Feedback Patterns
Use these mechanisms to provide consistent feedback to users.
| Message and confirmation dialogs: Deliver information about a situation or condition If your message, such a an error, warning, or confirmation, requires the user's immediate attention, use the message dialog. See Messages and Confirmations. |
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| Validation errors: Flag input that doesn't match expected format You can validate user input at the field level, at the page level, and when the user finishes a dialog or wizard. See Validation. |
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| Notifications and banners: Relay non-critical info For non-critical messages, you can use either a notification window, which fades out after ten seconds, or a banner, which persists until the user closes it. See Notifications and Banners. | |
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| Progress indicators: Express progress and on-going activity Use a progress indicator to monitor the progress of an operation and to visualize capacity. See Progress Indicators. |
| Refresh controls: Update global and local data You can refresh data on a fixed time schedule or when the user initiates the action. See Refresh. |
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