The Old New Thing

October 13, 2011 - The Old New Thing

The question mark lets you make up anything you like

October 13, 2011 Oct 13, 2011 10/13/11
Raymond Chen
A trend I've noticed in journalism is to make some sort of outrageous statement, but then stick a question mark at the end to disavow any responsibility for the statement. By changing it to a question, you're avoiding actually having to back up what you write. "I'm not saying this is actually true. I'm just raising the question." For example...

How do I set an accessible name on an unlabeled control?

October 13, 2011 Oct 13, 2011 10/13/11
Raymond Chen
A customer asked for advice on accessibility. This was great news, because it meant that somebody actually cared about accessibility! We have a property sheet page that contains an unlabeled list view. The list view is not labeled because its meaning is implied by its placement on the dialog. This works great as long as you can see the ...