Wow, that is an interesting result! So is "selection list" used more often than "drop-down list"? or is there not much difference between the numbers?
Combo-box being used in Base and other form-building sounds exactly right. It is slightly specialised when using it in those contexts so a different name wouldn't suit the context or might make things a bit less clear. Regards from Tom :) ________________________________ From: Sophie Gautier <gautier.sop...@gmail.com> To: documentation@libreoffice.org Sent: Mon, 17 January, 2011 11:08:45 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Another grep - Drop-down Hi Barbara, On 16/01/2011 22:31, Barbara Duprey wrote: > On 1/16/2011 12:05 PM, Sophie Gautier wrote: >> Hi Barbara, >> >> On 16/01/2011 20:37, Barbara Duprey wrote: >>> OK, which is used in the help -- drop-down, drop-down list, drop-down >>> menu, ? >> - drop-down alone is not used >> - drop-down menu is used twice >> - drop-down icon is used once >> - drop-down list(s) is used several times. >> >> Kind regards >> Sophie > > Thanks, Sophie! Hmm -- is there another term used instead? "Several" > doesn't seem like enough to cover this, as often as such things are > used. Yes, I was also surprised by the "not so many" occurrences of the term (may 6 or 7). "Selection list" or "selection menu" maybe? Or "combo box" as it's > called in the form control toolbar? A quick check showed that at least > sometimes, there is no term used at all, just directions to "select the > ..." without mentioning the control type. So maybe that should be > preferred? > - selection list is appearing 14 times - selection menu is not used - combo box is really dedicated to Form or Basic use. Kind regards Sophie -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/documentation/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/documentation/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
