On Tuesday 13 March 2001 11:19, Marc Mutz wrote:
> I do like the konsole tabs, too.=20

Please permit me to throw my opinion into the mix on this issue, and I=20
apologize if I echo other messages of late!

I think an intelligent SDI is the best solution, for the very compelling=20
argument that this enables the SDI to be improved through upgrades to the=
 KDE=20
base and not through separate upgrades to all KDE applications. We have=20
already seen the result of disparate MDIs that do not share a common=20
interface.

If we can build a taskbar that supports grouping (via tabs or another=20
metaphor) then this is one step towards a truly intelligent SDI. With my=20
recent experiments with Kicker config, I'd say one great solution would b=
e to=20
add a taskbar applet option that allowed one to SHOW ONLY RELATED APPS. O=
ne=20
could then add a secondary kicker panel and add a taskbar applet to it wi=
th=20
this option enabled. Therefore, when a kwrite window has the focus, only=20
kwrite buttons appear in this secondary task bar. The same for konqueror,=
=20
netscape, kedit, konsole and so on. Of course, all windows show up in the=
=20
main taskbar. I believe this would be an incredibly productivity boost fo=
r me.

Another issue for me personally is that MDI is a pain in the arse, becaus=
e=20
when (not if) an application crashes it takes all open documents with it.=
 I=20
truly hate that. Granted, it doesn't happen often, but when it does I wan=
t=20
the damage to be localized not broad. Konqueror suffers from this sort of=
=20
behavior, in that when it crashes it takes down many other Konq windows=20
which is a real blow to my productivity.

Sean.