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MDI versus Tabs question

GreenShed
2019-03-08
2019-03-09
  • GreenShed

    GreenShed - 2019-03-08

    Was very excited to see/read/hear of this develpment but found on the Hermes web site under Solutions/Superior Organisation that there will be a "tabbed user interface." I've already tried the tabbed interface with the Firefox/Eudora attempt and hated it. Does anyone know if the Multi-Document Interface (MDI) will be supported at any time or if is even still possible? Without it I will unfortunately not use Hermes Mail.

     

    Last edit: GreenShed 2019-03-08
    • Soren Bro

      Soren Bro - 2019-03-08

      I suspect you're talking about the website here. But in Visual C++ taborder
      can be set manually. Nothing annous me more than wrong tab order. I rely on
      it in any app. Be it web or not. Also, holding shift down while tabbing
      will move the other way.

      If this doesn't work it's just dowright unproffessional.

      Regards.

      On Friday, March 8, 2019, J Carson greenshed@users.sourceforge.net wrote:

      Was very excited to see/read/hear of this develpment but found on the
      Hermes web site under Solutions/Superior Organisation that there will be a
      "tabbed user interface." I've already tried the tabbed interface with the
      Firefox/Eudora attempt and hated it. Does anyone know if the Multi-Document
      Interface (MDI) will be supported at any time or if is even still possible?
      Without it I will unfortunately won't use Hermes Mail.


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      • GreenShed

        GreenShed - 2019-03-08

        Sorry if there was any confusion. I am not talking about how to navigate around in a browser with multiple tabs. I was specifically saying that I got the tabbed interface description of Hermes Mail from the web at: https://team-hermes.bitbucket.io/mail.html. If Hermes Mail will have an interface like a common tabbed browser interface I simply will not use Hermes Mail. Tried that interface for email before and hate it. The interface for Eudora is called a Multi-Document Interface (MDI) as a window may have child windows open within it. Think having Inbox, Outbox, an old received email and a Reply email all open at the same time (4 windows inside 1 parent). See the attached image where the four child windows, inside Eudora's parent window, are highlighted with red circles.

         

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        • Soren Bro

          Soren Bro - 2019-03-08

          Well, I can't find the the picture you posted, but the way I imagine and am
          trying to implement it is that these windows are dockable and can be turned
          off and on (or docked wher you want them) to avoid clutter.

          In fact, Once you fill in the address info and attachments what you end up
          with (after dismissing those windows) is actualy just basically an full
          screen editor for writing an email. Preferrably able to accept pictures and
          HTML.

          At least, that's my vision.

          Regards.

          On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 8:17 PM GreenShed greenshed@users.sourceforge.net
          wrote:

          Sorry if there was any confusion. I am not talking about how to navigate
          around in a browser with multiple tabs. I was specifically saying that I
          got the tabbed interface description of Hermes Mail from the web at:
          https://team-hermes.bitbucket.io/mail.html. If Hermes Mail will have an
          interface like a common tabbed browser interface I simply will not use
          Hermes Mail. Tried that interface for email before and hate it. The
          interface for Eudora is called a Multi-Document Interface (MDI) as a window
          may have child windows open within it. Think having Inbox, Outbox, an old
          received email and a Reply email all open at the same time (4 windows
          inside 1 parent). See the attached image where the four child windows,
          inside Eudora's parent window, are highlighted with red circles.

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          MDI versus Tabs question
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          • GreenShed

            GreenShed - 2019-03-08

            Sorry again. The first image I posted "Eudora.png" had some personal info in it so quickly deleted and attached a cleaner version as "Eudora2.png". If you clicked on the image link in the email it probably couldn't find the orginal. If you don't mind browsing to the discussion within SourceForge the good link/image is within the web/discussion page.

             
    • Ted Matavka

      Ted Matavka - 2019-03-09

      The MDI will be supported. We're using C++ and MFC, instead of XUL and Gecko. Thunderbird has a single-window interface, and I don't like it either.

       

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