RE: suggestions for naming a UI element

["Janoff, Steve" <Steve -dot- Janoff2 -at- Teradata -dot- com>]

"Stoplight" is first thing that comes to mind but I don't know if that's
any better.

Steve 

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Subject: suggestions for naming a UI element 

HI - 

I am working with a new UI that has a 'scoreboard' overview for a set of
data.   There are a number of constraints, and each constraint receives
a score. Each score has a corresponding "traffic light" (little colored
circle, ala red, green, yellow) that indicate the 'fitness' of the
score. 

I would like a good name for the little fellas, better than 'traffic
light indicators'  - but I seem to be suffering a severe case of
creativity brain freeze. 

A typical sentence: 

"The Scoreboard shows the schedule's constraint violations and
penalties. 'Traffic
light' indicators help you quickly determine which violations and
penalties fall
outside acceptable boundaries."

I look forward to hearing your ideas. 

(Please include my email address in your reply, as I'm on daily digest.)

Thanks for your help, 

Leisa Ashbaugh
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