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Subject:Re: What do you call these little triangles? From:Julie Stickler <jstickler -at- gmail -dot- com> To:David Artman <David -at- davidartman -dot- com> Date:Thu, 1 Aug 2019 16:02:05 -0400
IBM Style calls them "twisties".
In the past I've called them whatever the hover text called them (often
View Details), or as others have said, "expand/collapse arrows" or
"expand/collapse triangle".
On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 6:55 PM David Artman <David -at- davidartman -dot- com> wrote:
> Fair enough. I didn't assume the questioner wanted folksonomy.For task
> steps, I'd use an inline graphic.For reference icon definitions, I'd show
> the icon and use the formal term. Educate! :-)David[DCA:d.a.d.]
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> Artman <David -at- DavidArtman -dot- com>, Emoto <emoto1 -at- gmail -dot- com>, TECHWR-L <
> techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Subject: RE: What do you call these little
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> âdisclosure widgetâ is a programming term tho: I wouldnât use, because the
> average person would have no idea what its referring to. Ie âClick the
> disclosure widgetâ would leave users lost; whereas âclick the
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 4:45 PM
> To: Wright, Lynne <Lynne -dot- Wright -at- Kronos -dot- com>; Emoto <emoto1 -at- gmail -dot- com>;
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> From: "Wright, Lynne" <Lynne -dot- Wright -at- Kronos -dot- com>
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> Date: 7/31/19 16:31 (GMT-05:00)
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> To: Emoto <emoto1 -at- gmail -dot- com>, TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
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> techwr-l-bounces+lynne -dot- wright=kronos -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> <techwr-l-bounces+lynne -dot- wright=kronos -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> On Behalf
> Of Emoto
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 4:22 PM
> To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
> Subject: What do you call these little triangles?
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> Please see image here:
>https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-5XhNH85/1/e8cae1e5/Th/i-5XhNH85-Th.jpg
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> When you click the little triangle, it expands or contracts the group.
> There is one expanded one and below it are four that have not been
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> So, do these little triangles have a name?
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> Thanks,
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> Bob
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