[Newbies] Re: Modal UI

[Bert Freudenberg]

On 07.11.2010, at 16:39, Sean P. DeNigris wrote:

> 
> 
> Bert Freudenberg wrote:
>> 
>> Redesign your app so it does not have to pause but is event-driven (or
>> possibly continuation-based).
>> 
> 
> That sounds promising.  A little more detail to clarify.  At this point, the
> app could be driven through the API, and there may be no GUI (definitely for
> now, because I haven't designed the GUI, lol).  However, the app will need
> user information here to continue its work.

How would it get that info without a GUI?

>  So...
> * Events - would only be if I had a GUI before I opened this request, right?

Well, that's what I assumed, yes.

> * Continuations - I'm not so familiar with them (a little Seaside).  Are you
> saying to supply the GUI with a callback selector/block?

Exactly.

- Bert -