modal
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- adjective
- /ˈmoʊdəl/
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modal
- When you open a modal dialog, you cannot interact with the rest of the program until it is dismissed.
Examples
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A modal window requires you to close it before you can return to the main application.
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This, after all, is the job of a modal window.
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How to Create a Modal Window in Your Joomla Website
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For example, a modal dialog or menu of some sort.
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Using modal windows seems like a much more convenient idea, and implementing it is as easy as explained in your tutorial.
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In this tutorial, we'll explain what a modal window is and how to implement one in your Joomla site.
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Prepare the content you would like to use inside the modal window, such as uploading an image or creating another article and saving its URL.
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A popup, or modal window, is simply a JavaScript "child window" that appears on top of the main browser window when a link is clicked or some other action occurs.
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The modal interface design keeps the user's focus on the task at hand, blocking other interactions.
Compounds
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5.5
A helping verb like can that you use with another verb to show chance, need or time
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A helping verb like can that shows ability, permission, need or possibility
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A helper word used with verbs to show possibility or need, for example can and must
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A way of writing music in the Middle Ages that shows rhythm patterns for several musical parts
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Modal comes from mode, meaning 'way' or 'state'. In computing, a modal window puts the program into a single 'mode' you must deal with, so it blocks other actions until you close it.