text: # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  """
  DEPRECATED:  The classes below are convenience classes that create a new window
  containting a single, specific widget. These classes are now unnecessary because
  it is possible to place any widget into its own window by simply calling its
  show() method.
  """
  
  from .Qt import QtCore, QtGui, mkQApp
  from .widgets.PlotWidget import *
  from .imageview import *
  from .widgets.GraphicsLayoutWidget import GraphicsLayoutWidget
  from .widgets.GraphicsView import GraphicsView
  
  
  class GraphicsWindow(GraphicsLayoutWidget):
      """
      (deprecated; use :class:`~pyqtgraph.GraphicsLayoutWidget` instead)
      
      Convenience subclass of :class:`~pyqtgraph.GraphicsLayoutWidget`. This class
      is intended for use from the interactive python prompt.
      """
      def __init__(self, title=None, size=(800,600), **kargs):
          mkQApp()
          GraphicsLayoutWidget.__init__(self, **kargs)
          self.resize(*size)
          if title is not None:
              self.setWindowTitle(title)
          self.show()
          
  
  class TabWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
      """
      (deprecated)
      """
      def __init__(self, title=None, size=(800,600)):
          mkQApp()
          QtGui.QMainWindow.__init__(self)
          self.resize(*size)
          self.cw = QtGui.QTabWidget()
          self.setCentralWidget(self.cw)
          if title is not None:
              self.setWindowTitle(title)
          self.show()
          
      def __getattr__(self, attr):
          return getattr(self.cw, attr)
      
  
  class PlotWindow(PlotWidget):
      """
      (deprecated; use :class:`~pyqtgraph.PlotWidget` instead)
      """
      def __init__(self, title=None, **kargs):
          mkQApp()
          self.win = QtGui.QMainWindow()
          PlotWidget.__init__(self, **kargs)
          self.win.setCentralWidget(self)
          for m in ['resize']:
              setattr(self, m, getattr(self.win, m))
          if title is not None:
              self.win.setWindowTitle(title)
          self.win.show()
  
  
  class ImageWindow(ImageView):
      """
      (deprecated; use :class:`~pyqtgraph.ImageView` instead)
      """
      def __init__(self, *args, **kargs):
          mkQApp()
          self.win = QtGui.QMainWindow()
          self.win.resize(800,600)
          if 'title' in kargs:
              self.win.setWindowTitle(kargs['title'])
              del kargs['title']
          ImageView.__init__(self, self.win)
          if len(args) > 0 or len(kargs) > 0:
              self.setImage(*args, **kargs)
          self.win.setCentralWidget(self)
          for m in ['resize']:
              setattr(self, m, getattr(self.win, m))
          #for m in ['setImage', 'autoRange', 'addItem', 'removeItem', 'blackLevel', 'whiteLevel', 'imageItem']:
              #setattr(self, m, getattr(self.cw, m))
          self.win.show()
  