Investigate replacing ugly inputbox with WebDialog ?

[DanRathbun]

Investigate replacing ugly inputbox with WebDialog ?

This would allow fixing limitations that the UI.inputbox has:

• The first field to be properly focused (instead of the last field.)
• More space would be available for error / validation messages.
  • They would need not be displayed in the window caption bar. Instead, they could have their own message area at the bottom of the input form. (This is like the newer "task dialog" introduced with Windows Vista, ie, MS Common Controls and Dialogs v6.1)

This would allow extra features:

• User to resize dialog to make space as they need it in input fields.
• Validation could occur in the dialog's Javascript.
• Erroneous fields can be highlighted with field background colors.
• Erroneous fields can have their focus set to them.
• Input fields can all have their own popup tooltips, or a hover behavior that displays help text for the field.
• Radio buttons and checkboxes can be used, instead of clumsy drop-down pick lists.

[jimhami42]

This would be a very noticeable improvement ... the UI.inputbox leaves a lot to be desired.