Re: User Interface Context

On Jul 12, 2012, at 3:16 PM, Andi Snow-Weaver wrote:

> AH: For example when writing this message if I hit alt I get access to an Outlook ribbon, one of which is a tab for help.
> GV:  OK - so that is part of your UI context -- which makes sense because as I look at the page -- those are some of the controls I have immediately available to me.  That I see and are part of the interface available to me. 
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> however the help itself is not currently part of the UI context because I have to hit an action key (mouseclick or spacebar or return) to get to the help. 
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> AS: But Help is usually non-modal so it's not a different user interface context, right?
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GV2:  Right.  it is non-modal so it changes the user interface context but it is not a new user interface context itself.   A MODAL dialog box would be of course.  

> Andi