Re: [Usability] Dialogs and Maximize button

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

On 9/21/06, brian muhumuza <brian muhumuza gmail com> wrote:
> > 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.
>
> Please clarify.

If the dialog isn't resizable (and isn't movable I assume) it hides
the document/window that's below it.

> > > 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.
> >
> Showing at the center is bad "in your face" and is worse if ....

I don't see why it's bad if it's from the application itself.