How to minimize document windows in MDI mode with TP v5 ??

lano1106 · Post by **lano1106** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:26 pm

I apparently lost that functionnality by "upgrading" from 4.7

Thank you,

lano1106 · Post by **lano1106** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:29 pm

oh,

I forgot to mention that I see the minimize button in the document window title bar but it is grayed out.

gklyne · Post by **gklyne** » Tue May 01, 2007 9:15 am

Me too ... is there a quick fix, or should I downgrade for now?

lano1106 · Post by **lano1106** » Fri May 04, 2007 3:49 pm

Hi,

I posted this technical support request a week ago and nobody from Helios has responded.

Do I need to mention that I am a registered user?
I hope that you will come back to me soon or else I will start wondering what are the benefits of being a registered user.

Thank you,

Post by **bbadmin** » Fri May 04, 2007 4:13 pm

The facility to minimize document windows in MDI mode has not been implemented in TextPad 5.

oneto · Post by **oneto** » Fri May 04, 2007 7:42 pm

bbadmin wrote:The facility to minimize document windows in MDI mode has not been implemented in TextPad 5.

I hope you will implement it soon in a next release, I'm missing it a lot !

badgerpendous · Post by **badgerpendous** » Tue May 08, 2007 7:07 pm

I've been using TP for ever, but couldn't remember the last time I logged in to the forums or my info (so I created a new account).

Yes, please re-add the minimize functionality!

Thanks!

a.badger

lano1106 · Post by **lano1106** » Thu May 10, 2007 6:38 pm

Hi Mr Admin,

Thank you for your answer. I'm guessing that the minimize button has been disabled because there is no need for it in the tab mode. I'm guessing also that it would be trivial for you to dynamically turn off or on the document window style flag to control the minimize button when a user switch from MDI mode to tab mode.

My question is: Are you planning to reinsert that functionality in the next release so I can just wait for it or should I start to find a new text editor?

Thank you,

lano1106 · Post by **lano1106** » Thu May 10, 2007 6:40 pm

BTW, I'm just curious about other users. Do you prefer the new tab mode or the original MDI (Multiple Document Interface) mode?

ACRobin · Post by **ACRobin** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:37 pm

Never use/used tabbed versions as they took up too much screen space, not such a factor now large monitors are so cheap.

So use MDI, but may start using tabbed windows.

ak47wong · Post by **ak47wong** » Fri May 11, 2007 7:50 am

I never use the document tabs myself. I have the child windows maximized (though not the application window itself) and use the Document Selector to switch between documents.

Andrew

davidwdawson · Post by **davidwdawson** » Mon May 21, 2007 4:25 pm

Me, too (Obviously)

el_tonto · Post by **el_tonto** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:40 pm

I use minimize to leave two up active documents in MDI mode, then use "Window->Tile Vertically" to view both side-by-side. Now I can't find a way to do this nicely.

[Edit: Solution to my tiling issue: http://www.textpad.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8398 ]

bwoodring · Post by **bwoodring** » Tue May 29, 2007 4:29 am

I'd point out that TextPad 4 had tabbed mode also. I've always preferred it to MDI in any app.

DOStradamus · Post by **DOStradamus** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:12 pm

Not being able to minimize MDI child windows is driving me stark, raving BONKERS!"

please,Please,PLEASE add that back in!

-NK