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Re: Floating base widget [message #17943 is a reply to message #17895]

Fri, 19 November 1999 00:00

davidf
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Registered: September 1996

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Daniel Peduzzi (peduzzi@mediaone.net) writes:

> Everything works well except that the pop-up can get lost
> behind other windows, and it becomes a pain to look for because
> of its size. A floating base would have solved that problem.

Well, you could make the pop-up a modal widget and give
the user a lot of incentive to find the damn thing. :-)

> I guess what I'm trying to simulate is what happens when
> a user right-mouse-clicks on a bare desktop in a Microsoft
> environment (or close enough.)

Yes, I've tried from time to time to come up with this
kind of design, too. But I've pretty much given up
on it. It just seems more trouble than it is worth.
I would really encourage you to re-think your program
design. Sorry.

Cheers,

David

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		Floating base widget By: Daniel Peduzzi on Wed, 17 November 1999 00:00
		Re: Floating base widget By: J.D. Smith on Fri, 19 November 1999 00:00
		Re: Floating base widget By: Daniel Peduzzi on Fri, 19 November 1999 00:00
		Re: Floating base widget By: davidf on Fri, 19 November 1999 00:00
		Re: Floating base widget By: Marc Schellens on Fri, 19 November 1999 00:00
		Re: Floating base widget By: Daniel Peduzzi on Fri, 19 November 1999 00:00
		Re: Floating base widget By: Daniel Peduzzi on Fri, 19 November 1999 00:00
		Re: Floating base widget By: J.D. Smith on Tue, 23 November 1999 00:00

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