[austechwriter] Re: Amend or Edit or something else?
- From: "Steve Hudson" <cruddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 18:33:06 +1000
LOL! I like the last excuse best :-)
FWIW, I use change to strictly mean a change from one defined state to
another. That means you can change a dropdown, but you must edit a freeform
text field :-) Mainly because there is a need to discuss changing screens,
tools etc.
Maybe its just because I've been on codeine for the last few days, but if I
saw a button marked "Change" I would be expecting the dialog to re-appear
with different colours and layout :-)
Steve Hudson
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-----Original Message-----
From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Paul RETI
Sent: Friday, 18 July 2003 2:43 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [austechwriter] Re: Amend or Edit or something else?
Steve H wrote on July 18, 2003 2:38 PM
> Why let the author's own deficiencies rule the question?
> Really he should have written
>
> "the button allows you to *edit* all the fields"
Simply because I thought and still think that *change* is the
better and more general plain English word.
It seems to me that *Edit* can and does mean different things
to different people depending on their experience and expertise,
and the technical context.
And besides, it is Friday. ;-)
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PR
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