Best way to have a tabbed MDI application

Hi all,

As some of you would know from my previous posts that I am rewriting our Unix
based system into .Net with a MDI interface.

Recently I have added a tab control to the top of the MDI parent form that
will contain a tab page for each open MDI child form. It is only 24 pixels
high so all you see is the tabstrip. Then I only have to add a bit of code to
the "changed index" event of the tab control as well as the "on activate"
event for the child forms (which is actually done on a baseform which is
inherited by all the child forms) to ensure that if either a tab is clicked
or another child form is activated then the current child form and current
tab are in sync.

Nothing too complicated here, but I am currently tossing up whether to
actually do away with having MDI child forms and just create all the intended
child forms as user controls which when required are inserted onto a new tab
page. But I am unsure if this is going to create headaches for me in managing
tab pages rather than MDI child forms.

The problem I have with an MDI app is preventing the users from changing the
state of the child form - I would like to have it maximised all the time. Is
there way to prevent the control box in the upper right corner of the MDI
form from being displayed?

Anyway, it would be great if people could share their experiences on tabbed
MDI applications so I can be aware of any pitfalls before I make the decision.


tia,

Mac

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