <janiceg -at- marvin -dot- eng -dot- sun -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 15:44:25 -0800 (PST)

In article ORG -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com, jane -dot- bergen -at- usa -dot- net ("Jane Bergen") writes:
>
>The Microsoft Manual of Style also recommends eliminating those extraneous
>terms. I'm not sure about the Sun style guide (titled "Read Me First"),
>but I'd assume it would also recommend eliminating the longer form
>whenever possible.
>

Funny you should ask...

RMF says: "Mention certain technical GUI distinctions only
when necessary. For example, mention that a menu is a
_pop-up menu_ or a message is a _status message_ only if
that information is germane to the task at hand."

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