On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:34:21 -0400 Robert Heller <hel...@deepsoft.com> said:
> I am in the process of modifying E17 (I want to add so additional > functionality to the file manager). One of the things I need to be able to > do is have a 'modal' dialog, that is a dislog box that grabs the focus and > causes the program (the file manager) to wait. I want events to be > processed, but I want psuedo code like this: > > dialog = make_dialog(...); > show(dialog); > wait_for(dialog); > > The 'wait_for()' call would not return until the OK button or Cancel (close) > button on the dialog has been clicked. It is not clear how to do this -- the > documentation does not seem to cover this case (or I can't it in the > documentation). > > Any pointers would be helpful. Thanks in advance. this design pattern is REALLY bad. it requires a nested main loop. seriously - never do it. just don't. modality is a function of simply not responding to ACTIONS on anything other than that dialog (key, mouse etc.), not a function of putting in a wait_for() that only returns when the dialog is done. thats why there is no documentation on this... because it doesn't exist as it's poor design. :) > -- > Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / hel...@deepsoft.com > Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ > () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail > /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: > 1. Consolidate legacy IT systems to a single system of record for IT > 2. Standardize and globalize service processes across IT > 3. Implement zero-touch automation to replace manual, redundant tasks > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=51271111&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-devel mailing list > enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: 1. Consolidate legacy IT systems to a single system of record for IT 2. Standardize and globalize service processes across IT 3. Implement zero-touch automation to replace manual, redundant tasks http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=51271111&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
