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| Call them both Combo/ComboBox but default it to the no-edit style. |
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| Separate them: DropList is a fixed list choices and Combo is a combination of DropList and Edit. |
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83% |
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Chris
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 Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:36 pm Post subject: GUI Naming Poll: DropList separate from Combo? |
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Deguix mentioned "DropList" as a possible name for the type of combobox that does not allow the user to type free-form text (i.e. a selection must be made from the dropdown menu). If you have an interest, please help us make the feature more user friendly by casting your vote and/or sharing your comments.
My suspicion is that true ComboBoxes are quite rarely used because normally (due to validation of input) the form designer will require you to select from a list of hard-coded choices rather than have the option of typing in some free-form text. |
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BoBo
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | (due to validation of input) |
Yes, the best kinda combo I know provides incremental input functionality - means always shows the next matching term from a list of fixed choices. Could be a tough task 
Yep, DropList =~ DropDownList. Approved 
Yep, Combo = combination of DropDownList and Edit field that makes sense. Approved.  |
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Chris
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | provides incremental input functionality - means always shows the next matching term |
I've heard this called "progressive typing". It seems that the Explorer in Windows XP (and perhaps other OSes) has this feature. Perhaps some other standard Windows controls have it too?
And you're right about DropDownList: Google says its a much more popular search word than DropList. But since it's kinda long, I now lean more toward the simple "use combo for both" option. But at the moment, having a separate DropList control is more popular in votes. |
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BoBo
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 7:10 am Post subject: |
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| Drop or DropDown or DropDownList - I think all of them are fine as they are intuitive and would seperate it from combo - to prevent confusion. |
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Nemroth
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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I think it make sense to have a drop down list with the possibility to have an edit field in it or not, using an optional parameter
for instance :
| Code: | | gui, add, combo, yes, vMyCombo gMyCombo, CItem1|CItem2||CItem3|CItem4 |
where "yes" is for editable and "no" would be for not editable...
And we can think about the possibility (or not) to be able to change words in the list and about the possibility to append items to the list, or both
Perhaps the idea of recall last typed corresponding words, witch is in the wish list forum, is more easy to achieve and more usefull than the incremental input or auto complete possiblities, witch are similar.
I'm OK to vote, but I don't know how to do that !!! |
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BoBo
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I'm OK to vote, but I don't know how to do that !!! |
You've to register/login as a member to be able to vote
Do it ! Every vote counts. One voice, one vote.  |
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Nemroth
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| BoBo wrote: | | Quote: | | I'm OK to vote, but I don't know how to do that !!! |
You've to register/login as a member to be able to vote
Do it ! Every vote counts. One voice, one vote. |
Done... Thanks |
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