The multi-window really isn't a problem--don't let it scare you away. After you use it once or twice, it'll be easy to understand. I rather like the multi-window setup.So is Diptrace wining the election? or is it EAGLE?? , since I am here I have to say I too tryed using EAGLE as at the time it was the more "trendy" choice, but the multi window scared me away within minutes, I could'n do anything, then I was kind of ashamed that a software slaped me in the face like that, so I removed it and never saw each other since.
I still think you should pull your own hair and try, see what works for you, at least you won't lose anything trying.
On another note, a while back I thought of making a PCB router/mill based on the HPGL languague with a ROLAND MODELA driver, and in my quest for a PCB package that could natively export a design and throw it right in to the router, found diptrace, it has an edge export wich do just that, a feature not seen very often.
See attachments and tell me, Is that a cool feature or what....!!!!
I would like to see EAGLE doing something like this!!!!!! heheheh
Good luck.
That's another thing I like about EAGLE: It has a 3-D program that takes the .brd file and does a rendering of it in 3 dimensions. Here's an example of what it can do:
That's a very simple board, but hopefully you get the idea.