Fundamentals of Designing User Interaction - The Windows Environment
You can open windows from icons. The Windows interface provides a means of viewing and editing information and viewing the content and properties of objects. You can also use windows to display information such as the following:
Figure 4.4 shows some of the different uses for windows.
Figure 4.4 Different uses of windows (click to enlarge image)
For more information about windows, see Chapter 7, "Windows," and Chapter 9, "Secondary Windows."
Fundamentals of Designing User Interaction
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