ShowModalWithin on OS x

Johann_Kienbrandt · February 21, 2015, 8:52am

just found out, I can use a MessageDialog as ShowModalWithin inside a container control without having to know the window name.
I used ‘self.window’ for the message dialog in the container control, works perfect.

Markus_Winter · February 21, 2015, 10:15am

You should better use self.TrueWindow as a containerControl can contain other ContainerControls.

So if your ContainerControl is on another ContainerControl then the messageDialog will not be shown Within the window but just as a modal dialog.

Johann_Kienbrandt · February 22, 2015, 2:30am

thanks Markus,

as I said, I just discovered it and nobody is telling that to the beginners, so I thought I put it into the forum, some other newcomers might not know it.

Greg_O_Lone · February 22, 2015, 5:08pm

You might file a request to have it added to the docs

Paul_Lefebvre · February 23, 2015, 9:21pm

MessageDialog.ShowModalWithin and ContainerControl.TrueWindow are both already in the Language Reference.