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0 pointsmock-possum2y ago0 comments

Not the person you’re replying to so hopefully I don’t derail, but over a decade of ui/ux and front end dev has taught me:

when people say ‘modal’ or ‘modal window’ or ‘modal pop up’ what they mean is: a new element in the same window, that overlays the current view, and must be dealt with before returning to the underlying page.

There are exceptions, but generally speaking that’s what ‘a modal’ is in the context of web ui.

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ibejoeb2y ago

I know, and you're right that it has lost its definition. I'm making a case that that is what has driven the very common poor use of, as in the article here, modal windows. If implementers really, thoughtfully considered the problems and were well apprised of core concepts, it wouldn't happen as often.

Here's a common case for web application in-line modal forms, which are certainly not exceptional: airline ticket purchase flows.

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ibejoeb2y ago

Here's a common case for web application in-line modal forms, which are certainly not exceptional: airline ticket purchase flows.

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