make-window

Generic Function

Package: common-graphics

Arguments: name &rest arguments&key (class 'dialog) (owner (development-main-window *system*)) dialog-items form-p child-name behind state &allow-other-keys

Creates and returns a new window. The name argument should be a symbol (we recommend using keywords) which does not name any other object. The name can be passed as an argument to find-window and other find- functions to get a programmatic handle on a window.

When using the Integrated Development Environment, you can design windows to be used in your application using forms. A form is a class of window that is used to design windows of other classes. The Integrated Development Environment creates a function from a form you have designed which creates to designed window. Get a new form by clicking File | New Form. You are asked for the class of the window (the value of the :device argument) and that is the type of window that will be designed with the form.

Here are some keyword arguments to make-window:

There are many other options (specified by initarg – a keyword – value pairs) to make-window. In general, the initargs are keywords with the same name as properties, :left-attachment for left-attachment, e.g.)

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