Conventions Keyboard Conventions Key combinations appear in the following format: Selecting, Choosing, and Pressing Items In a context using windows, the terms select, choose, and press have different and specific meanings. Selecting an item usually means marking or highlighting it, as in picking a radio button. Selecting alone does not initiate an action. Choosing an item carries out an action. For example, choosing a menu item may open a window or carry out a command. You can also initiate an action by choosing a command button (a push button or a standard button). You often must select an item before you can choose it.
Often you can use a combination of keyboard and mouse techniques for selecting and choosing. Pressing refers to physical buttons or keys. For example, you press the save key or press the ENTER key. By contrast, you select or choose a window button. Values, Variables, and Expressions The parameters to eV+ keywords can generally be satisfied with a specific value of the correct data type, a variable of the correct data type, or an expression that resolves to the correct type. Unless specifically stated, parameters can be replaced with a value, variable, or expression (of the correct type).
The most common case where a parameter cannot be eV+Language Reference Guide, v2.x, 18319-000 Rev A Page 19 words. Initial Capitals The name of an object such as a window, screen, menu, dialog box, or dialog box component. Examples are the Display menu and the Task Profiler window. "Quotation marks" Menu items, prompts, or any literal text that is being referenced. Notation Meaning KEY1+KEY2 A plus sign (+) between keys means that you must press and hold down KEY1, then press KEY2. For example, "Press CTRL+Z" means that you press CTRL and hold it down while you press Z.