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Confirmation dialog (sometimes called a warning alert box or chicken box) [1] [2] is a dialog box that asks user to approve requested operation. Usually this dialog appears before a potentially dangerous operation is performed (program termination, file deletion, etc.) Typically confirmation dialog boxes have two buttons (e.g.
While performing this translation of technical errors into meaningful user messages, specific errors are often grouped into more generic errors, and this process can lead to user messages becoming so useless that the user doesn't know what went wrong or how to fix it.
allowSmall – whether a small version of the message box can be produced with "small=yes". smallParam – a custom name for the small parameter. For example, if set to "left" you can produce a small message box using "small=left". smallClass – the class to use for small message boxes. substCheck – whether to perform a subst check or not.
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Non-modal or modeless dialog boxes are used when the requested information is not essential to continue, and so the window can be left open while work continues elsewhere. A type of modeless dialog box is a toolbar which is either separate from the main application, or may be detached from the main application, and items in the toolbar can be used to select certain features or functions of the ...
Common exceptions include an invalid argument (e.g. value is outside of the domain of a function), [5] an unavailable resource (like a missing file, [6] a network drive error, [7] or out-of-memory errors [8]), or that the routine has detected a normal condition that requires special handling, e.g., attention, end of file. [9]
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allowSmall – whether a small version of the message box can be produced with "small=yes". smallParam – a custom name for the small parameter. For example, if set to "left" you can produce a small message box using "small=left". smallClass – the class to use for small message boxes. substCheck – whether to perform a subst check or not.