On 10 December 2015 at 13:38, Paul Davis <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 4:42 AM, Neil C Smith > <neilcsmith.net@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> The UI toolkit I use for Praxis LIVE starts off as single window, but >> allows the user to drag features around inside the main window, or outside >> into a new window. > > Thus duplicating the functions of a window manager both inside and outside > your application, and causing cognitive dissonance for the user if the > external WM behaves differently from the internal one. It is cool, but I'm > not sure it is wise. I'm talking about a style of MDI that Wikipedia's collective wisdom(!) would call an IDE-style interface. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_document_interface#IDE-style_interface Not entirely surprising seen as Praxis LIVE is an IDE. It's a style of interface that is not easy or possible to replicate with the functions of a window manager - definitely not in the more common ones! But, the key point was that such an interface, as long as it supports persistence, can meet both needs (single / multiple windows) or something in between. >> Surely that's a feature of most UI toolkits that support MDI, and actually >> meets both requirements above? > > Most UI toolkits do not support MIDI. Most UI toolkits do not allow the user > to edit layouts at run-time. Assuming you mean MDI?! ;-) I possibly should have said "or in common libraries", but it's not that unusual to find in Linux software. AFAICT it's perfectly feasible in eg. QT or GTK? Best wishes, Neil -- Neil C Smith Artist : Technologist : Adviser http://neilcsmith.net Praxis LIVE - hybrid visual IDE for creative coding - www.praxislive.org Digital Prisoners - interactive spaces and projections - www.digitalprisoners.co.uk _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
