Bug 99661 - childframe mode in kdevelop, quanta and kate have no viewbar
Summary: childframe mode in kdevelop, quanta and kate have no viewbar
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kdelibs
Classification: Unmaintained
Component: kmdi (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Debian testing Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Matt Rogers
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Reported: 2005-02-18 03:38 UTC by Jason W
Modified: 2016-06-22 21:45 UTC (History)
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Version Fixed In: 16.08
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Description Jason W 2005-02-18 03:38:25 UTC
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.3.2)
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

Childframe mode in kdevelop and quanta have no viewbar.  

In Quanta, the first time I tried switching from tabbed pages to childframe mode it crashed.  The second time it worked, and there was a viewbar.  After closing and restarting Quanta, there was no viewbar and I cannot get it back.  Switching to other modes then back to childframe doesn't bring it back (though it crashes Quanta occasionally).  At least I can switch between open files with the Window menu.

In Kdevelop however, it is entirely impossible to switch between open files while in childframe mode.  No viewbar, and using other methods does not work either.  Choosing another file in the File List in the sidebar does nothing.  Choosing one in the Window menu does nothing.
Comment 1 Jason W 2007-06-10 02:38:03 UTC
kate and kdevelop seem to have no way to use childframe anymore.  Quanta still does, and it is broken.  The viewbar is there, though I can't tell if it remains present after restarting since quanta crashes when I try to reopen it after selecting childframe mode.  It doesn't work before then anyway, since any "child frame" appears as its own full fledged window with a windeco and appearance in the kicker taskbar.

Can I assume childframe mode has been completely deprecated?  Is it a Quanta bug that it still allows this mode to be selected?

It would be a shame if it was dropped instead of fixed.  Classic MDI isn't entirely popular it seems, but I much prefer it to "tabs".  Still, it should either be fixed, or made apparent that it is no longer to be used and or removed entirely.  Should someone tell Quanta?
Comment 2 Matt Rogers 2008-02-10 17:29:39 UTC
kmdi has been removed in KDE 4 and no more fixes will be made for KDE 3.5.x. The
apps that were using kmdi in the KDE SVN repository have moved to their own
multi-document implementations
Comment 3 Jasem Mutlaq 2016-06-22 21:45:57 UTC
Git commit c11292b9887df3d9913f7671229e49f0ef70b6c7 by Jasem Mutlaq.
Committed on 22/06/2016 at 21:45.
Pushed by mutlaqja into branch 'master'.

Fix date format
FIXED-IN:16.08

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