Re: FAQ -- why the MSDI interface? (aka, no pagers please)

[Phil Stracchino]

On Sat, Aug 18, 2001 at 06:23:37PM +0200, H�kan Waara wrote:
> No, this is extremely bad UI practice. Adding alerts and dialogs all 
> over the place to overcome design or programming decisions is the root 
> of all evil (trust me, I've been through this discussion before).

Agreed.


> I would instead recommend that we hide the `Close' menuitem if there is 
> only one document left on the screen.  That way the user won't use 
> `Close' accidently and we won't have to show that alert.

This, on the other hand, is simple, elegant, intuitive, and the best
approach for handling the problem that I've heard so far.


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