Tim Hewitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I see now in Neil's book where he does install a custom event handler
> in a modal dialog - and does call FrmDoDialog. My next question will
> also highlight my ignorance here.
>
> Why still use the modal dialog call? What's the advantage? I've
> recoded my app to use a standard window now and it works fine
> this way. What would I gain/lose to change this back to a modal
> dialog window?
In my (limited) experience, it seems less a matter of advantage or
disadvantage, and more a matter of what your intention is for guiding
the user in the use of the UI you've provided for him. I've found the
modal dialog useful when my intention is to force the user to enter
certain information, and I don't want to allow him any other choice. A
regular form, on the other hand, is there for him to use if he so
chooses (that is, if he determines that is what he needs to do).
--
Roger Chaplin
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