Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:40 am Post subject: Writing menus in Neowiki
I'm a bit confused about the writing of the menus in the wiki :
What is the best: "Choose the {{menu|Menu/Sub-menu/Sub-sub-menu }} menu" or "Choose the {{menu| Menu}} menu, then the {{menu| Sub-menu}} sub-menu and the {{menu| Sub-sub-menu}} item" ?
The template is {{menu|Name of the menu/ Name of the sub-menu}}. I saw that Lorinda changed for the second form, and I think she is right
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:43 am Post subject:
I wondered if anyone would notice!
My memory was that the Wiki style guide talked about using complete sentences instead of shorthand; this was before the templates were added; I just went back and looked, and the wording I remember is still there, but there is also the "Or use {{menu|Name of the menu/ Name of the sub-menu}}," which does make it rather ambigous now.
This is, I suppose, the downside of more/new wiki editors. We keep asking all these pesky questions!
Yes, one of the early rules was to use sentences to describe menu selection. I see now that my example in the Templates list is very ambiguous, so I'll fix it
Just to make sure we're all clear, either:
Choose {{menu|Open...}} from the {{menu|File}} menu.
or
In the {{menu|File}} menu, choose {{menu|Open...}}.
is the preferred style.
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