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infowindow - Function

	Package	display
	Module	guiutils

Display an informational message in a window

Synopsis
infowindow(sometext, title, selfdestruct, timeout, ws) include "infowindow.g"

Description
The infowindow is a simple dialog window that lets one display an information message in a window. If selfdestruct is specified, the window will dismiss itself after the timeout period specified. Depending on the length of the text (more than 200 characters) the message will either appear as a message widget or in a scrolling text widget.

Arguments

sometext		Text of message you wish to display
		Allowed:	string
title		Title to put in window
		Allowed:	string
selfdestruct		Do you want this window to automatically disappear?
		Allowed:	Boolean
		Default:	F
timeout		specifies the number of ticks in .2s for the window to automatically dismiss itself
		Allowed:	integer
		Default:	150
ws		widget server
		Allowed:	agent
		Default:	dws

Returns
T (or fail)

Example

include 'infowindow.g';
iw := infowindow('Something good will happen to you.');