See also keyboard equivalent. The ability to select which control in a dialog box has keyboard focus by pressing the Tab key. See also keyboard focus. See also list box. A control that displays a pair of arrows, typically accompanying an edit text field containing a numerical value.
Users click the arrows to increment or decrement the value in the text box.
Compare ghost indicator. The condition of a control, such as a radio button or checkbox, that occurs when the selection indicated by the control contains some data in the on state and some in the off state. Compare modeless dialog box and movable modal dialog box. The user can move a modeless dialog box, make it inactive and active again, and close it like a document window. Compare modal dialog box and movable modal dialog box.