3.3 Window facilities

window defines the means for creating windows in applications. It defines the following important attributes:

windowItem is the central class for specifying the contents of windows (and canvasses). The contents of windows are one instance of canvas, simplifying the design.

canvas is the only windowItem subclass that allows attachment of other windowItems. In this respect, canvasses resemble windows (that uses a canvas to contain the windowItems of the window).


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