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There's a reason why Googling "radio button" on raycomm.com yields 112
hits. This is a recurring toughie. My own opinion is, you don't need
either term.
Let's say you have three radio buttons: All, Some, and None. Your user
instruction is:
"To refeather all of the ducks, click All."
Or:
"When you click Some, three ceiling tiles crumble to the floor."
Or:
"Do not click None at this time. If you click None, your data will be
eaten by a Pomeranian."
-- Dan Goldstein
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Johnson
> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 9:43 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: 2 style questions -- colons before tables, and "radio
> buttons"
>
> ... (1) In user guides, do you use the term "radio button,"
> "option button," or something else to describe what are traditionally
> known as radio buttons among developers?...
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