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Reinhard Jaehnig writes:
>Is there a special term for the little window which informs
>you about an ongoing activity, such as "Printing File
>filename," contains a single button ("Cancel"), and closes
>automatically when this activity has ended ?
I've seen those windows referred to as "status boxes" (e.g., Print Status,
Sort Status, etc.). Actually, I always thought a status box was one with
"Nieman Marcus" stamped on the outside...
Nancy McGuire
nkmcguire -at- aol -dot- com
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