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A '''multiple frames interface''' ('''MFI''') is a type of [[user interface]] which displays information in a set of frames or panels that can be scrolled vertically on a screen. It is an integrated interface designed to bring together virtually all the services of an [[Web portal|internet portal]] or an [[operating system]] onto a single screen.

==History==
Paned windows were introduced in file browsers in the 1990s in order to divide the window into sections for a more intuitive approach.
[[Netscape]] 2.0 introduced the elements used for html frames in the 1990s (see [[Netscape Navigator]]). At that time, Netscape proposed frames to the W3C for inclusion in the [[HTML]] 3.0 standard. [[IGoogle]] with its [[gadgets]] is an early type of MFI.

==Description==
An MFI consists of a set of panels that can be maximized, minimized, restored, or moved, being tiled on a scrollable "page" on the screen. As of January 2009, only HTML-based MFIs are functional, and no "desktop" versions are available. The HTML-based MFI is an alternative to the [[web desktop]], allowing simultaneous use of multiple [[rich web applications]].

==Advantages==
The MFIs have several advantages over [[desktop environments]]:
*From a visual standpoint, the work with frames is more fluent.
*Frames do not overlap on the screen.
*The number of frames on the screen is limited to a number that can be handled by the user.
*Several frames are permanently on screen.

==Shortcomings==
*Scrolling the set of frames can be difficult.
*Many panels open permanently use more memory.

==External links==
*[https://www.google.com/ig?hl=en&source=iglk iGoogle]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100305131609/http://multipane.webs.com/panes.htm MultiPane]

[[Category:User interfaces]]
[[Category:User interface techniques]]
[[Category:Widget engines]]

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