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> Task menu.
> Or is it a dialog box because it is not sizeable?
It's not a menu because it doesn't drop down from a menu bar.
It can't be a dialog box because it doesn't stay on the screen until you
click a button.
It's not a window because you can't resize it.
Look at what it does: when you press a key, it appears and then disappears
if you release the keys or make a selection.
The closest term I can find is "pop-up". If you felt the need to add another
noun after pop-up, I would suggest "box" or "panel".
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Be seeing you,
Dave
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John David Hickey
Montreal, Quebec, Canada eh?
No trees were harmed in the writing of this email.
My emails are made from elephant tusks and dolphin meat.
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Don't confuse my opinion with my employer's.
Each exists in blissful ignorance of the other.
