Thanx 4 ur replies !
I wonder if all those onscreen dialogs are needed. I present the user with a dockable toolbar containing buttons, a menu bar and a table. The search and book dialogs only appear when called up by using one of the buttons, I also provide book command on double click.
I have also been in doubt whether to use single buttons with popup dialogs for searching and booking. I choosed not to do this because:
After a search, the search criteria are remembered even if the user books a flight. So the origin and destination of the current selection need to be presented to the user. When using a separate dialog, the dropdownboxes are not visible anymore, and extra fields need to be provided to show this info.
For the booking functionality, I choose the onscreen dialog to be consistent with the search functionality. But i am not sure whether this is the right choice....
correctly align the numerical fields of the table and currency format the price
Still on my list. The specs dont mention the currecy. Can I assume that the prices are in dollars ?
Regards, Klaas
More opinions about whether or not to use popup dialogs for searching and booking are welcome !!!
[ September 28, 2004: Message edited by: Klaas van Gelder ]
[ September 28, 2004: Message edited by: Klaas van Gelder ]