.. tip::
     Although there is currently no documentation related
     to this for version 2 of gvSIG, in general,
     existing documentation for gvSIG 1 should be valid.
     It can be found at `Andami windows`_ 

.. _`Andami windows` : http://www.gvsig.org/web/reference_catalog/lookupObject?uuid=cb84e3369a85f0dcac645716079455d5


*Andami*, in addition to providing a mechanism for loading and managing *plugins*, also provides an API for the management of the application's windows. Currently the MDI paradigm is used to manage windows. However, gvSIG's window manager itself can be replaced to provide other forms of display (SDI, tabs,...).

The main entities found in *Andami* related to windows management are:

- **MDIManagerFactory** is the factory where it is recorded and from which we obtain the instance of MDIManager (made from Locator).
  
- **MDIManager** represents the window manager registered in gvSIG. It has methods to make or close a window.

- **IWindow** is the interface that must implement a JPanel to be present as a window in gvSIG.

- **WindowInfo**, provides our panel through the *IWindow* interface and defines the characteristics of our window (title, size, type,...).

In general if we do not need fine control over our windows we can use the *ShowWindow* method from *MDIManager* to display a window from a standard *JPanel* swing.