[Ubuntu-l10n-eng] Press next/Click next
Malcolm
malcolm.parsons at gmail.com
Mon Sep 4 15:07:00 BST 2006
On 9/4/06, Thomas Kluyver <takowl at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> Is "press next" (and indeed, any "press..." in a similar context)
> particularly American?
No.
'Click' only makes sense if a mouse is used as the pointing device.
'Press' or 'tap' make sense when a touch screen is used.
Maybe you can ask upstream why they chose to use 'Press'.
I wouldn't change it when translating.
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Malcolm Parsons
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