RE: "Picklist"

Subject: RE: "Picklist"
From: "Downing, David" <DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com>
To: "Nancy Allison" <maker -at- verizon -dot- net>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:11:32 -0500

The company I work makes financial software for credit unions. I've used
the word "picklist" to refer to the list of items you can choose from
when a selection window is displayed (or should I say, "when a section
window appears"?)



(BTW, the name of the company, USERS Incorporated, has caused some
people some amusement. I have some t-shirts that say USERS in big
letters, and they have drawn some interesting comments/)



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From: Nancy Allison [mailto:maker -at- verizon -dot- net]

Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:59 AM

To: Downing, David

Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com

Subject: RE: "Picklist"



David, m'dear, I've just read through about 10 of your posts trying to
identify your industry, but I didn't find anything in that bunch to tell
me. In what context do you use the term, just out of curiosity. Thanks.





On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 9:31 AM, Downing, David wrote:



> From: Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net >

Subject: "Picklist"





Have just come across this word for the first time. I find it . . .

unpleasant.



Do you use this term? Surely "listbox" or just plain "list" are the

usual terms. Or has this word been around and I've just missed it?



--Nancy



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We use this all the time at my work.

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From: Nancy Allison [mailto:maker -at- verizon -dot- net]
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:59 AM
To: Downing, David
Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: "Picklist"



David, m'dear, I've just read through about 10 of your posts trying to
identify your industry, but I didn't find anything in that bunch to tell
me. In what context do you use the term, just out of curiosity. Thanks.





On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 9:31 AM, Downing, David wrote:



> From: Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net <mailto:maker -at- verizon -dot- net> >

Subject: "Picklist"





Have just come across this word for the first time. I find it . . .

unpleasant.



Do you use this term? Surely "listbox" or just plain "list" are the

usual terms. Or has this word been around and I've just missed it?



--Nancy



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