RE: the first one or more characters

["Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>]

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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