The About dialog box is used to present version and other information about your application. Use as the dialog that comes up when the user chooses About <application name> from the Help menu.
The About dialog box should contain a minimum set of information about the application that is visible in a single text pane.
That minimum set should be:
Application name
Version number
Release date
Copyright
Required |
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The About dialog box should contain a Close button. Other buttons are optional, such as Help and More. |
The following information might also be contained in the About box:
Recommended |
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Information about the operating system or other aspects required to run the application, for example, Common Desktop Environment 1.0. |
Optional |
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A More Information dialog box for additional information such as development team credits, licensing, client or xhost information. |