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This chapter groups the datatypes and functions according to their purpose.
You can use this chapter to determine what you need
to perform a task.
The first two letters of a datatype's or function's name identify the chapter
in which it's described, as follows:
This chapter includes the following categories:
- PgAlphaOff*()
- Turn alpha blending operations off
- PgAlphaOn*()
- Turn alpha blending operations on
- PgSetAlpha*()
- Set the parameters for alpha blending in detail
- PgSetAlphaBlend*()
- Set the parameters for alpha blending simply
- PtAppAddWorkProc()
- Add a WorkProc (background) function
- PtAppRemoveWorkProc()
- Remove a WorkProc processing function
- PtWorkProcF_t, PtWorkProc_t
- Type for defining a work procedure function
- PgDrawBitmap*()
- Draw a bitmap
- PgDrawImage*()
- Draw an image
- PgDrawPhImage*()
- Draw an image that's contained in a PhImage_t structure
- PgDrawPhImageRect*()
- Draw part of an image that's contained in a PhImage_t structure
- PgDrawTImage*()
- Draw an image with a transparency mask
- PgDrawRepBitmap*()
- Draw a bitmap several times
- PgDrawRepImage*()
- Draw an image several times
- PgDrawRepPhImage*()
- Repeatedly draw an image stored in a PhImage_t structure
- PgReadScreen()
- Read an image from the screen
- PgReadScreenSize()
- Determine the memory requirements for reading an image from the screen
- PhCreateImage()
- Create a new PhImage_t structure
- PhImage_t
- Data and characteristics of an image
- PhMakeGhostBitmap()
- Create a ghost bitmap for an image
- PhMakeTransBitmap()
- Create a transparency mask for an image
- PhMakeTransparent()
- Make a given color transparent in an image, using chroma if possible
- PhReleaseImage()
- Release allocated members of an image structure
- PiConvertImage()
- Convert an image from one type to another
- PiCropImage()
- Crop an image to the specified boundary
- PiDuplicateImage()
- Duplicate an image
- PiFlipImage()
- Flip all or part of an image
- PiGetPixel()
- Retrieve the value of a pixel within an image
- PiGetPixelFromData()
- Retrieve a value from a run of pixels
- PiGetPixelRGB()
- Retrieve the RGB value of a pixel within an image
- PiInitImage()
- Initialize a new image
- PiResizeImage()
- Resize an image
- PiSetPixel()
- Alter the value of a pixel within an image
- PiSetPixelInData()
- Set the value of a pixel in a run of pixels
- PtCRC()
- Calculate a CRC for a block of data
- PtCRCValue()
- Calculate a running CRC checksum
- PxGetImageExtensions()
- Get a list of supported image file extensions
- PxLoadImage()
- Read or query a graphic file
- PhBlit()
- Blit an area within a region
- PhMultiBlit()
- Blit a multi-rectangular area within a region
- PgBlit()
- Blit an area within the region set for the current draw context
- PgBlitCx()
- Blit an area within the region set for a specified draw context
- PgMultiBlit()
- Blit a multi-rectangular area within the region set for the current draw context
- PgMultiBlitCx()
- Blit a multi-rectangular area within the region set for a specified draw context
- PtBlit()
- Blit an area within a widget
- PtClippedBlit()
- Blit areas within a widget, with clipping
- PtFepCmd()
- Control a Front-End Processor (FEP) from an application
- PxTerminalBuildCharsets()
- Create character set tables based on translation tables
- PxTerminalLoadCharsets()
- Load character-set information from a file
- PxTerminalSaveCharsets()
- Save character-set information in a file
- PxTranslateFromUTF()
- Translate characters from Unicode UTF-8
- PxTranslateList()
- Create a list of all supported character translations
- PxTranslateSet()
- Install a new character set translation
- PxTranslateStateFromUTF()
- Translate characters from UTF-8, using an internal state buffer
- PxTranslateStateToUTF()
- Translate characters to UTF-8, using an internal state buffer
- PxTranslateToUTF()
- Translate characters to UTF-8
- PxTranslateUnknown()
- Control how unknown encodings are handled
- PgChromaOff*()
- Turn chroma key operations off
- PgChromaOn*()
- Turn chroma operations on
- PgSetChroma()
- Set the chroma color and operation
- PhClipboardRead()
- Read data from the clipboard
- PhClipboardWrite()
