Re: Naming: select1 vs. singleSelect

On Monday 26 August 2002 10:57, Kurt George Gjerde wrote:
> The new <select/> (instead of selectMany) is also confusing since most
> current uses of the HTML select element is for selecting a single item.

I prefer SelectMany because it is more descriptive. Why give something a name 
which is harder than necessary to understand and remember, even though the 
difference may be small?

> And, what's the reason for having two select elements in the first place?
> Can't there just be an attribute that says how many items that can be
> selected?

Perhaps because there is a logical difference, both from the user's and the 
developer's point of view.