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Actually, contextual is the adjective of the noun, context. Context is not shorthand. The game mechanic to which it refers can be properly called a Context Menu or a Contextual Menu. The last line of the article is not surprising, as other official documents are inconsistent as well; they've mentioned both Mindrot and Mind Rot. --[[User:Ceruleus|Ceruleus]] 21:28, 29 January 2008 (PST) | Actually, contextual is the adjective of the noun, context. Context is not shorthand. The game mechanic to which it refers can be properly called a Context Menu or a Contextual Menu. The last line of the article is not surprising, as other official documents are inconsistent as well; they've mentioned both Mindrot and Mind Rot. --[[User:Ceruleus|Ceruleus]] 21:28, 29 January 2008 (PST) | ||
| + | : After doing a search on the UO.com website "contextual" only shows up one time in an unrelated way. "Context menu" shows up many times. So I guess that settles which is the correct terminology. - [[User:JC the Builder|JC the Builder]] 21:49, 29 January 2008 (PST) | ||
| + | Coincidently I read about "contextual advertising" in the paper today. After doing a little more research it appears that both terms are interchangeable and neither is "correct". Since the developers keep saying "Context Menu" we will stick with that. - [[User:JC the Builder|JC the Builder]] 09:15, 30 January 2008 (PST) | ||
Latest revision as of 18:52, 10 September 2008
Actually, contextual is the adjective of the noun, context. Context is not shorthand. The game mechanic to which it refers can be properly called a Context Menu or a Contextual Menu. The last line of the article is not surprising, as other official documents are inconsistent as well; they've mentioned both Mindrot and Mind Rot. --Ceruleus 21:28, 29 January 2008 (PST)
- After doing a search on the UO.com website "contextual" only shows up one time in an unrelated way. "Context menu" shows up many times. So I guess that settles which is the correct terminology. - JC the Builder 21:49, 29 January 2008 (PST)
Coincidently I read about "contextual advertising" in the paper today. After doing a little more research it appears that both terms are interchangeable and neither is "correct". Since the developers keep saying "Context Menu" we will stick with that. - JC the Builder 09:15, 30 January 2008 (PST)