I'll clarify what I meant. Normally, user will see only one sheet at a time. There won't be any sort of step-by-step sheet switching within a single task (like in Xcode 4 when creating a new file). The only issue I'm trying to solve is presenting a username/password dialog when it was invoked by a background task (not a direct user action). And since I may have several such background tasks running, I can potentially present several dialogs at once.
Again, normally you'll see no dialogs at all (when the password is already stored in keychain) or a single dialog when a new repository is added or the password was changed. But I should have a nice fallback for a case when several dialogs get popped out. With floating modal windows it is not a problem: they live independently from each other. But floating modal windows look awful, so I want to use sheets. And to present them correctly, I need to maintain some sort of a queue for these sheets. On 27 Apr 2011, at 14:58, Graham Cox wrote: > I've seen an app that uses a stack of sheets in this fashion, and it's a > horrid, barely usable mess. It's a Microsoft app, though I forget exactly > which (and it may have been fixed, as this was quite some time ago). > > The problem is that the user either has to remember the "path" that led them > through to the current sheet in order to make sense of all the sheets that > pop-up as the stack is retraced, or else they do not, and the result is just > an utter confusion of sheets coming and going. > > My 2ยข worth is with the suggestion to think again. > > --Graham > > > On 27/04/2011, at 8:49 PM, Gregory Weston wrote: > >> I think the notion of a "stack" of sheets is bizarre. In the very rare >> scenarios where multiple sheets are used to accomplish something, I've never >> seen them presented as anything other than a strict sequence. When sheet N >> is dismissed, if more information is needed sheet N+1 will be presented. >> When sheet N+1 is dismissed, the user is shown the unobstructed window. When >> you say "stack" I infer that you intended to re-show sheet N. >> >> <http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/Sheets/Tasks/UsingCascadingSheets.html%23//apple_ref/doc/uid/20001046-BABFIBIA> >> >> I should also say that having used OS X since the public beta I've rarely >> seen 2 sheets, and never 3 in a sequence. It might be a good idea to revisit >> your UI plans. Perhaps you can use fewer sheets but with optional parts akin >> to the print job sheet. > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/oleganza%40gmail.com > > This email sent to olega...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
