When the access to the parent window is blocked until the client window is closed, it is impossible to continue working in the parent window unless we click in either an "OK" or a "Cancel" button. However, this is not the case of the Settings widget, and I frequently forget to press the OK button after changing the Type of Retrieval. So, I suggest that the OK button is removed and that user changes take effect immediately. The diff below shows a way of achieving this:
When the access to the parent window is blocked until the client window is closed, it is impossible to continue working in the parent window unless we click in either an "OK" or a "Cancel" button. However, this is not the case of the Settings widget, and I frequently forget to press the OK button after changing the Type of Retrieval. So, I suggest that the OK button is removed and that user changes take effect immediately. The diff below shows a way of achieving this: