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From: quist@bambam.dsd.es.com (Doug Quist)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Nonrectangular Window
Message-ID: <1991May29.011951.18472@dsd.es.com>
Date: 29 May 91 01:19:51 GMT
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In article <1991May22.082701.14211@neon.Stanford.EDU>, zimmer@calvin.stanford.edu (Andrew Zimmerman) writes:
> Is it possible to have a nonrectangular window under NextStep.  For example,
> would it be possible to have a circular window, or a general shape?

In the Developers examples (I think /NextDeveloper/Examples) there is
an app called WhatADrag which does exactly that.  It creates a non-
rectanglular window (really an icon) and allows it to be moved around.

I think you could find some pointers in there.

		Doug
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