Re: Localization Question

[al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com]

Roger Bell wrote:

For documentation that will be localized from the original American
English, which is the better choice?

     The Basic Edit window appears.
     The Basic Edit window displays.

According to IBM style: WIndows open or close, they do not appear or
display, nor are they dismissed or exited.  I don't have my Microsoft
Manuals of Style or Apple Style Guide in front of me, but I believe they
follow the same philosophy.

Al


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