_Added in 1.9.0_

*/dialog -abcdefghijklmnoprstuvx <name> [newname|table] [x y w h] [text|filename] [N]*

Allows you to create a modeless dialog with the -m switch.

_See also [[$dialog]], [[on DIALOG]], [[Dialog Items]]._

*Switches*

table(ktable).
|*Switch*|*Description*|
| -a | Used with -m, uses currently active window as the parent. |
| -b | Interprets size as dbu. |
| -c | Click cancel button. |
| -d | Open dialog on the desktop, used with -m. |
| -e | Restores the dialog if created on the desktop. |
| -f | Hides the window borders. (AdiIRC only) |
| -g | Renames existing dialog using <name> <newname>. |
| -h | Make dialog work with active server connection. *TODO* |
| -i | Minimize the dialog if created on the desktop. |
| -j | Shows the window borders/allows resizing the dialog window. *(AdiIRC only)* |
| -k | Click the "ok" button. |
| -l | *TODO* |
| -m | Create a modeless dialog using 'table'. |
| -n | Unset ontop setting. |
| -o | Set dialog ontop of all windows. |
| -p | Interprets size as pixels. |
| -r | Centers dialog. |
| -s | Set dialog position/size. |
| -t | Set dialog title to 'text'. |
| -u | Set dialog icon to 'filename'. *(AdiIRC only)* |
| -v | Makes the dialog the active window. |
| -x | Close a dialog without triggering any events. |

*Parameters*

table(ktable).
|*Parameter*|*Description*|
| <name> | Name of the dialog to create. |
| [newname] | Newname used with -g |
| [table] | Name of the dialog table to use. |
| [x y w h] | X/Y Position on the desktop and the Height/Width of the dialog. |
| [text<notextile>|</notextile>filename] | Dialog title text or dialog icon filename. |
| [N] | Icon index. *(AdiIRC only, used with -u)* |

*Example*

<pre>
; Create a dialog table.
Dialog Example1 {
  title "This is Example 1"
  size -1 -1 172 129
  option dbu
  tab "Tab A", 14, 2 0 165 123
  tab "Tab B", 15
  tab "Tab C", 16
  edit "", 17, 8 16 154 104, tab 16 multi return autohs vsbar
  menu "&File", 1
  item "&New", 6, 1
  item "&Open", 7, 1
  item break, 8, 1
  item "&Save", 9, 1
  item "Save &as", 10, 1
  menu "&Edit", 2
  item "&Copy", 11, 2
  item "P&aste", 12, 2
  menu "&view", 3
  item "&All", 13, 3
  menu "&Help", 4
  item "&About", 5, 4
}

; Create and show the dialog as modeless and on the desktop.
/dialog -md Example1 Example1
</pre>