Re: question about RMB

[Alexander Kirillov <kirillov math sunysb edu>]

All reasonable suggestions, but: what is a "Gnome book"? Should we
include it in docs for every applet? If yes, it is a waste; if no,
then someone reading online help for an applet will be confused. 

Possible solution: have it defined somewhere once and for all (e.g. in
"Intro to GNOME") and then have large docs (like Nautilus manual)
include this, and smaller docs link to this (hoping that cross-linking
will work OK)

Sasha


On Mon, Oct 16, 2000 at 01:49:17PM +0100, Pat Costello wrote:
> All, 
> 
> My vote is for the following: 
> 
> 1. Where the action is a default click, for example "Click on the icon", then 
> there is no real need to mention which button is doing the clicking. Just say 
> "Click". 
> 
> 2. Where it is not the default mouse button that is doing the clicking, or where 
> there is possible confusion about which button is doing the clicking, then use 
> the MB1, MB2, MB3 convention. 
> 
> 3. Just to make sure that there is no confusion about which button is MB1, MB2 
> or MB3, define the buttons in a Conventions section at the beginning of each 
> Gnome book, preferably in the Preface. A simple diagram with annotated labels 
> should suffice, with a statement that the user should reverse the polarity if 
> they reprogram the mouse for left-hand use as opposed to default right-hand use. 
> I would also suggest using the Conventions section to define all the Gnome GUI 
> verbs used in the book, such as "click", "double-click", "choose", "drag" and so 
> on. 
> 
> Carry on clicking, 
> 
> Pat