On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 11:52 -0500, Shaun McCance wrote: ... > button ... > Correct: > Click the 'Theme Details' button. > Click 'Close'. > > Some buttons do not have labels. For these buttons, use > either the tooltip or the accessible name as the label > when referring to the button. If possible, insert the > icon after the label in parentheses. > > Correct: > Click the 'Attach a file' (#) button on the toolbar. > > The word "button" can also be used to refer to mechanical > buttons. Use the verb "press" for mechanical buttons. > > Correct: > Press the reset button on your computer. > Press the left mouse button. > > Incorrect: > Click the left mouse button. These examples touch upon a subject that has pained me for a decade now. What are the correct verbs to describe how to use a button? This may apply to a hyperlink too. The 'click' is associated with the mouse, and we are avoiding the mouse in our documentation. 'Click' is also considered bad form when describing Web UI. I'm certain I have never 'clicked' a real button. I have 'pushed', 'pressed', 'sat upon', and 'kicked' buttons, but never 'clicked' I use 'press' sometimes in documentation, but I attribute that to my heavy keyboard usage. Are we using 'clicked' in these examples to infer the use of the mouse? -- __C U R T I S C. H O V E Y_______ Guilty of stealing everything I am.
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