Guidelines for the About Dialog Box
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:
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Application name
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Version number
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Release date
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Copyright
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Required |
di: |
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:
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Recommended |
dj: |
Information about the operating system or other aspects required to run the application, for example, Common Desktop Environment 1.0. |
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Optional |
dk: |
A More Information dialog box for additional information such as development team credits, licensing, client or xhost information. |
Figure 7-8 Example About dialog box
Figure 7-9 About dialog box with a More button
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