Re: Emulating MDI

[Andrew Sobala <aes gnome org>]

Robert Pearce wrote:
> I have a Windows application I want to port to GTK. In the Windows 
> version it uses the "Multiple Document Interface" scheme, where several 
> "document" windows are placed on the main application canvas, and each 
> of these windows is decorated like a top-level window. For this 
> particular application, that layout makes a lot of sense.

It's not supported natively in GTK+. Most people think that MDI is one 
of the worst user interface designs ever, and so its lack of support in 
GTK+ isn't an issue for most people.

That said, if you want to use an MDI-style layout, doing a google search 
for "GTK MDI" gives http://gtkadi.sourceforge.net as its first hit. 
Looks actively maintained, too (last SVN commit 2 hours ago).

HTH,

Andrew