>>>>> "Bennett" == Bennett Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Bennett> On Mar 13, 2007, at 11:44 AM, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: >> Also, Bennett, are there instances where we use normal dialogs and >> sheets would be more appropriate? Bennett> Sheets are appropriate for document-specific modal windows, Bennett> used mostly for opening and saving documents. Yes. Bennett> The only additional place I think a sheet might be Bennett> appropriate is with the Print dialog. However, Mac apps are Bennett> somewhat inconsistent here (Apple's tend to use sheets, Bennett> others vary widely). (Would it be easy to use the Mac Bennett> standard print dialog here? If so, I'd say do that and make Bennett> it a sheet.) Bennett> Otherwise, I can't think of places where we'd want *modal* Bennett> dialogs. A dialog like Insert > Citation I suppose might be a Bennett> candidate for a sheet, but I think it's good to be able to Bennett> reposition the cursor in the document while that dialog is Bennett> open (so that a sheet would not be appropriate). Same goes Bennett> for Insert > File, etc. Bennett> Currently Tools > Count Words is a modal dialog (and I Bennett> suppose it is because it doesn't provide a live update), but Bennett> it seems like too much eye candy to make that a sheet. Same Bennett> for LyX > Reconfigure. OK, we'll leave that as it is, then/
