Re: Web publication style

Subject: Re: Web publication style
From: Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
To: Robert Courtney <bobsc1 -at- earthlink -dot- net>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:17:16 -0700

I think the best practice is to avoid referring to UI components and
just say "click."

I recently wrote a guide to a customized version of Oracle
iProcurement and the only UI elements I referred to were tabs, as in
"Click Home > US Procurement User > Shop tab > Non-Catalog Request."

Once in a while when the UI was particularly challenging I used
phrases such as "in the top right corner."

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Robert Courtney <bobsc1 -at- earthlink -dot- net> wrote:
> I have a question about web publication styles. I am looking for
> terminology for describing web applications and the windows they reside.
> Such as the Manual of Style from Microsoft. There they describe all the
> things you need to write about. What the window looks like and what each
> area of the window is called.
>
> Such as the left navigation tree on the window and the right being the
> main display window. Is there a correct, acceptable name for these
> areas? What are the items in the navigation tree called? ...
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