Randy,

IF VFP Dockable windows had an Autohide option, I might feel a little differently. Or have I missed it?

>I think your comparison is not a very fair one at all. If you open the .NET Tools->Options dialog, and select MDI Environment instead of Tabbed Documents, you will see the same behavior as in VFP, which is what our architecture is based upon (including the fact that dockable windows are always 'angelic' in nature and cover up not dockable ones). I suppose we could have invested resources in supporting a Tabbed Doc IDE, but that was not high on the list of customer requests you guys submitted.
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>Dockable windows have been in the product for a while now (VFP7) and their behavior is by-design. So I'm not sure why all the critical comments are coming in now? We realize they may not be for everyone, which is why you can turn them off.
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>Randy