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Unit 11: Dialog Boxes (I)

Annoyance factor: Low, if user needs to know when operation is complete, but high if Notes
unnecessarily modal or operation isn’t significant.
Informational dialogs Display information requested by the user.

Example: Word uses a modal dialog box to display word count information.
Type: Modal.
Main instruction: A sentence that describes the information.
Icon: None.
Commit buttons: Close

Other controls: There may be a chevron to show more information.
Annoyance factor: Low, if information is relevant and requested by the user.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
14. Question dialogs (using buttons) ask users a single question, and provide simple responses
in horizontally arranged ......................... buttons.
15. ......................... dialogs are used to display information requested by the user.

11.5 Summary

 All the GUI applications keep prompting and talking to the users, using dialog boxes.
 A dialog box is defined as a rectangular window whose major role is to hold other Windows
controls.

 The controls that a dialog box holds achieve the role of dialog among the user and the
machine.
 A dialog box is a secondary window that allows users to perform a command, asks users a
question, or provides users with information or progress feedback.

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