If there is part of the GUI that the user shouldn't use while the dialog
is open, consider making it insensitive (with set_sensitive(FALSE)). This
is sometimes nicer than making a window application modal.
James.
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On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, Moshe Zadka wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, James Henstridge wrote:
>
> > You can use the set_modal method of any GtkWindow derived class:
> > window.set_modal(TRUE)
>
> Thanks.
>
> > Unless you really have to it is probably better not to use a modal dialog,
> > as most users prefer non modal dialogs.
>
> This maybe slightly off-topic, since it's more about UI design then about
> PyGTK specifically, but the alternative I'm considering is to make
> it into a dialog which replaces an entry field. Is that considered all
> right? I'm squimish, because it might clobber someone's carefully crafted
> text, but I *have* to allow inputting both via the file dialog and the
> entry field.
>
> Thanks again!
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