... > Well, a modal window does not have a zoom button. The parent can.
A modal type window has *no* buttons (widgets) of its own. It is not designed to be closed, minimised or expanded by the user in any other manner than the code or controls within it. All buttons in the parent are disabled. Not true: the minimize button is still there. >> You could always put a close pushbutton on the sheet window. I don't >> think there are any declares to enable the parent window's close >> widget when a modal window is frontmost. > > I think the normal UI way is to add a "Close" push button at the > bottom-right part of the window. This may even close both the sheet > and the parent window. Actually, sheet or dialog windows are normally used to request a response from the user directly related to an action that requires a selection. One such case is a warning window for closing an application with an unsaved document. Another might be deleting an item that cannot be recovered. In any case, they are usually closed or hidden by events triggered by the user in response to the question. In any case, it should not be used as a document window. Craig said he had reasons for his request but did not make them known. No, I am not using it as a document window. It is a sheet window _within_ a document window. The idea is to close the sheet. There is a Close button in the window. The issue here is that users have been trained (by Apple) to use the red close button in the title bar rather than a close button in the window. In this case, the users are (attempting to) close the sheet window (but not the document window) by clicking the red close button in the title bar. Of course, it is not active, so they are complaining (rightly, IMHO) about the inconsistent interface. In the mean time, there is a Close button in the sheet window, and it closes the sheet. There is also a Close menu item (with shortcut), which also closes the sheet. That's two of the three (or three of the four, depending upon how you count) of the "normal" ways to close a window. However, the most commonly used on (in this context) is missing. Craig _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
