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
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> 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).

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