Remove more usages of getView, document getElement API

src/atom-environment.coffee

@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class AtomEnvironment extends Model
           @workspace.openTextFile(@getUserInitScriptPath())
 
   registerDefaultTargetForKeymaps: ->
-    @keymaps.defaultTarget = @views.getView(@workspace)
+    @keymaps.defaultTarget = @workspace.getElement()
 
   observeAutoHideMenuBar: ->
     @disposables.add @config.onDidChange 'core.autoHideMenuBar', ({newValue}) =>
@@ -655,8 +655,7 @@ class AtomEnvironment extends Model
   storeWindowBackground: ->
     return if @inSpecMode()
 
-    workspaceElement = @views.getView(@workspace)
-    backgroundColor = @window.getComputedStyle(workspaceElement)['background-color']
+    backgroundColor = @window.getComputedStyle(@workspace.getElement())['background-color']
     @window.localStorage.setItem('atom:window-background-color', backgroundColor)
 
   # Call this method when establishing a real application window.
@@ -700,7 +699,7 @@ class AtomEnvironment extends Model
         if process.platform is 'darwin' and @config.get('core.titleBar') is 'hidden'
           @document.body.classList.add('hidden-title-bar')
 
-        @document.body.appendChild(@views.getView(@workspace))
+        @document.body.appendChild(@workspace.getElement())
         @backgroundStylesheet?.remove()
 
         @watchProjectPaths()
@@ -1018,8 +1017,8 @@ class AtomEnvironment extends Model
   dispatchApplicationMenuCommand: (command, arg) ->
     activeElement = @document.activeElement
     # Use the workspace element if body has focus
-    if activeElement is @document.body and workspaceElement = @views.getView(@workspace)
-      activeElement = workspaceElement
+    if activeElement is @document.body
+      activeElement = @workspace.getElement()
     @commands.dispatch(activeElement, command, arg)
 
   dispatchContextMenuCommand: (command, args...) ->

src/pane-container-element.coffee

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class PaneContainerElement extends HTMLElement
       y = pointB.y - pointA.y
       Math.sqrt(Math.pow(x, 2) + Math.pow(y, 2))
 
-    paneView = @views.getView(@model.getActivePane())
+    paneView = @model.getActivePane().getElement()
     box = @boundingBoxForPaneView(paneView)
 
     paneViews = _.toArray(@querySelectorAll('atom-pane'))

src/view-registry.coffee

@@ -23,28 +23,6 @@ AnyConstructor = Symbol('any-constructor')
 # an ideal tool for implementing views in Atom.
 #
 # You can access the `ViewRegistry` object via `atom.views`.
-#
-# ## Examples
-#
-# ### Getting the workspace element
-#
-# ```coffee
-# workspaceElement = atom.views.getView(atom.workspace)
-# ```
-#
-# ### Getting An Editor Element
-#
-# ```coffee
-# textEditor = atom.workspace.getActiveTextEditor()
-# textEditorElement = atom.views.getView(textEditor)
-# ```
-#
-# ### Getting A Pane Element
-#
-# ```coffee
-# pane = atom.workspace.getActivePane()
-# paneElement = pane.getElement()
-# ```
 module.exports =
 class ViewRegistry
   animationFrameRequest: null
@@ -120,42 +98,19 @@ class ViewRegistry
   # layer, but view layer access may be necessary if you want to perform DOM
   # manipulation that isn't supported via the model API.
   #
-  # ## Examples
-  #
-  # ### Getting An Editor Element
-  #
-  # ```coffee
-  # textEditor = atom.workspace.getActiveTextEditor()
-  # textEditorElement = atom.views.getView(textEditor)
-  # ```
-  #
-  # ### Getting A Pane Element
-  #
-  # ```coffee
-  # pane = atom.workspace.getActivePane()
-  # paneElement = pane.getElement()
-  # ```
-  #
-  # ### Getting The Workspace Element
-  #
-  # ```coffee
-  # workspaceElement = atom.views.getView(atom.workspace)
-  # ```
-  #
-  # * `object` The object for which you want to retrieve a view. This can be a
-  #   pane item, a pane, or the workspace itself.
-  #
   # ## View Resolution Algorithm
   #
   # The view associated with the object is resolved using the following
   # sequence
   #
   #  1. Is the object an instance of `HTMLElement`? If true, return the object.
-  #  2. Does the object have a property named `element` with a value which is
+  #  2. Does the object have a method named `getElement` that returns an
+  #     instance of `HTMLElement`? If true, return that value.
+  #  3. Does the object have a property named `element` with a value which is
   #     an instance of `HTMLElement`? If true, return the property value.
-  #  3. Is the object a jQuery object, indicated by the presence of a `jquery`
+  #  4. Is the object a jQuery object, indicated by the presence of a `jquery`
   #     property? If true, return the root DOM element (i.e. `object[0]`).
-  #  4. Has a view provider been registered for the object? If true, use the
+  #  5. Has a view provider been registered for the object? If true, use the
   #     provider to create a view associated with the object, and return the
   #     view.
   #