engber@speedy.cs.wisc.edu (Mike Engber) (09/01/88)
I'd like to know what the 'official' name is for the small box in the standard scroll bars. IM I uses the term 'scroll box' in the interface guidlines and 'thumb' in the control manager section. User manuals use 'scroll box'. Personally I prefer the term thumb as it's more descriptive. Scroll box sounds more descriptive of the scrollable list manger boxes. Please reply email -ME
tedj@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Ted Johnson) (09/02/88)
>I'd like to know what the 'official' name is for the small box in the standard >scroll bars. IM I uses the term 'scroll box' in the interface guidlines and >'thumb' in the control manager section. User manuals use 'scroll box'. > >Personally I prefer the term thumb as it's more descriptive. Scroll box sounds >more descriptive of the scrollable list manger boxes. It's supposed to be a "thumb wheel" (I didn't know this until I read it somewhere). -Ted