Newbie question - GUI terminology

["nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il" <nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il>]

James wrote:
>  When I first began tech writing, a senior tech writer edited some of my
> material and, wherever I used "appear", he crossed that out and added
> "NEVER!".  I still don't understand what the major faux pas was on that
one.

Your major faux pas was letting yourself
be buffaloed by a senior ignoramus. 

> Nowadays I use "open" when print/open/search windows appear

There's nothing wrong with "appear," 
but there's nothing wrong with "open" either.

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  Mark L. Levinson - nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il
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