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From: "Kevin O'Donovan" <abaddon@nasoftwr.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Re: Scope of an APP_DEFS file
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 11:00:05 +0100 (BST)
In-Reply-To: <9407290748.AA09473@getafix.oasis.icl.co.uk> from "d.oakley.kid0111@oasis.icl.co.uk" at Jul 29, 94 08:48:13 am
Precedence: bulk
d.oakley.kid0111@oasis.icl.co.uk said:
> Windows in Dialogs is in my list because programs like Interface
> allow you to have modal dialogs in windows or just dialogs.
There will always be a need for blocking dialogs, however that's a
program design choice rather than a user one, I'd have thought.
> advantage of not using dialogs is speed - when you are updating
> 20 items and have to bring up a dialog for each one, the small
> wait involved while the window draws can get annoying.
>
Then that's an example of bad program design. A simple to implement
improvement would be to give that dialog an Apply button which applies the
current changes and leaves the dialog up. It could also support new objects
being dropped on it for editing, or supply controls for selecting new objects
without leaving the dialog. Better yet, the dialog could be written so
that all selected objects are put in a list of things to edit.
Kev
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Kevin O'Donovan
abaddon@nasoftwr.demon.co.uk
kebab@cix.compulink.co.uk
Hi! I can't remember your name either