---
name: "Curses::UI::Window"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-curses-ui"
version: "0.9609-15"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Curses::UI::Window"
---

# Curses::UI::Window(3pm)

Create and manipulate Window widgets

## NAME

Curses::UI::Window - Create and manipulate Window widgets

## CLASS HIERARCHY

```
 Curses::UI::Widget
    |
    +----Curses::UI::Container
            |
            +----Curses::UI::Window
```

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Curses::UI;
    my $cui = new Curses::UI;
    my $win = $cui->add(
        'window_id', 'Window',
        %options,
    );
```

## DESCRIPTION

Curses::UI::Window is a window widget. It can be added to a Curses::UI instance. After that the window can be filled with other widgets to create an application window. For information on how to fill the window with widgets, see Curses::UI::Container.

## STANDARD OPTIONS

**-parent**, **-x**, **-y**, **-width**, **-height**,  **-pad**, **-padleft**, **-padright**, **-padtop**, **-padbottom**, **-ipad**, **-ipadleft**, **-ipadright**, **-ipadtop**, **-ipadbottom**, **-title**, **-titlefullwidth**, **-titlereverse**, **-onfocus**, **-onblur**

For an explanation of these standard options, see  Curses::UI::Widget.

## WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

- •

  **-centered** \< BOOLEAN \>

  A window can automatically be drawn in the center of the screen. To enable this option use a true value and to disable it use a false value. The default is not to center a window. Example:

  ```
      $cui->add('mywindow', 'Window', -centered => 1);
  ```

## METHODS

- •

  **new** ( OPTIONS )

- •

  **layout** ( )

- •

  **draw** ( BOOLEAN )

- •

  **focus** ( )

- •

  **onFocus** ( CODEREF )

- •

  **onBlur** ( CODEREF )

- •

  **intellidraw** ( )

  These are standard methods. See Curses::UI::Widget for an explanation of these.

- •

  **modalfocus** ( )

  If this method is called, the window will get modal focus. This means that all events will be sent to this window. By calling the **loose\_focus** method, the window will loose its focus.

- •

  **loose\_focus** ( )

  This method will have the window loose its focus (using this method you can also let a modal focused window loose its focus).

## SEE ALSO

Curses::UI, Curses::UI::Container, Curses::UI::Widget

## AUTHOR

Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Maurice Makaay. All rights reserved.

Maintained by Marcus Thiesen (marcus@cpan.thiesenweb.de)

This package is free software and is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty. It may be used, redistributed and/or modified under the same terms as perl itself.