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==Examples==

===Modal===

{{Expand section|the detailed description of typical uses of modes|date=December 2010}}

Several examples of well-known software have been described as ''modal'' and/or using interface modes:

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* Video games can use [[game mode]]s as a mechanic to enhance [[gameplay]].

* [[Modal window]]s block all [[workflow]] in the top-level program until the modal window is closed.<ref name="java">{{cite web|url=http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/misc/modality.html|title=How to Use Modality in Dialogs|publisher=[[Oracle Corporation]]}}</ref>

===Modeless===

[[Larry Tesler]] at [[PARC]] devised insights for a modeless [[word processor]] from the feedback gathered from a [[user test]] with newly-hired Sylvia Adams, where she was asked to [[ad lib]] some gestures to correct proofreading marks on the digital text.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/of-modes-and-men|title=Full Page Reload|website=IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News|language=en|access-date=2020-02-21}}</ref> This test convinced Tesler's manager Bill English of the problems with their previous modal interface.

== Mode errors ==