Actually, I'd say that Word and Excel would be the exact programs for which you would want to use MDI because you have multiple windows conforming to the same criteria.
That's beside the point though. I'm familiar with what MDI is, I was just curious as to whether RB considered it multiple of the same document (e.g. Word/Excel) or a document with multiple open windows period. Thanks for all your input. Me thinks I'll turn it off. Regards, Michael ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- Message: 17 Subject: Re: Mac vs PC Development From: Steve Upton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:21:21 -0800 At 5:52 PM -0500 2/21/06, Michael Williams wrote: >Is there any reason I shouldn't change it? What is RBs definition of MDI? >Does that mean multiple instances of the *same* documents, or simply even having multiple windows in general? How does it affect the end result? What I have found is that it comes down to what kind of document windows your application has. if you have an application like Word or Excel where there is one kind of document window then you don't need MDI. You can have the application's menu as part of each window and it makes sense. If you have a more complex application where there are different kinds of windows for different kinds of documents then you may need to use MDI. I find that many Mac applications tend to be this way and don't translate readily to Windows if they are. (including ours). RB 5.x was like this. In changing to the single-window-type design it translates more sensibly to Windows SDI. (although it is a bit controversial). I agree with the change even though I'm a Mac user as it follows the trend of some applications to move to a more browser-like UI and can be more flexible for some things. Regards, Steve Upton -- _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
