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+var x11 = require('../../lib');
+var Window = require('./wndwrap');
+
+x11.createClient(function(err, display) {
+
+    var pts = [];
+    new Window(display.client, 0, 0, 700, 500)
+        .handle({
+
+            map: function(ev) {
+                this.pixmap = this.createPixmap(700, 500);
+            },
+
+            mousemove: function(ev) {
+                if (this.pressed)
+                {
+                    var lastpoly = pts[pts.length - 1];
+                    lastpoly.push(ev.x); 
+                    lastpoly.push(ev.y);
+                    if (lastpoly.length > 3)
+                        this.gc.polyLine(lastpoly.slice(-4));
+                }
+            },
+
+            mousedown: function(ev) {
+                if (ev.keycode == 1) // left button
+                {
+                    this.pressed = true;
+                    pts.push([]);
+		}            
+            },
+
+            mouseup: function(ev) {
+                if (ev.keycode == 1) // left button
+                   this.pressed = false;
+            },
+
+            expose: function(ev) {
+                for (var i=0; i < pts.length ; ++i) {
+                    this.pixmap.gc.polyLine(pts[i]);
+                }
+                // todo: resize
+                this.gc.copy(this.pixmap, 0, 0, 0, 0, 700, 500);
+            }
+
+        })
+       .map()
+       .title = 'Hello, world!';
+}).on('error', function(err) {
+    console.error(err);
+});