Re: Hi - popup window vs top_level window

[muppet <scott asofyet org>]

On Jan 18, 2009, at 5:32 AM, Dafna Hirschfeld wrote:

> On my main window I want to have an advanced button that when  
> clicked, it opens a new window with advanced options.
> From what I understood, GtkDialog is used only for small amount of  
> input so it's not suitable for advanced window.
> So now I wander whether I have to use a popup window or a top_level  
> window, I didn't really get the difference between them.

GtkDialog is fine for both modal and non-modal windows.  If you want a  
window that floats over your app's main window and has buttons on the  
bottom, then you want a dialog.

You can either use $dialog->run() to make the user interact with it  
before doing anything else (modal), or just $dialog->show() to let it  
stay up indefinitely (non-modal).

Popups are borderless windows used for things like tooltips or menus.   
Very most likely, you don't want a popup.


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