Re: [Usability] How many tabbed MDIs does GNOME have?

[Gregory Merchan <merchan phys lsu edu>]

On Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 01:50:04AM +0100, Alan Horkan wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Jul 2003, Gregory Merchan wrote:
> > How many tabbed MDIs does GNOME have?
> 
> I am intrigued by your need to quantify the various amounts of different
> styles of user interfaces.
> 
> Care to explain?

I meant to ask what apps are using tabbed MDI, not just how many.
(I've made this error at least three times in the last week.)

Though, I am interested in the number. It seems to be less than I feared.


> I would imagine that you are trying to suggest that certain inteface types
> might be better for certain purposes.

Such a suggestion would seem tautological. :-)


> There is a colourful metaphor I will save for another day that warns that
> many people doing the same thing does not make it wise.
> 
> Please do tell.

Working on model and design docs, I want to check my notion of the current
state of the GNOME. I would also like to know why those using MDI or CSDI
are using it. The questions have already revealed an incongruity between
notions of MDI; which is interesting.

I probably won't be asking why anyone is using MDI or CSDI until I've had
time to consider an alternative. But don't let that stop anyone else from
asking. ;-)


Cheers,
Greg