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richmond62 wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:02 pm checksign sounds OK,

although you could use tick.

tick is a reserved word too. tickmark would be possible.
I think I will go with checksign. Unless tickmark would be more popular. (one vote for and none against would count as popular).



Kind regards
Bernd

Stick with checksign, as tickmark
sounds a bit like Ostmark.
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I am not sure why you are anti adjectives as most Object Properties are adjectives . . .

Actually, since your soliciting opinions, I wouldn't be thinking along the lines of a noun but an adjective, like
set the checked of menuItem x to (true/false)
seems pretty appropriate for this language.

an adjective, like
set the checked of menuItem x to (true/false)
seems pretty appropriate for this language.

That sounds the best idea so far.

soliciting opinions

Erm . . . decided NOT to post an extremely vulgar picture here.

checked is nice but what about

?

Kind regards
Bernd

Americans will call this:

√ a check, while people from Britain will call that a tick.

The other thing is a diamond.

So, let this √ be checked,

and this ◆ be marked or bulleted or somesuch.

Pedantic sorts will call that diamond a diamond bullet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullet_(typography)

Just as long as we steer clear of this:
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richmond62 wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:14 pm
and this ◆ be marked or bulleted or somesuch.

may be diamonized

???

Kind regards
Bernd

demonized, perhaps?

Bullets can be added to menu items by preceding the item text with "!r" (radio, reflecting the original usage as spec'd in OSes that support it).

If we add a command to set the checkmark, ideally it would also set the radio bullet as well.

It would be nice to also add support for a dash, used to indicate when we item is one of many that apply, such as with text styles.

Bullets,

Checkmarks (ticks),

Diamonds,

et al.

Why not "go the whole hog" and have a family of terms to allow us to apply
all sorts of symbols?

Back to Wikipedia:
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Oh, and the checkmark with which we started, which for some reason, forbye. is not included in
the Wikipedia list.

richmond62 wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 10:39 am Bullets,

Checkmarks (ticks),

Diamonds,

et al.

Why not "go the whole hog" and have a family of terms to allow us to apply
all sorts of symbols?

Tics and diamonds are used in menus whereas those other "bullets" are not. It might be a tad confusing for the user in menus.


however in other places they are quite useful


Kind regards
Bernd

As we have Visual Effects in LiveCode:
Why don't we have a raft of Checkmarks in LiveCode:

pseudocode

set the checkmark of menuItem to "hollow bullet"

richmond62 wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 10:39 am Why not "go the whole hog" and have a family of terms to allow us to apply
all sorts of symbols?

Because we're looking for a practical solution to an actual need.

Adding symbols to the request that no one needs and are found in no OS HIG is a good way to turn a practical feature request into a parlour game that will reduce if not eliminate the likelihood of implementation.

Because we're looking for a practical solution to an actual need.

OK.

But, what then is this?
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