> > Where we disagree is in the automatic update of the Dialog when you
> > change to another paragraph while the Dialog is open. Obviously it
> > will always open with the values of the actual paragraph when you open it.
> > Well it should be easy to make this behaviour configurable
> > (automatic update or not) and the default has to be the old
> > behaviour, obviously ;)
> configuration is the last refuge of bad interface design. hopefully we
> can avoid this. I don't know how (you are right, automatic update
> ruins what you want to do and is obviously not a good solution)
Why don't we leave the behaviour "as is" but introduce a small "help screen",
like the Preferences dialog. If the Paragraph dialog is open and the user
enters a new paragraph in the document, then a wee message is displayed:
"The settings of the underlying paragraph are different to those in
this popup. Press Update to modify the dialog. Press Apply to
modify the paragraph."
That is crystal clear, I think.
Angus
