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Localization Guidelines for Key Mnemonics and Accelerator Keys

christelle.c
Canada
Local time: 10:35
Member (2010)
English to French
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Oct 18, 2010

Hello,

I would like to know more about guidelines / best practices for Key mnemonics and accelerator keys' localization.
Would any one have information on the subject or suggest links where such information may be available?

Thanks


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xxxOlaf
Germany
Local time: 19:35
English to German
Check out the free Microsoft Style Guide Oct 19, 2010

The MS Style Guide has a whole section on this topic. Among other things they recommend avoid choosing letters with a downstroke like q and g or letters with accents like é, é, ë, ê, à, â, î, ù, etc.

For more information see the MS Style Guide, which you can download here:
http://www.microsoft.com/Language/en-US/StyleGuides.aspx

Make sure to select the French version. (The guide itself is in English, but some of the topics are country specific.)


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christelle.c
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Thank you Oct 19, 2010

Thank you, Olaf!
The information was very helpful.


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