Re: Modal Dialogs/Windows

[email protected] wrote:
> 
> If I have a modal window (say with Microsoft Outlook) I am unable to click
> on a window behind it or part of the same application.  With modal
> dialogs/windows under GTK I can click to focus windows behind the modal
> window.  Is this intended?
> 
> I do prefere the way that it is done (because there is usually information
> on a window behind the modal window that you need access to, e.g. Microsoft
> Outlooks "filters" window), however, there are people in my team which
> believe it should be done strictly as Microsoft does it.  Is this something
> you would consider improving on?

The modal windows on MS prevent using other windows, even from other
applications (well, I don't know about the latest versions). But this is
a sure way to get the system locked: if two applications pop modal
windows, they will compete for "being on top", and the system will react
only to the reset button. It happened to me several times. This is why
the MS approach is really bad.

DMB