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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: [patch] Grab windows anywhere, not just titlebar
From:       Hans Meine <hans_meine () gmx ! net>
Date:       2007-11-23 9:14:36
Message-ID: 200711231014.36449.hans_meine () gmx ! net
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On Donnerstag 22 November 2007, Riccardo Iaconelli wrote:
> As an usecase for them, the first example which comes to my mind might be a
> wizard, which has to do a kio job when switching from page n to page n+1.
> When the user clicks on "next", before switching page a sheet slides down,
> and instead of the so annoying popup, all is done in the same window... and
> you get on the other page when the job has finished.
>
> Really, look at them in action, and you'll understand much better the
> concept behind them. =)

I get the feeling that it would be nice if you could mention some specific
OS X applications/windows where sheets are used in a way you like.

Are sheets always within a window?  Or never?  I saw also "sheets"(?) that 
slide out at the side of an image viewer, showing multiple thumbnails IIRC.  
Are these also called sheets?  When would you use which?

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