[openbeos] Re: inconsistency?
- From: "Waldemar Kornewald" <Waldemar.Kornewald@xxxxxx>
- To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:05:29 +0200
> One thing I don't think any OS does very well is making it clear when
> windows are modal. I've seen people open things like MS Word's options
> window, then repeatedly click back in their document, and get very
> confused that it isn't responding (even if the computer beeps and the
> options title bar flashes).
>
> I had thought of showing this even more obviously - Christian seems to
> have some quick SSE alpha blending routines, how about "graying out"
> the app/entire system that is blocked apart from the modal window? I
> mean having a semi-transparent gray color painted over the top of
> everything that can't be clicked on.
>
> I find it very confusing how in any system at the moment you can
> position a modal window so you can see the whole original window, and
> the original window (now blocked) looks exactly the same as it did
> before you opened the modal one. I think some visual way of enforcing
> that the main window is not currently accessible and to force the user
> to respond to the modal dialog would be a very good addition from a
> usability perspective.
Yeah, that one would be even better.
Bye,
Waldemar
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