Index: sources/gui/qml/components/ModalDialog.qml
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diff -u -r0797b3a8c28ad756be125a91c45fb53a2783dc9a -r7fb13d9e1a453a37ab4dea5536e0f19ed6e272d2
--- sources/gui/qml/components/ModalDialog.qml	(.../ModalDialog.qml)	(revision 0797b3a8c28ad756be125a91c45fb53a2783dc9a)
+++ sources/gui/qml/components/ModalDialog.qml	(.../ModalDialog.qml)	(revision 7fb13d9e1a453a37ab4dea5536e0f19ed6e272d2)
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     property bool   showDropShadow      : false
     property alias backgroundItem       : _backgroundItem.children
     property alias backgroundItemZ      : _backgroundItem.z
+    property bool closeOnStateChange    : true
 
     width   : Variables.dialogWidth
     height  : Variables.dialogHeight
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@
     x: Math.round((Variables.applicationWidth - width) / 2)
     y: Math.round((Variables.applicationHeight - height) / 2)
 
-    enter: Transition { NumberAnimation { property: "opacity"; from: 0.0; to: 1.0; duration: 200 } }
-    exit : Transition { NumberAnimation { property: "opacity"; from: 1.0; to: 0.0; duration: 200 } }
+    enter: Transition { NumberAnimation { property: "scale"; from: 0.8; to: 1.0; duration: 200; easing.type: Easing.OutCubic    } }
+    exit : Transition { NumberAnimation { property: "scale"; from: 1.0; to: 0.8; duration: 200; easing.type: Easing.InCubic     } }
 
     modal: true
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
         anchors.bottomMargin: _alarmBar.visible ? Variables.notificationHeight : 0
         color               : "#99000000"
 
-        Behavior on opacity { NumberAnimation { duration: 300} }
+        Behavior on opacity { NumberAnimation { duration: 200} }
     }
 
     background: Rectangle { id: _backgroundRect
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@
 
     // fix closing opened dialogs when opmode is changed
     Connections { target: vTDOpMode
-        function onOpModeChanged() { if ( _root.visible ) { _root.close() } }
+        function onOpModeChanged() { if ( _root.visible && _root.closeOnStateChange ) { _root.close() } }
     }
 
     NumberAnimation { id: _autoHideAnimation