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Karen West wrote:
> I usually follow the guidelines in the Microsoft Manual of Style but
> I've drawn a blank with these two, as has FOLDOC and Webopedia:
>
> focus - the window has focus, has regained focus
> proc'd - when the application has proc'd Command Mode
>
> Are these terms okay to use in user software documentation?
>
What is "proc'd"?
I think "active" is more universally understood to mean the window
that one can do something within.
If I use "focus" at all, I say, "The focus returns to the Search
window." but I think "active" is better.
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