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Subject:RE: When to use the word "button" -- ? From:"Porrello, Leonard" <lporrello -at- illumina -dot- com> To:Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca>, Craig Cardimon <craig -dot- cardimon -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:07:25 +0000
Insert a screen capture of a button ONLY if you will NEVER need to translate and localize. We also mustn't forget that the "coffee cup in DVD tray" crowd may touch the "button" in the help and wonder why it doesn't work.
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From: techwr-l-bounces+lporrello=illumina -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lporrello=illumina -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Tony Chung
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 7:36 PM
To: Craig Cardimon
Cc: techwrl
Subject: Re: When to use the word "button" -- ?
What about inserting screen shots of the intended button?
-Tony
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