Using button bitmaps in text

Subject: Using button bitmaps in text
From: Ben <baj357 -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:12:04 -0700 (PDT)

Hello Everyone.

Has anyone heard about the style guideline that suggests putting button bitmaps on a new line rather than in line? For example:

Correct:
Click the xyz button.
<button bitmap>

Incorrect:
Click the xyz button. <button bitmap>

I have not seen that guideline in the MSFT Style Guide and have no luck with Google. But, I have heard that this guideline makes translation easier, though I'm not sure how.

Also, what if the sentence does not end with the button? For example:

Click the xyz button
<button bitmap>
to open something.

I know I can easily re-write it to put the button at the end, but would I do that every time?

Thanks for your help!
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