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An alert dialog box is a special dialog box that is displayed in a graphical user interface when something unexpected occurred that requires immediate user action. The typical alert dialog provides information in a separate box to the user, after which the user can only respond in one way: by closing it. Closing an alert dialog will provide ...
Modal windows are sometimes called heavy windows or modal dialogs because they often display a dialog box. User interfaces typically use modal windows to command user awareness and to display emergency states, though interaction designers argue they are ineffective for that use. [1] Modal windows are prone to mode errors. [1] [2] [3]
In computing, a dialog box [a] (also simply dialog) is a graphical control element in the form of a small window that communicates information to the user and prompts them for a response. Dialog boxes are classified as " modal " or "modeless", depending on whether they block interaction with the software that initiated the dialog.
Because this is a typical response, some authors of pop-up advertising depend on this and create on-screen buttons or controls that look similar to a "close" or "cancel" option. When the user chooses one of these "simulated cancel" options, the button performs an unexpected or unauthorized action (such as opening a new pop-up or downloading an ...
Most clickwrap agreements require the end-user to indicate their assent by clicking an "ok" or "agree" button on a dialog box or pop-up window. A user indicates rejection by clicking cancel or closing the window. If the user opts to reject the terms, they cannot use or purchase the product or service.
In his book The Humane Interface, Jef Raskin defines modality as follows: "An human-machine interface is modal with respect to a given gesture when (1) the current state of the interface is not the user's locus of attention and (2) the interface will execute one among several different responses to the gesture, depending on the system's current state."
tk_chooseDirectory – pops up a dialog box for the user to select a directory. tk_dialog – creates a modal dialog and waits for a response. tk_getOpenFile – pops up a dialog box for the user to select a file to open. tk_getSaveFile – pops up a dialog box for the user to select a file to save. tk_messageBox – pops up a message window ...
Here is a reference which states explicitly that the purpose of dialog boxes is for interaction with the user. If they did not require user interaction, surely they would be called "Monolog" boxes? cojoco 02:10, 22 July 2008 (UTC) "Information only" boxes are called "Alert dialog boxes".