[openbeos] Re: inconsistency?

  • From: "Scott MacMaster" <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:35:46 -0400

> Scott MacMaster wrote:
> >>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.
> >
> >
> > Hey, I know how to eliminate this problem.  Eliminate modal windows.
>
> Yeah, but that is not a pretty good idea. If you can bring us some serious
arguments...

Hmm, maybe I will write an app that doesn't use any modal windows.  Then, we
can have solid to base arguments on.



Scott MacMaster


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