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-/**
-
- \page forms E - Forms Compatibility
-
-This appendix describes the Forms compatibility included with FLTK.
-
-\section forms_importing Importing Forms Layout Files
-
-<A href=fluid.html#FLUID>FLUID</A> can read the .fd files put out by
-all versions of Forms and XForms fdesign. However, it will mangle them
-a bit, but it prints a warning message about anything it does not
-understand. FLUID cannot write fdesign files, so you should save to a
-new name so you don't write over the old one.
-
-You will need to edit your main code considerably to get it to link
-with the output from FLUID. If you are not interested in this you may
-have more immediate luck with the forms compatibility header, <tt>
-<FL/forms.H></tt>.
-
-\section forms_using Using the Compatibility Header File
-
-You should be able to compile existing Forms or XForms source code by
-changing the include directory switch to your compiler so that the <tt>
-forms.h</tt> file supplied with FLTK is included. Take a look at <tt>
-forms.h</tt> to see how it works, but the basic trick is lots of inline
-functions. Most of the XForms demo programs work without changes.
-
-You will also have to compile your Forms or XForms program using a
-C++ compiler. The FLTK library does not provide C bindings or header
-files.
-
-Although FLTK was designed to be compatible with the GL Forms
-library (version 0.3 or so), XForms has bloated severely and it's
-interface is X-specific. Therefore, XForms compatibility is no longer
-a goal of FLTK. Compatibility was limited to things that were free, or
-that would add code that would not be linked in if the feature is
-unused, or that was not X-specific.
-
-To use any new features of FLTK, you should rewrite your code to not
-use the inline functions and instead use "pure" FLTK. This will make
-it a lot cleaner and make it easier to figure out how to call the FLTK
-functions. Unfortunately this conversion is harder than expected and
-even Digital Domain's inhouse code still uses <tt>forms.H</tt> a lot.
-
-\section forms_problems Problems You Will Encounter
-
-Many parts of XForms use X-specific structures like <tt>XEvent</tt>
-in their interface. I did not emulate these! Unfortunately these
-features (such as the "canvas" widget) are needed by most large
-programs. You will need to rewrite these to use FLTK subclasses.
-
-<A href=Fl_Free.html#Fl_Free><tt>Fl_Free</tt></A> widgets emulate
-the <I>old</I> Forms "free" widget. It may be useful for porting
-programs that change the <tt>handle()</tt> function on widgets, but you
-will still need to rewrite things.
-
-<A href=Fl_Timer.html#Fl_Timer><tt>Fl_Timer</tt></A> widgets are
-provided to emulate the XForms timer. These work, but are quite
-inefficient and inaccurate compared to using <A href="Fl.html#Fl.add_timeout">
-<tt>Fl::add_timeout()</tt></A>.
-
-<I>All instance variables are hidden.</I> If you directly refer to
-the x, y, w, h, label, or other fields of your Forms widgets you will
-have to add empty parenthesis after each reference. The easiest way to
-do this is to globally replace "->x" with "->x()", etc. Replace
-"boxtype" with "box()".
-
-<tt>const char *</tt> arguments to most FLTK methods are simply
-stored, while Forms would <tt>strdup()</tt> the passed string. This is
-most noticable with the label of widgets. Your program must always
-pass static data such as a string constant or malloc'd buffer to <tt>
-label()</tt>. If you are using labels to display program output you
-may want to try the <A href=Fl_Output.html#Fl_Output><tt>Fl_Output</tt></A>
-widget.
-
-The default fonts and sizes are matched to the older GL version of
-Forms, so all labels will draw somewhat larger than an XForms program
-does.
-
-fdesign outputs a setting of a "fdui" instance variable to the main
-window. I did not emulate this because I wanted all instance variables
-to be hidden. You can store the same information in the <tt>user_data()</tt>
- field of a window. To do this, search through the fdesign output for
-all occurances of "->fdui" and edit to use "->user_data()" instead.
-This will require casts and is not trivial.
