Transcript Standard Dialog Types

Dialog Design 1
Basic Dialog Styles
Dialog Styles
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Question and Answer
Menu
Input Form/Output Form
Input in Context of Output
GUI Window
Command Language
Question and Answer
 Complex display
 Simple Response
Gives programmers the most control
over user responses. Useful for
inexperienced users and infrequent
tasks.
Question and Answer
Menu
 User chooses among predetermined
options.
 May use cursor movement, light pen,
numbered responses, or icons
 Effective for inexperienced users
 May require structuring and submenus
 Easiest to program since user options are
limited
Menu
Input Form/Output Form
 Uses one form to input information
and control commands, another to
display the output
Display sequence may vary with
answers. Particularly effective when
displayed form parallels a similar
paper form.
Input Form/Output Form
Input Form/
Output Form
Input in Context of Output
 Accepts input commands and data on
the same form that displays the
output.
Effective for complex decision
processes. May require training
because of limited ability to give user
instructions.
Input in Context of Output
GUI Window
 Designed to use mouse actions to
launch and manipulate objects
De facto standard for most modern
applications.
Window
Command Language
 Uses verb-noun pairs to instruct
computer
Easy to learn for simple applications.
Can be layered, but provides very
little user aid. Not common in a
windows environment.
Command Language