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From: jv@mh.nl (Johan Vromans)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif
Subject: Internationalisation
Message-ID: <1991Jan27.125206.16012@pronto.mh.nl>
Date: 27 Jan 91 12:52:06 GMT
Sender: jv@pronto.mh.nl (Johan Vromans)
Reply-To: Johan Vromans <jv@mh.nl>
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Organization: Multihouse Automation, the Netherlands
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From the OSF/Motif Style Guide (p6-14):

  For consistent operation with other OSF/Motif applications, if you
  include the File menu in the menu bar of your application, it should
  appear as the first title, placed on the far left, and with F as its
  mnemonic. 

The same principle applies to other menus and menu choices, e.g. E for
Edit Menu, with choices U for Undo, T for Cut, C for Copy etc..

In a localized environment, however, it is usually necessary to
translate the menu texts. And then the question arizes: should
mnemonics match the translated texts, or the original texts. In most
situations, the user will run a mixture of English and local
applications. 
Keeping mnemonics the same seems a good idea, but they lose their
mnemonic value. Besides, how to specify accelerator 'T' for a menu
choice "Knip" (dutch for "Cut")?

Any thoughts? Guidelines maybe?

	Johan

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