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Improve quasimodal comment.

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Jeff Young 2025-08-13 16:22:36 +01:00
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common/dialog_shim.cpp
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@ -739,14 +739,17 @@ int DIALOG_SHIM::ShowModal()
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/*
Quasi-Modal Mode Explained:
QuasiModal Mode Explained:
The gtk calls in wxDialog::ShowModal() cause event routing problems if that
modal dialog then tries to use KIWAY_PLAYER::ShowModal(). The latter shows up
and mostly works but does not respond to the window decoration close button.
There is no way to get around this without reversing the gtk calls temporarily.
Quasi-Modal mode is our own almost modal mode which disables only the parent
There are also issues with the Scintilla text editor putting up autocomplete
popups, which appear behind the dialog window if QuasiModal is not used.
QuasiModal mode is our own almost modal mode which disables only the parent
of the DIALOG_SHIM, leaving other frames operable and while staying captured in the
nested event loop. This avoids the gtk calls and leaves event routing pure
and sufficient to operate the KIWAY_PLAYER::ShowModal() properly. When using