Comparison of document interfaces

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The following table compares general and technical information for document interfaces.

Conceptmemory efficiencymultiple type documentsmall-sized contentuse simultaneously different applicationeasy to view all document labels of same type documentApplications
Single document interface NoYesNoNodepends on Window System Inkscape
Single document window splittingNoNoNoNodepends on Window System
MDI: Overlappable windowsYesYesYesNodepends on Application Opera [ citation needed ]
MDI: Tabbed document interface YesNoNoNoYes gedit, Firefox
MDI: Window splittingYesNoNoNoNo
MDI: IDE-style interface YesYesYesNoYes Eclipse
Controlled Single Document InterfaceYesYesYesYesdepends on Window System GIMP

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