note
	description: "Parent of any graphic application based on MS-Windows implementation"
	legal: "See notice at end of class.";
	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 
			-- 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
			-- Define default parameters for the application.
		do
		end

	build
			-- Build an application.
		do
		end

	init_toolkit: TOOLKIT_IMP
			-- Toolkit of the application

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

note
	copyright:	"Copyright (c) 1984-2006, Eiffel Software and others"
	license:	"Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
	source: "[
			 Eiffel Software
			 356 Storke Road, Goleta, CA 93117 USA
			 Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
			 Website http://www.eiffel.com
			 Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
		]"




end -- class WINDOWS_APP