RE: modal dialogs

At 09:35 AM 8/4/2003, Frank Paris wrote:
>Modal dialogs should only be used when they ARE necessary, when the
>program needs user input before it can procede to do anything else
>without getting into incoherent or undefinable behavior. Otherwise
>modeless dialogs should be used. Modal dialogs under Windows MFC aren't
>that much simpler than modeless dialogs. What isn't simpler is the
>developer's task of thinking before acting rather than mindlessly using
>modal dialogs all the time. I have found however that most of the time
>modal rather than modeless dialogs are appropriate.

Hmmm, I have found quite the opposite.  Other than "This program has
performed an illegal operation and is about to crash," can you give me
examples of where you believe modal dialogs are appropriate?

Scott