Multiple-document interface: Difference between revisions

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[[Image:Some_X_windows.svg|thumb|An example of a multiple document interface layout]]

[[Image:Some_X_windowsSome X windows.svg|thumb|An example of a multiple document interface layout]]

A '''multiple document interface''' ('''MDI''') is a [[graphical user interface]] in which multiple windows reside under a single parent window. Such systems often allow child windows to embed other windows inside them as well, creating complex [[Hierarchy#Nested hierarchy|nested hierarchies]]. This contrasts with [[single document interface]]s ('''SDI''') where all windows are independent of each other.

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* [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]]: TDI by default, can be SDI

* [[GIMP]]: SDI with floating windows (MDI is available as an option called "Single-Window Mode" since version 2.8 [http://www.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-2.8.html]).

* [[GIMPshop]]: A [[fork (software development)|fork]] of GIMP aiming to be more like Adobe Photoshop. The Windows version has limited MDI.[http://blog.yumdap.net/archives/20-GIMPshop-for-Windows.html]

* [[Adobe Photoshop]]: MDI under MS Windows. In newer versions, toolbars can move outside the frame window. Child windows can be outside the frame unless they are minimized or maximized.