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What's the name of this UI pattern?


Sometimes when some feature requires many different settings, they are written in a cloze-like text, where the gaps (=variables) are displayed as comboboxes or hyperlinks which open some kind of lookup list.

Example:

If the available space is less than [10%/5%/1MB/...] then [send e-mail to admin/play a sound/...]

The Outlook rules wizard is another good example of this.

What's the name of this UI pattern?


Solution

  • From browsing existing patterns sites it seems this is maybe a mix of >1 pattern?

    Fill in the Blanks (see also)

    Input Prompt

    Constraint Input

    Personally, I think you've maybe even hatched a pattern and should submit it somewhere... :-)