>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Nicholson <jim_at_pcks.digex.net> writes:
Jim> What I'd like to see is
Jim> 1) "child" windows such as file dialogs and popups (sometimes called
Jim> "application modal" windows) "always on top", of
Jim> their parent but not necessarily of any other app's windows.
Jim> 2) Limit the placement of said popups to screen space occupied by
Jim> their parent window, or at least put the upper left corner inside
Jim> the parent.
Jim> 3) A "dynamic focus for popups" option, where popup windows always got
Jim> the focus regardless of the focus policy, but only when they first
Jim> appear.
Jim> 4) Don't warp the mouse, that's evil. Not even microsoft does it. ;)
One More?
5) When the "child" window closes, focus is given back to the previous
window that had the focus. Which is not necessarily the parent.
jim
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Received on Thu Jul 03 1997 - 14:24:58 BST