[IxDA Discuss] Buttons in a dialog

[Ivo Domburg]

> 1. Are you using a "lightbox" to render the dialog boxes? Do they  
> visually
> sit on top of the main window covering the content beneath?
>
Yes, dialog boxes appear on top of the main window.

> 2. When users interact with the dialog boxes, are they doing  
> multiple tasks
> or one task per dialog box?
>
Most of the dialog boxes are complex; users can create and manage  
objects in them (so maybe 'dialog box' is not the right term)

> 3. Have you considered using Ajax type functionality to update the  
> main
> window as opposed to page refreshes?
>
We are considering the use of Ajax, but that will require a lot of  
refactoring. For now we use an iframe which content is updated (so  
not a full page refresh)

Best regards, Ivo


On 2-mrt-2007, at 21:14, Josh Viney wrote:

> Ivo,
>
> Couple questions:
>
> 1. Are you using a "lightbox" to render the dialog boxes? Do they  
> visually
> sit on top of the main window covering the content beneath?
> 2. When users interact with the dialog boxes, are they doing  
> multiple tasks
> or one task per dialog box?
> 3. Have you considered using Ajax type functionality to update the  
> main
> window as opposed to page refreshes?
>
>
> -- 
> Josh Viney
> EastMedia Group
> http://www.eastmedia.com
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