Re: [Usability] Dialogs and Maximize button

["Olaf van der Spek" <olafvdspek gmail com>]

On 9/21/06, brian muhumuza <brian muhumuza gmail com> wrote:
> > On 9/21/06, brian muhumuza <brian muhumuza gmail com > wrote:
> > > There are many types of dialogs and depending on which, resizability may
> be
> > > good or bad.
> > >
> > > I'm suggesting a new way of showing dialogs that solves these problems
> and
> > > another one of rude interuption.
> > > I suggest that all dialogs are drawn within the app's window be it a
> > > progress dialog or an infor dialog or a configuration dialog, etc.
> >
> > How does this affect/solve the resizability issue?
>
> You don't have to bother with resizing the dialog because the only
> resizablel "thing" is the app's window.

In that case you can't see any part of the document while the dialog
is up. I'm not sure that's an improvement.

> > What's the difference between showing at the center and showing at the
> > top in this aspect?
>
> showing at the center is "in your face" and I for one doesn't like that. It
> is worse if the dialog is for some other app at the back.

Ah, but focus stealing is something else IMO and can be solved differently.