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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Fwd: Re: RFC: changed modified on disc behaviour
From:       Maciej Pilichowski <bluedzins () wp ! pl>
Date:       2008-12-30 17:39:58
Message-ID: 200812301839.58411.bluedzins () wp ! pl
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On Tuesday 30 December 2008 10:52:40 Jos Poortvliet wrote:

> > Maybe I miss something, but this change does not improve anything
> > (at least I don't see it). And in some degree, quite contrary, it
> > provides false safety ("wanna hurt yourself, go ahead, ignore me,
> > keep typing").
>
> There is an ignore button, so it IS possible to ignore the change.

? It is supposed to be non-modal pane so you could ignore it just by 
keep editing the file. And this is the problem.

> But I agree that this might not be a candidate for a modal dialog -
> ignoring the issue can be dangerous.

Modal means -- intercepted focus. So what you said is a contradiction, 
if you agree ignoring can be dangerous (accidental ignore), than this 
dialog should be modal.

Cheers,
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