Hi Sachin, There are cases where one needs to use pop-up like functionality, like for example one needs information from another part of the same application to complete the task at hand. Like fetching an Email ID from Contacts page of the same application to input in the Compose page. Even in such scenarios it is recommended to use a Modal window, one that would be attached to the parent and minimize and maximize along with it. Thus preventing the user from loosing track of the child window. Modal window would also prevent the user from working on the parent window till a decision is made on the child window.
I am presuming that using pop-up windows in scenarios such as yours would mean disconnecting from the parent application. Since in your case you are using the flash interface to configure the parent application, you must show a connection. Thus it is highly recommend for you to not use a pop-up or at the max use a Modal window. *Reference:* - http://www.codestore.net/store.nsf/unid/DOMM-4R5MDQ? - http://www.dannyg.com/support/modalFix.html All the best! - Mansoor. On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Sachin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been working on this new website and I am uncertain if I should pass > the control from a .NET page to FLASH one by using a pop-up window. Some > opinions in my office are differing and want the control to be within the > same page. > Here are the two scenarios: > (1) Use pop-up to pass control to the flash interface for the user to > configure the product. > (2) Use the same window to pass control to the flash interface for the user > to configure the product. > > The possibility is that in #1 the user can go back and forth into rest of > the website where as every time the user needs to check for any other > product he stands a chance to loose what has been worked on or configured > in > option #2. And for #2 there is no way that the user has any option to go > back to the website. > > The reason why I am asking this is because we came to the conclusion if we > need to provide for the pop-up window to close after the user clicks on the > last button - "Add to Cart" - within the flash interface. Is this the right > thing for the user to experience? > > I need to decide on this quick and would appreciate if your expert inputs > were provided within the next day. > > Thank you. > > -- > Sachin Ghodke > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
