Yes that is a word. Yes it sounds like it came from Mortal Kombat II. Modal dialogs are a usability nightmare. Joel spoke about it, and we all have experienced it. For some situations, they are necessary however. When it is necasary it is important to only interrupt the user for what really matters. IE doesn’t do a great job at this. The next time you are in IE and get prompted for a user/pass, try to change tabs. »
Why would I ever want to see this welcome screen again? Beautiful designs start with the needs of the user, not the the requirements of the business. This welcome screen probably started because someone said “We should welcome users every time they start the application, lots of other apps do it!”. The problem is, this welcome screen is counter-productive and adds no value to me the user. One thing I have learned is this type of thing is all too easy to happen to an application. »