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Subject:RE: "+" sign in a navigation tree From:"Andrew Warren" <awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:47:21 -0700
Kevin McGowan wrote:
> What would be the "proper" term for the plus sign used to collapse or
> expand the list in a navigation tree?
>
> Is it just "the plus sign"? or is there something better?
Kevin:
In Microsoft's own documentation for Windows developers, it's called a
"plus sign", and it toggles to a "minus sign" when clicked. For
examples of this usage, see:
=== Andrew Warren - awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com
=== Synaptics, Inc - Santa Clara, CA
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