Re: "Long Press"

[John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Thanks

On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 4:27 PM Thorsten Konersmann
<tk -at- documentation -dot- engineering> wrote:

> One example, from the Apple Style Guide:
>
> âtouch and hold
>  Refers to the act of touching a touchscreen or trackpad and leaving the
> finger motionless until something happens. Donât use tap and hold.â
>
> For comparison:
>
> âtap and hold
>  Donât use. Tap means to touch and release quickly, so use touch and hold
> instead. See also tap (n., v.); touch and hold.â
>
> âtap (n., v.)
>  Use to refer to the act of quickly touching and releasing a touchscreen
> or trackpad. Users can tap with one or more fingers (depending on the
> device and the action the user is performing). Donât use tap on.
>
> Correct: Tap Return to move from one field to another.
>
> Correct: To zoom in or out, double-tap with two fingers.
>
> Incorrect: Tap on the video you want to play.
>
> When discussing the Digital Touch feature in watchOS and iOS, donât say
> that users tap another device or person; they send a tap.
>
> When discussing haptic feedback, donât say that a device or trackpad taps
> you; say you feel a tap.
>
> See also click; Digital Touch; double tap (n.), double-tap (v.),
> double-tapping (n., v.); gestures; haptic (adj.), haptics (n.); press;
> touch and hold.â
>
> Excerpt From
> Apple Style Guide
> Apple Inc.
> https://books.apple.com/de/book/apple-style-guide/id1161855204?l=en
> This material may be protected by copyright.
>
>
> On Thu 14. Nov 2019 at 22:04 John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
>> Good afternoon, guys...I'm back :-)
>> This is the first gig where I need to write instructions for the mobile
>> smartphone world.
>>
>> On a Smartphone, when you press something long enough, the "Copy"
>> capability comes up.
>>
>> What is the current thoughts on what to call this "Long Press" and what
>> the
>> syntax is for including it in a line of instruction.
>>
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