Re: ImageJ mdi version

Posted by Roland Talanow, MD. PhD. on Mar 27, 2006; 2:51pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/ImageJ-mdi-version-tp3703148p3703163.html

Dear ImageJ users,
I can understand both sides (me - I personally prefer the SDI).
Question to all developers, especially to Wayne:
Can't we just implement an option (e.g. in the config file) to allow the user to
chose how (SDI versus MDI) ImageJ should be opened?

This would satisfy everybody's needs.
Thank you,
Roland

Roland Talanow, MD, PhD
Department of Radiology
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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Zitat von Tony Collins <[hidden email]>:

> Damien,
>
> Nice work. It must have been quite an investment of your time.
>
> I wonder if people will be split along OS lines for this one. Generally,
> Windows users would probably prefer this look and feel. In fact I know
> for a fact that some Windows users are put off ImageJ by the look and
> feel. They're a little suspicious that they can see the desktop and the
> fact that ImageJ does not look like their other applications.
>
> In fact, I've found that recent attempts by microscoft for a
> multi-document interface with their windows office applications
> generally get turned back to a SDI off in the options settings!
>
> Personally, I'd like to see the single pane approach, maybe because I
> use ImageJ alongside many other apps and switching between them can
> involde a bit of hunting around. I can see that many users would not
> want a change though. Could we follow Microsoft's shining example (can't
> say that very often!) and have this as an option?
>
> Tony
>
>
> Damien Farrell wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Anyone interested in the development of a version of ImageJ that uses a
> > single Swing desktop pane for all windows. Thought it might be a useful
> > alternative that could eventually be integrated into ImageJ proper in
> > some future version.
> > Anyone interested in this being developed further? I don't see any major
> > obstacles to it as yet. I made a preliminary version that seems to work
> > for most  purposes, though many plugins will not currently work.The
> > ij.jar file and further info can be found at
> > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jfarrell/imagejmdi/
> >
> > PS. If trying this out don't overwrite your old ij.jar, make a backup
> > copy first.
> >
> >
> > regards
> >
> > Damien Farrell
> >
> >
>
> --
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