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authorManoloFLTK <41016272+ManoloFLTK@users.noreply.github.com>2023-12-12 10:08:08 +0100
committerManoloFLTK <41016272+ManoloFLTK@users.noreply.github.com>2023-12-12 10:08:08 +0100
commitf38d1cf42490a1719a96528143e863b3a4b9f999 (patch)
treeb75c7081226b65912b85de7c6f51ed5ec57f1113 /documentation/src/basics.dox
parent5ef962781fb04f63c6e327ce395d81457838cd61 (diff)
Documentation: fix outdated statements of quantities being expressed in pixels
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@@ -95,14 +95,17 @@ Fl_Widget(x, y, width, height, label)
The \p x and \p y parameters determine where the
widget or window is placed on the screen. In FLTK the top left
corner of the window or screen is the origin
-(i.e. <tt>x = 0, y = 0</tt>)
-and the units are in pixels.
+(i.e. <tt>x = 0, y = 0</tt>).
The \p width and \p height parameters determine
-the size of the widget or window in pixels. The maximum widget
+the size of the widget or window. The maximum widget
size is typically governed by the underlying window system or
hardware.
+\ref drawing_DrawingUnit describes the unit FLTK employs for
+<tt>x, y, width</tt>, and \c height, and more generally, for
+all graphical quantities.
+
\p label is a pointer to a character string to label
the widget with or \p NULL. If not specified the label
defaults to \p NULL. The label string must be in static
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ The \p labelfont() method sets the typeface and style
that is used for the label, which for this example we are using
\p FL_BOLD and \p FL_ITALIC.
-The \p labelsize() method sets the height of the font in pixels.
+The \p labelsize() method sets the height of the font in FLTK units.
The \p labeltype()
method sets the type of label. FLTK supports normal, embossed,