Re: [Usability] Ellipsis on buttons

[Calum Benson <Calum Benson Sun COM>]

On 23 Mar 2006, at 09:26, Joachim Noreiko wrote:

> How do I describe a button that only says '...' ?
> Eg, in the Keyboard prefs, Layouts tab.

Probably "Browse" or "Open" depending on the context.  It would be  
interesting to know what the accessible description of those buttons  
are, as that's what will be read out by a screenreader.  (If they  
don't have a proper one, that's a bug.)

> Ccing to the usability list -- does the HIG say
> anything about this? Should it?

Yes, it should probably say "don't have buttons without proper labels  
on them" :)

Cheeri,
Calum.

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