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Windows Versus Dialog Boxes

A dialog box is a type of frame that shares some of the visual characteristics of a separate window. For example, the user can move a dialog box around the display outside its parent window. However, a dialog box is always modal. That means that when the dialog box is displayed, the user must react to that dialog box and cannot work in any other window until the dialog box has been dismissed.

Windows are non-modal by default, and are not easily made modal. Thus, the user can move freely from one window to another to enter input. If you want to enforce modality, use a dialog box. For more information on dialog boxes, see Interface Design."


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