Re: Writing for tablet PC applications

Subject: Re: Writing for tablet PC applications
From: Al Geist <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com>
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Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:43:04 -0500


Barbara Szczesniak wrote:

I am writing my first documentation for an application that runs on a
tablet PC, and I'm trying to find out if there are any "standards" out
there yet for the terminology to use to describe user actions. Do you
say tap instead of click? Tap twice instead of double-click? Of course,
there can be no right-click or enter.



Both Apple and Microsoft use tap. Apple uses it in relation to a touch
pad. Microsoft uses it in relation to a pen device and a touch screen. I'm
not sure if you are using a touch screen or touch pad, but in either case, I
think tap (or double tap) would be more understandable than click or double
click.
Al

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Writing for tablet PC applications: From: Barbara Szczesniak

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