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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: KDE HIG: What do you do?
From:       Simon Edwards <simon () simonzone ! com>
Date:       2006-10-11 6:45:54
Message-ID: 200610110845.54754.simon () simonzone ! com
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On Monday 09 October 2006 14:01, Celeste Lyn Paul wrote:
> So.. (in not so many words..) what do _you_ do?  What are a sample of tasks
> or  
> activities you perform (or plan to) when referencing interface
> documentation. 

One thing that I always feel unclear about is writing text and labels. This 
topic never seems to be explained fully in HIGs and UI books. The kind of 
questions I have are:

* Nouns vs verbs in menus. (e.g. "Tools->Spelling" vs "Tools->Check spelling")

* capitalisation, (e.g. "Colour settings:" or is it "Colour Settings:"?)

* Writing style, active passive voice etc. (not so important in GUI, but for 
docs).

cheers,

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