- 1. The problem is that there is no equivalent for modeless dialog boxes. Because the controls on a modeless dialog box are always live, the equivalent concept is clouded in confusion.
- 问题在于非模态对话框中没有等价的概念，因为这种对话框中的控件总是处于活动状态，相同的概念云山雾罩。
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- 2. The solution to this accessibility problem is to include double-click idioms but ensure that their functions have equivalent single-click idioms.
- 要解决这个访问性问题，可以设计一些包括双击习惯用法并确保有对应的单击习惯，从而实现同样的功能。
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- 3. The problem with this approach is that it places the needs of the database before those of its users, subjecting them to the equivalent of a shakedown every time they enter a scrap of data into the system.
- 这种方法的缺点是它将数据库的需要置于用户需要之前，用户每次向计算机输入一些数据都要受到同等的检查。
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- 4. To software engineers, these messages are equivalent to the humming of the machinery, the babbling of the brook, the white noise of the waves crashing on the beach: They tell us that all is well.
- 对于软件工程师来说，这些信息就是机器发出的嗡嗡声、小溪的流水声，以及海浪拍击海岸的持续不断的噪声，它们在告诉我们程序运行正常。
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- 5. Galleries and Templates Not all users of document-creation applications are capable of building documents completely from scratch. Most programs, however, offer users atomic tools: the equivalent of hammers, saws, and chisels.
- 不是所有使用程序创建文档的用户都能够完全从白手起家建立文档，但是多数程序为用户提供原子工具，这相当于锤子、锯子和凿子。
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- 6. Frequently used functions should be provided in toolbars, palettes, or the equivalent.
- 经常使用的功能应该以工具栏、调色板，或者等效的方式来提供。
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- 7. That is fine for some users, but others require more: the equivalent of an unfinished table or chair that they can then sand and paint.
- 对于某些用户来说，这就很好了，但是其他用户需要更多的工具可供他们打磨和油漆的未完工桌子或椅子。
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- 8. On the computer, the disk drive is the shelf, and main memory is the place where editing takes place and is equivalent to the user’s hands.
- 在计算机中，硬盘相当于书架，内存相当于编辑发生的位置，等价于用户的手。
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- 9. The main purpose of mnemonics is to provide a keyboard equivalent of each menu command. For this reason, mnemonics should be complete, particularly for text-oriented programs.
- 访问键的主要目的在于为每个菜单命令提供一个等效的键盘操作，出于这个原因，它们须是完善的，尤其对于面向文本的程序。
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- 10. In the software equivalent of this process, you end the drawing program, put away your drawing tools, find an appropriate place on the hard drive to store the image, and send it to someone else via electronic mail.
- 软件中对应的过程是用户结束画图程序，将画图工具放到一边。 然后在硬盘中找一个合适的位置存储图像，通过电子邮件传给他人。
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