Re:Forms in modals: UX case
by athenot on Friday August 05, 2022 @01:55PM
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That was a point I remembered from Apple's Human Interface guidelines. From the 1987 edition, on modal dialog boxes:
Because it restricts the user's freedom of action, you should use this type of dialog box sparingly. In particular, the user can't choose a menu item while a modal dialog box is up and therefore can do only the simplest kinds of text editing. For these reasons, the main use of a modal dialog box is when it's important for the user to complete an operation before doing anything else.
Because it restricts the user's freedom of action, you should use this type of dialog box sparingly. In particular, the user can't choose a menu item while a modal dialog box is up and therefore can do only the simplest kinds of text editing. For these reasons, the main use of a modal dialog box is when it's important for the user to complete an operation before doing anything else.
Source: https://andymatuschak.org/files/papers/Apple%20Human%20Inter... p.59