Return vs. Enter

[Jon]

My 0.02 worth:

We are dealing with documentation for end users here and therefore the 
only likely time 'entering' or 'returning' anything is mentioned is 
during a list of instructions to an end user on how to configure 
something. Therefore, despite the origins of the "CR/LF", end users 
really don't need to be burdened with knowing that there is some 
difference between the two and that whole conversation can be relegated 
to some alt* newsgroup where people still care to discuss such minutia.

What is more important, in my opinion, how to reconcile what any given 
user's keyboard may have written on the enter key. I have 4 keyboards in 
my house and they all have 'enter' written on them but I am in Canada 
and use the US keyboard. If I was somewhere else, I don't know what it 
would say.

Perhaps this is actually a discussion about localization as is seems 
somewhat likely to me that what is printed on the enter key may be 
different from region to region.

I wonder if there is some way (perhaps through a graphic) to show which 
key the document is referring to when the chosen phrase is used 
throughout the instructions?

Jon

Marc Kaplan wrote:
> I'm sure this is an old one, but in order to "Return" data, don't you
> first have to "Enter" it.
> 
> Sorry, I just couldn't help myself.
> 
> Marc K.
> 
> On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Dougie Richardson
> <ddrichardson at btinternet.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:33:57 -0400
>> Joel Goguen <jtgoguen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In the documentation, users are directed to push the "Enter" or the
>>> "Return" key almost interchangeably.  Which is correct for the
>>> documentation, or does it really matter?
>> Oh no - please don't set this one off again!
>>
>> Dougie
>>
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