atw: Re: To press while... or hold?
- From: sheetal_laviena@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 16:20:01 +1100
I think the word "simultaneously" should make things clear.
To updates BLAH BLAH BLAH, press X and click Y simultaneously.
Regards and thanks,
Sheetal Laviena.
"Petra Liverani"
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16/02/2004 04:20 PM
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Bruce,
That's true, however, with "hold down" I don't know what else the reader
can
do but assume that they need to press the key first whereas "press" alone
does not necessarily indicate that the key must be held down while pressing
something else. Therefore I think "hold down" is preferable or else "press
and hold down".
Petra
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From: "bja" <bashley@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 3:54 PM
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"
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> > 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?
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> >
> >
> > 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.
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