Panel (computer software)

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A '''panel''' is "a particular arrangement of information grouped together for presentation to users in a window or pop-up".<ref>{{cite book|last=IBM Corporation|title=CUA Basic Interface Design Guide|year=1992|url=http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/F29BDG00/GLOSSARY?SHELF=ceesl002&DT=19921204095534}}</ref> In ISPF, a panel is "a predefined display image that you see on a display screen".<ref>{{cite book|last=IBM Corporation|title=Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) User's Guide Volume I|year=2011}}</ref>{{rp|p.16}} In modern multiple-document interface software a panel refers to a particular arrangement of information grouped together and presented to users ''docked'' (''by default)'' in the user interface rather than floating in a window, pop-up or dialog box.

A panel graphical control element is commonly packaged as part of a widget toolkit (libraries that contain a collection of graphical control elements) for a graphical user interface. See toolbar and dialog box.

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Category:Graphical control elements