Re: Simple Yes/No dialog

[Roland Koebler <rk-list koebler com>]

On 15-Jul-2006 15:34:12, Freddie Unpenstein wrote:
> > if you want to make non-blocking dialogs, you have to take care
> > i.e. that:
> > - a lot of non-blocking-dialogs may be opened, and stay open.
>
> gtk_widget_present() comes in handy there...
thanks, this is very useful for non-blocking dialog.
but nevertheless, it's currently very unlikely that I will use them...

> gtk_widget_present().  (Or is it gtk_window_present()...  Nawww....  heh)
it's gtk_window_present()
 
> How many times do I need to say it?
once would have been enough...

> Likewise I've always felt that "Close" dialogs shouldn't hastle the user if
> the file's unmodified, but should otherwise present the options; "Save" (only
> if the file is named), "Save as ...", "Discard changes", and "Don't quit". 
definitely, yes.

> I detest blocking dialogs...
oh, this depends - sometimes I find them very useful.

> And "always on top" splash screens; they're not too bad if you can just
> click on them to make them go away, except when they dissapear just as
> you click, and you end up clicking something that was beneath them!
or you click on the window beneath, and suddenly, a popup opens an steals the
click. and so on...

_all_ unrequested windows/popups are evil (i.e. error-popups). and requested
popups, which do not open _immediately_ after the request, are evil, too.
so are windows which close/resize/... without user-interaction.
(because they disturb/interrupt the user.)

there are solutions to this (see i.e. the firefox-find-"dialog") - but
unfortunately nearly noone uses them :(. it seems that most developers simply
don't care or don't know anything about usability... :(

regards,
Roland