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+var x11 = require('../../lib');
+x11.createClient(function(err, display) {
+    var X = display.client;
+    var wid = X.AllocID();
+    X.CreateWindow(wid, display.screen[0].root, 100, 100, 400, 300);
+    X.ChangeWindowAttributes(wid, { eventMask: x11.eventMask.PointerMotion|x11.eventMask.KeyPress });
+    X.MapWindow(wid)
+    X.on('event', function(ev) {
+        if (ev.type === 2) // keypress
+            X.terminate(); 
+        console.log(ev);
+    });
+});