1.185.4 Get methods

window <-confirm: position=[point], grab=[bool] -> any

Creates the window and then invokes frame<-confirm on its frame.

See also

- window->open
- window<-confirm_centered
- frame<-confirm

window <-confirm_centered: center=[point|frame], display=[display], grab=[bool] -> any

Similar to window<-confirm, but centers the frame of the window around the given position instead of putting the top-left corner at the given position.

See also

- window->open_centered
- frame<-confirm_centered
- window<-confirm

window <-contained_in: -> frame|device

Implements visual<-contained_in for class window. Windows normally appear as tiled objects in a frame object. They can also be displayed as normal graphical objects.

See also

visual<-contained_in

window <-convert: graphical -> window

Convert a graphical to it's window using graphical<-window. Simplifies activating methods that accept a window as argument.

window <-foreground: -> colour

Equivalent to graphical<-colour.

See also

window->colour

window <-frame: create=[bool] -> frame

window <-visible: -> area

New area object reflecting the visible area of the drawing plane. The device<-position of this area is the coordinate of the top-left corner of the window. Its value is initially (0,0), but may be changed if the window is scrolled. The window<-size is the size of the visible area of the drawing plane.

See also

- window<-display_size
- window->normalise