Re: Tweaks to quicktips cards

Richard Ishida a écrit :
> APPROACH 1: MINIMAL TWEAKS

I favor this approach.  Comments below.

> I propose the following changes:
> 
> [1]
> More at http://www.w3.org/International/quicktips/
> Details at http://www.w3.org/International/quicktips/
> 
> 
> [2]
> Escapes. Only use escapes (e.g.     or  ) in specific circumstances.
> Escapes. Use characters rather than escapes (e.g.     or  ) whenever you can.

I think the choice of this example is poor.  NBSP is in fact a case 
where using an escape makes sense, so that one can distinguish normal 
from non-breaking spaces while editing.  Better use an accented latin 
letter, which is in fact where the malady of abusing escapes is 
prevalent.  Nobody in his right mind would think of escaping every 
character in a Japanese/Russian/Arabic/Devanagari page, but many people 
do in fact escape accented latin letters in the mistaken belief that 
this is required.


> [3]
> Text authoring. Use simple, concise text. Do not compose sentences from multiple strings using scripting.
> Text authoring. Use simple, concise text. Use care when composing sentences from multiple strings.

Disagree.  "Do not compose" is better than "Use care", as this is really 
a bad practice.  The Details page can perhaps give some rope to people 
to hang themselves, but the short message should remain clear: don't.


> [4]
> Navigation. On each page include clearly visible navigation to localized pages or sites. Use the target language.
> Navigation. On each page include clearly visible navigation to localized pages or sites, using the target language.
> 
> [5]
> Check your work. Validate! Use techniques, tutorials, and articles at http://www.w3.org/International/ 
> Check your work. Validate! Use best practises, tutorials, and articles at http://www.w3.org/International/ 

"practises" or "practices"?  Is this an "en-GB" vs "en-US" thing?


-- 
François

Received on Tuesday, 20 February 2007 14:02:56 UTC