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From: kk@shasta.tivoli.com (Kerry Kimbrough)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.open-look
Subject: Searching a scrolling list
Message-ID: <8lmto25@openlook.Unify.Com>
Date: 15 May 91 00:30:04 GMT
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   > > The question is this: according to OPEN LOOK style, what is the best way to
   > > present both access methods --- type-in and list selection --- so that users
   > > can use either one or both, as suits them?
   >
   > I suggest implementing a scrolling list next to a text field.

Agreed, this seems like the required combination of controls. My question then
concerns the preferred style for presenting these controls. How is the text
field positioned w.r.t. to the list? How is the text field aligned w.r.t the
list? If the text field/list represent a single property value, then which
control is aligned with the label --- text or list?

The central style problem is how best to make clear that the two controls are
bound together and represent a single thing, not two things.

If there is a OL Style Guide ruling on this issue, then I haven't been able to
find it. But perhaps someone can find what the best interpretation of the Style
Guide would be in this case.