Windows

Windows represent an area on the screen that allows the user to enter and view information. Windows are top-level views -- they have no container.

Window

window (view view-nib-mixin) [class]

A class representing windows. Additional initargs:

:window-kind -- the window kind determines the appearance of a window. It should be one of the following keywords: :alert, :modal, :floating, :document, :utility, :help, :sheet, :toolbar, :overlay, :sheet-alert, :drawer. The default is :document.

:window-position -- initializes the window position, see set-window-position.

:window-position-reference -- the reference location for window-position, see optional argument to set-window-position.

:window-title -- initializes the window title, see set-window-title.

:window-hide -- leaves the window hidden, see window-show.

:window-close-p -- creates a window with a close button (true by default for standard windows).

:window-minimize-p -- creates a window with a minimize button (true by default for standard windows).

:window-zoom-p -- creates a window with a zoom button (true by default for standard windows).

:window-resize-p -- creates a window with a resize control (true by default for standard windows).

TODO: :window-toolbar-p -- not yet…

TODO: :in-window-cycle-p, :in-window-menu-p ?

(window-kind window) [method]

Returns the kind of window as a keyword.

(set-window-position window position &optional reference) [method]

Sets the position of window. position can be a point, representing a position in global coordinates, or it can be one of :center, :cascade, :cascade-start, :alert, in which case the window will be centered, cascaded, or put in alert position relative to reference. reference can be a window, or the keyword :main-screen, or a list `(:screen ,some-window). TODO: if had a rep of <screen>, could have window--screen func instead of this :screen kludge.

(window-position window position &optional reference) [method]

Returns the position of window as a point in global coordinates.

(set-window-title window title) [method]

Sets the title of window to title.

(window-title window) [method]

Returns the window's title.

(window-hide window) [method]

Makes the window invisible (not shown on screen).

(window-show window) [method]

Makes the window visible and selects it.

(window-hidden-p window) [method]

True if window is hidden.

(window-close-p window) [method]

Returns true if the window was created with a close button.

(window-minimize-p window) [method]

Returns true if the window was created with a minimize button.

(window-zoom-p window) [method]

Returns true if the window was created with a zoom button.

(window-resize-p window) [method]

Returns true if the window was created with a resize control.

(window-close window) [method]

Close the window. TODO: If can arrange to make this be called when user closes the window (as in MCL), then won't need a closing hook, they can just write :before methods.

(window-select window) [method]

Brings window to the front, actives it, and shows it if it is hidden. The previously active window is deactivated.

(windows &key class) [function]

Returns all windows of class class (default t). TODO: add other useful keywords for filtering, see mcl.

TODO: front-window, next-window, map-windows, (find-window title)

TODO: modal dialogs