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It's called "click through" and I also prefer the Windows behavior. Especially since the behavior is not consistent on Mac OS: certain actions do not require a
by joeburke 15y ago
It's called "click through" and I also prefer the Windows behavior. Especially since the behavior is not consistent on Mac OS: certain actions do not require a click through (e.g. you can close a window in the back without bringing it on the front).
- wrs 15y agoJust FYI, the inconsistency is deliberate. The UI guidelines have a lengthy section on when clickthrough is appropriate and when it isn't. http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/AppleHIGuidelines/XHIGWindows/XHIGWindows.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000961-TPXREF20 http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/UserEx...
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- joeburke 15y agoMaybe, but the inconsistency is still dangerous because when you click on a window in the background, you can never be completely sure that the click will be swallowed (i.e. not seen by the application) or interpreted by the application. If the latter, you need to be careful where you click when you want to bring a window up. Having to find out whether the background window is in a disabled state or not "makes me think", and a lot of applications never bother disabling themselves too.