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Various widgets:

• button
• check box
• radio button
• combo box
• icon
• text box (edit field)
• tooltip
• scrollbar
• status bar
• toolbar
• menu
  • command menu
  • context menuThe term context menu is commonly used for list menus which pop up when clicking with the right mouse button in the client area of a computer application. Keyboards with Microsoft-keys also have an additional key that opens context menus in Microsoft Wind
  • pie menuA pie menu (also referred to as a "radial menu") is a user interface which is designed for quick selection of a limited number of options in a computer application, usually with a mouse. A typical pie menu requires the user to click a mouse button, after
• window
  • panelA panel is a thing that blocks one area from another. It is usually made up of thin sheet metal. A panel may be a flat or sculptured area that is part of a larger structure such as a piece of furniture or one element of a multi-panel screen. A panel is a
  • dialog boxDialog boxes are special windows which are used by computer programs or by the operating system to display information to the user, or to get a response if needed. They are so-called because they form a dialog between the computer and the user either info, modal windowIn user interface design, a modal window is a child window created by a parent application, usually a dialog box, which has to be closed before the user can continue to operate the application. Modal windows are frequently an element of MDI applications.

See also

• widget toolkit