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Re: Alternative to "option" for dialog box options
Subject:Re: Alternative to "option" for dialog box options From:Julia Land <jltw -at- EARTHLINK -dot- NET> Date:Mon, 22 Mar 1999 09:46:20 -0600
> My struggle is what to call all of the options in a dialog box or wizard =
> when referring to them collectively, as in the following: "Certain =
> options in the XXX dialog box require you to enter data. Others can be =
> left blank. Your system administrator configures which options require =
> data and which do not."
Sometimes I call the little things controls, especially if there are
several types in the same dialog box--a few radio buttons, an entry
field or two, maybe a check box or a slider.
