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From: mouse@LARRY.MCRCIM.MCGILL.EDU
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Subject: Re:  "modal" modes
Message-ID: <9011040649.AA02832@Larry.McRCIM.McGill.EDU>
Date: 4 Nov 90 06:49:12 GMT
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>> The question is, can [modal dialogs] be done using some other method
>> besides that provided by mwm?

> Surely application modals correspond to the locally active input
> model in section 4.1.17 of the ICCCM while system modal correspond to
> the globally active input model.  Am I missing something obvious?

I think so.  You're considering only keyboard input....

					der Mouse

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