Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!ucsd!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!ncr-sd!bti!mfm From: mfm@bti.UUCP (Merle F. McClelland) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: Centering Dialogs Message-ID: <191@bti.UUCP> Date: 27 Sep 88 19:55:16 GMT References:<10132@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> <537@uva.UUCP> <2411@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> <17588@apple.Apple.COM> <6371@ut-emx.UUCP> Reply-To: mfm@bti.UUCP (Merle F. McClelland) Organization: Biomagnetic Technologies, inc., San Diego, CA Lines: 15 > It seems to me that this approach will generally be most convenient for the > user. It doesn't matter what screen the dialog shows up on, since it will > always show up in the place most convenient for the user to interact with > it - the place where the mouse is. If the dialog appears in response to a > menu selection (and the selection is made with the mouse) the dialog will > There is an INIT available in the Public Domain called "Front&Center" that does just this. Its by Pete Helme (eelpout software systems). -- | "Everything you | All opinions expressed are mine, all mine! | | know | So, don't go blaming BTi for my incoherent | | is wrong!" | ramblings... | | - FST | ncr-sd!bti!mfm |