Re: Dialog box/Screen/Window

Subject: Re: Dialog box/Screen/Window
From: Janice Gelb <Janice -dot- Gelb -at- Sun -dot- COM>
To: Zen C <zenizenc -at- gmail -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:18:14 +1000

Zen C wrote:
>
> What is the best term to use?
>
> The Open *dialog box* is displayed?
>
> The Open w*indow* is displayed?
>
> The Open s*creen* is displayed?
>

We use "dialog box" for items that have choices
to be made in them followed by clicking OK or
the like.

>
> Also do you say
>
> *It is* recommended to do this or *We* recommend you do this.
>

Neither :-> We avoid this term altogether. Usually
when you're recommending something you're really
telling the reader to do it so be brave and just
say so! Where possible, you should also indicate
*why* you're advising the course of action, for
example, "Set this limit to over 500 Mbytes for
better performance"

-- Janice

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