From: Mike Wickham i...@mikewickham.com
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Sent: Fri, 23 July, 2010 6:23:24 AM
Subject: Re: type vs enter
Type should be associated only with typewriter.
And dialing should only be associated with... well, certainly not phones. They
don't have dials
From: Gray, Steven (EPS) sag...@tycoelectronics.com
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com framers@lists.frameusers.com
Sent: Thu, 22 July, 2010 1:04:26 AM
Subject: RE: type vs enter
If I can offer an alternative to the debate, I'd like to put the word key out
From the Apple Publications Style Guide (December 2009):
enter
Use enter, not type, to describe inputting text-based information or data
(for example, in a text field or spreadsheet, or at a command-line prompt).
Such text is typically entered by typing, but it could also be copied and
pasted,
.
Were you writing XYZ in bold?
Regards,
NJ
http://www.neerajjain8.com
From: John Burgdorf jburg...@cisco.com
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Sent: Wed, 21 July, 2010 11:33:26 PM
Subject: RE: type vs enter
At another company I worked for, we used both
Neeraj Jain wrote:
Type should be associated only with typewriter. A typewriter (assuming a
manual
one) does not store anything. It just types on paper.
You really believe that? Then you're distinctly in the minority.
Virtually nobody uses a typewriter anymore, and yet there are still
Type should be associated only with typewriter.
And dialing should only be associated with... well, certainly not phones.
They don't have dials! :)
Mike Wickham
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Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 3:19 PM
To: Combs, Richard; Owen, Clint; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: type vs enter
I just did a quick Internet search on Simplified Technical English and found
this example at
http://www.simplifiedenglish.net
If I can offer an alternative to the debate, I'd like to put the word key out
for consideration. My colleagues frequently say key in the text rather than
type in the text. The thought is that we are using a keyboard, rather than a
typewriter.
Yeah, I know it doesn't fit with the Microsoft
When you say Enter the info ... it implies that you are pressing the Enter
key after you type the information.
~~
Linda Rose
CTD Online Development
QAD, Inc
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Clara Hall ch...@atgshades.com wrote:
Hello all,
I need/would like to give the
Use enter if a user must put something in a field in a window. Do not use
type or type in for this. Type is typically reserved for command line
instructions.
HTH,
TVB
Tammy Van Boening
Owner/Principal
Spectrum Writing, LLC
www.spectrumwritingllc.com
i...@spectrumwritingllc.com
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Clara,
The Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications, Version 3.0 states:
type vs. enter
Use type, not type in or enter, if information the user types appears on the
screen. An exception to this rule is that you can tell users to enter a file
name, for example, in a combo box when
The MMSTP (Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications) advises
using type rather than enter for this action. Here's the full quote:
Type or select: Use to refer to an item (as in a combo box) that the user
can either type or select in the accompanying text box. You can use 'enter'
Enter works for me...it covers people who are typing it, it also
covers people who may be writing it with a pen in things such as iPad.
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Clara Hall ch...@atgshades.com wrote:
Hello all,
I need/would like to give the argument that it is better to say Enter the
When I did some informal (very informal) questioning for a project, the
users found it confusing to Enter text and Press Enter. In my opinion
(which will also show how old I am), I still feel you type information if
you're actually using the keyboard.
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Clara Hall
Will your audience be able to make that leap? This one is all about
audience. If they are fairly sophisticated, then enter. If not, then type.
sharon
Sharon Burton
Content Consultant
www.anthrobytes.com
951-369-8590
IM: sharonvbur...@yahoo.com
Twitter: sharonburton
...@qad.com
Subject: Re: type vs enter
To: Clara Hall ch...@atgshades.com
Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 4:14 PM
When you say Enter the info ... it
implies that you are pressing the Enter
key after you type the information.
~~
Linda Rose
CTD
PM
To: Clara Hall
Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: type vs enter
When I did some informal (very informal) questioning for a project, the
users found it confusing to Enter text and Press Enter. In my
opinion (which will also show how old I am), I still feel you type
information if you're
Makes good sense.
If it is an instruction Type [the required data] makes sense and is
reasonably unambiguous. Whereas Enter is used differently depending
on context, ranging from going into an enclosed space to form filling
and so there may be some moments of confusion as the reader
, Clint
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 1:58 PM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: type vs enter
In Simplified Technical English, which has a strictly limited vocabulary
and is supposed to make documents easier to understand for international
readers, neither of these terms is allowed
Owen, Clint wrote:
In Simplified Technical English, which has a strictly limited vocabulary
and is supposed to make documents easier to understand for international
readers, neither of these terms is allowed in this context. I spent a
few minutes and can't think of a STE legal way to write
password, if
one is set.
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[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Combs, Richard
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 3:06 PM
To: Owen, Clint; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: type vs enter
Owen, Clint wrote
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From: Flato, Gillian [mailto:gfl...@nanometrics.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 3:04 PM
To: Owen, Clint; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: type vs enter
Clint,
That can't be right. Telling Users to enter or type text
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