Talk:IDE-style interface

created the article to fill in the missing interface type
not sure if this is a suitable article title, but clearly there was a gap, as it is insufficiently precise to call this type of application "MDI". If there is a more formal name that applies to this increasinly common style of interface (other than "IDE-style") please update the article accordingly. dr.ef.tymac 20:15, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps Tiling window manager can fill the gap?


 * That's a good article, but the two are sufficiently distinct that a merger of the two concepts does not seem entirely appropriate. There is enough similarity, however, that it would make sense to have both as "see also" entries to one another. Assuming the proper context for this article is ever actually determined, of course. dr.ef.tymac 18:43, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Few google hits...
This term "IDE-style interface" has almost no hits on google. This article needs a better name, but I can't really think of anything better to call it. Timbatron 17:42, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Perhaps it should be merged with the main article.dr.ef.tymac 18:26, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Good idea, I agree Timbatron 17:31, 27 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I think this article should remain separate since it is describing a particular user interface used by many software applications today. From that perspective, I don't think it fits in the main IDE article anymore.  The article text suggests that IDE-style interface is an decedent or superset of Multiple Document Interface (MDI).  If a merger is in order, we could consider merging it into that article. --Janus657 19:54, 27 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Yeah... that might make more sense. However, I still haven't really found any sources specifically talking about IDE-style interface. Timbatron 21:16, 27 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Follow-up: I posted a reference desk question in an effort to dig out whether a name for this actually exists. The term "IDE-style interface" does have a few hits, but none of them particularly definitive (i.e., forum discussion threads on how to program Visual Basic, etc, admittedly dubious as a cite). This seems like an article that falls under the named topic dilemma. So one question is whether the winds and wills of the Wikipedians will deem the content is even keepable. I'd like to think so, but Timbatron does raise good points. Anyone else have thoughts on this? dr.ef.tymac 02:06, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
 * It doesn't really seem definitive and noteworthy enough to have its own article, but I think it's noteworthy enough to not delete the content. I think the best route is to merge to Multiple Document Interface, (as suggested by Janus657) since IDE-style seems like sort of a sub-genre to MDI. Timbatron 20:51, 14 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Agreed: after evaluating the various proposals, and since this discussion seems to be inactive, I will move the content to the MDI article unless someone quickly chimes in to the contrary. dr.ef.tymac 18:49, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Very bad article
This article is not very good. There are plenty of IDE's out there that do not use MDI. An IDE is a collection of tools that work together. It does not imply the type of GUI at all. Some consider the unix command line environment an IDE. I think that this article should be removed entirely. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Speedplane (talk • contribs) 05:03, 5 March 2007 (UTC).
 * Please consult Articles for deletion if you need more information on this process. dr.ef.tymac 06:41, 5 March 2007 (UTC)