Akkana wrote:
> Charles Manske writes:
>
>> Should we use "..." at the end of menu text items that put you in a
>> Properties dialog?
>>
>> Sources I've read still seem to suggest using "..." when user will "take
>> more action", primarily by interacting with a dialog box. But there's
>> lots of programs that don't seem to use "..." for 'Properties' menu
>> items. [ ... ]
>> But for the case of Property dialogs, the menu action itself *is* the
>> setting of properties or attributes in the dialog, so the "..." isn't
>> necessary.
>
>
> Changing the property is the action; bringing up the dialog is a
> request for information for what properties to change. I'd expect to
> see a "..." if a property dialog is going to come up (and most apps
> I've used work that way, using ... if a dialog is needed).
>
> What apps don't do it that way?
The "Property" items in Microsoft products, such as WordPad (I would
assume Word) and VC++ editor don't use "..."
>
> ...Akkana
