3、Use consistent terminating commands for modeless dialog boxes.
6、Property dialog boxes can be either modal or modeless.
9、The third and last view section instantiates the dialog boxes used within the reader.
12、Modeless dialog boxes frequently have several buttons that immediately invoke various functions.
15、If you have limited time and resources to deal with interaction design issues, we recommend leaving modeless dialog boxes pretty much the way they are, but adopting two guiding principles and applying them consistently to all modeless dialog boxes.
18、Neither menus nor dialog boxes have this immediate property. Each one requires an intermediate step, sometimes more than one.
21、As you will see, Windows has replaced the DOS prompt with pull-down menus and dialog boxes.
24、Function dialog boxes not only allow users to initiate an action, but they often also enable users to configure the details of the action’s behavior.
27、The window specified as the owner of any dialog boxes that either the ODBC Driver Manager or the specific ODBC driver creates to obtain additional information from the user about the new data source.
31、As a result, most existing literature covers the canned-control world reasonably well, while ignoring other approaches. However, control-laden dialog boxes are not the key to successful user-interface design. (For more about the strengths of a user interface based around direct manipulation, see Cha
2、Click OK until all dialog boxes close.
7、There are two types of dialog boxes: modal and modeless. Modal dialogs boxes are, by far, the most common variety.
11、The stack window gives alternative way to manage multiple dialog boxes inside single window( see picture).
16、They also offer two characteristics that modeless dialog boxes don’t: They are visually different from dialog boxes, and there is no need to worry about dismissing them because they are omnipresent—thus there is no need for terminating controls.
20、Similar to menus, dialog boxes can be effective command vectors for users who are still learning an application.
25、We must break this habit. The designer must assure that all modeless dialog boxes are rendered with a clearly noticeable visual difference.
29、Radio buttons are well suited to a teaching role, which means that they can be justified in infrequently used dialog boxes, but drop-down list boxes are often a better choice on the surface of a sovereign application which must cater to daily users.
4、Grant assemblies access to the following file dialog boxes:
10、Property and function dialog boxes are intentionally requested by users—they serve users.
17、Indeed, dialog boxes provide for more natural conversations: You present information, ask for a response, and react accordingly.
23、Contrary to user-interface paradigms of 20 years ago, menus and dialog boxes shouldn’t be the main method by which normal users perform everyday functions.
32、There is an exception to the rule of multiple vectors: Dangerous commands (like Erase All, Clear, Abandon Changes, and so on) should not have easy, parallel command vectors. Instead, they need to be protected within menus and dialog boxes (in keeping with our design principle from Chapter 10: Hide the ejector seat levers).
8、They are visually very similar to modal dialog boxes, but they are functionally very different.
19、Actually, because modal dialog boxes only stop their owning applications, they are more precisely named application modal.
28、Keep the user’s focus of attention on that window and never force him into supporting subwindows or dialog boxes to take care of the main function of the application.
13、Most conventional dialog boxes have at least one terminating command, a control that, when activated, causes the dialog box to shut down and go away.
26、Sovereign applications similarly benefit from rich input. Every frequently used aspect of the application should be controllable in several ways. Direct manipulation, dialog boxes, keyboard mnemonics, and keyboard accelerators are all appropriate.
14、The command cannot be performed because a dialog box is open. Click OK, and then close open dialog boxes to continue.
5、These elements include forms, dialog boxes, tabs, trees, and grids.
22、The problem is that there is no equivalent for modeless dialog boxes. Because the controls on a modeless dialog box are always live, the equivalent concept is clouded in confusion.
1、Property dialog boxes
