Copy standards
The copy standards dictate the rules used when showing user visible text, also known as copy in some circles. However, the rules also apply to variable naming conventions with some space/capitalization rules specific to the programming language applied.
Spelling
Trajano is a Canadian company and uses the Canadian English spelling, with a fallback to UK English spelling.
Word usage
- “Sign in” not “Log in”
- “Sign out” not “Log out”
- “search Google” not “googling”
- “start” and “end” for periods (e.g. “start date” and “end date”), not “to/from” or “begin/finish”
Disambiguated spellings
This section specifies the preferred spelling for words
- cancelled
- e-mail, not email or electronic mail
- log in, not logon or login if used as a verb, login can be used as a noun or adjective. Note that “Sign in” should be used when possible.
- log out, not logoff or logout. Note that “Sign out” should be used when possible.
- offline, not off-line
- online, not on-line
- plugin, not plug-in