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"Does Apple have a single other remaining app with a modal preferences dialog?" What is Gruber talking about? The "Preferences" dialogs in Pages, Keynote and i

"Does Apple have a single other remaining app with a modal preferences dialog?" What is Gruber talking about? The "Preferences" dialogs in Pages, Keynote and iBooks Author work exactly the same way as the one in iTunes.

siglesias 14y ago
Modal means that you can't do anything else in the app when the window is up. In the other apps you mentioned I can open their preferences and still use the app for something if I have to without closing it.
- oulipian 14y ago
  Ah, I understand. Thanks!
- hboon 14y ago
  To add to that, another common and very useful behavoir of non-modal preference box is the changes takes effect immediately, rather after OK is clicked.