Create a basic text editor.

7min

src/application.vala

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ public class WriteAs.Application : Gtk.Application {
 
     public override void activate() {
         if (get_windows().length() == 0)
-            new Gtk.ApplicationWindow(this).show_all();
+            new WriteAs.MainWindow(this).show_all();
     }
 
     public static int main(string[] args) {

src/meson.build

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 executable('write-as-gtk',
     'application.vala',
+    'window.vala',
 
     c_args: ['-include', 'config.h'],
     link_args: '-lm',

src/window.vala

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+public class WriteAs.MainWindow : Gtk.ApplicationWindow {
+    private Gtk.TextView canvas;
+
+    construct {
+        var header = new Gtk.HeaderBar();
+        header.title = "";
+        header.show_close_button = true;
+        set_titlebar(header);
+
+        canvas = new Gtk.TextView();
+        add(canvas);
+    }
+
+    public MainWindow(Gtk.Application app) {
+        set_application(app);
+    }
+}