RE: Click X, or click the X button?

["McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>]

I just like mine better on WebHelp pages.   :-) 

On WebHelp pages, I tend to have a few other typographical things going on, like links and drop-down/expanding-text anchor points, so I like that a minor - yet tasteful - something-or-other can make actions and targets stand out.  So far, no complaints.  No hallelujahs either, but . . .  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chinell, David F (GE EntSol, Security) 
> [mailto:David -dot- Chinell -at- GE -dot- com] 
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 3:52 PM
> To: McLauchlan, Kevin; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: Click X, or click the X button?
> 
> Kevin:
> 
> Personally, your approach appeals to me. But I think you should also
> consider Sun's approach, which (if I interpret Read Me First! 
> correctly)
> is to give NO special typographic treatment to GUI elements (or their
> identifying labels).
> 
> When possible confusion exists between a label and the 
> surrounding text,
> you can set the label in title case (though it may not be set that way
> in the GUI) or you can set it in double quotes.
> 
> Click Back, and then check the "Use the security key color" check box.
> 
> Click Back, and then check the Use the Security Key Color check box.
> 
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