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Where is the "I told you so" smiley!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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So I'm working on a contract converting an old XBase app to WPF. The UI was to be a MDI app. Spent 2 days researching this then found out that MDI is not supported in WPF.
I mean. really??
So I started Googling. Some of the posts I saw talked about how MDI is dead, other say no.
This started me thinking about how much influence Microsoft has. One subtle change like that cause a ripple effect in development arenas.
I personally like options, because my users always want something different. No two UI's are the same. But now, it seems, because of a decision by MS, they will ALL be somewhat the same.
Does this sort of thing bother you, or do you just go with the flow?
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Haven't you wondered yet why VS2010 or VS2012 don't have a MDI mode?
MS is unapologetic.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Ya, I have thought of it from time to time. But I'm comfortable with the design of VS because there's a lot of flexibility in the tab docking/detaching. But I also remember VB 6 which had an MDI option.
What I demoed to the customer this morning was basically the VS style - tabs with the option to "float" tabs into windows.
As soon as I get it worked out I'll write up an article and post it here.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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I'm with you; I can't stand that VS keeps detaching my stuff when I click in the wrong place -- I'd like to at least disable that.
I feel like the geezer at the nudist colony -- I drop my cigar at least three times a day. 
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I won't miss it. MDI was abused by every noob programmer anyway.
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I agree, but that's true for anything a noob touches
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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You do know that MS has been trying to kill MDI off since 2003 don't you?
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That's what I saw in some of my research. However, if you look at how recent MS apps are developed, they really are MDI apps in disguise. Consider Excel 2010. You CAN open multiple docs in one instance, it's just not intuitive.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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