Window *w;
+	WindowEvent e;
+
+	e.we.place.select_method = method;
+	e.we.place.select_proc   = process;
+
+
+	/* stop drawing mode if the window has been closed */
+	w = FindWindowById(_thd.window_class, _thd.window_number);
+	if (w == NULL) {
+		ResetObjectToPlace();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	e.event = WE_CLICKDRAW;
+	e.we.place.pt = GetTileBelowCursor();
+
+	e.we.place.tile = TileVirtXY(_thd.selend.x, _thd.selend.y);
+	e.we.place.starttile = TileVirtXY(_thd.selstart.x, _thd.selstart.y);
+	w->wndproc(w, &e);