Re: [gtk-list] WindowToFront and modal dialogs questions

[Federico Mena Quintero <federico nuclecu unam mx>]

>       1) User can have multiple sheets. Since there is nothing like MDI under
>  Windows, I have decided to use separate window for each sheet. I want to give
>  user easy shortcut to cycle through sheets. But for this, I need to be able to
>  directively put sheet window to the front of all other windows. I have searched
>  gtk include files and I have not found such function.
>  
>       2) When user exits program, I want to close all sheets. Of course, when
>  sheet was changed, it asks before closing, whether to save changes, forget
>  changes or canel operation. If user wants to save sheet which was not yet saved,
>  file selection dialog pops up.
>  
>       It would make good sense if both these dialogs were modal. It is much
>  easier to program and it also limits unexpected user operations (trying to close
>  again sheet for which there is pending save dialog etc.) which must be carefully
>  tested for.
>  
>       So is it possible somehow to create modal dialogs?

The GNOME libraries provide all of these wrapped in a convenient
interface (MDI, modal dialogs, etc.).

  Federico