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Subject:RE: the first one or more characters From:"Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com> To:"Milan Davidovic" <shl_ctf -at- yahoo -dot- ca>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:25:45 -0700
Milan Davidovic wrote:
> --- Andrew Warren <awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com> wrote:
> > I'd write "Type the first few letters".
>
> Yes thanks, "type" per Microsoft. Good point. But I'm more
> after the predicate portion -- in your case, "the first few
> letters" would stand in for "the first one or more".
> Interesting. I suppose users could figure out for themselves
> when they could get away with one letter (e.g. in some
> databases, a search for something beginning with "x") and
> when they'd need more.
I've seen "Type [or "Enter..."] as much of the name as you know," but I
like Andrew's phrasing much, much better. It's short, clear, and
encourages experimentation. I think encouraging users to experiment and
explore (in harmless ways like this) is a Very Good Thing.
Richard
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Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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303-777-0436
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