Frame (GUI)
A frame, or group box, is a type of box within which a collection of
graphical control elements can be grouped as a way to show relationships visually,[1] either because the items are functionally related (such as a radio button
), or because they apply to related objects.
In HTML (where frame has another meaning, referring to an individually scrollable portion of a page), this kind of grouping box is called a fieldset after the HTML element of the same name.
In the adjacent image, the top frame has no title. The two frames below have titles, and a radio button outside them, presumably to select one or the other. The lower of the two boxes is dimmed, or
disabled
, indicating its widgets cannot be selected. Each of the frames (as well as the area outside of the frames) has a checked radio button, while normally only one of the buttons can be selected.
Any widget, such as nested frames, can be placed inside of a frame, not merely radio buttons.
References
- ^ Windows Dev Center Help: Group Box Microsoft Corporation, retrieved 11/30/2014,