Re: AdaGIDE 6.43.1 release (Ada GUI IDE for Windows95/98/NT/...)

[Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>]

Alfred Hilscher <Alfred.Hilscher@icn.siemens.de> writes:

> Hyman Rosen wrote:
> > 
> > Alfred Hilscher wrote:
> > > The ten files is a limit from windows. AdaGide uses the MDI interface
> > > which limits the "Window" menuentry to 9 plus "More window".
> > 
> > Nonsense.
> > 
> > <http://www.devx.com/premier/mgznarch/vcdj/1998/may98/window1.asp>
> 
> Please read the Windows SDK-docu _carefully_. 
> 
> You will find:
> "Windows can add up to ten menu items to the Window menu. When the tenth
> child window is created, Windows adds the More Windows item to the
> Window menu. Choosing this item causes the Select Window dialog box to
> appear. The dialog box contains a list box with the titles of all MDI
> child windows currently available. The user can activate a child window
> by choosing its title from the list box."

Yes. And the web site cited above, if read _carefully_ and
_completely_, shows how to override this behaviour with your own
window menu manager. 

So putting more than 10 items in the Window menu can be done, with
some work. Wether it's worth it is a separate question. I'd say no;
just use Emacs!

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-- Stephe