Actually most users would click on the window to dismiss, if it's just a message before going on...Like the behavior of most 'about' screens.
Stephen Barncard ------------------------- San Francisco 2009/2/17 Tiemo Hollmann TB <[email protected]> > Hi Jan, > hmmm, perhaps I took the wrong approach. What I wanted to do is a welcome > screen with some basic infos on first start. The User should read the infos > first, before going on, that's why I wanted modal. And this welcome window > just has 1 only button "close". The close box in the title bar actually > would be a duplicate, but an offer to the users, who are used to close > windows with the close box... > Thanks > Tiemo > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: [email protected] [mailto:use-revolution- > > [email protected]] Im Auftrag von Jan Schenkel > > Gesendet: Dienstag, 17. Februar 2009 12:14 > > An: How to use Revolution > > Betreff: Re: Can a modal stack has a close box? > > > > > > --- On Tue, 2/17/09, Tiemo Hollmann TB <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > From: Tiemo Hollmann TB <[email protected]> > > > Subject: Can a modal stack has a close box? > > > To: "'How to use Revolution'" <[email protected]> > > > Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 2:52 AM > > > Hello, > > > > > > Is there any option to give a modal stack a close box in > > > the title bar? Or > > > is it the only choice to close a modal stack by my own > > > close button? > > > > > > As far as I experience it, all stack controls are ignored > > > at a modal stack. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Tiemo > > > > > > > Hi Tiemo, > > > > As it happens, I'm facing the opposite problem in Java: there's always a > > close box and you can't seem to get rid of it. UI guideline-wise the main > > reason why there's no Close box is simple: what is the effect of closing > > the dialog box without clicking on any of the presented options? > > > > If the dialog only has a single button (OK, Cancel,...), it's clear: the > > close box is simply the same as the only button. You could conceivably > > have a standard that the Close box is the equivalent of Cancel, but what > > does that say about a dialog box with two buttons "Choice 1" and "Choice > > 2" without a "Cancel" button? > > > > Best to avoid user confusion altogether, and force them to click one of > > the options you provided as buttons. > > > > Just my 2 cents, > > > > Jan Schenkel. > > > > Quartam Reports & PDF Library for Revolution > > <http://www.quartam.com> > > > > ===== > > "As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the same time." > > (La Rochefoucauld) > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-revolution mailing list > > [email protected] > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
