Timeline for Periods at the end of a sentence in alert message
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| Mar 15, 2012 at 8:53 | comment | added | Bart Gijssens | I think you need to look at this case by case. Are you displaying a message in a messagebox? If yes, what style of messagebox? If no, what type of message is it? It seems there is no general rule for all messages. In all cases the UX Interaction Guidelines are a good place to look for the correct guideline. | |
| Mar 15, 2012 at 7:26 | comment | added | krishnajay | So does it mean all messages should've a main instruction and it shouldn't be in multiple sentences. If there is a need for multiple sentences, is it supposed to be split? Moreover does it apply for contextual messages such as the ones displayed below the input fields | |
| Mar 15, 2012 at 7:00 | history | edited | Bart Gijssens | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 15, 2012 at 6:57 | comment | added | Bart Gijssens | You are right. Mind that this is only for the "main instruction", not for the "supplemental instructions". Most of the time, when using standard messageboxes, there is not main instruction. | |
| Mar 15, 2012 at 6:51 | comment | added | Bart Gijssens | @krishnajay: what is your source? Do you have a reference for that? | |
| Mar 14, 2012 at 18:48 | comment | added | krishnajay | Here is the rule... //Don't include final periods if the instruction is a statement. If the instruction is a question, include a final question mark.// | |
| Mar 14, 2012 at 18:45 | comment | added | krishnajay | Refer msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa511267.aspx for windows messages | |
| Mar 14, 2012 at 7:02 | history | edited | Bart Gijssens | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 14, 2012 at 6:53 | history | answered | Bart Gijssens | CC BY-SA 3.0 |