Drop-down list

Drop-down list
A drop-down list with generic entries

In computing with graphical user interfaces, a drop-down list is a user interface control GUI element ("widget"), similar to a list box, which allows the user to choose one value from a list. When a drop-down list is inactive, it displays a single value. When activated, it displays (drops down) a list of values, from which the user may select one. When the user selects a new value, the control reverts to its inactive state, displaying the selected value.

Terminology

This type of control is called a "Pop-up menu" on the Macintosh platform,[1] however the term "popup menu" is used to refer to Context menus in other GUI systems. The Macintosh also has the notion of "Pop-down menus". The distinction is that, when the menu is closed, a pop-up menu's title shows the last-selected item while a pop-down menu shows a static title like a menu in the menu bar. Thus, the uses are different - popups are used to select a single option from a list while popdowns are used to issue commands or in cases where multiple options can be selected.

References

  1. ^ http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/XHIGControls/chapter_18_section_3.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30000359-TPXREF132

See also

v · d · eGUI widgets
Command input
Data input-output
Checkbox · Combo box · Cycle button · Drop-down list · Grid view · List box · Radio button · Scrollbar · Slider · Spinner · Text box
Informational
Balloon help · Heads-up display in computing · Heads-up display in video games · Icon · Infobar · Label · Loading screen · Progress bar · Sidebar · Splash screen · Status bar · Throbber · Toast · Tooltip
Containers
Accordion · Disclosure widget · Frame/Fieldset · Menu bar · Panel · Ribbon · Tab · Toolbar · Window
Navigational
Special windows
Related concepts

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