Re: Modal Dialogs/Windows

Hello Daniel-Marian,
 
9. januar 2003, 0:02:03, you wrote:

> 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.

Don't confuse system-modal and application-modal. All MessageBox-es
are modal windows - and you can have several on screen at any time.
Common Dialog Boxes (Open, save, color, printer setup...) are modal,
too...

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