On 2007-05-12 16:38:27 +0200, Yann Dirson wrote:
> However, that makes me think we should probably use guideline for
> the docs - here comes the question of which convention to use when
> refering to the user. Do we address her directly ("you"), indirectly
> ("the user", "her" - don't remember where the "female user" use
> comes from, but we could maybe follow this), even more indirectly
> ("one"), or any other way ?
I'd go with "you", or possibly "one" (but I strongly prefer "you").
Talking about the user in the third person ("the user", "her", etc.)
seems actively wrong when we are instructing the user on how to do
things.
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Karl Hasselström, kha@xxxxxxxxxxx
www.treskal.com/kalle
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