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Window Manager Reference

Overview

This section describes the Window Manager's data structures and functions. It also lists the resources used by the Window Manager and describes the window ( 'WIND' ) and window color table ( 'wctb' ) resources.

Contents

Window Manager Constants and Data Types

Window Definition IDs

FindWindow Result Codes

Window Kinds

Part Identifiers for ColorSpec Records

The Color Window Record

The Window Record

The Window State Data Record

The Window Color Table Record

The Auxiliary Window Record

The Window List

Window Definition Function Type and Macros

Window Definition Function Enumerators

Window Manager Functions

Initializing the Window Manager

Creating Windows

Naming Windows

Displaying Windows

Retrieving Window Information

Moving Windows

Resizing Windows

Zooming Windows

Closing and Deallocating Windows

Maintaining the Update Region

Setting and Retrieving Other Window Characteristics

Manipulating the Desktop

Manipulating Window Color Information

Low-Level Functions

Accessors for Low-Memory Globals

Application-Defined Function

Window Definition Function

Resources

The Window Resource

The Window Definition Function Resource

The Window Color Table Resource


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