42. The apparatus of claim 41, wherein said plurality of dialog boxes comprises: a plurality of temporary dialog boxes each of which is opened in response to user selection of representative launch display on the graphical user interface and which is closed.
42. The apparatus of claim 41, wherein said plurality of dialog boxes comprises: a plurality of temporary dialog boxes each of which is opened in response to user selection of representative launch display on the graphical user interface and which is closed. 46. The apparatus of claim 42, wherein said dialog manager causes control inputs provided to said one or more temporary dialog boxes to be applied immediately to the computer-based system.