[Gambas-user] keep forms into a form

[Doriano Blengino]

nospam.nospam.nospam at ...626... ha scritto:
> Fabien Bodard wrote:
>   
>> 2009/11/24  <nospam.nospam.nospam at ...626...>:
>>     
>>> Jean-Yves F. Barbier wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Is there a manner to keep my forms into my main form?
>>>> other than using a workspace that apparently force children
>>>> to appear as tabs.
>>>> And to have them as icons (or anything else) into this main
>>>> form when minimized?
>>>>         
>> So, i think you can try to construct your interface around this idea
>>     
>
> Oh, good grief! I would never do such a thing!
>   
I think he would mean "construct your interface around this new idea", 
i.e. tabs, not old MDI.

It seems to me that this MDI interface is too much criticized. The 
classic workspace has its limits too; perhaps something in the middle 
should be the best. Think at your desktop: isn't it an MDI interface? 
Win32, gnome, kde, all are MDI interfaces. How would you feel with a 
desktop made up as a gambas workspace?

If an app has something in common with a desktop (ie, many windows, of 
many types, and drag and drop between them), then an MDI interface is 
not so bad.

Just trying to see the other face of the coin - if all the people say 
MDI is bad, why one should join without thinking a little more?

Regards,
Doriano