On 2 October 2014 22:52, Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Am 02.10.2014 11:26, schrieb Ingo Weinhold: >> >> On 10/02/2014 11:11 AM, Axel Dörfler wrote: >>> >>> Am 02.10.2014 10:23, schrieb Stephan Aßmus: >>> Since a spinner is not always a number spinner, but can also spin >>> between any arbitrary set of data, the arrows are much more versatile >>> than -/+. And I would definitely prefer a general solution that works >>> with all spinner use cases over having specialized controls. >> >> I don't think I've ever seen non-numeric spinners. > > > http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/components/spinner.html > Assuming you followed the link, you can't claim that anymore, at least ;-) > >> The more suitable control in such a case would be a combo box. > > > Arguably, but that depends; smart phones use spinners everywhere, which is > understandable. Indeed, though smartphones tend to have much better UIs for spinners than teensy up & down indicators.