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diff --git a/Documentation/rules_for_capitalization_in_Kicad_UI.txt b/Documentation/rules_for_capitalization_in_Kicad_UI.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f3f1458 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/rules_for_capitalization_in_Kicad_UI.txt @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +Gnome rules, used in Kicad: + +8.3.2. Capitalization + +Two styles of capitalization are used in GNOME user interface elements: + +Header capitalization + Capitalize all words in the element, with the following exceptions: + Articles: a, an, the. + Conjunctions: and, but, for, not, so, yet ... + Prepositions of three or fewer letters: at, for, by, in, to ... + +Sentence capitalization + Capitalize the first letter of the first word, and any other words normally capitalized in sentences, + such as application names. + +The following table indicates the capitalization style to use for each type of user interface element. +Table 8-3 Capitalization Style Guidelines for User Interface Elements + +Element Style + +Check box labels Sentence +Command button labels Header +Column heading labels Header +Desktop background object labels Header +Dialog messages Sentence +Drop-down combination box labels Sentence +Drop-down list box labels Sentence +Field labels Sentence +Filenames Sentence +Graphic equivalent text: +for example, Alt text on web pages Sentence +Group box or frame labels Header +Items in drop-down combination boxes, +drop-down list boxes, and list boxes Sentence +List box labels Sentence +Menu items Header +Menu items in applications Header +Menu titles in applications Header +Radio button labels Sentence +Slider labels Sentence +Spin box labels Sentence +Tabbed section titles Header +Text box labels Sentence +Titlebar labels Header +Toolbar button labels Header +Tooltips Sentence +Webpage titles and navigational elements Header |