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âtouch and hold
Refers to the act of touching a touchscreen or trackpad and leaving the
finger motionless until something happens. Donât use tap and hold.â
For comparison:
âtap and hold
Donât use. Tap means to touch and release quickly, so use touch and hold
instead. See also tap (n., v.); touch and hold.â
âtap (n., v.)
Use to refer to the act of quickly touching and releasing a touchscreen or
trackpad. Users can tap with one or more fingers (depending on the device
and the action the user is performing). Donât use tap on.
Correct: Tap Return to move from one field to another.
Correct: To zoom in or out, double-tap with two fingers.
Incorrect: Tap on the video you want to play.
When discussing the Digital Touch feature in watchOS and iOS, donât say
that users tap another device or person; they send a tap.
When discussing haptic feedback, donât say that a device or trackpad taps
you; say you feel a tap.
See also click; Digital Touch; double tap (n.), double-tap (v.),
double-tapping (n., v.); gestures; haptic (adj.), haptics (n.); press;
touch and hold.â
On Thu 14. Nov 2019 at 22:04 John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Good afternoon, guys...I'm back :-)
> This is the first gig where I need to write instructions for the mobile
> smartphone world.
>
> On a Smartphone, when you press something long enough, the "Copy"
> capability comes up.
>
> What is the current thoughts on what to call this "Long Press" and what the
> syntax is for including it in a line of instruction.
>
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> John Posada
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