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Subject:RE: Press vs. keep From:"Spreadbury, David C." <David -dot- Spreadbury -at- marconi -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 12 Dec 2002 09:43:28 -0500
I have seen Press and Hold, when you want the user to hold the button down,
i.e., "...press and hold the left mouse button to drag an object..."
-----Original Message-----
From: Broberg, Mats [mailto:mats -dot- broberg -at- flir -dot- se]
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 8:30 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Press vs. keep
Dear listmembers,
What is your opinion about "press" vs. "keep" when it comes to buttons on
instruments etc?
To the best of my knowledge, you PRESS A BUTTON if there's a brief contact
between your finger and the button but you KEEP A BUTTON DOWN if the contact
is a bit longer.
However, I seldom see this distinction in operator's manuals nowadays.
Mats Broberg
Technical Documentation Manager
FLIR Systems AB
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