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IntroductionWindow Manager

This chapter describes the Window Manager. It provides the facilities you need to write applications that work in the Desktop windowing environment that RISC OS provides. The Window Manager is an important part of RISC OS because:

• it provides a simple to use graphical interface, that makes your applications more accessible to a wider range of users
• it also provides the means for you to make your applications run in a multi-tasking environment, so they can interact with each other, and with other software.

This chapter also gives guidelines on how your applications should behave so that they are consistent with other RISC OS applications. This should make it easier for users to learn how to use your software, as they will already be familiar with the necessary techniques. You will find it benefits both you and other programmers if you make all your applications run under the Window Manager (and in a consistent manner), since this will lead to a much richer RISC OS environment.