tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Mar 29 09:26:34 2005
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Re: "Button"?
Voragh:
> > For one form of {SusDeq}, the {may'ron}, the player stretches the
> > bag out to fill it with air and squeezes it together to empty it
> > while directing the flow of air by pressing buttons mounted on
> > boards on either end of the bag, much like an accordion. To finger
> > the {may'ron}--that is, to push the buttons--is to {Heng}, the same
> > word applied to the {meSchuS}. (KGT 75-76)
> >
> > No indication as to whether {Heng} can be used for pressing buttons on a
> > control panel or not. It would probably work ironically for someone
> > pressing many switches in rapid succession -- e.g. someone so good at
> their
> > job that s/he's able to "play" the control panel with their eyes closed.
lay'tel SIvten:
>I think it could also be used for typing on a keyboard.
Agreed, provided some context was provided. Without it, the musical
connotation of {Heng} would no doubt be assumed. Also, let's not forget
the finger verbs:
The "finger verbs" are used when talking about specific ways of
using a particular device (weapon, computer control panel, even
musical instrument... (HQ 10.2:8)
BTW, I've always used {[De'wI'] SeHlaw} for "(computer) keyboard" as that's
what it is.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons