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... hide() and show() the panels--basically the same you do with MDI windows. I can't think of anything you can do with MDI that you can't do with SDI. You will have to try harder to find something (grin). James

Hi Reinaldo,

Don't use MDI windows. Use a panel instead. Make your app into a SDI (single document interface) similar to Outlook.

MDI windows are a nightmare for both users and programmers.

Regards,
James

I am having difficulty making a tab control behave properly. I have an SDI window with a menu, button bar, browse and status bar. I want to wedge a tab control between the button bar and browse so that users can click a tab and change the state of the browse ...

... as unicode (treats 2 bytes as 1 char), but if we try title with unicode coding, presentsion is also wrong (square boxes instead of 2-byte chars). SDI window title and MDI child titles are ok. Have anybody seen this before? Anyone using Citrix? Taavi

... the menu/toolbar when the user switch between already opened windows or open new ones. Although I don’t want to discuss the pros and cons of SDI/MDI apps anymore, I appreciate to get some more tips or ‘best practices’ to manage the above described scenario from you or other forum members. ...

>Child windows get created behind the dialog. I believe this is a limitation of MDI. Personally, I do not like MDI. Consider a SDI design with splitter on a main window and put the main browse on one side and the others on the other side. This way the user doesn't have to move windows ...

Dear Mr.Dutch

I am using a third party SDI for managing SMS.
If you need any information on that, please write to my email address.

Regards,

- Ramesh Babu P

... after the window is closed. These issues are why I never use MDI windows. There is way too much effort for the user spent manipulating windows. A SDI interface like Outlook is much easier for the user. James

... has been happening. I'm using your original solution ( top of thread ) and it seems to work. However, after awhile using the program, which is all SDI ( Dialogs ), when someone returns to the MAIN( ) window, the background disappears. There is no persistant pattern that I can identify. Any thoughts ...

Hello Uwe, THX for your assistance. :) I've made some more testing and here is the working sample for both SDI and MDI: FUNCTION Main()   //   // Testing background pictures   //   LOCAL oWnd   LOCAL oFont   LOCAL cLogo := "C:\xHarbour\FiveWin\my_source\five.bmp"  ...

Karinha, Gracias por reponder el asunto es que uso ventanas sdi, el sistema en mencion esta funcionando sin problemas al ejecutarse presenta la pantalla de bienvenida con el get de login y clave de acceso, hay 4 maquinas conectadas a el ya que trabajan ...

Amigos, podrían verificar si las coordenadas de las ventanas (anexo ejemplo) se actualizan al mover dicha ventana? he revisado lo que he podido y nada, al mover la ventana no actualiza las coordenadas, lo cual debería actualizar. FUNCTION main() LOCAL owin, omenu MENU omenu MENUITEM "Ch...

Uwe, Your problem is just one of the reasons I stopped making MDI apps and now only make SDI apps. Below is from my notes. This may be the answer to your question. Regards, James ------------------------- Checking for MDI child windows If you need to check for MDI child ...

It is working on SDI window also. I have just tested it

I am using a SDI window not a MDI like testxbr3 , I will post a small sample for testing purpose

Thanks for your help