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A '''dialog box''' is a small window giving a notice to a software user, and generally offering to take some action or another. It is called a ''dialog'' because the programmer imagines that a [[dialog]] will take place with the user, but "experience shows that the more words you put on that dialog box, the fewer people will actually read it." [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/uibook/chapters/fog0000000062.html] | A '''dialog box''' is a small window giving a notice to a software user, and generally offering to take some action or another. It is called a ''dialog'' because the programmer imagines that a [[dialog]] will take place with the user, but "experience shows that the more words you put on that dialog box, the fewer people will actually read it." [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/uibook/chapters/fog0000000062.html] | ||
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Revision as of 02:21, February 21, 2009
A dialog box is a small window giving a notice to a software user, and generally offering to take some action or another. It is called a dialog because the programmer imagines that a dialog will take place with the user, but "experience shows that the more words you put on that dialog box, the fewer people will actually read it." [1]