Re: Select - Click - Tap

Subject: Re: Select - Click - Tap
From: Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca>
To: Lin Laurie <linlaurie1 -at- hotmail -dot- com>
Date: Sat, 16 May 2020 12:52:25 -0700

Ordinarily Iâd refer to MSTP for these things. But as evidenced by this
page, the reference is far from accurate. The advice annoyed me so much I
even logged a bug against it.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/procedures-instructions/describing-alternative-input-methods

That said, the other sections about Tap vs Click should still be valid.

-Tony

On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 11:48 Lin Laurie <linlaurie1 -at- hotmail -dot- com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I apologize if this has been discussed recently but I am getting ready to
> teach a class and am writing documentation for my students. I just tried
> looking this question up using Google, Amazon, and Microsoft and couldn't
> get a good answer.
>
> I know when to use Select vs. Click, but are we including tap now? If I
> know my writing could or is definitely going to be accessed by phone, I'd
> say yes, but if we aren't sure, what's the general rule? We're going to be
> creating responsive HTML output for some projects, BTW.
>
> Does anyone have an opinion?
>
> Lin Laurie
> 206.900.1861
> www.linlaurie.com<http://www.linlaurie.com>
>
>
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