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| author | Matthias Melcher <fltk@matthiasm.com> | 2001-12-12 07:50:37 +0000 |
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| committer | Matthias Melcher <fltk@matthiasm.com> | 2001-12-12 07:50:37 +0000 |
| commit | 0ee1fb7b1b99bae2930c612fb2ac753c5ce9b468 (patch) | |
| tree | 2dc3445067bc7ac3392ccada751b6accabd70df2 /documentation/osissues.html | |
| parent | 96d499704a4ce48eb914054ccb2334fb5aaf8ccb (diff) | |
Added Carbon event handling for Mac OS X gaining support for the
Mose Wheel, Key Modifiers, etc. .
Added some documentation (please check: English is not my native
language)
Changed line pattern to look a little nicer.
git-svn-id: file:///fltk/svn/fltk/branches/branch-1.1@1835 ea41ed52-d2ee-0310-a9c1-e6b18d33e121
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diff --git a/documentation/osissues.html b/documentation/osissues.html index c52c1d615..f67016058 100644 --- a/documentation/osissues.html +++ b/documentation/osissues.html @@ -373,4 +373,36 @@ feature, not a bug. </P> <P><TT>SetCapture</TT> (used by <TT>Fl::grab()</TT>) doesn't work, and the main window title bar turns gray while menus are popped up. </P> <P>FLUID does not support BMP files yet. </P> + +<H2>MacOS-specific interface</h2> +FLTK supports MacOS 8.6, MacOS 9 and Mac OS X using the Apple Carbon library. +When compiled with MPW or MetroWerks' CodeWarrior, application binaries in CFM format will +run on all the above systems without changes. +OS X's 'gcc' however creates Mach-O binaries which are not supported by +MacOS 9 and earlier. +<br> +<PRE>#include <FL/x.H></PRE> +The <tt><FL/x.H></tt> header file defines the interface to FLTK's MacOS-specific +functions. Be warned that some of the structures and calls in it are +subject to change in future version of FLTK. Try to avoid doing this +so your code is portable. +<H4>WindowRef fl_xid(const Fl_Window *)</h4> +Returns the window reference for an <tt>Fl_Window</tt>, or NULL if not shown. +<h4>Fl_Window *fl_find(WindowRef xid)</h4> +Return the <tt>Fl_Window</tt> that corresponds to the give window hande, or NULL if not found. FLTK Windows that are children of top-level windows share the WindowRef +with the top-level window. +<h3>Drawing Things Using QuickDraw</h3> +When the virtual function <tt>Fl_Widget::draw()</tt> is called, FLTK has prepared +the Window and CGrafPort for drawing. Clipping and offsets are prepared to allow +correct subwindow drawing. +<br><br> +OS X doublebuffers all windows automatically. On OS X <tt>Fl_Window</tt> and +<tt>Fl_Double_Window</tt> are handled internally in the same way. +<h3>Mac File System Specifics</h3> +<h4>Resource Forks</h4> +FLTK does not access the resource fork of an application. However, a minimal +resource fork must be created for OS 8 and OS X applications. +<h4>Mac File Paths</h4> +FLTK uses Unix-style filenames and paths. + </BODY></HTML> |