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CreateDialog

CreateDialog[expr]
creates a dialog notebook containing expr and opens it in the front end.
CreateDialog
replaces the notebook represented by the notebook object obj with the one obtained from expr.
MORE INFORMATION
  • Dialog notebooks created by CreateDialog are by default opened in the middle of the main display screen. Explicit settings for WindowMargins override this.
  • CreateDialog[expr] by default puts expr into a single output cell.
  • If expr is a complete notebook expression, CreateDialog[expr] creates an open notebook corresponding to this expression.
  • If expr is a cell or list of cells, CreateDialog[expr] creates a notebook consisting of this cell or cells.
  • If no explicit setting is given for WindowTitle, no name will be displayed for a dialog.
  • The additional option Modal specifies whether the dialog created by CreateDialog should be modal.
  • With the default setting Modal->False, other windows can be used even when the dialog is open. With Modal->True, no other Mathematica windows can be used until the dialog has been closed. If there is no mechanism for closing the dialog, Mathematica will effectively freeze.
  • If DialogReturn is executed, for example as a result of clicking a button, within the window created by CreateDialog, then the window will be closed.
  • If the dialog contains no DefaultButton or CancelButton, pressing Enter or Esc will close the dialog without taking any other action.
  • CreateDialog overwrites whatever data was contained in the notebook represented by the notebook object obj.
EXAMPLESCLOSE ALL
Basic Examples   (2)
Make a dialog notebook:
Make a dialog notebook that accepts input text:
Type something in the input field:
Click OK to assign the input to :
Make a dialog notebook:
In[1]:=
Click for copyable input
 
Make a dialog notebook that accepts input text:
In[1]:=
Click for copyable input
Type something in the input field:
Click OK to assign the input to :
In[2]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[2]=
Scope   (1)
Put up a dialog window for setting a value for :
Moving the slider changes the value of the Manipulate variable :
Click the button to set :
Options   (4)
Choose a background:
Create a dialog with user interactivity disabled:
Enable user interactivity:
Place a dialog window at the upper left of the screen:
Applications   (1)
Create a dialog window for manipulating a graphics object:
Properties & Relations   (1)
Create a dialog that blocks kernel evaluations using DialogInput:
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