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Many features that would typically be represented by modal windows are implemented as modal transient panels called "Sheets" [9] on Mac OS X. Transient windows behave similarly to modal windows – they are always on top of the parent window and are not shown in the window list, but they do not disable the use of other windows in the application.
Clippit, the default Office Assistant, as seen in Microsoft Office 2000 through 2003. The Office Assistant is a discontinued intelligent user interface for Microsoft Office that assisted users by way of an interactive animated character which interfaced with the Office help content.
Ability Office Spreadsheet – for MS Windows. Apple iWork Numbers, included with Apple's iWork '08 suite exclusively for Mac OS X v10.4 or higher. AppleWorks – for MS Windows and Macintosh. This is a further development of the historical Claris Works Office suite. WordPerfect Office Quattro Pro – for MS Windows. Was one of the big three ...
Edit: As I returned to the spreadsheet, I realized that the main dialog box is modal until I click on a series to edit it, at which point my indication is the highlighted selection (the series) on the spreadsheet, so I guess the answer is just poke around till something highlights?
Docklings (in Mac OS X 10.4 or earlier) can also be opened by using the right-mouse button, if the mouse has one, but most of the time either clicking and holding or control-click will bring the menu up. Stacks in grid view. In Mac OS X Leopard, docklings were replaced by Stacks. Stacks "stack" files into a small organized folder on the Dock ...
Non-modal or modeless dialog boxes are used when the requested information is not essential to continue, and so the window can be left open while work continues elsewhere. A type of modeless dialog box is a toolbar which is either separate from the main application, or may be detached from the main application, and items in the toolbar can be used to select certain features or functions of the ...
An "open" file dialog opened from a web browser on Windows 10. In computing, a file dialog (also called file selector/chooser, file requester, or open and save dialog) is a dialog box -type graphical control element that allows users to choose a file from the file system .
If not used with Mac OS X, the mouse behaves as a four "button" mouse with a vertical and horizontal scroll wheel. There are third-party drivers (including XMouse [8]) that provide more functions to users of other platforms such as Windows. The Mighty Mouse does not report whether the right and left sensors are activated simultaneously.