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We were using the colon, but some variety of arrow seems a lot better ...
thanks for the thought ...
At 03:29 PM 1/11/96 -0800, Susan W. Gallagher wrote:
>At 10:50 AM 1/10/96, George Allaman wrote:
>I started using an arrow (Select File -> Open) when I started
>documenting GUI products in 1992/3. I'm now starting in my third
>company, and consequently choosing my third arrow style, since
>then. OOOOOpppps -- forgot the contract design work I did --
>fourth arrow style! It works very well for all levels of user.
>(This I've tested, surveyed, and observed, so I can say for
>sure). I only use it for menu selections, tho, not for
>option (radio) button selection or command button clicking.
