Re: Best way to have a tabbed MDI application

Thanks for that Cor - I think I got your point (actually I kinda feel like
Neo after a visit to the Oracle - I need a cookie!! :)

My concerns with having a tabfolder with all the forms as tab pages rather
than an MDI was that I would lose all the functionality that goes with forms?
Is this something I shouldn't be concerned about? Also being able to merge
the menu of the child form into that of the MDI parent is something that is
going to be handy for us. Is there a way to get around this?

I suppose what I would like is the best of both worlds, but in the end I may
just have to choose. But this a decision I am kinds dreading having to make
as it will determine the whole make up of the application!!

How have you seen the tab setup work because I really think this is way I
want to go. Just having MDI forms I think is a bit "old" and the users cannot
see what all the screens are that they have opened. I suppose also with the
tab setup I am trying to reproduce something similar to how Lotus Note is
setup.

Any thoughts appreciated

Mac

Cor Ligthert [MVP] wrote:
>Mac,
>
>Go first sit on the chair of your user.
>
>Imaging that are using word and instead of that it is a MDI application as
>it is, you have extended it with a Tab control where in can be all your
>documents that are open.
>
>I become already confused if I have 4 mdi doc files open in Word direct on
>my screen. While you want to hide them even in tabpages.
>
>I hope that this gives you an idea.
>To give an exact answer, it is in my opinion a MDI or a Tab page, not both.
>
>For me is a technical nice solution is not always a good user solution.
>
>Just my thought,
>
>Cor
>
>> Hi all,
>>
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>> Mac

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