[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: the MDI thing
From:       Herwin Jan Steehouwer <steehouwer () kde ! org>
Date:       1999-12-26 9:22:44
[Download RAW message or body]

On Sat, 25 Dec 1999, Charles wrote:

> 
> I've prepared a little concept art regarding the MDI issue.
> http://altair.dhs.org/~charles/njord_mdi.png
> It looks silly, I know, but it does get my point accross. :)
> 
> In this case, I'm running KDevelop. (lets just imagine that it's KDevelop 2.0 :)
> KDevelop registers itself with KDesktop, and KDesktop makes the KDevelop the
> master window.  So now, you get something like that.
> 
> The advantage of this is that you're still running an SDI, and your still
> running an MDI, and you can take advantage of your Virtual Desktops.
> 
> When Any KDevelop window is active, the menu is visible (in the style of MacOS).
> The menus are draggable, hideable, etc (in the style of KDE).  Same with the
> toolbar.  It's registered, so middle clicking on the desktop (in the style of
> RISC OS) gives you the menu bar.  Just in case you don't like the menu bar
> stuck to the top of the desktop.
> 
> On the taskbar (which is empty, because I was lazy to draw it all :), all the
> KDevelop windows are visible.  If you click on another window that's not part
> of KDevelop (say, a Konqy window) then the taskbar just shows "KDevelop", and
> not its children.  (As to avoid confusion over what app you're working with).
> 
> A child window can also have a toolbar, itself, it just depends on what you
> need for this particlular app.  KDevelop would probably need to have it's
> children with toolbars, rather than a global.
> 
> What are our opinions on this?  I know that I would certainly like to use my
> desktop if it ran in this way.  And this means only for apps that need it like
> KDesktop.

This is the same KDE Studio tries to do, imho much better then real MDI !

tanx

HJ
> 
> -Charles
> 
> 

Herwin Jan Steehouwer
  herwinjs@palet.nl                  KXicq: http://www.kxicq.org
  steehouwer@kde.org              KDE developer: http://www.kde.org 

[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]