[kde-doc-english]documentation style

[Éric Bischoff]

On Thursday 09 May 2002 10:24, Malcolm Hunter wrote:
> > This time I do not agree. Using "I" or "me" sounds unprofessional.
>
> The only time I allow first person is when the user has options, such as in
> a wizard:
>
> This is a made up example - I can only recall one instance of this style.
>
> I want to create my own template.
> I want to use the default template.

Yes, "I" for the user is okay. What is not okay is when "I" is the doc writer 
or the developper. Things like "I think that ..."

> However, messages like "I can't create file" will be changed ("Unable to
> create file").

Yes, this is the case where "I" is the computer.

In short, I think that :

I = user : okay
I = doc writer : not okay
I = developper : not okay
I = computer : not okay