modal dialogs and Quit problem

[Richard Gaskin]

Alex Rice wrote:

> On Tuesday, September 9, 2003, at 01:32  AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
>> It seems submitting a bug report requesting the ability to disable the
>> Quit
>> item when a modal is open on OS X should suffice.  I hope Rev doesn't
>> take
>> away the unprecedented convenience it offers for platform-independent
>> menu
>> handling.
> 
> It's convenient but limiting. A lot of OS X apps make good use of the
> App menu. Typically one sees "check for updates" or "license
> information" there. That menu is just off limits to us, as I understand
> it. For OS X support this seems at least as important as sheets and
> metal, IMO :-)

There may be a way to support OS-specific niceties without losing the
unprecedented platform-independent convenience we've been enjoying for
years.  I would advocate we explore those....

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