Section 4. Dialogs
Dialogs are small windows that ask questions or provide information. They are usually activated from push buttons or menu item selections. This section provides ideas about what to test in the layout and operation of dialog boxes.
- Is the dialog color and general layout consistent with other dialogs in the program?
- Is the dialog window a fixed size? Exceptions to this would be dialogs that provide some type of function where the resizing of the dialog would make the task easier.
- Does the dialog have a caption?
- Is the dialog caption easy to understand?
- Is the dialog caption consistent with the item used to activate the dialog?
- When the dialog is displayed, does the main program window become disabled?
- Is the dialog border consistent with borders in other dialogs in the program?
- Is the dialog's keyboard tab order consistent with other dialogs in the program?
- Are each of the dialog's hot keys unique?
- Can the dialog be closed (canceled) with the Escape key?
- Can the dialog be closed (canceled) with system Cancel (X) button?
- Is the dialog window the same background color as the other dialogs in the program?
- Can dialog controls be accessed by keyboard?
- Does dialog tab order follow left to right, top to bottom convention?
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