Re: How can i write multiple windows(MDI)

["Jamiil Abduqadir" <jalqadir gmail com>]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Emmanuele Bassi" <ebassi gmail com>
To: <gtk-list gnome org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 2:24 AM
Subject: Re: How can i write multiple windows(MDI)


> On Tue, 2007-07-03 at 08:48 +0100, Robert Pearce wrote:
> > On Mon, 2 Jul 2007, Emmanuele Bassi <ebassi gmail com> wrote :
> > >
> > >MDI is a broken concept that has been abandoned by every relevant
> > >platform because it doesn't work.
>
> > It may be true that MDI has some problems with specific (unusual)
> > configurations, but those who dismiss it with such religious fervour are
> > simply ignoring the real truth, that there are _some_ cases where MDI
>
> in my experience on multiple platforms and multiple UI paradigms there
> hasn't been one single case where MDI was warranted, needed or simply
> "the best choice" for implementing a user interface. MDI is, simply put,
> something that tries to replace the window manager and prevent it from
> doing its work - with the inevitable fallout of bugs, wrong placement
> and code duplication. there is a reason that every major platform is
> steering (or has already) away from it; the inherent reason is that
> window managers are better than any code in any toolkit when it comes to
> window placement, so there is no point in trying to replace them in each
> application or in every toolkit.
>
> >  is
> > exactly what you want... it's just that those cases are not the ones
> > certain vendors used it for.
>
> and those cases are? accusing one of FUD without caring to elaborate why
> is exactly a FUD technique in itself.
>
> ciao,
> Emmanuele.
>
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