[IxDA Discuss] Terms for log in / out

Esteban Barahona esteban.barahona at gmail.com
Fri Oct 27 10:46:24 PDT 2006


Can it be better to use diagrams? ...like a box with an arrow in for "sign
in" and the same box with an arrow out to "sign out" ( with <img title="sign
_" alt="sign _" /> )? Could that be confusing?

2006/10/27, Håkan Reis <hakan.reis at dotway.se>:
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> I agree with the sign, sign sign thing, create account/register is far
> better terminology. if you are a sloppy reader (like me) you will
> simetimes (ok, depends on the layout of things) hit sign up when you
> want to sign in. In/Out is ok, because most of the time you know when
> you are signed in or out.
>
> As to the guidelines, take a look at windows vista user experience
> guidelines: http://tinyurl.com/s842d. Its for vista but a lot is usful
> when it comes to WinXP as well.
>
>
> / Håkan Reis
> Dotway AB
> http://blog.reis.se
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> PS, why do I always hit reply and not reply all in IxDA discussions...
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