atw: Re: Touchscreen - buttons, icons, keys, tokens, symbols?

Charles,
My immediate idea is to write  Press XXX  and also Press Enter
It removes one level of abstraction and translation.
Keep it simple, for simple chaps like me.
Bob T


On 7/20/06, Charles_Boyle@xxxxxxxxxx <Charles_Boyle@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 


Hi guys,
A quick query on touchscreen terminology. We're developing a new product
 that is designed to run on a touchscreen terminal. The entire user
interface will be through the touchscreen (unless they plug in a keyboard, a
mouse, a laptop or dial in remotely, but that's not the issue - yet). My
question is, What should the active parts of the screen be called? My
preference at the moment is to call the screen objects -  icons, given that
they are....well, iconic! The screen is a resistive touchscreen, therefore
I've gone with  "Press the  XXX icon" - as basic terminology, along with a
snapshot of the icon.
A bit of a spanner in the works is the virtual keyboard that allows you to
enter information  "Press the enter icon" sounds odd as it's a keyboard
layout; "Press the enter key" associates it with the keyboard theme, but
then it isn't consistent.
I'm steering away from button as a term, as there are a few buttons on the
terminal and research shows our clients would spend all day looking for a
physical button to press, and then ring up asking complaining that they
don't have one of those. Basically I'm just bouncing this around for
comments, suggestions or other ideas.

Cheers,

Charles B.

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