Re: [gtk-list] MDI applications in gtk?

["David Given" <dg tao-group com>]

>My question is if it is possible to do MDI applications with a GTK
>application.
>I mean if I can put a TOP_LEVEL_WINDOW into a TOP_LEVEL_WINDOW.

No, it's not. A top-level window is just that, a top-level window.

If you want MDI, use the Gnome libraries. These provide three different MDI 
models (the broken Windows one, the correct X one, and a notebook style one) 
which the user can select at run-time. Don't try to do it yourself or you'll 
end up irritating a lot of people.

>I don't like the sheets method for having multiple windows inside an
>application.
>I find more user-friendly to have multiple windows inside a TOP_LEVEL
>one.

This is the problem; MDI is purely a matter of taste. I, for example, can't 
stand the model you're describing and will go to any lengths to avoid it. Some 
people like it (though I can't think why).


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