I think it's more like "continues." If I were quoting some speech I
might have "Four score and seven years ago…" with the ellipsis to let
you know there is more. Likewise a menubar item like "Preferences…" has
the ellipsis to let you know that you're not going to get immediate
action because there is more interaction to be presented in a dialog.
CB
On 3/26/13 10:30 PM, ppowell...@aol.com wrote:
Hi,
Until I got my mac, I never heard my screen reader actually say elypsis. I had
no idea what it was or what I could do to turn it off as it is annoying. I am
still not sure what its purpose is other than your explanations. It sounds as
if it is synonymous with etc.
Pam Francis
On Mar 26, 2013, at 6:07 PM, "Chris Gilland" <clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote:
I think she meant specifically what an elypsis was, and how to make it/what it
looked like visually, more than what they meant.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Robertson" <a...@anarchie.org.uk>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: Keyboard Commander
Hello Pam,
When a menu item ends with an ellipsis, it means that by selecting that option,
a dialogue box will open. So it is in fact informative.
Cheers,
Anne
On 26 Mar 2013, at 19:05, ppowell...@aol.com wrote:
Hi folks,
I hope this does not sound too elementary. On both my mac & ios devices, I hear
voiceover say elypsis. What does it mean? Is there any way to turn it off if it is
not needed?
Thanks,
Pam Francis
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