76403 - Downloading dialog displays in middle instead of top left

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Core Graveyard :: Installer: XPInstall Engine, defect)

Description

[Jimmy Lee]

Build: 2001-04-17-09-trunk(WIN), 2001-04-17-04-trunk(MAC), 
2001-04-17-09-trunk(LINUX)

1. From http://jimbob/trigger3.html, click from Funtional drop-down and choose
   f_addfile_bigfile
2. Click Trigger case button
3. Click OK button from confirm dialog

RESULT:
Download dialog appears in middle of screen.

EXPECTED RESULT:
Download dialog appears in top left corner of screen similar to 6.0.

Comment 1

[Jimmy Lee]

Nominating for Beta.  This incorrect behavior has probably been in the builds 
for some time.  I am just so desensitized, but I finally managed to "see" it.  
Version 6.0 displayed this dialog in the top left.  Leaving the dialog in the 
middle of the screen can present some window focus issues since it is not modal.    
Adding keyword polish since I believe it is related.

Comment 2

[Syd Logan]

what focus issues are you referring to? Would making the dialog modal to the
application be a potential fix (I've never heard of window position on the
desktop as a solution to the kind of problems that modal dialogs try to solve,
so I'm having a hard time seeing the connection).

Comment 3

[Jimmy Lee]

I do not recommend making this dialog modal.  Downloading may take long (it 
would for Netscape 6 on 56K), and we currently allow the user to resume browsing 
during download.

Regarding focus, if one's browser is not full screen, then it is convenient to 
not display this download dialog in the middle of the screen.  This dialog is 
status information, and we want to inform the user that he/she can still browse 
during download.  I think it is somewhat unusual to dismiss an Items to 
Install confirm dialog in the top left of the screen and see the download dialog  
appear in the middle of the screen.  If anything, it may make sense to see the 
confirm dialog (which is modal) in the middle of the screen and display the 
download dialog in the upper left corner.  I hope this helps clarify my view.  
Feel free to gather other views (perhaps from XPInstall developers).  Thanks.

Comment 4

[Jimmy Lee]

I just ran into a scenario that supports moving the Download dialog away from 
the middle of the screen.

With the new Execute and Wait feature, my executable launched and displayed over 
the Download dialog.  The Download dialog will dismiss when the executable is 
exited.  It would be nice if the Download dialog was not "hidden" to inform the 
user that the installation is not yet concluded.

This Download dialog may still become "hidden" if the executable is full screen, 
so there is no guarantee that moving the Download dialog around the screen 
assures it of being seen when the executable is launched.