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Thu, Oct 15 2015 3:07 PM | Permanent Link |
Tim Young [Elevate Software] Elevate Software, Inc. ![]() | Frederick,
<< I thought that since Messagedlg is a modal dialog, the application should just stop and wait for a user response before executing the next command line. Guess I was wrong. >> The manual is your friend ![]() http://www.elevatesoft.com/manual?action=viewtopic&id=ewb2&topic=Creating_Showing_Forms under "Modal Forms". And here: http://www.elevatesoft.com/manual?action=viewtopic&id=ewb2&topic=Showing_Message_Dialogs at the bottom. Tim Young Elevate Software www.elevatesoft.com |
Fri, Oct 16 2015 3:08 AM | Permanent Link |
Frederick Chin | Tim,
/* This has been an issue for a while (it's a Heisenbug). Can you reproduce this, or give me some idea of which controls you placed on the form ? */ I'll try to repeat the problem and get back to you. It has happened to me twice; once with EWB 2.01b2 and now with the current version. /* Did you show the second form using ShowModal ? If you don't want a modal form, then use Show instead of ShowModal. */ Using the Show did not show the hourglass but is it possible for me to turn the hourglass back to the default cursor? There are times that I really want to use ShowModal and I prefer not to have the hourglass cursor shown. Ditto for MessageDlg(). Frederick |
Fri, Oct 16 2015 4:28 AM | Permanent Link |
Matthew Jones | Frederick Chin wrote:
> Using the Show did not show the hourglass but is it possible for me > to turn the hourglass back to the default cursor? There are times > that I really want to use ShowModal and I prefer not to have the > hourglass cursor shown. Ditto for MessageDlg(). Can I ask why? I presume that it is because it makes the browser look like it is in a "wait state", whereas it really has the dialog active. If so, then it might be worth having some way for the cursor to be changed at a global level, or some other cursor or something used. It is an interesting psychological issue - my mother in law called one time for assistance as she had been waiting for 40 minutes for the web site to allow her to finish putting in her credit card. The last three digits couldn't be entered... (Can you guess why?) People's perceptions of these things are interesting, and we need to be aware of how an hourglass might lead to a false impression in some audiences. I think it makes sense to be globally optional, as in the circles of my latest application, tech support workers, they'll fully understand the modal dialog and a wait cursor. -- Matthew Jones |
Fri, Oct 16 2015 5:30 AM | Permanent Link |
Frederick Chin | "Matthew Jones" wrote:
/* Can I ask why? I presume that it is because it makes the browser look like it is in a "wait state", whereas it really has the dialog active. If so, then it might be worth having some way for the cursor to be changed at a global level, or some other cursor or something used. It is an interesting psychological issue - my mother in law called one time for assistance as she had been waiting for 40 minutes for the web site to allow her to finish putting in her credit card. The last three digits couldn't be entered... (Can you guess why?) People's perceptions of these things are interesting, and we need to be aware of how an hourglass might lead to a false impression in some audiences. I think it makes sense to be globally optional, as in the circles of my latest application, tech support workers, they'll fully understand the modal dialog and a wait cursor. */ Yes, it is the "wait state" issue. My web application is being used to query data from a desktop program and I don't want to have to explain to users why my web program has "hung" when I showmodal a form or when messagedlg() is being shown. It is weird looking because the hourglass is displayed outside the form and not from within. The Windows program does not show it. The web application shouldn't show it as well. Now, the hourglass shown when DisplayProgress is called is meaningful. Frederick |
Fri, Oct 16 2015 12:06 PM | Permanent Link |
Tim Young [Elevate Software] Elevate Software, Inc. ![]() | Frederick,
<< I'll try to repeat the problem and get back to you. It has happened to me twice; once with EWB 2.01b2 and now with the current version. >> Thanks. I've had it happen here also, but I cannot get it to occur in the debugger. It's infuriating.... << Using the Show did not show the hourglass but is it possible for me to turn the hourglass back to the default cursor? There are times that I really want to use ShowModal and I prefer not to have the hourglass cursor shown. Ditto for MessageDlg(). >> I'll see what I can do. Tim Young Elevate Software www.elevatesoft.com |
Sat, Oct 17 2015 12:01 AM | Permanent Link |
Frederick Chin | Tim,
/* I'll see what I can do. */ Thanks. Frederick |
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