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From: francis@arthur.uchicago.edu (Francis Stracke)
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Subject: Re: modeless dialogs
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Date: 13 Nov 90 02:59:08 GMT
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In article <46507@apple.Apple.COM> stevec@Apple.COM (Steve Christensen) writes:
>jmidili@hub.cs.jmu.edu (jeff midili) writes:
>The only difference between a modal and modeless dialog is how an app handles
>it.  Typically a modal dialog lets you diddle some settings, but you can't do

Also MF: anything that looks like a modal (that variation of the
standard WDEF) means "don't switch me," even if the app is using
it for something else.  The Thought Police don't want you putting
up modals that aren't!
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