[Qt-interest] QProgressDialog on Mac

[Andrew Hodgkinson]

On 01/06/2010 18:57, Andre Somers wrote:

> Having said that: are you sure that MacOSX allows such fixed
> dialogs in their user interface guide?

Yes; there are many examples of windows which cannot be resized. The 
Apple HIG document is here:

   http://preview.tinyurl.com/apple-hig-intro

An example of explicit instructions prohibit resizing is given for 
preferences windows:

   http://preview.tinyurl.com/apple-hig-prefs

See the second paragraph under figure 14-54 ("A preferences window should 
not include a resize control and should not display active minimize or 
zoom buttons", etc.).

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