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Std.Ui.Desktop.showFor

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showFor: &Std.Ui.Desktop.WindowPlan -> &Std.Ui.Canvas.Surface -> Int -> Result[Bool, Std.Ui.Desktop.DesktopError]

This is a callable function.

What it does

Open, present, pump, and close a real window within a bounded interval.

The session is closed on every ordinary failure after acquisition.

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  • Read arrows from left to right: inputs come first, and the final type is returned.
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  • Result makes success and recoverable failure part of the function's type.

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