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Newer page: version 3 Last edited on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 11:42:21 pm by AristotlePagaltzis
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-Acronym for __M__ultiple __D__ocument __I__nterface; a container window paradigm that keeps all your documents (in a specific program) within the container of a single application window
+An [ Acronym] for __M__ultiple __D__ocument __I__nterface. (This acronym is normally not expanded .)  
  
-(The acronym is normally not expanded .)  
+It refers to an interface where the app has a container window that keeps all document windows inside
  
 Used in MicrosoftOffice up until version 2000, where they decided to go back to [SDI] and really confuse everyone. (The reason is that Windows XP supports grouping of taskbar items.) ''Which I actually find a good reason in itself. It's always good to elevate common interface elements to a higher level.'' --AristotlePagaltzis 
  
 See an example at WikiPedia:Multiple_Document_Interface.