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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]
Several examples of software have been described as modal or using interface modes: Text editors – typically are in insert mode by default but can be toggled in and out of overtype mode by pressing the Insert key. Bravo (editor) – the first WYSIWYG modal editor made for Xerox Alto computers at Xerox PARC by Butler Lampson and Charles Simonyi
Modal alert dialogs are prone to produce mode errors due to their unrequested nature. A study to appear at the Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society showed that when a user dialog appears, the primary goal of users is typically to get rid of them as soon as possible [2] even without any analysis of the causes for the dialog ...
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 ...
New option in the commercial Advanced Code editor plugin for opening said source-code editor in the edit window rather than a nested dialog box, two new API functions for selecting words from the insertion point location, new commercial plugins for generating inline css, and for formatting a document with so-called 'smart' typography.
An example of Page Previews, which is NOT the same as this tool called Navigation popups. Navigation popups is an opt-in Wikipedia gadget (feature) that offers article previews and several functions through popup windows when hovering over wikilinks.
Users interact with visual representations on a computer's screen. The desktop is an example of a GUI. Interfaces controlled through voice Users interact with these through their voices. Most smart assistants, such as Siri on smartphones or Alexa on Amazon devices, use voice control. Interactive interfaces utilizing gestures
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.