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Windows Programming

Notes
Example: Windows® Internet Explorer® asks if the user wants to open or save a file.
Type: Modal.

Main instruction: The question being asked (could be phrased as an instruction).
Icon: Program, feature, object, warning icon (if potential loss of data or system access), security
warning, or none.

Commit buttons: One of the following sets of concise commands: Yes/No, Yes/No/Cancel, [Do
it]/Cancel, [Do it]/[Don’t do it], [Do it]/[Don’t do it]/Cancel, where [Do it] and [Don’t do it] are
specific responses to the main instruction.
Other controls: There may be supplemental explanations to help users make informed decisions,
a chevron control to show more information, and a Don’t show this <item> again option if the
question can be suppressed in the future.
Annoyance factor: High, if default response can be safely assumed, there really isn’t a choice, or
the differences among the choices aren’t clear.
Question dialogs (using command links): Ask users a single question or to select a task to
perform, and provide detailed responses in vertically arranged command links.

Example: Windows asks the user to install a device. Using command links instead of
command buttons allows for more complete responses. In contrast to the version with command
buttons, these dialogs may have several responses or responses that require more text to describe.
Type: Modal.
Main instruction: The question being asked (could be phrased as an instruction).

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