atw: Re: Do you "sort a column" or "sort the data in a column" ?
- From: Peter G Martin <peterm_5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:32:48 +1000
Hey! That all depends on what's being sorted.
The most common practice would be to sort +all+ the data (ie contents
of all columns) on the basis of values in a particular column... ie, the
"key" for the sorting is the data in the column which has had its title
clicked, and associated values in other columns are reordered along the
with "keys". Otherwise, the relationships between columns would be
lost.
This appears to be different from the original description, ie :
"... the information displayed in that column can be (re)organized
alphabetically, or numerically...."
So.... check what's involved. If it's the more common practice, it's
+the rows+ in the table that are being sorted on the basis of values in
the column clicked.
-Peter M
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Subject: atw: Re: Do you "sort a column" or "sort the data in a column" ?
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 12:58:33 +1000
From: LIVERANI Petra <Petra_LIVERANI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Hi Eric,
Another possibility is to eliminate mention of what you're sorting at
all as it seems self-evident, ie, you can now sort by clicking the
column title.
Regards,
Petra
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Sent: Thursday, 3 June 2010 12:40 PM
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Subject: atw: Do you "sort a column" or "sort the data in a column" ?
Hi List,
I had another bout of the "confusion attack" this morning.
While highlighting the latest enhancements to our product in the release
notes, I was struck when it came to describing a new feature that allows
users to click the column title so that the information displayed in
that column can be (re)organized alphabetically, or numerically.
Do we say "you can now sort data by clicking the column title" or merely
"you now sort columns by clicking the column title" ?
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Eric
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