Is there no easy way to present a modal dialog box asking the user for input when they hit a button using a python add-in? This was basic functionality in VBA in ArcGIS 8.0.
My client has a custom toolbar with 10 buttons on it, each representing a different type of "search". When the user clicks a button, it presents a modal dialog box, asking for the "search item", such as PIN, ADDRESS, POLE_ID, etc.
My client would prefer this all be written in python for maintenance reasons, but it sounds like Python can't do this simple task...