NAME
Dialog (Choice Type) — Reference
Description
Dialog is a type of choice used to display a dialog window
to gather parameters for invocation of an action.
When to Use
- Required
Use a dialog choice to display a secondary window
that contains a dialog from which the user can specify parameters
and invoke the action corresponding to the choice or cancel the
action.
Guidelines
- Required
Use ellipses (...) after the textual label of a
dialog choice.
- Required
Use ellipses after a choice in a menu or on a push
button that causes a secondary window to be displayed, if the secondary
window gathers additional information required to complete the requested
task. For example, provide a Print... choice to allow the user to
specify print characteristics before starting the print operation.
- Required
Do not use ellipses if a choice results in immediate
action. In some cases, the action may be to display a secondary
window that supports interaction with the user. For example, do
not use an ellipsis on the Help choice, even though the help information
is displayed in a secondary window.
- Required
Do not use ellipses simply because a confirmation
message is displayed.
Essential Related Topics
For more information, see the Choice
reference page.
Supplemental Related Topics
For more information, see the Action (Choice Type),
Help (Menu/Action
Choice), Menu
(Control), Push Button (Control),
and Secondary Window reference
pages.
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