Of course it is more visually appealing to keep the same window open and
re-draw the gadgets and text. It is very easy to remove gadgets from
windows by tinkering with the window gadget list. One thing you might
consider is that it is usually quite annoying to the user to have a
sequential set of screens come up. If at all possible it is better to have
all of the options available from a central branching location. That way
the user can get to that one parameter he wants to tweak in two steps
instead of 8 or 9. To solve that problem consider a main menu with a few
boolean gadgets that go to other complete windows, it may be more user
friendly.
Thanks Robert. I'll give the gadget switching idea another look… It has
always been my intention to somehow allow jumping to the correct screen in
one step without having to wade through all the other screens. If I run
into trouble implementing this through the "swap gadgets" concept, I may be
back here asking more questions . Thanks for the assist.