Accessing the view tab while a dialog box is running

[BrandonHosken]

Previous in Diadem 2012 we had a dialog box that would load data and display it in the view tab for initial comments on the data. The view tab was fully usable allowing zooming in and moving the cursor etc. Now in 2021 that functionality is unusable, the dialog box locks diadem except for the data portal, is there an option or setting for this that can be changed to allow the 2012 functionality? 

[BrandonHosken · Accepted solution]

Modal vs non-modal dialog boxes, Modal dialog boxes are sub-ordinate to the main diadem therefore diadem cant be touched until the code in completed. Using SUDDialogShow alone makes the dialog Modal, if you use SUDDialogCreate and then show that dialog object it creates a non-modal dialog box that isnt associated with Diadem allowing the view tab to be accessed.