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diff --git a/src/frontends/WorkArea.h b/src/frontends/WorkArea.h
index a3751bf52e..d6912fc7fa 100644
--- a/src/frontends/WorkArea.h
+++ b/src/frontends/WorkArea.h
@@ -1,2 +1,48 @@
-// temporary
-#include "frontends/xforms/XWorkArea.h"
+// -*- C++ -*-
+/**
+ * \file WorkArea.h
+ * This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
+ * Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
+ *
+ * \author unknown
+ * \author John Levon
+ * \author Abdelrazak Younes
+ *
+ * Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
+ */
+
+#ifndef BASE_WORKAREA_H
+#define BASE_WORKAREA_H
+
+#include "frontends/KeyModifier.h"
+
+namespace lyx {
+
+namespace frontend {
+
+/**
+ * The work area class represents the widget that provides the view
+ * onto a document. It owns the BufferView, and is responsible for
+ * handing events back to its BufferView.
+ */
+class WorkArea
+{
+public:
+	///
+	virtual ~WorkArea() {}
+
+	/// Update metrics if needed and schedule a paint event
+	virtual void scheduleRedraw(bool update_metrics) = 0;
+
+	/// close this work area.
+	/// Slot for Buffer::closing signal.
+	virtual void close() = 0;
+
+	/// Update window titles of all users.
+	virtual void updateWindowTitle() = 0;
+};
+
+} // namespace frontend
+} // namespace lyx
+
+#endif // BASE_WORKAREA_H