Pop-up Buttons

Now this is a fairly interesting sort of control. In reality, it is actually a button which allows you to choose a setting combined with a menu containing all potential settings. A pop-up menu to be precise.


figure 1: A Pop-Up Button





figure 2: The Same Pop-Up Button With Its Elusive Menu Displayed

Where do you suppose a pop-up menu actually goes when not in use? We haven’t found that out yet, but we certainly know how to put them to work for you in Snappy. Picture if you will a Pop-up button as a gateway to a secret dimension where pop-up menus go to relax when they are not hard at work being displayed on your monitor.

When you click a pop-up button, this signals the poor unsuspecting and overworked (but very faithful) pop-up menu that it is needed immediately on your screen. When it appears, just move your mouse pointer up or down along its brave surface until it is over the desired option, so boldly displayed. When said option is hilighted, just release the mouse button. The pop-up menu will disappear and return to its well-earned rest, while the pop-up button will display the name of the option you have selected within itself.

Snappy's pop-up buttons are pill-shaped and always contain some text. They are always identified with a label next to the button. Examples include the Size and Colors buttons among the Adjust controls, and all of the Setup controls with the exception of the two normal buttons at the bottom right of the interface.


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