Jan 15, 2007 15:31
17 yrs ago
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French term
assistant
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Software
est-ce que qqun de plus futé que moi peut me dire la dif entre un "assistant" et un "wizard" en GB linguo "sur software en GB... (le French c'est "assistant"à ttes les sauces, ttes les 2 lignes mais bon, ça avance à rien je crains ou alors je change juste au gré imagination et évite répétitions ou alors c'est vraiment deux trucs différents, ds ce cas dites moi, moi vois pas la différence?.?.je mets rarement questions sur Proz mais là c'est "panica generale" et serai éternellement grateful pour aide et risque en mettre la rafale permise par le règlement!! c'est version au secours!!!
Proposed translations
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3 | assistant/wizard | Rob Grayson |
4 +2 | user tips vs configuration assistance | Laurel Clausen |
3 +1 | partial versus total | Charlie Bavington |
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6 mins
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assistant/wizard
Hey, this is only my take....I suspect the two are largely interchangable, although I feel "wizard" tends to be used more when the software publisher wants to make a process sound really simple (a bit like "dumbing down"), whereas "assistant" is a more general term without any such connotation.
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-01-15 15:38:53 GMT)
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Larely is right, that is another common use of "assistant", although it's not the only one. I maintain that it's also used as in "configuration assistant" etc.
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-01-15 15:38:53 GMT)
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Larely is right, that is another common use of "assistant", although it's not the only one. I maintain that it's also used as in "configuration assistant" etc.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Sorry, but had the same idea... just needed a crum of pro comfort"
+2
6 mins
user tips vs configuration assistance
An assistant gives advice or instructions (the little animated figures that pop up in Microsoft programs, for example), whereas wizards walk you through a process (configuring printers, creating a letter or invoice, etc.) step by step. Hope that helps!
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Janet Ross Snyder
3 mins
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agree |
Charlie Bavington
: Certainly under Windows, an "Assistant" tends to be context-dependent, a "Wizard" is for a whole process - as Laurent says, printer set-up, software installation, also more mundane stuff like Extraction Wizard for zip files.
9 mins
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21 mins
partial versus total
Just to expand my comments to Laurent.
Certainly under Windows, an "Assistant" tends to be context-dependent, so that annoying paperclip will pop up when you type "Dear" in Word, with it's "I see you're writing a letter" crap. It just helps with a single 'aspect'
A "Wizard" is for a whole process - as Laurent says, printer set-up, software installation, also more mundane stuff like Extraction Wizard for zip files, as soon as you take the first step in the process. It also has preconfigured standard options ready selected, which you can sometimes change.
It may also be worth pointing out that another key difference is that you can turn the Assistants off. Whereas you can't by-pass the Wizard :-) Well, I daresay you probably can if you know exactly what you're doing, but I would think that most of us would struggle to use Windows without the Wizards, but can cope very easily without the Assistants.
Certainly under Windows, an "Assistant" tends to be context-dependent, so that annoying paperclip will pop up when you type "Dear" in Word, with it's "I see you're writing a letter" crap. It just helps with a single 'aspect'
A "Wizard" is for a whole process - as Laurent says, printer set-up, software installation, also more mundane stuff like Extraction Wizard for zip files, as soon as you take the first step in the process. It also has preconfigured standard options ready selected, which you can sometimes change.
It may also be worth pointing out that another key difference is that you can turn the Assistants off. Whereas you can't by-pass the Wizard :-) Well, I daresay you probably can if you know exactly what you're doing, but I would think that most of us would struggle to use Windows without the Wizards, but can cope very easily without the Assistants.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Charles Hawtrey (X)
24 mins
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