Subject: RE: Modeless dialogs on Win32
From: Bruce Pearson (BruceP@wn.com.au)
Date: Wed Jul 12 2000 - 23:00:05 CDT
In my opinion the modeless dialogs should always stay on top of the current
active frame.
Try the following on Win32 (Maybe the same on Linux).
1) Open a document full screen.
2) Select word count dialog.
3) Click somewhere on the document.
The word count dialog has disappeared.
Now try the same with the Insert symbol dialog on Win32.
Dialog is always on top allowing a symbol to be easily inserted when ever we
want.
Makes much more sense to me.
Regards,
Bruce.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-abiword-dev@abisource.com
> [mailto:owner-abiword-dev@abisource.com]On Behalf Of Robert Sievers
> Sent: Thursday, 13 July, 2000 10:41
> To: abiword-dev@abisource.com
> Subject: Re: Modeless dialogs on Win32
>
>
> At 09:01 AM 7/12/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> > This is the last time I'll bring this up, I promise. :)
> >
> > After looking around, playing around, asking around and reading more
> >documentation than I care to remember, I've come to the conclusion that
> >implementing modeless dialogs on Windows the way that we previously
> >discussed is going to be a big pain in the butt. The Windows
> standard (and
> >the stated "way that it should be" in the MS docs) is for
> inactive modeless
> >dialogs to stay on *top* of their parent, *not* to fall behind
> them (which
> >is what I've been trying to accomplish). I've found a hack that solves
> >this, but it causes two other problems:
>
> We shouldn't be slaves to the MS standard, and especially in this case. I
> think it's fine, and in my case preferable, if inactive modeless dialogs
> fall to the background.
>
> I am somewhat confused by your statement though. As it currently stands,
> as of yesterday's build: Word count goes to the background, while Insert
> symbol stays in the foreground. I wanted to log this as a bug
> because they
> should act the same. I just hadn't been able to decide which way it
> *should* be. Since you ask, my vote would be for the "easiest" way. If
> that means dialogs fall to the background, so much the better. My only
> concern would be that when you select the item from the menu, it
> should pop
> back on top of the document window.
>
> So, am I on crack, or do the Word count and Insert Symbol dialog behave
> different on Windows relative to this issue?
>
> Robert Sievers
> Open Source Evangelist
>
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