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     Newwindow (Boolean)
 
     The Newwindow switch determines if certain PWB functions open a
     file in a new window or in the active window.
 
     The Newwindow switch provides the default state of the New Window
     check box in the File Open dialog box. This check box does not
     change the value of the Newwindow switch.
     See: ◄File menu, Open►
 
     When Newwindow is set to Yes, PWB behaves like an MDI
     application. That is, when you open a new file, PWB opens a new
     window for the file, except in certain situations as noted below.
 
     When Newwindow is set to No, PWB behaves like PWB 1.x. In this
     case, PWB opens files into the active window, creating a file
     history for that window. This mode is useful when working with
     large numbers of files.
     See: ◄File History►
 
     Some functions use the Newwwindow switch to determine if a new
     window is created when opening a file.
     See: Exit, Mark, Newfile, Nextmsg, Nextsearch
 
     The following functions ignore the Newwindow switch, and either
     create a new window or open the file into the active window:
 
     Function       Creates a New Window
 
     Mreplace       No
     Openfile       Yes
     Setfile        No
     Nextmsg        No
     Nextsearch     No
 
     When the active window is a PWB window, PWB always creates a new
     window: you cannot open a file into a PWB window.
 
     Syntax
 
     Newwindow:{ yes | no }
 
     yes    Open a new window when a new file is opened.
 
     no     Open files into the active window, adding the previous
            file to the window's file history.
 
     Default
 
     Newwindow:yes
 
     See
 
     Exit, Mreplace, Openfile, Setfile
     ◄Boolean Switch Syntax►
     ◄File History (Defined)►
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