[Lazarus] Bug 15390 and Showmodal

[patspiper]

On 18/04/12 17:39, Martin wrote:
> On 18/04/2012 15:27, zeljko wrote:
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>> > In LCL there is
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>> > Screen.DisableForms()
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>> +1 , that's why I implemented hiding of modal
>> form as it is - it simply works on all platforms, and Delphi
>> behaviour looks pretty unlogical to me (but even that can work -
>> see my today patches attached at issue).
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> Well IMHO the problem is not to find a way to change it (though that 
> might be on some platforms...)
>
> The problem is:
>  There may be LCL apps out there relying on the current behaviour of 
> Hide()
I reported that behaviour as a bug in 2009.
>
> That raises the question: Is this issue important enough to risk 
> breaking them.
IMHO, it is.
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> If this was 100% clearly a bug. Or 100% clearly a break of 
> compatibility to documented Delphi features, then maybe
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> But this is not a bug.
> And Delphi docs, IMHO are not making a 100% clear statement about this.
It is a bug considering that both Delphi and Lazarus docs are clear 
about it: ShowModal does not return until the form is closed.

Stephano
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