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Subject:Drop-down vs. Comb From:Joe Sokohl <jsokohl -at- CAMPBELLSOFT -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 8 Jan 1998 10:28:35 -0600
Actually, a drop-down list differs from a combo box in this respect: a
drop-down list has items you can select, but you cannot type anything
in the list. A combo box allows you to select from a list OR type a
new item into the box. Reference: "The Windows Interface Guidelines
for Software Design," Microsoft Press (ISBN 1-55615-679-0).
joe
Joe Sokohl
Manager of Documentation
Campbell Software, Inc. http://www.campbellsoft.com
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