Designing the Graphical User Interface › Controls on Windows and Dialog Boxes

Controls on Windows and Dialog Boxes

A control is a window component that allows the user to select choices, enter information, or both.

The following list shows some examples of controls:

• Entry fields
• Check boxes
• Radio buttons
• List boxes
• Push buttons

Windows and dialog boxes use controls to enable the user to interact with the application.

Because of the number of control types, GUI design is an approach that gives greater variety of choice and can increase functionality, but also can increase complexity and testing.