Subject: Re: FAQ -- why the MSDI interface? (aka, no pagers please)
From: Håkan Waara (hwaara@chello.se)
Date: Sat Aug 18 2001 - 20:32:18 CDT
Paul Rohr wrote:
> At 09:04 PM 8/18/01 -0400, Tim LaDuca wrote:
>
>> On 18 Aug 2001 16:43:36 -0700, Paul Rohr wrote:
>>
>>> Erp. In what widely-used SDI application does File / Close *not*
>>> have the exact same semantics as clicking the little X? And
>>> why aren't they in the User Interface Hall of Shame?
>>>
>> :-) Microsoft Word. When you click File-> Close you are left with a
"document-less" window.
>>
>
> I asked this elsewhere in the thread, but is there a **non-MDI**
version of
> Word with this behavior? If so, two questions:
>
> 1. What version is it? 2. What does the UI look like when you
> File/Close the last open
document?
>
> It's obvious how to show that state on a Mac or in a true MDI app.
> The pesky question that remains is whether anyone's established a
comparable UI
> convention for apps like AbiWord.
>
If it's to any help, Mozilla quits when the last window is closed.
Since AbiWord is quick to startup (unlike Mozilla), why not simply hide
the whole MDI/SDI idea to the user and just:
1. Open up a new document whenever the app is launched (regardless if
it's already running). This would imply removing the splashscreen.
2. Close a window if `Close' is chosen.
Simple, coherent and elegant.
-- Håkan Waara (hwaara@chello.se)
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