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libria on July 10, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Smoke.js - A framework-agnostic styled alert/confi...

I feel like the alert and confirm modals should not be allowed to be dismissed by clicking outside. Especially confirm: "Destroy all. Yes, No?" -> click outside...nothing.

beaumartinez on July 10, 2011 [–]

It's the "panic" action, akin to a "close dialog" button. Clicking outside (should) default to the "safe" choice, in this case, "no".

nitrogen on July 11, 2011 | [–]

I would disagree. If there is a choice to be made, and that choice truly matters, I believe there should be no way to accidentally make the choice.

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