atw: Re: To press while... or hold?
- From: "bja" <bashley@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 15:54:56 +1100
Sorry Sheetal,
Using "hold down" indicates something is already 'down' for you to 'hold'.
In the case a keyboard key, this only occurs after being pressed. :)
Cheers.
Bruce Ashley
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> Considering the audience in question are sitting in front of
> the computer,
> reading instructions....HOLD DOWN should not indicate "holding down a
> person" although I understand what you mean....but to get the point
> across...HOLD DOWN could be used....
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> How about: Hold the BLAH key down and click ANOTHER BLAH button.
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> Again with Press you have the confusion of press and release
> or issues like
> keep pressing etc both of which do not sound right - to me! :o).
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> Regards and thanks,
> Sheetal Laviena.
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> Earlier today someone mentioned (sorry, deleted my emails and
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> re-read them) that you don't actually physically 'hold' a key. I can't
> quite envisage how you 'hold down' a key, whereas it's easy to see how
> you 'hold down' a person, for example. You could 'press down'
> a key, but
> that's a tautology... I'm sticking with press :-)
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> Sonja
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> I think 'hold down' does get the message across quite well :)
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> Hi Naomi Kramer.
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> Suggestion: Hold down the X key and click the Y button
> (simultaneously).
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> 'simultaneously' being optional !?
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> How's that sound?
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> Regards and thanks,
> Sheetal Laviena.
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