-
-The prototype for the functions passed to <tt>fl_add_timeout()</tt>
-and <tt>fl_set_idle_callback()</tt> callback are different.
-
-<B>All the following XForms calls are missing:</B>
-
-\li <tt>FL_REVISION</tt>, <tt>fl_library_version()</tt>
-\li <tt>FL_RETURN_DBLCLICK</tt> (use <tt>Fl::event_clicks()</tt>)
-\li <tt>fl_add_signal_callback()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_set_form_atactivate()</tt> <tt>fl_set_form_atdeactivate()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_set_form_property()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_set_app_mainform()</tt>, <tt>fl_get_app_mainform()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_set_form_minsize()</tt>, <tt>fl_set_form_maxsize()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_set_form_event_cmask()</tt>, <tt>fl_get_form_event_cmask()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_set_form_dblbuffer()</tt>, <tt>fl_set_object_dblbuffer()</tt>
- (use an <tt>Fl_Double_Window</tt> instead)
-\li <tt>fl_adjust_form_size()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_register_raw_callback()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_set_object_bw()</tt>, <tt>fl_set_border_width()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_set_object_resize()</tt>, <tt>fl_set_object_gravity()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_set_object_shortcutkey()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_set_object_automatic()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_get_object_bbox()</tt> (maybe FLTK should do this)
-\li <tt>fl_set_object_prehandler()</tt>, <tt>fl_set_object_posthandler()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_enumerate_fonts()</tt>
-\li Most drawing functions
-\li <tt>fl_set_coordunit()</tt> (FLTK uses pixels all the time)
-\li <tt>fl_ringbell()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_gettime()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_win*()</tt> (all these functions)
-\li <tt>fl_initialize(argc,argv,x,y,z)</tt> ignores last 3 arguments
-\li <tt>fl_read_bitmapfile()</tt>, <tt>fl_read_pixmapfile()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_addto_browser_chars()</tt>
-\li <tt>FL_MENU_BUTTON</tt> just draws normally
-\li <tt>fl_set_bitmapbutton_file()</tt>, <tt>fl_set_pixmapbutton_file()</tt>
-\li <tt>FL_CANVAS</tt> objects
-\li <tt>FL_DIGITAL_CLOCK</tt> (comes out analog)
-\li <tt>fl_create_bitmap_cursor()</tt>, <tt>fl_set_cursor_color()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_set_dial_angles()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_show_oneliner()</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_set_choice_shortcut(a,b,c) </tt>
-\li command log
-\li Only some of file selector is emulated
-\li <tt>FL_DATE_INPUT</tt>
-\li <tt>fl_pup*()</tt> (all these functions)
-\li textbox object (should be easy but I had no sample programs)
-\li xyplot object
-
-\section forms_notes Additional Notes
-
-These notes were written for porting programs written with the older
-IRISGL version of Forms. Most of these problems are the same ones
-encountered when going from old Forms to XForms:
-
-\par Does Not Run In Background
-
-The IRISGL library always forked when you created the first window,
-unless "foreground()" was called. FLTK acts like "foreground()" is
-called all the time. If you really want the fork behavior do "if
-(fork()) exit(0)" right at the start of your program.
-
-\par You Cannot Use IRISGL Windows or fl_queue
-
-If a Forms (not XForms) program if you wanted your own window for
-displaying things you would create a IRISGL window and draw in it,
-periodically calling Forms to check if the user hit buttons on the
-panels. If the user did things to the IRISGL window, you would find
-this out by having the value FL_EVENT returned from the call to Forms.
-
-None of this works with FLTK. Nor will it compile, the necessary
-calls are not in the interface.
-
-You have to make a subclass of <A href=Fl_Gl_Window.html#Fl_Gl_Window>
-<tt>Fl_Gl_Window</tt></A> and write a <tt>draw()</tt> method and <tt>
-handle()</tt> method. This may require anywhere from a trivial to a
-major rewrite.
