Talk:Combo box

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[edit] Editability

Surely a ComboBox *must* allow edit, no just *may*? 80.229.87.116 09:20, 5 July 2006

Agreed; my understanding is that a combobox is so named because it is a combination of a drop-down list and a textbox. If it doesn't allow edit, it's just a drop-down list. The mess of terminology is exacerbated by gui programming libraries (e.g. MFC) implementing drop-down lists by using the combobox class and setting the style so that the text field doesn't accept input. I propose we split this article into two articles, one for drop-down list and one for combobox.--VinceBowdren 15:30, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Keyboard usability

The incremental searching functionality in firefox is a good thing, but not original. A quick google finds it referred to as 'quicken style' - apparently it's been around for a while, and in a number of different implementations.

But more generally, do we really need all this information about keyboard shortcuts? The details are fiddle without being very significant in themselves, they differ across implementations, etc. I think it would be be better if we replaced the details with a general statement that keyboard shortcuts do exist, giving one (or maybe two) common examples. I would be even happier if there was a separate article on keyboard usability principles in gui controls. --VinceBowdren 10:30, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image

I'm not familiar with the Mac, but that screenshot looks suspiciously like a drop-down list rather than a combobox. Anybody know more? --VinceBowdren 08:25, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Yep. The rendering of combobox widgets on Mac is very non-standard compared to other those of other operating systems widgets. Therefore, they really shouldn't be used as examples, especially when Mac holds such a tiny percentage of the marketplace. Replace with something from Windows or X11. 203.59.80.62 12:09, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Done! Matthew850 (talk) 22:10, 18 January 2008 (UTC)