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	<META NAME="Author" CONTENT="Michael Sweet">
	<META NAME="Copyright" CONTENT="Copyright 1998-1999 by Bill Spizak and Others.">
	<META NAME="DocNumber" CONTENT="Revision 0">
	<TITLE>FLTK 1.0 Programming Manual</TITLE>
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<H1 ALIGN=RIGHT>Preface</H1>

This manual describes the Fast Light Tool Kit ("FLTK") version 1.0, a C++ Graphical User Interface ("GUI") toolkit for UNIX and Microsoft Windows.  Each of the chapters
in this manual is designed as a tutorial for using FLTK, while the appendices provide
a convenient reference for all FLTK widgets, functions, and operating system
interfaces.

<H2>Organization</H2>

This manual is organized into the following chapters and appendices:

<UL>
	<LI><A HREF="#intro">Chapter 1 - Introduction to FLTK</A>
	<LI><A HREF="#basics">Chapter 2 - FLTK Basics</A>
	<LI><A HREF="#common">Chapter 3 - Common Widgets and Attributes</A>
	<LI><A HREF="#editor">Chapter 4 - Designing a Simple Text Editor</A>
	<LI><A HREF="#drawing">Chapter 5 - Drawing Things in FLTK</A>
	<LI><A HREF="#events">Chapter 6 - Handling Events</A>
	<LI><A HREF="#subclassing">Chapter 7 - Extending and Adding Widgets</A>
	<LI><A HREF="#fluid">Chapter 8 - Programming With FLUID</A>
	<LI><A HREF="#opengl">Chapter 9 - Using OpenGL</A>
	<LI><A HREF="#widgets">Appendix A - Widget Reference</A>
	<LI><A HREF="#functions">Appendix B - Function Reference</A>
	<LI><A HREF="#enumerations">Appendix C - Enumeration Reference</A>
	<LI><A HREF="#glut">Appendix D - GLUT Compatibility</A>
	<LI><A HREF="#forms">Appendix E - Forms Compatibility</A>
	<LI><A HREF="#license">Appendix F - Operating System Issues</A>
	<LI><A HREF="#license">Appendix G - Software License</A>
</UL>

<H2>Conventions</H2>

The following typeface conventions are used in this manual:

<UL>

	<LI>Function and constant names are shown in <B><TT>bold courier type</TT></B>

	<LI>Code samples and commands are shown in <TT>regular courier type</TT>

</UL>

<H2>Abbreviations</H2>

The following abbreviations are used in this manual:

<DL>
	<DT>X11</DT>
	<DD>The X Window System version 11.</DD>

	<DT>Xlib</DT>
	<DD>The X Window System interface library.</DD>

	<DT>WIN32</DT>
	<DD>The Microsoft Windows 32-bit Application Programmer's Interface.</DD>
</DL>

<H2>Copyrights and Trademarks</H2>

FLTK is Copyright 1998-1999 by Bill Spitzak and others.  Use and distribution of FLTK is
governed by the GNU Library General Public License, located in
<A HREF=#license>Appendix D</A>.

<P>UNIX is a registered trademark of the X Open Group, Inc.  Microsoft and Windows are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. OpenGL is a registered trademark
of Silicon Graphics, Inc.

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