Comparison of document interface
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The following table compares general and technical information for document interfaces.
| Concept | memory efficiency | multiple type document | small-sized content | use simultaneously different application | easy to view all document labels of same type document | Applications |
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| Single document interface Single document interface In graphical user interfaces, a single document interface or SDI is a method of organizing graphical user interface applications into individual windows that the operating system's window manager handles separately. Each window contains its own menu or tool bar, and does not have a "background"... |
depends on Window System | Inkscape Inkscape Inkscape is a free software vector graphics editor, licensed under the GNU General Public License. Its goal is to implement full support for the Scalable Vector Graphics 1.1 standard.... |
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| Single document window splitting | depends on Window System | |||||
| MDI Multiple document interface Graphical computer applications with a multiple document interface are those whose windows reside under a single parent window , as opposed to all windows being separate from each other . Such systems often allow child windows to embed other windows inside them as well, creating complex nested... : Overlappable windows |
depends on Application | Opera Opera (web browser) Opera is a web browser and Internet suite developed by Opera Software with over 200 million users worldwide. The browser handles common Internet-related tasks such as displaying web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, chatting on IRC, downloading files via BitTorrent,... |
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| MDI: Tabbed document interface | gedit Gedit gedit is a text editor for the GNOME desktop environment, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. Designed as a general purpose text editor, gedit emphasizes simplicity and ease of use... , Firefox Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. , Firefox is the second most widely used browser, with approximately 25% of worldwide usage share of web browsers... |
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| MDI: Window splitting | ||||||
| MDI: IDE-style interface | ||||||
| Controlled Single Document Interface | depends on Window System | GIMP GIMP GIMP is a free software raster graphics editor. It is primarily employed as an image retouching and editing tool and is freely available in versions tailored for most popular operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, and Linux.In addition to detailed image retouching and... |
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See also
- Tabbed document interface#Comparison to SDI
- Tabbed document interface#Comparison to MDI
- Multiple document interface#Compared to single document interface