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Re: Is there an "official" term for this process? Summary
Subject:Re: Is there an "official" term for this process? Summary From:John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>, "List, Robohelp" <robolist -at- mail -dot- blue-sky -dot- com> Date:Sat, 18 Dec 1999 16:29:26 -0800 (PST)
> Hi, guys...I'm working on a Functional Requirements
> Specification document and we're using a specific
> functionality similar to what is used in Windows
> Help
> applications. I need to find out what the "official"
> term is for the following process. The best way to
Following is a summary of the suggestions received for
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progressive search
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filtered list and the process filtering.
auto-search (4)
progressive matching
dynamic wild-card search
refining the search
accelerating the scroll.
type-ahead lookup
autocomplete
full-text search
character matching
quick find
Alphabetical Search
Sorting on the Find tab
Word wheel
auto-selection
Thanks
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John Posada, Merck Research Laboratories
Sr Technical Writer, WinHelp and html
(work) john_posada -at- merck -dot- com - 732-594-0873
(pers) jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com - 732-291-7811
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