2013-05-26 04:36:44 +00:00
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Gnome rules, used in Kicad:
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8.3.2. Capitalization
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Two styles of capitalization are used in GNOME user interface elements:
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Header capitalization
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Capitalize all words in the element, with the following exceptions:
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Articles: a, an, the.
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Conjunctions: and, but, for, not, so, yet ...
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Prepositions of three or fewer letters: at, for, by, in, to ...
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Sentence capitalization
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Capitalize the first letter of the first word, and any other words normally capitalized in sentences,
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such as application names.
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The following table indicates the capitalization style to use for each type of user interface element.
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Table 8-3 Capitalization Style Guidelines for User Interface Elements
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Element Style
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Check box labels Sentence
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Command button labels Header
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Column heading labels Header
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Desktop background object labels Header
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Dialog messages Sentence
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Drop-down combination box labels Sentence
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Drop-down list box labels Sentence
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Field labels Sentence
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Filenames Sentence
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Graphic equivalent text:
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for example, Alt text on web pages Sentence
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Group box or frame labels Header
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Items in drop-down combination boxes,
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drop-down list boxes, and list boxes Sentence
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List box labels Sentence
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Menu items Header
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Menu items in applications Header
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Menu titles in applications Header
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Radio button labels Sentence
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Slider labels Sentence
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Spin box labels Sentence
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Tabbed section titles Header
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Text box labels Sentence
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Titlebar labels Header
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Toolbar button labels Header
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Tooltips Sentence
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Webpage titles and navigational elements Header
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