WG: Newbie question - GUI terminology - Many thanks

[Christine Hüttmann - transdoc <info -at- transdoc-translations -dot- de>]

Thank you very much for sharing your experience with me.

I have talked to my colleague in England, who is currently translating parts
of the German Help, and we have agreed on a couple of conventions for the
English version.

Unfortunately, the German original is rather poor - as regards complying
with general GUI conventions. This is partly due to the software being
inconsistent.

There is still one problem:

The German uses "Symbolschaltfläche" to describe a button with a graphic on
it (toolbar button) and the button itself is not shown. And there are no
mouseover texts.
I am currently working my way through the software to find out what happens
when clicking on these buttons.

I would use tool button here, but this doesn't seem to be generally accepted
terms. Any suggestions your end?

Regards,
Christine

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Von: Christine Hüttmann - transdoc
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Gesendet: Montag, 9. Oktober 2006 00:27
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Betreff: WG: Newbie question - GUI terminology




-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Christine Hüttmann - transdoc
[mailto:info -at- transdoc-translations -dot- de]
Gesendet: Montag, 9. Oktober 2006 00:20
An: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Betreff: Newbie question - GUI terminology



Dear all,

We are currently translating an online Help into English and have a couple
of questions. Any help from experienced writers is much appreciated.

1) Does a dialogue box, window or message box appear or open?
2) What is the button next to the "Look in" box, for example, called?
Is it a toolbar button although there is no "toolbar" or is it a tool
button?
There a different types of this button, e.g. a button with a calendar. When
you click on it a calendar "opens (appears)where you can select a date.
The Microsoft Manual of Style is not very helpful here (I also doubt that
Microsoft's recommendations should be followed strictly).

Many thanks,
Christine

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