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On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:23:26 +0000, David Cantrell <david@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 12:16:41PM +0000, Martin Ebourne wrote:
>
> > Modal dialogue boxes are the work of the devil. Every single use of
> > one(*) is inexcusable.
> >
> > (*) Apart from a locking screensaver, although that's not really
> > modal, just full screen and in front.
>
> Oh no it jolly well isn't! Or if it is in front, it's not far enough in
> front.
>
> On this 'ere box, if my screen is locked (using xscreensaver, so nothing
> unusual) and I'm running Evolution, then if Evolution decides to pop up
> an alarm thingy, it's visible. Which is a Very Bad Thing.
Worse than Modal Dialogs are Modal dialogs that snatch focus and disappear
automatically after a timeout without returning focus to where it was
before they stole it. Hate!
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