Re(2): Window Name

[Jan Henning <henning -at- r-l -dot- de>]

>"I don't do Windows", or at least not much
>so someone please correct me if I'm off here,
>but my understanding is that "modal" applies
>to a window that grabs focus so you cannot
>do anything else until you click OK or Cancel
>in that window.
>
>A "please wait..." window might or might not
>be modal in that sense.

That is correct. "Modal" is an adjective - modal windows do not let you
do anything else, modeless windows let you do things. As far as I know,
there is no common window type "Modal".

Regards
Jan Henning

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