Re: profile editor dialog non modal?

Ann Sunhachawee wrote:
> So, back to the original question: what are the reasons for the profile 
> editor dialog to be modal?

Functionally I don't know if there are any issues (probably not). Other 
IDEs have this specific part of UI modal, BTW.

As far as I know modeless windows typically carry some information 
needed for longer perion (e.g. our Properties window, proposed Outline 
window, ...). The Profile editor's usage pattern is (IMHO) different: 
the user is not typically browsing the project or editing files watching 
the profiles move.

Your use case seems different since the user focus moves (rather than is 
shared between the windows) to the Configuration File Editor (now the 
profile editor is just useless area), then back, after the file is saved 
? Closed ? Can the user freely edit the Config file even if the modeless 
  profile editor is closed away ?

My personal opinion is that if something is so large so it does not fit 
in a small window - and particularly if it is edited in Source Editor, 
it is so important for the project to be presented somewhere in the 
project Explorer tree.

The way I understood your proposed, the user will get something in the 
Editor, which is nowhere to be found in the explorer window - unlike all 
other editors in the IDE.

A question: since the configuration file is (as I understood the 
explanation) not a few lines, can two Web App profiles share the same 
config file ? Sorry for such stupid question, I never coded webapps :-)

Cheers,
-Svata