It's what was in CW prior to R5. It's where the menu bar is it's own frame,
as are the project files, source files, etc. There is no MDI "wrapper"
frame around everything else. It's nice for seeing other things on your
desktop but the drawback is that you can't minimize anything.
-E
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Lamb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 2:04 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: CW6 Upgrade - Uhh... Why?
>
>
> What is the FDI mode?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jun-Kiat Lam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 4:50 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: CW6 Upgrade - Uhh... Why?
>
> Hi Andreas,
>
> I agree with you on the issues that you raise, and that they would be nice
> to include in CodeWarrior. On at least one thing though, about flying
> windows, etc. CW for Palm R6 (and CW for Palm R5.1) support both
> the FDI and
> MDI mode, you can choose to have it your way. It's in the IDE
> Preferences:IDE Extras panel.
>
> Rgds,
> Jun-Kiat Lam
> Metrowerks Technical Support
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Linke, Andreas Dr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 3:26 AM
> Subject: Re: CW6 Upgrade - Uhh... Why?
>
>
> > > So, really, just what are we CW4->CW5 folks getting for $269?
> >
> > I was especially disappointed about Constructor (Windows):
> > - still not integrated with the (I)DE
> > - still a multitude of flying windwos, no docking
> > - still no zoom option (fiddling with the 160x160 palm screen
> really hurts
> > your eyes on a standard 1280x1024 display)
> > - still strange Macintosh-style popups
> > - no support for PalmOS 3.5 and colors
> >
> > But, the toolbars are now "coolbars" (flat) :-)
> >
> > Guess I wait for the next release...
> > Andreas
> >
>
>
>
>
