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List:       kde-look
Subject:    Re: DialogBoxes (was: Cookie window popup)
From:       Thomas <zander () xs4all ! nl>
Date:       2000-09-10 14:05:50
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I think this only works for modal windows (which are only questions 
like: "overwrite file  yes/no"

These windows in KDE are always in front of the applications and always block 
the application. They should becuase the application needs that info 
before it can continue. (if that is not the case, it should not be a modal 
dialog)

The screenshot looks nice, but it will only work for modal dialogs (as 
I said earlier) the rest should be movable windows. Because of that 
it will create inconsistency towards the rest of the dialogs. Which I 
find unaccaptable.

Also the transparancy would really be needed for something like this, and it
is something that can not be done with X right now.
 

> > I don't use aqua, so I don't know how this works. I am always willing to look 
> > at others to see how they solved a problem.
> The Aqua Look & Feel belongs to MacOS X, which will go public beta on wednesday. \
> But anyway, you can already have a look at it at: \
> http://a772.g.akamai.net/7/772/51/cb87f2e2f75475/www.apple.com/macosx/images/osx_desktop_full.jpg
>  As you can see the window in the bottom right corner, has an open save dialog, \
> which is shown as a box inside the window of the picture. This is the way I was \
> thinking of using for MessageBoxes that block the window.  

-- 
Thomas Zander                                            zander@earthling.net
The only thing worse than failure is the fear of trying something new


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