Verschieben-Kreuz
English translation: shift cursor
| 15:12 Feb 15, 2006 |
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shift cursor Explanation: on the basis that Fadenkreuz is also a form of cursor? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 27 mins (2006-02-15 15:39:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here's a link which seems to confirm the "cursor" bit, whereas Verschieben might be move: http://www.webmatze.de/webdesign/css/cursor.htm |
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scroll icon/symbol Explanation: It would be best if could actually see the symbols (icons), since what can be called a Kreuz is not necessarily the same as what can be called a cross in English, and you need to know how something is used to decide whether it's a button, cursor, or whatever. I'd thus suggest using 'icon' (or even more vaguely 'symbol') unless you know exactly what it is. And oh yeah, the reference: Bildlauf Als Bildlauf wird das Verschieben von Bildschirminhalten (sowohl Text als auch Grafik) bezeichnet. Zweck ist die Darstellung umfangreicher Inhalte auf begrenztem Platz (Bildschirm, Fenster, ListBox etc.). Zur Bedienung des Bildlaufs befindet sich meist am Fensterrand ein Schieber auf einer so genannten Bildlaufleiste. Als sanften Bildlauf bezeichnet man das leicht verzögerte, Pixel-weise Nachführen des zu verschiebenden Bildinhaltes. Auf Englisch heißt Bildlauf scrolling, was von scroll für Schriftrolle herrührt (manchmal wird es auch als Kunstwort aus Screen und Rolling bezeichnet). Technisch kann der Bildlauf sowohl durch Software als auch durch Hardware z.B. mit Hilfe der Grafikkarte umgesetzt sein. Unter dem Aspekt der Qualität des Informations-Prozesses sollte die Erfordernis des Bildlaufs durch geeignete Struktur der Information möglichst vermieden werden. Dies gilt eingeschränkt für vertikalen (umstritten) als auch besonders für horizontalen Bildlauf (unumstritten). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2006-02-15 23:01:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- That should read '...if you could actually see...'. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2006-02-15 23:04:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hmmm, for once I followed the rules and put the URL in the URL box. Now I regret it, because the visual connection to the reference is far from obvious. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 hrs (2006-02-16 00:00:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hmmm hoch Zwei: I just say your 'darüber' question with the 'verschiebbare Objekte', with the result that my CR should be moved down a notch or two. If this is indeed a cursor (and that's certainly possible), it's probably just a 'move' cursor (for moving an object, as oppposed to the 'hand cursor', which moves the entire visual field). FWIW, a quick scan through the MS Visio glossary shows that most of the time 'Verschieben' means 'move', sometimes it means 'pan' (as in 'pan and tilt'), and sometimes it means 'plow' (don't ask, I'm not a Visio expert). If it's a Move cursor and the programmer took the path of least resistance (aka Windows environment), it could well be the 'crossed double-headed arrows' symbol Word displays when you select a graphic object (text box, picture, etc.) for repositioning. A bit of googling suggests that the popular technical name for this symbol is 'the four-headed arrow'. The official MS name is apparently 'sizing cursor' (which sounds like a misnomer to me) -- see: Gets the four-headed sizing cursor, which consists of four joined arrows that point north, south, east, and west. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/e... Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bildlauf |
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