Note to the Reader: Throughout this index boldfaced page numbers indicate primary discussions of a topic. Italicized page numbers indicate illustrations.
Abort buttons, 83
About Face 2.0: The Essentials of Interaction Design, 324
accessibility of information, 109–110
ACCPAC software, 37
ACM SIGCHI group, 322
active buttons in dialog boxes, 27
Add Bookmark dialog box, 103
AddCommand method, 187
Advanced Appearance dialog box, 15, 15
alarms, car, 183
aligning labels, 78, 78
allocation, dynamic, 173–174, 315
alternatives to hourglass, 95–96
Apache server, 161, 182–183
appliances, Windows on, 258
Apply buttons, 83
ApplyFilter class, 186
arbitrary decisions by programmers
dealing with, 314–315
on program limits, 173–174
“Are you sure you want to quit?” message, 19
arranging dialog box controls, 79–83, 80
AskTog website, 323
assemblies, 178, 218–219
atomic clocks, 33
AutoCorrect feature, 257
automatic operations
file saving, 21
software testing, 274
Web interface updates, 163–166
auxiliary windows, 64