Window vs Frame

[zmook]

The docs say:

A frame is a window that contains a background that is intended for displaying user-interface elements like buttons, bars, and text

and

A window is a window that contains a background that is intended for displaying in-game dialogue.

They seem to take the same properties. What's the difference? Does "intended for…" actually matter?

[Imperf3kt]

A window in this context is referring to the dialogue window specifically.

For other GUI elements, you use a Frame.

[midgethetree]

No, it doesn't matter if you use windows outside their intended purpose as dialogue windows, underneath the hood frames are just windows with a different default style suffix. I find windows are useful for spacing/sizing things with the window properties (padding, size_group) in cases where I don't want the default frame style (otherwise I have to write something like "style 'empty'" or "background None" to keep it from getting the frame background - using window feels cleaner).

[zmook]

So they're interchangeable, but have different default styles. Got it.

[m_from_space]

Also you can just use a "fixed", it automatically stretches itself to the size of its parent.