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I have a single window based cocoa application. It does not have any documents etc. Essentially it is a utility app. I need to show a modal dialog box, basically a connection box to which has an ip, port, connect controls.
I read somewhere that modal dialogs are not recommended in cocoa based apps. Is that correct ? So should I use document based dialog ? I am quite confused about it, any guidance on that subject would be appreciated.
Modal dialogs can get lost in presentation (showing up on the wrong desktop/space, full screen issues, etc). Sheets tie into the window, so they always display properly.
Full guidance is available in the Human Interface Guidelines https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/AppleHIGuidelines/Windows/Windows.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000961-TP9