freek@fwi.uva.nl (Freek Wiedijk) (03/15/90)
In article <31.25FE3449@imagery.FIDONET.ORG> Jim.Spencer@p5.f22.n282.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Jim Spencer) writes: > > >When one > >uses a dialog of type (b), is it not _always_ bad interface design? If > >so, then what is the use of the _ModalDialog trap? > >You use type (b) Modal dialogs all the time. For a couple of trivial >examples, take a look at your page setup and print dialogs in any >application. BUT! I consider the current way that page setup and print dialogs are handled BAD interface design. Why, fer gossake, should a page setup or print dialog be modal? Give me ONE reason! -- Freek "the Pistol Major" Wiedijk Path: uunet!fwi.uva.nl!freek #P:+/ = #+/P?*+/ = i<<*+/P?*+/ = +/i<<**P?*+/ = +/(i<<*P?)*+/ = +/+/(i<<*P?)**