- From: Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@myrealbox.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:29:59 +1200
On Mar 28, 2006, at 9:05 PM, Ric Hardacre wrote: > > Ian Hickson wrote: > ... >>> The only difference between meter and progress is the potential for >>> progress to be dynamic. >> >> That's a big difference. It means the UI for one has to show that it >> is static, and the UI for the other has to show that it should "end". > > which is laudable, and makes sense, but each will be updatable on the > fly. a meter has to have this ability, e.g. allowing CNN to show the > election votes cast on their home page, updated asynchronously. > ... Sure, but they have different meanings. Progress bars are intended to reach 100% unless cancelled; vote counts are not. In Mac OS, and many Gnome and KDE themes, <progress> will have an animated appearance by default; <meter> will not. -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/
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