Talk:Multiple-document interface

message: This article deals with Windows-like interfaces only; as a Mac user, I can't quite understand the point.  Either it needs to be made clear that this is only for Windows-like interfaces or expanded to include similar definitions for other OSes.   85.176.99.194 10:51, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know what you're talking about.  It gives pretty clear examples of use in GTK+ and Linux. — Omegatron 13:18, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I totally agree with 85.176.99.194!!! @ Omegatron: Sorry, but there are about 2 Lines about Linux... --Roggnroll 14:21, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Windows-centric 

message: This article does a decent job of describing the differences between SDI (Single Document Interface) and MDI (Multiple Document Interface).  Another interesting article would be one that discusses the origins and evolution of these.  Another time, perhaps.  The point I would like to make here is the misuse of IDE.  IDE is and acronym for "Integrated Development Environment" and is a term used primarily with applications designed for developing other applications using one or more programming language.  Microsoft's Visual Studio is an example.  All the applications listed as examples of those using this IDE style are, in fact, IDE applications.  So, while it is true applications like Visual Studio took the basic MDI feature and added to it, any application could have done the same, not just IDE applications.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by William J Wyatt (talk • contribs) 18:43, August 30, 2007 (UTC) 
:Indeed. There is no such thing as IDE interface. Those IDE applications mentioned use MDI. The only difference is that newer applications use newer features of OS. In this case, the new feature is dockable window (which means that a window can be changed into a sidepanel). It has nothing to do with document interface, since those dockable windows do not even contain documents. So in theory it would be possible to use dockable windows with SDI application, too.
:- PauliKL (talk) 17:15, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misuse of IDE 

message: "Possibly faster and more memory efficient, since the application is shared, and only the document changes. the speed of switching between the internal windows is usually faster than having the OS switch between external windows."
I don't understand this, particularly "the application is shared." Sure the parent window is shared but multiple parent windows can be run by the same process. Also, on typical Windows applications, all windows are run by the OS (user32.dll). What make "internal windows" "usually faster?"  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.86.168.59 (talk) 13:35, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advantages ??? 

message: I removed the previous image (Gimp27-mdi.jpg) because it fails to illustrate the salient feature of MDI at all, the parent window is fullscreen, and the only child windows are all palettes rather than real windows (plus the screenshot's resolution is humongous, making interface details in the thumbnail illegible.) An ideal image would have the parent window somewhat smaller than the screen resolution, several partly overlapping child windows, at least one grandchild window inside one of them, and a child window extending partly beyond the edge of the parent window to show scrollbars. 72.235.213.232 (talk) 14:27, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Does this fit the request? --Traveler100 (talk) 16:44, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

text: No, the parent window is full-screen with no scrollbars, and none of the child windows extend beyond the parent window's border. A screenshot more like  this would be ideal. 72.235.213.232 (talk) 02:18, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: You forgot Microsoft Access, that works till today with MDI, as an Application Generator Software for databases. You can also add an image showing what exacly is MDI, in one of the softwares. Galzigler (talk) 07:26, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  MS Access 

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