bitman
I just like good old MDI I guess.
Sorry to be such a pita.
You can still use MDI. Just undock the docked views, (right click a tab, pick undock, or drag out the tab) then click on the system menu (top left corner of the caption bar) and make em MDI (click on disable floating) Save the project or save as a template and it will keep the MDI setting for the open views.
Keith