Developing User Interfaces for Microsoft Windows
- Chapter 18—Appropriate Defaults Are Cool.
Having to make the same selections in dialog boxes over and over again is one of the most unnecessary repetitive tasks there is. This chapter discusses how to select appropriate defaults so that the user has to do the least amount of work.
- Chapter 22—Unnecessary Dialog Boxes Are Evil.
Dialog boxes that aren't really necessary are the worst type of unnecessary repetitive task. This chapter discusses how to identify unnecessary dialog boxes and how to eliminate them.
- Chapter 29—Check Your Dialog Boxes.
Presents rules on assigning the default button and initial input focus in dialog boxes.