k ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emmanuele Bassi" <ebassi@xxxxxxxxx> To: <gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxxx> 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. > > -- > Emmanuele Bassi, > W: http://www.emmanuelebassi.net > B: http://log.emmanuelebassi.net > > _______________________________________________ > gtk-list mailing list > gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
