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| What should this control be called? |
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Chris
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 Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 1:24 pm Post subject: Choosing a name for the Slider/Trackbar control. |
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I've seen "slider" used a lot, and it seems more meaningful and memorable. However, trackbar is probably a more "official" name for it. |
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Atomhrt
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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If you go by the number of search hits, Slider is used at least 10 times more than Trackbar.
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Chris
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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| I did check that but unfortunately slider has many generic meanings completely unrelated to Windows/controls. By contrast, trackbar doesn't have many other meanings. Thanks for voting. |
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sleepyy35
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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wooohooo we are geting trackbars i think the name trackbar is kool is not a slider something on HTML that plays music or shows pics ! 
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deguix
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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I think TrackBar is better. Slider is a part of trackbar.
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Chris
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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That's a good point. On a whim, I searched MSDN for "slider". In spite of the confusion it might cause, it seems that MS uses both terms as shown in this quote: | Quote: | | A slider control, also called a trackbar control, lets a user select from a range of values by moving a slider. The volume controls in the Windows operating system are slider controls. The window class name for a slider control is TRACKBAR_CLASS |
Maybe both names should be allowed synonymously. |
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Rajat
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| Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 11:51 am Post subject: |
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i voted for slider...though trackbar is fine too... but using both for smae control is not recommended... the other might still be usable for some other control i future. 
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Atomhrt
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| Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Chris wrote: | That's a good point. On a whim, I searched MSDN for "slider". In spite of the confusion it might cause, it seems that MS uses both terms as shown in this quote: | Quote: | | A slider control, also called a trackbar control, lets a user select from a range of values by moving a slider. The volume controls in the Windows operating system are slider controls. The window class name for a slider control is TRACKBAR_CLASS |
Maybe both names should be allowed synonymously. |
Right. I saw the same thing. That, and based on number of hits, is why I voted for Slider. Slider, I think better describes the use of the control. Yes, it does ride on a track, but you "slide" the control, across the track. That's my take on it...
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Wingfat
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| Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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I do think that Trackbar would be better.
Slider is used for so many things, inside and out of computers.
But having a Bar that Tracks user input sounds to me like a track bar. When i hear slider I think of those good old walkmans with the volume control is a sliding piece of plastic. 
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Chris
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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It looks like Slider wins. Even so, I appreciate all the comments about why TrackBar is a better choice.
The only decision now is whether trackbar should be allowed as a synonym for slider: | Rajat wrote: | | but using both for same control is not recommended, the other might still be usable for some other control in the future |
That seems pretty unlikely in this case, but you're right that having a synonym might add more confusion than its worth. Perhaps sticking to slider is the best. |
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Titan
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Voted for slider, seems more meaningful. Trackbar didn't sound appealing to me enough. |
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