Re: dismissing one sheet for another problem
Re: dismissing one sheet for another problem
- Subject: Re: dismissing one sheet for another problem
- From: "M. Uli Kusterer" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 19:39:11 +0100
At 12:04 Uhr -0600 18.01.2005, Evan Schoenberg wrote:
On Jan 18, 2005, at 11:32 AM, M. Uli Kusterer wrote:
It is *definitely* bad UI design to have a series of (nested or
sequential) dialogs or sheets.
Would you say that includes the particular case of a File Save or
File Open sheet?
Open/save sheets are a holdover from the days of Single Finder. They
were basically an attempt to cram a Mini-Finder into each
application. As such, they are full of compromises that were made to
fit Finder features into a compact, modal window.
Considering these constraints from 1984, I think having an "are you
sure you want to replace" or "create a new folder?" sub-dialog was a
good decision.
In 2005, however, modal windows are discouraged in favor of
mode-less designs. Sheets are for when you *have* to be modal (as in,
asking for confirmation before screwing up). We have Multi-Finder now.
I think it's time we got an alternative to open/save panels. If you
want more info on possible approaches, check out the "Articles"
section on my web site, in particular the "My Ideal OS" articles.
I'll stop here, this isn't really Cocoa-related anymore.
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Cheers,
M. Uli Kusterer
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