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diff --git a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_userinterface.asciidoc b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_userinterface.asciidoc index 4226034a58..f9fff2a330 100644 --- a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_userinterface.asciidoc +++ b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_userinterface.asciidoc @@ -87,6 +87,17 @@ Dialogs that work with capture file information shouldn't close just because the capture file closes. Subclassing `WiresharkDialog` as described above can make it easier to persist across capture files. +When you create a window with a row of standard ``OK'' and ``Close'' buttons at +the bottom using Qt Creator you will end up with a subclass of QDialog. This is +fine for traditional modal dialogs, but many times the ``dialog'' needs to behave +like a QWindow instead. + +Modal dialogs should be constructed with `QDialog(parent)`. Modeless dialogs +(windows) should be constructed with `QDialog(NULL, Qt::Window)`. Other +combinations (particularly `QDialog(parent, Qt::Window)`) can lead to odd and +inconsistent behavior. Again, subclassing `WiresharkDialog` will take care of +this for you. + ===== Strings If you're using GLib string functions or plain old C character array idioms in |