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Subject:Re: click on, select, choose -Reply From:Lisa Baker <LISAB -at- WORDPERFECT -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 20 Dec 1994 11:34:06 -0700
BTW, what exactly are the specialized meanings of "select" and "choose"?
I don't see why their original meanings wouldn't be sufficient. "Click", of
course, is
computer jargon, pure and simple, which is another reason to prefer "select".
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Our corporate style guide differentiates select and choose. When you "select"
something,
you make a selection that you can then confirm, usually by choosing OK in the
dialog box
(e.g. marking a check box or a radio button). When you "select" something the
world
doesn't immediately change. When you "choose" something the action immediately
happens (e.g. the font turns bold or the dialog box closes).
I recall we examined both the IBM SAA guide and the Windows style guide and had
many
discussions about this, but I don't recall exactly how we came to this
conclusion.
Lisa Baker lisab -at- wordperfect -dot- com
Master Technical Writer - WordPerfect, Novell Applications Group
; A child's face can say it all. ;
; Especially the mouth part of the face. ;
