Re: gnome mdi substitution.

[Paolo Borelli <pborelli katamail com>]

uws wrote:

> > [snip: remainder of the posting describing your application] 
> >    
>
> No, that won't be possible with a tabbed interface. In this particular case,
> I'd go for a "MWI" (Multiple Window Interface) with:
>
> - A "main" window providing controls for your application's functionality;
> - multiple "view" windows showing the different view you had in mind.
>
> By using multiple windows, the user has maximal control over the arrangement
> and size of the view windows.
>
>  

You can also use a docking widget, gtk doesn't have one included yet, 
but you can take a look at GDL (a docking widget available on 
cvs.gnome.org and at http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdl)


ciao
   Paolo

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