>>>>> On Fri, 2 Feb 2001 17:41:01 -0500 (EST), Rick Scott
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>> Switching is a nice idea (and in fact some Windows apps can do it), but it
>> requires a suitable application design to make it usable in both modes.
>>
>> MDI is *not* just about the application being a window manager, it is about
>> sharing a framework (menu bar, toolbox windows, status bar etc) among
>> related tasks within an application.
Rick> Which is exactly one of the reasons that I dislike it. The options on the
Rick> menubar keep changeing, depending on which sub-sub-window has focus. I'm never
Rick> sure what is going to happen when I pick one of the choices.
Well, I don't see that is much different from having several top-level windows
in an application all with a "Foo" menu. If the application is badly designed
then the action of the menu will be uncertain.
Rick> If you are
Rick> comfortable with "oh well, I'll just re-install windows, I must have done
Rick> something wrong" then more power to you. Personally I have better things to do.
I try not to install Windows in the first place :-)
__Martin
