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Programming With the Mac OS 8.5 Window Manager

Using the Mac OS 8.5 Window Manager

Macintosh applications typically use the Window Manager to simplify the display and management of windows and to retrieve basic information about user activities. Your application works with the Window Manager to present the standard user interface for windows.

This chapter discusses some programming topics for the Mac OS 8.5 Window Manager, as follows:

• Managing Multiple Windows
• Creating a Window
• Enabling Floating Windows
• Positioning a Window on the Desktop
• Supporting Window Proxy Icons
• Drawing in a Window's Content Region
• Handling Window Events
• Maintaining the Update Region
• Moving a Window
• Zooming a Window Gracefully
• Resizing a Window
• Setting a Window's Modification State
• Storing a Document Window Into a Collection