Re: "Long Press"

Subject: Re: "Long Press"
From: Thorsten Konersmann <tk -at- documentation -dot- engineering>
To: John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 22:27:30 +0100

One example, from the Apple Style Guide:

âtouch and hold
Refers to the act of touching a touchscreen or trackpad and leaving the
finger motionless until something happens. Donât use tap and hold.â

For comparison:

âtap and hold
Donât use. Tap means to touch and release quickly, so use touch and hold
instead. See also tap (n., v.); touch and hold.â

âtap (n., v.)
Use to refer to the act of quickly touching and releasing a touchscreen or
trackpad. Users can tap with one or more fingers (depending on the device
and the action the user is performing). Donât use tap on.

Correct: Tap Return to move from one field to another.

Correct: To zoom in or out, double-tap with two fingers.

Incorrect: Tap on the video you want to play.

When discussing the Digital Touch feature in watchOS and iOS, donât say
that users tap another device or person; they send a tap.

When discussing haptic feedback, donât say that a device or trackpad taps
you; say you feel a tap.

See also click; Digital Touch; double tap (n.), double-tap (v.),
double-tapping (n., v.); gestures; haptic (adj.), haptics (n.); press;
touch and hold.â

Excerpt From
Apple Style Guide
Apple Inc.
https://books.apple.com/de/book/apple-style-guide/id1161855204?l=en
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On Thu 14. Nov 2019 at 22:04 John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> Good afternoon, guys...I'm back :-)
> This is the first gig where I need to write instructions for the mobile
> smartphone world.
>
> On a Smartphone, when you press something long enough, the "Copy"
> capability comes up.
>
> What is the current thoughts on what to call this "Long Press" and what the
> syntax is for including it in a line of instruction.
>
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