Group Window Functions

Retrieves the current WBoard() setting in an array.

GetWBoard() --> aWBoard

Closes all windows.

WaClose() --> nErrorCode

Determines the area inside a window that can be used for screen output (text mode).

WBoard( [<nTop>], ; // Default: 0 [<nLeft>], ; // Default: 0 [<nBottom>], ; // Default: MaxRow() [<nRight>] ; // Default: MaxCol() ) --> nErrorCode

Draws a frame around the active window

WBox( [<cBoxChars|nBoxType>] ; // Type: CN Default: 0 ) --> nWindowID

Makes a window entirely visible on the screen or centers it.

WCenter( [<lCenter>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> nWindowID

Closes the active window and selects the next window to be active.

WClose() --> nNextActiveWindowID

Returns the left column position of the active window.

WCol( [<lAssumeWCenter>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> nLeftColumn

Sets or retrieves the color setting for the current window.

WColor( [<cNewColor>] ) --> cOldColor

Returns the left column position of the formatted area in a window.

WfCol( [<lRelative>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> nLeftColumn

Returns the right column position of the formatted area in a window.

WfLastCol( [<lRelative>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> nRightColumn

Returns the bottom row position of the formatted area in a window.

WfLastRow( [<lRelative>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> nBottomRow

Defines the output area inside the active window.

WFormat( [<nTopMargin>], ; // Default: 0 [<nLeftMargin>], ; // Default: 0 [<nBottomMargin>], ; // Default: 0 [<nRightMargin>] ; // Default: 0 ) --> nWindowID

Returns the top row position of the formatted area in a window.

WfRow( [<lRelative>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> nTopRow

Retrieves the default character attribute for clearing windows.

WGetClearB() --> nClearCharacter

Initializes the text mode window system

WInit() --> NIL

Returns the right column position of the active window.

WLastCol( [<lAssumeWCenter>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> nRightColumn

Returns the bottom row position of the active window.

WLastRow( [<lAssumeWCenter>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> nBottomRow

Determines on which side windows may be moved outside the screen.

WMode( <lTop>, <lLeft>, <lBottom>, <lRight> ) --> nErrorCode

Sets or retrieves whether a window can be selected with a left mouse click.

WMouseSelect( [<lNewSetting>] ) --> lOldSetting

Sets new coordinates for the upper left corner of the active window.

WMove( <nTop>, <nLeft> ) --> nWindowID

Returns the largest window ID of all opened windows.

WNum() --> nMaxWindowID

Opens a new window.

WOpen( <nTop>, <nLeft>, <nBottom>, <nRight>, [<lClearScreen>], ; // Default: .F. [<cColor>], ; // Default: SetColor() [<nCursor>] ; // Default: SetCursor() ) --> nWindowID

Restscreen() for a specified window.

WRestScreen( [<nWindowID>], ; // Default: WSelect() <nTop>, <nLeft>, <nBottom>, <nRight>, <cScreen> ) --> NIL

Returns the top row position of the active window.

WRow( [<lAssumeWCenter>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> nTopRow

SaveScreen() for a specified window.

WSaveScreen( [<nWindowID>], ; // Default: WSelect() <nTopRow>, <nLeftCol>, <nBottomRow>, <nRightCol> ) --> cScreen

Displays a string at specified row/column coordinates in a window.

WSay( [<nWindowID>], ; // Default: WSelect() <nRow>, <nCol>, <cString>, [<cColor>] ; // Default: WColor() ) --> NIL

Selects an open window as the active one.

WSelect( [<nWindowID>] ) --> nActiveWindowID

Sets a new clear attribute for windows.

WSetClearB( <nNewClearAttr|cNewClearAttr> ; // Type: NC Default: 32 ) --> nOldClearAttribute

Sets or retrieves the color setting for the active window.

WSetColor( [<cNewColor>] ; // Default: WColor() ) --> cOldColor

Sets or retrieves the cursor shape of the active window.

WSetCursor( [<nNewCursorShape>] ) --> nOldCursorShape

Toggles whether a window may be moved interactively.

WSetMove( [<lNewMoveMode>] ; // Default: .T. ) --> lOldMoveMode

Defines the shadow color for windows opened after WSetShadow()

WSetShadow( [<cNewShadowClr|nNewShadowClr>] ; // Type: CN ) --> nOldShadowColor

Displays a title in the box surrounding a window.

WSetTitle( [<nPos>], ; // Default: 1 <nCol>, <cTitle>, [<cColor>] ; // Default: WColor() ) --> NIL

Sets the increments for horizontal and vertical window movement.

WStep( <nVerticalSteps>, <nHorizontalSteps> ) --> nErrorCode