Comparison of document interfaces

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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
Single document interface NoYesNoNo depends on Window System Inkscape
Single document window splittingNoNoNoNo depends on Window System
MDI: Overlappable windowsYesYesYesNo depends on Application Opera [ citation needed ]
MDI: Tabbed document interface YesNoNoNoYes gedit, Firefox
MDI: Window splittingYesNoNoNoNo
MDI: IDE-style interface YesYesYesNoYes Eclipse
Controlled Single Document InterfaceYesYesYesYes depends on Window System GIMP

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