open-dialog

Function

Package: common-graphics

Arguments: items device stream &rest options&key pop-up

This function is obsolete. You should create dialogs with make-window with dialog (or some subclass of dialog) as the device argument. open-dialog exists for backward compatibility only.

open-dialog creates and returns a dialog. The arguments are interpreted as follows.

items is a list of dialog item structures.
device is a symbol specifying the device manager for the dialog. The manager dialog is usually available, but other devices may be appropriate to your machine.
stream: must be a background stream or a window.
If stream is a background stream, the dialog is created to be displayed on it. If it is opened in pop-up mode, then its position will be "culturally compatible" with the host machine unless overridden by one of the options.
options are pairs of keys and values, treated the same as for open-stream. In particular, :font may be used to set the default font for dialog items. The options supported depend on the device manager.
pop-up: if true, the dialog is opened in pop-up mode with state as :shrunk, otherwise it is opened in continuous mode with state as :normal.

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Created 2000.10.5.