>>>>> "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/

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