Re: selectable model discussion
David Crawshaw <[email protected]> Sat, 3 Jan 2004 11:58:55 +1000
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On 03/01/2004, at 11:14 AM, Tupshin Harper wrote: > For me, neither has a strong singular vs plural connotation. > 'selected' implies "that which is currently selected", and > 'selection' implies "that which is currently being (or has most > recently been) operated on". selected - past participle verb - "a past action" selection - noun - "a thing" If one questions a verb (reads from variable), the result is generally expected to be a boolean state. Eg. if (focused), if (run), if (selected). Returning an object from a verb is a little confusing. d