The world of CSS

Very beautiful and functional modal introduced us to Eric Martin

In a graphical user interface is a modal window, which blocks the user from the parent application until the user closes the window. Modal dialog boxes are implemented primarily. Also, modal windows are often used to attract users' attention to an important event or emergency.
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