On Friday 02 November 2001 13:10, you wrote: > > Query: do we mention anyhwere in the Intro or Tutorial that most dialogs > > are not modal in LyX? That is, do we explain any place that most dialogs > > can actually stay open while you actually work on your document. That's > > warning: this is config-dependent in 1.2.0
Oooh, is that dependent on different toolkits? (ie QT / GTK+?) Or is it true for the standard xforms interface too? (This would bring up a whole *other* issue of what we need to document for different interfaces...) > > something that is very different from most of the similar products out > > there, and I think it should be mentioned. > > What applications have such modal dialogs ? Why aren't they fixed yet ;) <heh> I sure wish they would've been fixed _years_ ago.... > > - First deal with the "popups" changes, then send you a patch. > > - Second: go through and look for dialog / menu changes. (Send another > > patch) - Third: if I find other substantial changes, go back and work on > > them. > > > > The third part is where I think we're more likely to encounter the moving > > targets, so it's best to hold back a little and see how things shape up. > > cool ! Glad that you like the plan there...:) I try for rational plans of attack...<grin> // George
