Re: Word-a-Day: toggle

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt myrealbox com>]

On Apr 8, 2008, at 8:01 PM, Shaun McCance wrote:
> ...
> Correct:
> Click Toolbar on the View menu to turn on or off the toolbar.

Adjusted for grammar:
Click Toolbar in the View menu to turn the toolbar on or off.

Adjusted for user focus:
To turn the toolbar on or off, from the View menu click Toolbar.

> ...
> Aside from being a sort of geeky word, "toggle"
> as a verb presents translation problems.
> ...

I agree that "toggle" is a geeky word, but I don't think 
translatability is a reason to avoid any word choice. Translators 
should express the *ideas* in the best way they can, not try to 
translate the exact words used in the English version. (Sometimes 
another language may have a term or idiom that makes a sentence much 
simpler than it is in the English version.)

Cheers
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Matthew Paul Thomas
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