open XWindows ; val dp = XOpenDisplay "" ; val w = XCreateSimpleWindow (RootWindow dp) origin (Area {x=0,y=0,w=400,h=300}) 3 0 0xffffff ; XMapWindow w; XFlush dp ; XDrawString w (DefaultGC dp) (XPoint {x=10,y=50}) "Hello World!" ; XFlush dp ;