diff --git a/ClockFace.sc b/ClockFace.sc
index e3f0746..b01cea7 100644
--- a/ClockFace.sc
+++ b/ClockFace.sc
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 ClockFace {
-	var <starttime, <tempo, <>inc, <cursecs, isPlaying = false, <clock, <window, timeString;
+	var <starttime, <tempo, <>inc,  <view, <cursecs, isPlaying = false, <clock, timeString;
 	var remFun, <mod, startBeats, <>onMod, <>onBeat;
 
-	*new{ arg starttime = 0, tempo = 1, inc = 0.1, alwaysOnTop=false;
-		^super.newCopyArgs(starttime, tempo, inc).init(alwaysOnTop);
-		}
+	*new{ arg starttime = 0, tempo = 1, inc = 0.1, alwaysOnTop=false, view;
+		^super.newCopyArgs(starttime, tempo, inc, view).init(alwaysOnTop);
+	}
 
 	init {|alwaysOnTop = false|
 		cursecs = starttime;
 		this.digitalGUI;
 		this.alwaysOnTop = alwaysOnTop;
-		}
+	}
 
 	start { this.play; }
 
 	alwaysOnTop_ {|bool|
-		^window.alwaysOnTop_(bool);
+		^view.alwaysOnTop_(bool);
 	}
 
 	play {
@@ -32,20 +32,20 @@ ClockFace {
 				cur = cur%mod;
 				(cur < last).if({
 					{onMod.value;
-					onBeat.value(cur.floor.asInt);
+						onBeat.value(cur.floor.asInt);
 					}.defer;
-					});
 				});
+			});
 			this.cursecs_(cur, false);
 			onBeat.notNil.if({
 				(((floor = cur.floor) - last.floor) == 1).if({
 					{onBeat.value(floor.asInt)}.defer;
-					});
 				});
+			});
 			last = cur;
 			inc;
-			})
-		}
+		})
+	}
 
 	cursecs_ {arg curtime, updateStart = true;
 		var curdisp;
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ ClockFace {
 		curdisp = curdisp[0 .. (curdisp.size-3)];
 		updateStart.if({starttime = cursecs; (isPlaying).if({
 			startBeats = clock.elapsedBeats;
-			});
+		});
 		});
 		{timeString.string_(curdisp)}.defer;
-		}
+	}
 
 	stop {
 		starttime = cursecs;
@@ -65,28 +65,40 @@ ClockFace {
 		clock.clear;
 		CmdPeriod.remove(remFun);
 		clock.stop;
-		}
+	}
 
 	tempo_ {arg newBPS = 1;
 		tempo = newBPS;
 		isPlaying.if({clock.tempo_(tempo)});
-		}
+	}
 
 	mod_ {arg newMod = 0;
 		(newMod == 0).if({
 			mod = nil;
-			}, {
+		}, {
 			mod = newMod;
-			})
-		}
+		})
+	}
+
+	window { // for backwards compatibility
+		^view
+	}
+
+	asView {
+		^view
+	}
 
 	digitalGUI {
-		window = GUI.window.new("Digital Clock", Rect(10, 250, 450, 110)).front;
-		timeString = GUI.staticText.new(window, Rect(0, 0, 430, 100))
-			.string_(cursecs.asTimeString)
-			.font_(Font("Arial", 40));
-		window.onClose_({this.stop});
-		}
+		//window = GUI.window.new("Digital Clock", Rect(10, 250, 450, 110)).front;
+		view.isNil.if ({
+			view = GUI.window.new("Digital Clock", Rect(10, 250, 450, 110)).front;
+		});
+
+		timeString = GUI.staticText.new(view, Rect(0, 0, 430, 100))
+		.string_(cursecs.asTimeString)
+		.font_(Font("Arial", 40));
+		view.onClose_({"stop".debug(this); this.stop});
+	}
 
 }
 
diff --git a/HelpSource/Classes/ClockFace.schelp b/HelpSource/Classes/ClockFace.schelp
index fb83aed..545bd13 100644
--- a/HelpSource/Classes/ClockFace.schelp
+++ b/HelpSource/Classes/ClockFace.schelp
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ increment amount
 ARGUMENT:: alwaysOnTop
 Should the window always be on top
 
+ARGUMENT:: view
+An optional View object to hold the clock. If none is provided, a new Window will open.
+
 
 INSTANCEMETHODS::