Combo-box text arrows

[Bob Sneidar]

I find the combo box "wierd" too, like the Frankenstein of user interface controls. I don't use 'em. 

Bob


On Dec 29, 2011, at 10:43 PM, Pete wrote:

> I guess I'm not clear on just where the user types in a new value - over
> the top of an existing choice that's loaded into the menu?
> Pete
> 
> On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 9:53 PM, J. Landman Gay <jacque at hyperactivesw.com>wrote:
> 
>> The entry doesn't usually go into the menu at all. The field is like an
>> "other" box. The user can either choose from a list of pre-set items, or
>> type something else in the field. The menu provides a shortcut for common
>> choices but the user isn't limited to those.
>> 
>> That said, I've been known to take the label and add it to the menu in a
>> couple of cases where the menu is a dynamic list of user-created entries.
>> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Pete
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