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CCP4bb navigationCCP4bb <-- 2008 <-- March 2008 <-- 04 March 2008Subject: Re: WM DELETE WINDOW From: Johan Turkenburg jpt {- at -} YSBL {- dot -} YORK {- dot -} AC {- dot -} UK Date: 2008-03-04 address a 'problem' in a way that has us all clicking a 'confirm' button every time we close the interface, to stop accidentally closing the interface every now and again. As closing an interface (plus children) window represents a minor loss of work (just a few clicks very often), I would argue that consistency with other applications is less important than the irritation of another confirm button. I'm surely not the only one who grumbles 'yes of course I wanted to exit, why else do you think I clicked the exit button'.... ;-) Just my opinion...... Johan Kevin Cowtan wrote: > Having just sampled a few Linux apps, the most common behaviour for the > close decoration seems to be to close without warning if there is no > unsaved work, or to close with warning otherwise. > > At first glance, the CCP4i main window never has an unsaved state, so I > was going to disagree with you. However, if you have a task window open > (which may have unsaved program parameters entered in it), then closing > the main window also closes the task window, losing the info you were > entering. > > So I would vote in favour of a confirm option. Or even better, close > automatically if no other windows are open, or ask for confirmation if > there are any other windows open (but the benefit of this refinement is > marginal - only worth doing if it is really easy). > > Kevin > > > James Stroud wrote: >> Maybe it is bound on second look--But it does not confirm exit, which >> would be handy. >> >> >> On Mar 4, 2008, at 4:46 AM, James Stroud wrote: >> >>> Who do I contact to spread the news that you can bind the >>> WM_DELETE_WINDOW protocol of the main ccp4i window to the same >>> callback as the "EXIT" button in the lower right hand corner of the >>> window? >>> >>> Translation: will prevent annoying abrupt quitting behavior upon >>> accidentally closing main ccp4i window. >>> >>> -- >>> James Stroud >>> UCLA-DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics >>> Box 951570 >>> Los Angeles, CA 90095 >>> >>> http://www.jamesstroud.com >> >> -- >> James Stroud >> UCLA-DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics >> Box 951570 >> Los Angeles, CA 90095 >> >> http://www.jamesstroud.com >> >> > > -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dr. Johan P. Turkenburg X-ray facilities manager York Structural Biology Laboratory University of York Phone (+) 44 1904 328251 York YO10 5DD UK Fax (+) 44 1904 328266 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CCP4bb navigationCCP4bb <-- 2008 <-- March 2008 <-- 04 March 2008 |
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