Convention
Description
{ x | y | ... } *
Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated by
vertical bars. A minimum of one or a maximum of all can be
selected.
[ x | y | ... ] *
Optional alternative items are grouped in square brackets
and separated by vertical bars. Many or none can be
selected.
#
A line starting with the # sign is comments.
III. GUI conventions
Convention
Description
< >
Button names are inside angle brackets. For example, click
the <OK> button.
[ ]
Window names, menu items, data table and field names
are inside square brackets. For example, pop up the [New
User] window.
/
Multi-level menus are separated by forward slashes. For
example, [File/Create/Folder].
IV. Keyboard operation
Format
Description
<Key>
Press the key with the key name inside angle brackets. For
example, <Enter>, <Tab>, <Backspace>, or <A>.
<Key1+Key2>
Press the keys concurrently. For example, <Ctrl+Alt+A>
means the three keys should be pressed concurrently.
<Key1, Key2>
Press the keys in turn. For example, <Alt, A> means the
two keys should be pressed in turn.
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