Command: window

Syntax

window <assign> { , <assign> ... }

or

window <ident> = <command>

Description

Create a window identifier and (optionally) define its contents. window identifiers are pointers to pre-allocated system window objects.

Parameters

• <assign>

<ident> { = <window> }

• <ident>
  The name of the window identifier.

• <window>
  Another window identifier.

• <command>
  A command defining window contents, e.g.

walpha text contents

wcomponent external component contents

wdisplay raster image contents

wgraphic graphic contents

wpanel sub-panel contents

wtab tab contents

wtable table contents

wtree tree contents

wweb web contents

Switches

None

Notes

Windows are not displayed until their contents are defined.

Examples

Create a new un-initialized window.

window my_win

Create a new window, set it to system window 2.

window awin = win2

Create a new window, set it to the first available system window and define its contents to be graphic.

window gwind = wgraphic

Create a new window, set it to the system window allocated to another window.

window g1 = g2

See Also