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=== Generally === | === Generally === | ||
− | * | + | * '''Command to user''' to do something |
:'''''engl:''''' "Please" + imperative form + subject + exclamation mark, e.g. | :'''''engl:''''' "Please" + imperative form + subject + exclamation mark, e.g. | ||
::''Please specify flow resistance file!'' | ::''Please specify flow resistance file!'' | ||
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::''Bitte Fließwiderstandsdatei angeben!'' | ::''Bitte Fließwiderstandsdatei angeben!'' | ||
− | === | + | === Tools, alike links ''(for instance inside widgets)'' === |
* Name of a widget: | * Name of a widget: | ||
− | :'''''engl:''''' | + | :'''''engl:''''' Imperative form (+ subject); all capital letters, no full stop! |
− | :'''''germ:''''' Infinitive, e.g. "Fließwiderstandszonen bearbeiten" | + | ::e.g. ''"Edit Roughness Zones"'', ''"Zoom In"'', ''"Measure Distances"'' |
+ | :'''''germ:''''' (Subject +) Infinitive form, | ||
+ | ::e.g. ''"Fließwiderstandszonen bearbeiten"'' | ||
* sectionwise headers wihtin tools representation (complex widgets): '''TODO''' | * sectionwise headers wihtin tools representation (complex widgets): '''TODO''' | ||
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=== Wizards === | === Wizards === | ||
− | * Wizard | + | A wizard contains several components: A Name/Title, a descriptive header, a work description |
+ | * Wizard Name/Title: Should be named as the tool button that calls the wizard! It should be named as follows: | ||
+ | :'''''engl:''''' imperative form; all capital letters, no full stop! e.g. "Import Flow Resistance Zones" or "Edit Simulation Settings" | ||
+ | :'''''germ:''''' Infinitive, e.g. "Fließwiderstandszonen importieren" or "Simulationseinstellungen editieren" | ||
+ | * Wizard descriptive header: Should extend the name/title of the wizard | ||
+ | :'''''engl:''''' imperative form; not all capital letters, additional descriptive words, full stop! e.g. "Edit Simulation Settings for 'RMA Kalypso' Simulation" | ||
+ | :'''''germ:''''' Infinitive form + additional descriptive words, full stop!, e.g."Simulationseinstellungen für eine 'RMA·Kalypso'-Simulation editieren" | ||
+ | * Wizard work description: Should consist of a | ||
+ | :'''''engl:''''' imperative form; not all capital letters, additional descriptive words, full stop! e.g. "Edit Simulation Settings for 'RMA Kalypso' Simulation" | ||
+ | :'''''germ:''''' Infinitive form + additional descriptive words, full stop!, e.g."Simulationseinstellungen für eine 'RMA·Kalypso'-Simulation editieren" | ||
* Wizard information due to the current Wizard data content: '''TODO''' | * Wizard information due to the current Wizard data content: '''TODO''' |
Latest revision as of 18:33, 9 February 2015
Contents |
[edit] Text conventions
Within the GUI, the user needs to be informed and requested to interact. Thus, a collection of text snippet types needs to be defined.
(This list needs to be filled and updated from time to time!)
Following snippets should be distinguished:
[edit] Workflow
- Workflow Task: TODO
- engl:
- germ:
[edit] Generally
- Command to user to do something
- engl: "Please" + imperative form + subject + exclamation mark, e.g.
- Please specify flow resistance file!
- germ: "Bitte" + subject + infinitive form + exclamation mark, e.g.
- Bitte Fließwiderstandsdatei angeben!
[edit] Tools, alike links (for instance inside widgets)
- Name of a widget:
- engl: Imperative form (+ subject); all capital letters, no full stop!
- e.g. "Edit Roughness Zones", "Zoom In", "Measure Distances"
- germ: (Subject +) Infinitive form,
- e.g. "Fließwiderstandszonen bearbeiten"
- sectionwise headers wihtin tools representation (complex widgets): TODO
- Tool Tip to describe functionality of a tool and further some consequence information
- engl: Repeat Tool Name in that convention; next line; Describe tool functionality in same manner as name with extended subject + full stop; Add additional information in full sentences; use complete punctuation; not all capitals, e.g.
- "Measure geometries of features in map panel.
- Line length, polyline length and areas can be examined. Take care of hints in map tool disrcription."
- germ: Repeat Tool Name; subject + infinitve form, e.g. "Fließwiderstandszonen bearbeiten"
[edit] Wizards
A wizard contains several components: A Name/Title, a descriptive header, a work description
- Wizard Name/Title: Should be named as the tool button that calls the wizard! It should be named as follows:
- engl: imperative form; all capital letters, no full stop! e.g. "Import Flow Resistance Zones" or "Edit Simulation Settings"
- germ: Infinitive, e.g. "Fließwiderstandszonen importieren" or "Simulationseinstellungen editieren"
- Wizard descriptive header: Should extend the name/title of the wizard
- engl: imperative form; not all capital letters, additional descriptive words, full stop! e.g. "Edit Simulation Settings for 'RMA Kalypso' Simulation"
- germ: Infinitive form + additional descriptive words, full stop!, e.g."Simulationseinstellungen für eine 'RMA·Kalypso'-Simulation editieren"
- Wizard work description: Should consist of a
- engl: imperative form; not all capital letters, additional descriptive words, full stop! e.g. "Edit Simulation Settings for 'RMA Kalypso' Simulation"
- germ: Infinitive form + additional descriptive words, full stop!, e.g."Simulationseinstellungen für eine 'RMA·Kalypso'-Simulation editieren"
- Wizard information due to the current Wizard data content: TODO