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It's a very common pattern in desktop software (complicated config panels, for instance). I don't think that makes it "good" but at least it's well understood.
by napoleond 14y ago
It's a very common pattern in desktop software (complicated config panels, for instance). I don't think that makes it "good" but at least it's well understood. It's dumb that most existing modals can't do it.
- kirillzubovsky 14y agoIt's not dumb if it's broken. What's dumb is that current complicated desktop solutions (whichever you talk about) haven't figured out a better way. Just because you can get away with doing something poorly, doesn't mean you should.
- napoleond 14y agoI think we agree, at least in principle. Bootstrap is meant to facilitate quick prototyping, though--quick prototypes for complicated flows will include sub-optimal UI. Desktop solutions I'm talking about: anything in Windows control panel (people still use that OS, God help them), any configuration panel in Ubuntu (go modify your network settings, for example), all sorts of horrible-to-use and yet somehow magically-useful simulation/CAD programs, etc. (A common theme here is that Apple software and most software created for Macs does not have this UI pattern, because it is indeed suboptimal. The rest of the world still sees it a lot.)