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Offline Pecan

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What does "..." on menu items mena?
« on: March 27, 2007, 01:47:36 am »
Does anyone know the significance of the "..." on some of the menu items?

Eg., Find... but not on Find in Files.

Save as... but not on Open.
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Re: What does "..." on menu items mena?
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2007, 02:24:58 am »
I always assumed it meant that it worked with multiple files, but thinking on that it really does not make sense.

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Re: What does "..." on menu items mena?
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2007, 03:52:35 am »
In a Windows environment, "..." after a menu command is supposed to indicate that the command will open a new dialog window. C::B is not entirely consistent about this.
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Re: What does "..." on menu items mena?
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2007, 03:59:51 am »
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Original (oft ignored) usage was to signify another dialog would launch for user input.
Therefore "Open" SHOULD have the "..." just like "Save as...", but NOT "Save"
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