On Tue, 2011-02-15 at 23:59 -0800, JDługosz wrote:
I noticed in the chapters I'm working on that often various things, such as
all the items on the various pages of the Options dialog, it refers to
selecting an option. In one place it was more noticeable in the user was
directed to select
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Documentation and training material for USERS of GUIs specify it like that.
The distinction might be more noticeable if you are not using the mouse.
Like I said, in some contexts it is clear, and in other phrasing it is
wrong. I'd rather be consistent and avoid the problem.
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I can totally agree with both points of view. I think select and de-select are
probably easier to understand for more users although it is good to know why i
felt uncomfortable about it! Enabled as the opposite of disabled is more
uncomfortable politically since people in wheelchairs
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I have another problem with the enabled/disabled terminology -- I think it can easily be
misunderstood as modifiable/unmodifiable (available/grayed out). This terminology is not in common
use and I think it would be more confusing than helpful. Often click would be a reasonable
substitute, but
That's OK, too, for checkbox (tickbox?) items, and maybe radio buttons. I think our terminology list
needs to be updated and reviewed for the preferred way/ways to express this for the different UI
items. I doubt there's a one-size-fits-all solution, though for me select comes closest. I'll put
