Re: Dialog boxes, writing about

[mike w <techmail_mike -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

OK...first of all, let me try to bring my blood
pressure back down....sheesh, you scared me ;)

Actually, you are just writing by the rules; and, as
I'm sure you know, tech writers often have to deal
with other members of the team who don't have as
strong of a grasp on correct usage as you do.

So, what it comes down to is that your usage is
correct.  However, if the audience/SME will somehow be
averse to correct usage, than change it to what they
want.

One of the biggest things I've learned about tech
writing is that sometimes you look the other way when
you know something in the document is wrong, but you
let it go to make the client happy.


> The individual who wants these terms removed says
> that they are "engineering
> terms and they will scare the average user."  He
> says that the terms do not
> benefit the user in any way and are useless.  Do you
> all always include the
> abovementioned terms in your documentation, or are
> they expendable?  Do they



__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Thousands of Stores.  Millions of Products.  All in one Place.
http://shopping.yahoo.com/

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Learn how to develop HTML-based Help with Macromedia Dreamweaver!
Dec. 7-8, 2000, Orlando, FL -- $100 discount for STC members.
http://www.weisner.com/training/dreamweaver_help.htm or 800-646-9989.

Sponsored by SOLUTIONS, Conferences and Seminars for Communicators 
Publications Management Clinic, TECH*COMM 2001 Conference, and more 
http://www.SolutionsEvents.com or 800-448-4230

---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot-  Visit 
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.