MS Windows-like multiple document interface that demands to take up the whole screen
Demands what? Windows MDI, since win2000 (office 2000, I think?) hasn't required a full screen (if it ever did) at all. There are plenty of apps that will even let you detach a window from the MDI if you feel that's even necessary (delphi4 and up, mIRC, trillian?).
Considering those, I'd suggest it's the application developers among us who are making MDI become a problem; it isn't the OS.
Er, winblows98 had this and I'm pretty sure old X WMs did as well. Maybe we should all take a moment to RTFM?
As far as I'm concerned, the only reason for the 3d is cool-factor. There's user-defined keys (and spare mouse buttons) for such racy concepts as "getting work done" already;)
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Demands what? Windows MDI, since win2000 (office 2000, I think?) hasn't required a full screen (if it ever did) at all. There are plenty of apps that will even let you detach a window from the MDI if you feel that's even necessary (delphi4 and up, mIRC, trillian?).
Considering those, I'd suggest it's the application developers among us who are making MDI become a problem; it isn't the OS.