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+(module on-show-pasteboard mzscheme
+  
+  (require
+   (lib "class.ss")
+   (lib "etc.ss")
+   (lib "mred.ss" "mred"))
+  
+  (provide
+   on-show-pasteboard%
+   on-show-pasteboard-mixin)
+  
+  (define (on-show-pasteboard-mixin super%)
+    (class super%
+      (field [shown? false])
+      #|
+      (define/override (refresh x y w h d-c)
+        (super refresh x y (max w 0) (max h 0) d-c)
+        (unless shown?
+          (set! shown? true)
+          (on-show)))
+      |#
+      #|
+      (define/override (get-extent w h)
+        (super get-extent w h)
+        (unless shown?
+          (set! shown? true)
+          (on-show)))
+      |#
+      (define/public (showing?) shown?)
+      (define/public (on-show) (void))
+      (super-new)))
+  
+  (define on-show-pasteboard%
+    (on-show-pasteboard-mixin
+     pasteboard%))
+  
+  #|
+  (define f (new frame% (label "f") (width 400) (height 400)))
+  (send f show true)
+  (define e (new pasteboard%))
+  (define c (new editor-canvas% (editor e) (parent f)))
+  (define pb (new on-show-pasteboard%))
+  (define es (new editor-snip% (editor pb)))
+  (not (send pb showing?))
+  (send e insert es)
+  (send pb showing?)
+  (send e remove es)
+  (not (send pb showing?))
+  |#
+  )