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Another responder calls things like this info boxes (which this client will
feel obligated to spell out, so they will become information boxes). What do
others think about that?
Regards,
Barb
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Subject: Re: Read only dialog box
On Thursday, January 19, 2006, Barbara Philbrick wrote;
> Unfortunately, message isn't accurate in this case (MS-MOS refers to
> them as "a secondary windows that is displayed to inform a user about
> a particular condition. In end user documentation, use message.") They
> contain tables of data from other areas of the program that users
> refer to when completing forms in the application. They look a lot
> like other dialog boxes in this application where users can enter
information.
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In which case, could they be windows in their own right? For example, "Click
Xyzzy to open the Data window, to which you can refer when completing the
form." However, if they are modal, IMO they are either dialog boxes or
messages because you have to dismiss them before you can proceed in the
application.
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