Thanks Bruce. That's what was in my head but not making it to the keyboard :-) Sonja -----Original Message----- From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bja Sent: Monday, 16 February 2004 3:55 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: To press while... or hold? 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 > -----Original Message----- > From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > sheetal_laviena@xxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, 16 February 2004 2:44 PM > To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: atw: Re: To press while... or hold? > > > > 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.... > > How about: Hold the BLAH key down and click ANOTHER BLAH button. > > 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). > > > Regards and thanks, > Sheetal Laviena. > > > > > "Sonja McShane" > > <smcshane@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: > <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent by: cc: > > austechwriter-bounce@fre Subject: > atw: Re: To press while... or hold? > elists.org > > > > > > 16/02/2004 02:30 PM > > Please respond to > > austechwriter > > > > > > > > Earlier today someone mentioned (sorry, deleted my emails and unable > to 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 :-) > > Sonja > > -----Original Message----- > From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Naomi Kramer > Sent: Monday, 16 February 2004 2:27 PM > To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: atw: Re: To press while... or hold? > > > I think 'hold down' does get the message across quite well :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > sheetal_laviena@xxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, 16 February 2004 1:05 PM > To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: atw: Re: To press while... or hold? > > > > Hi Naomi Kramer. > > Suggestion: Hold down the X key and click the Y button > (simultaneously). > > 'simultaneously' being optional !? > > How's that sound? > > > Regards and thanks, > Sheetal Laviena. > > ************************************************** > To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to > austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to > austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject > field. > > To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. > > To search the austechwriter archives, go to > www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter > > To contact the list administrator, send a message to > austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ************************************************** > > ************************************************** > To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to > austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to > austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject > field. > > To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. > > To search the austechwriter archives, go to > www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter > > To contact the list administrator, send a message to > austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ************************************************** > > > ************************************************** > To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to > austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to > austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject > field. > > To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. > > To search the austechwriter archives, go to > www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter > > To contact the list administrator, send a message to > austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ************************************************** > > > > ************************************************** > To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to > austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to > austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject > field. > > To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. > > To search the austechwriter archives, go to > www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter > > To contact the list administrator, send a message to > austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ************************************************** ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. 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