-
-If you draw into the overlay planes you will have to also write a <tt>
-draw_overlay()</tt> method and call <tt>redraw_overlay()</tt> on the
-OpenGL window.
-
-One easy way to hack your program so it works is to make the <tt>
-draw()</tt> and <tt>handle()</tt> methods on your window set some
-static variables, storing what event happened. Then in the main loop
-of your program, call <tt>Fl::wait()</tt> and then check these
-variables, acting on them as though they are events read from <tt>
-fl_queue</tt>.
-
-\par You Must Use OpenGL to Draw Everything
-
-The file <tt><FL/gl.h></tt> defines replacements for a lot of IRISGL
-calls, translating them to OpenGL. There are much better translators
-available that you might want to investigate.
-
-\par You Cannot Make Forms Subclasses
-
-Programs that call <tt>fl_make_object</tt> or directly setting the
-handle routine will not compile. You have to rewrite them to use a
-subclass of <tt>Fl_Widget</tt>. It is important to note that the <tt>
-handle()</tt> method is not exactly the same as the <tt>handle()</tt>
-function of Forms. Where a Forms <tt>handle()</tt> returned non-zero,
-your <tt>handle()</tt> must call <tt>do_callback()</tt>. And your <tt>
-handle()</tt> must return non-zero if it "understood" the event.
-
-An attempt has been made to emulate the "free" widget. This appears
-to work quite well. It may be quicker to modify your subclass into a
-"free" widget, since the "handle" functions match.
-
-If your subclass draws into the overlay you are in trouble and will
-have to rewrite things a lot.
-
-\par You Cannot Use <device.h>
-
-If you have written your own "free" widgets you will probably get a
-lot of errors about "getvaluator". You should substitute:
-
-<CENTER>
-<TABLE border=1 WIDTH=90% summary="Mapping of Forms valuators to FLTK.">
-<TR><TH align=center>Forms</TH><TH align=center>FLTK</TH></TR>
-<TR><TD>MOUSE_X</TD><TD>Fl::event_x_root()</TD></TR>
-<TR><TD>MOUSE_Y</TD><TD>Fl::event_y_root()</TD></TR>
-<TR><TD>LEFTSHIFTKEY,RIGHTSHIFTKEY</TD><TD>Fl::event_shift()</TD></TR>
-<TR><TD>CAPSLOCKKEY</TD><TD>Fl::event_capslock()</TD></TR>
-<TR><TD>LEFTCTRLKEY,RIGHTCTRLKEY</TD><TD>Fl::event_ctrl()</TD></TR>
-<TR><TD>LEFTALTKEY,RIGHTALTKEY</TD><TD>Fl::event_alt()</TD></TR>
-<TR><TD>MOUSE1,RIGHTMOUSE</TD><TD>Fl::event_state()</TD></TR>
-<TR><TD>MOUSE2,MIDDLEMOUSE</TD><TD>Fl::event_state()</TD></TR>
-<TR><TD>MOUSE3,LEFTMOUSE</TD><TD>Fl::event_state()</TD></TR>
-</TABLE>
-</CENTER>
-
-Anything else in <tt>getvaluator</tt> and you are on your own...
-
-\par Font Numbers Are Different
-
-The "style" numbers have been changed because I wanted to insert
-bold-italic versions of the normal fonts. If you use Times, Courier,
-or Bookman to display any text you will get a different font out of
-FLTK. If you are really desperate to fix this use the following code:
-
-\code
-fl_font_name(3,"*courier-medium-r-no*");
-fl_font_name(4,"*courier-bold-r-no*");
-fl_font_name(5,"*courier-medium-o-no*");
-fl_font_name(6,"*times-medium-r-no*");
-fl_font_name(7,"*times-bold-r-no*");
-fl_font_name(8,"*times-medium-i-no*");
-fl_font_name(9,"*bookman-light-r-no*");
-fl_font_name(10,"*bookman-demi-r-no*");
-fl_font_name(11,"*bookman-light-i-no*");
-\endcode
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