Re: Unset? Can that be a verb?

[Sally Derrick <sjd1201 -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Jenny,
Is this similar to setting a default printer in Microsoft?  In this case,
multiple configurations can exist; one of which must be the default?  If so,
could your menu work the same as the MS menu.  That is, the 'Set as Default'
option is removed from the menu of the current default config. May be more
work than your developers want though.

Sally

On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:

> "Unset" or "uncheck" can give an impression of incompleteness.  In a
> situation
> where the selections you're telling users to make are mandatory and some
> choice
> must be made and set, they may be a better choice than "clear" or
> "default,"
> both of which may be interpreted as being acceptable run states.
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jenny Greenleaf" <jennysubs -at- mac -dot- com>
>
> > Clear works. I use that to talk about check boxes, though (Select/Clear
> the X
> > check box). I'm not sure if that would confuse the issue or not. Probably
> not.
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