indexing
	description: "Parent of any graphic application based on MS-Windows implementation";
	status: "See notice at end of class";
	date: "$Date$";
	revision: "$Revision$"

class
	WINDOWS_APP

inherit
	GRAPHICS
		redefine
			init_toolkit
		end

create
	make

feature {NONE} -- Initialization

	make is 
			-- Create the application.
		local
			bw: BASE_IMP
		do
			set_toolkit
			set_default
			create screen.make ("")
			create base.make (application_name, screen)
			build
			base.realize
			iterate
		rescue
			bw ?= base.implementation
			bw.wel_destroy
		end

feature -- Access

	base: BASE
			-- Top level of the application

	screen: SCREEN
			-- Default screen of the application
			-- (take the envirronment variable $DISPLAY)

feature {NONE} -- Implementation

	application_name: STRING;
			-- Name of the application top level

	set_default is
			-- Define default parameters for the application.
		do
		end

	build is
			-- Build an application.
		do
		end

	init_toolkit: TOOLKIT_IMP
			-- Toolkit of the application

	set_toolkit  is
			-- Set MS-Windows as toolkit.
		do
			create init_toolkit.make (application_name)
			if (toolkit = Void ) then end
		end

end -- class WINDOWS_APP



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