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7.11: Non-modal log-viewer window #225933 13/09/10 02:15 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 30 M m0viefreak OP Ameglian cow
OP m0viefreak Ameglian cow M Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 30	I like the new log viewer in v7.11. However It would be great if it wouldn't disable the background mirc window while opened. You always have to clos/reopen it, when you need to copy/paste something from/to a mirc window. Last edited by m0viefreak; 13/09/10 02:17 PM.

Re: 7.11: Non-modal log-viewer window m0viefreak #225934 13/09/10 02:26 PM
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5618 5	It's opened "on top" by default. Right-click the window button and unselect it.

Re: 7.11: Non-modal log-viewer window #225979 14/09/10 08:16 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 30 M m0viefreak OP Ameglian cow
OP m0viefreak Ameglian cow M Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 30	Right click where? Once it's opened you can't click anywhere else... And the log viewer window itself doesnt have an "on-top" property in its context menu.

Re: 7.11: Non-modal log-viewer window m0viefreak #225983 14/09/10 09:50 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,061 MA, USA R Riamus2 Hoopy frood
Riamus2 Hoopy frood R Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,061 MA, USA	At the top, left corner of the window that displays your log, you have an icon (in the titlebar). Right click and uncheck On Top.

Re: 7.11: Non-modal log-viewer window #225984 14/09/10 10:01 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,015 London, UK C Collective Hoopy frood
Collective Hoopy frood C Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,015 London, UK	He seems to be talking about the dialog which lists log files, not the @View window that displays their contents.

Re: 7.11: Non-modal log-viewer window Collective #226000 15/09/10 05:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 294 D drum Pan-dimensional mouse
drum Pan-dimensional mouse D Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 294	I don't see any reason for the log files dialog to be modal, but then again I don't see any reason for any of the other dialogs in mIRC to be modal (i.e., options, favorites, channel list, address book, online timer, colors, send file, etc.).

Re: 7.11: Non-modal log-viewer window drum #226022 16/09/10 01:06 AM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 30 M m0viefreak OP Ameglian cow
OP m0viefreak Ameglian cow M Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 30	Oh, yeah, I mean the "Log files" window that displays a list of the logfiles. A non-modal version would be really nice

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