I would agree, but that's why I prefer Macs for almost everything. I'm spoiled too. Good luck!
Joe Wilkins On Nov 21, 2012, at 1:24 PM, Robert Sneidar wrote: > I suspect you can make a custom dialog work however you want. IMHO I don't > think dialogs are something that I ought to have to custom design, but then > again I am spoiled by the ease of development working with Livecode. > > Bob > > > On Nov 21, 2012, at 11:19 AM, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote: > >> Sorry Bob. I'm so Mac oriented that I forget some of us have to deal with >> Windows. I had never checked, but had "assumed" that when I call for "as >> sheet" that the Dialogs produced for Window's versions would, at least be >> located similarly, if not functionally, as a "sheet" type dialog. Guess >> "assume" bit me in the butt as usual. (smile) >> >> If you're rolling your own, can't you just make the Dialog Window non-modal, >> so it can be dragged out of the way when necessary? >> >> Joe Wilkins >> >> On Nov 21, 2012, at 12:59 PM, Robert Sneidar wrote: >> >>> If it were fairly easy to get sheet dialogs in Windows, I would be all for >>> it. I am looking at eventually having to go through an app and make it >>> cross platform, meaning a lot of conditional checks for things like this. I >>> don't think it should be a decision RnRev makes whether or not an >>> application complies with interface guidelines, however I get that the >>> feature of producing an app for each platform that has the look and feel of >>> the respective OS is compelling. >>> >>> There should probably be a preference or property to be able to override >>> the default HIG specifications, so that if I want to use sheet dialogs, or >>> some other mechanism not prescribed in the HIG, I should be able to. >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> >>> On Nov 21, 2012, at 10:48 AM, Richmond wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>> Only works for Mac. The original discussion was about how to get Windows >>>>> and Linux dialogs to act like the Mac ones. Sheet is Mac specific. >>>>> >>>>> Bob >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Well, this thread started with something Mac specific (badges in answer >>>> dialogs), so I really don't see why >>>> it should continue with any exceptions . . . >>>> >>>> 3 sheets to the wind. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
