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When did slideshows become sliders, which used to mean something else? Why does Android call its drop-down menus spinners? "I used to be with it, but then the
by georgemcbay 14y ago
When did slideshows become sliders, which used to mean something else?
Why does Android call its drop-down menus spinners?
"I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary."
- nhebb 14y agoI agree with you, and so does Google image search for UI+slider. This is what a "slider" UI widget is in my book: http://jqueryui.com/slider/ http://jqueryui.com/slider/ BTW, real sliders can suck, too, if they don't offer a textbox where you can type in the value.
- krogsgard 14y agoFlexSlider, Nivo Slider, Basic Slider - all the types of sliders I discuss. The verbage is confusing for sure. I just used what I commonly hear them referred to in the WordPress community.
- dizzystar 14y agoI don't know what they're supposed to be called, but I've looked at more than one source-code and saw it called 'accordian.' Whatever they are called, I think they are a massive eyesore. This is one of those things where I wish people wouldn't arbitrarily change names. Makes communication more difficult than it needs to be. Seems to be the irritating UI patterns that get refurbed into new names (same shit in a different box). Who would dare rename a button? Buttons are cool. Accordian / slider / moving billboard / whatever is just awful.
- hallmark 14y agoThis is an accordion: http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/navigation/accordion.html http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/navigation/accordion.ht... Which brings up the fact that Yahoo did give us an organized Design Pattern Library replete with nomenclature, descriptions, and examples. http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/ http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/
- dizzystar 14y agoThanks for those links. I have the ypatterns bookmarked.