A message box is a dialog box used to alert the user with a message, or to get input from the user via one or more button choices during the workflow.
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What to call “Cancel” when “Cancel” is already the default action?
When attempting to cancel a service or setting, "cancel" is the default action. What should the normal "cancel" button be called?
Redbox uses a playful "just kidding", which may not be appropriate in ...
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Should flash messages fade out or contain a close button or stay forever?
Note: By flash message, I do not mean Adobe Flash, but messages that should be displayed on completion of an action.
I am designing a web application and messages will be displayed after a certain ...
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Should yes/no dialogs also have a cancel?
I remember once reading an article that said whenever you present a messagebox with a Yes/No choice, you should always also provide a Cancel button, even if it does the same as No.
The rationale was ...
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What properly goes into the “caption” of a message box?
By convention, what is the best practice for the text that goes into the "caption" field of a text box?
The "caption" field is the text that shows up in the title bar:
I have experimented with ...
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Message Fade Timing
Sometimes one wishes to display a message for some time before removing it in some way (in my case fading). When implementing this idea, a problem arises: how long should the message remain fully ...
