Q. Why is it inadvisable to mingle different interface styles, such as verb-object and object-verb syntax?

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Q. What is one of the purposes of visually distinct modes in dialog design?

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Q. What is the main argument against designing dialog actions with detailed key bindings?

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Q. How can designers prevent users from accidentally reaching dangerous states in a dialog?

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Q. What is the purpose of labeling certain states as "dangerous" in a dialog?

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Q. In the context of dialog design, why is dialog-level reversibility not equivalent to a true undo mechanism?

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Q. What is the term used to describe the ability for a user to return to the previous state in a dialog?

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Q. Why is it important to distinguish between user-controlled and system-controlled choices when conducting reachability checking?

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Q. In dialog design, what can destroy the connectivity of a dialog?

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Q. What is the primary concern when checking if a dialog is fully connected?

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Q. What does the property of "reachability" in dialog design refer to?

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Q. Why is it not possible to automate checks for consistency in a dialog description?

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Q. Why is consistency an important property to consider in dialog design?

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Q. What can cause non-determinism in dialog descriptions?

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Q. In the context of dialog description, what is non-determinism?

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Q. What is the primary purpose of deciding that unspecified behavior will have no effect (except possibly a warning) in dialog design?

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Q. Why might it be challenging to perform an analysis of a production rule system for dialog behavior?

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Q. Why is it important to anticipate and analyze odd chains of events in dialog descriptions?

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Q. In the context of dialog analysis, what is the significance of looking for "forgotten events"?

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Q. What is the primary focus of the first heading "Action properties" in dialog analysis?

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