Managing menu options in MDI windows The MDI windows must respect some constraints specific to the MDI applications...... The groups of controls A group of controls is a set of controls grouped together in order for their characteristics (their visible status for example) to be modified (or checked) in a single operation by programming...... MDIRight (Property) The MDIRight property is used to determine and modify the distance between the right border of the MDI parent window and the right border of the MDI area. MDILeft (Property) The MDILeft property is used to determine and change the distance between the left border of the MDI parent window and the left border of the MDI area. MDITop (Property) The MDITop property is used to determine and change the distance between the top border of the MDI parent window and the top border of the MDI area. MDIBottom (Property) The MDIBottom property is used to determine and change the distance between the bottom border of the MDI parent window and the bottom border of the MDI area. Group (Property) The Group property is used to: find out whether the control belongs to a group of controls. If the control belongs to one or more groups, the Group property can be used to identify these groups of controls. associate a control with a group of controls.... MDI functions (prefix syntax) List of MDI functions... Tips for an application that uses the User Groupware To simplify the configuration of user groupware according to the users, the controls should be organized in groups of controls...... User group settings MDIOpen (Function) Opens and enables an MDI child window. <Window>.MDIOpen (Function) Opens and enables an MDI child window. MDIMother (Function) Identifies the name of the MDI parent window. MDIWindowMenu (Function) Modifies the layout of the MDI child windows. Group (Property) The Group property is used to identify and change groups of elements. Handling Ribbon controls programmatically WINDEV allows you to programmatically handle Ribbon controls, as well as their tabs and groups.... MDIActive (Function) Identifies or displays an MDI child window in the foreground. MDIEnumChild (Function) Returns the alias of the specified MDI child window. Managing the groups and users (HFSQL Client/Server) To simplify the management of users and groups of users, the HFSQL Client/Server engine uses several variables allowing you to easily define the characteristics of groups and users...... The different types of windows The following types of windows can be created in a WINDEV application...... HListGroup (Function) Returns the list of groups of users defined for a connection. <Connection variable>.ListGroup (Function) Returns the list of groups of users defined for a connection. TabMDI (Property) The TabMDI property is used to: Get the type of a Tab control (simple tab or dynamic tab - MDI). Change the type of a Tab control (simple tab or dynamic tab - MDI). This property is obsolete from version 200057. Use DynamicTab.... MDI functions List of MDI functions... WinIconBarHeight (Function) Returns or modifies the current height of the "Icon Bar" area in the current MDI parent window.