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Laymen's description of "modals" to clients
When it comes to nomenclature in the IT sector, there usually seems to be a mixture of terms that stems from the technical and programming language that sometimes evolve over time in a more design-...
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Laymen's description of "modals" to clients
In a comment to the question, you indicate your clients are expected to use these Modals for must-see messages, so "Important Message" and "Critical Notification" seem to be good ...
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Laymen's description of "modals" to clients
"Modal" describes how it works (preventing any other operations being performed while the child window is open), not what it looks like (which is typically what clients use to communicate).
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Laymen's description of "modals" to clients
Perhaps you should go to the historical origin of the modal word applied to UI to find more generic alternatives. Sometimes the terms used in the definition are more elementary than those defined.
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Laymen's description of "modals" to clients
The proper name is "Modal Window", but you can also present it as a modal dialog box, pop-up window, pop-up notification, or even lightbox.
Regardless of what you call it, it's a good idea ...
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What tag should you use for the title of a "fixed" dialog? (cookie consent banner, subscribe to notifications, etc.)
Although SEO techniques like keyword stuffing and creating several H1 headers have become industry standards, they may not always make your website accessible to people with all backgrounds, levels of ...
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What tag should you use for the title of a "fixed" dialog? (cookie consent banner, subscribe to notifications, etc.)
Headings are landmarks for users of assistive tools, good for navigating quickly through the document. Heading landmarks are most used1 and screen reader users prefer h1 to be the document title2. Any ...
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