- Copy data to the clipboard
- PhClipboardCopyString()
- Copy string-only data to the clipboard
- PhClipboardPasteString()
- Paste string-only data from the clipboard
- PhClipboardHdr
- Clipboard header structure
- PgSetClipping*()
- Limit the extent of drawing
- PgSetMultiClip*()
- Set a list of rectangles to clip drawing
- PgSetUserClip*()
- Restrict subsequent draws
- PgSetUserClipAbsolute*()
- Restrict subsequent draws
- PtWidgetVisibleExtent()
- Calculate the visible portion of a widget
- PgAlphaValue()
- Extract the alpha component from a color value
- PgARGB()
- Convert alpha, red, green, and blue values to composite color format
- PgBackgroundShadings()
- Calculate top and bottom shading colors
- PgBlueValue()
- Extract the blue component from a color value
- PgCMY()
- Convert cyan, magenta, and yellow values to composite color format
- PgColor_t
- Composite color value
- PgColorHSV_t
- Hue-Saturation-Value color value
- PgColorMatch()
- Query for best color matches
- PgGetColorModel*()
- Get the current color model
- PgGetPalette()
- Query for current color palette
- PgGray()
- Generate the RGB value for a shade of gray
- PgGrayValue()
- Extract color brightness
- PgGreenValue()
- Extract the green component from a color value
- PgHSV()
- Convert hue, saturation, and value to composite color format
- PgHSV2RGB()
- Convert HSV colors to RGB
- PgRedValue()
- Extract the red component from a color
- PgRGB()
- Convert red, green, and blue values to composite color format
- PgRGB2HSV()
- Convert RGB colors to HSV
- PgSetColorModel*()
- Set the current color model
- PxConfigClose*()
- Close a configuration file
- PxConfigDeleteEntry*()
- Delete an entry from a configuration file
- PxConfigDeleteSection*()
- Delete a section from a configuration file
- PxConfigFirstSection*()
- Seek the beginning of the first section of a configuration file
- PxConfigForceEmptySection*()
- Create an empty section in a configuration file
- PxConfigNextEntry*()
- Get the next entry in the current section
- PxConfigNextSection*()
- Seek the beginning of the next section of a configuration file
- PxConfigNextString*()
- Get the next entry in the current section
- PxConfigOpen*()
- Open a configuration file
- PxConfigReadBool*()
- Read a Boolean value from a configuration file
- PxConfigReadChar*()
- Read a character parameter from a configuration file
- PxConfigReadDouble*()
- Read a double-precision float parameter from a configuration file
- PxConfigReadInt*()
- Read an integer parameter from a configuration file
- PxConfigReadLLong*()
- Read a long long integer parameter from a configuration file
- PxConfigReadLong*()
- Read a long integer parameter from a configuration file
- PxConfigReadShort*()
- Read a short integer parameter from a configuration file
- PxConfigReadString*()
- Read a string parameter from a configuration file
- PxConfigSection*()
- Seek the start of a given section in a configuration file
- PxConfigWriteBool*()
- Write a Boolean parameter in a configuration file
- PxConfigWriteChar*()
- Write a character parameter in a configuration file
- PxConfigWriteDouble*()
- Write a double-precision float parameter in a configuration file
- PxConfigWriteInt*()
- Write an integer parameter in a configuration file
- PxConfigWriteLLong*()
- Write a long long integer parameter in a configuration file
- PxConfigWriteLong*()
- Write a long integer parameter in a configuration file
- PxConfigWriteShort*()
- Write a short integer parameter in a configuration file
- PxConfigWriteString*()
- Write a string parameter in a configuration file
- PtConnectionAddEventHandlers()
- Add a set of server event handlers to a client connection object
- PtConnectionAddMsgHandlers()
- Add a set of message handlers to a server connection object
- PtConnectionClientDestroy()
- Destroy a client connection object
- PtConnectionClientGetUserData()
- Get the client's user data pointer from a connection object
- PtConnectionClientSetError()
- Set the error-handler function for the client-side of a connection
- PtConnectionClientSetUserData()
- Set the client's user data pointer in a connection object
- PtConnectionFindId()
- Find the connector with a given ID
- PtConnectionFindName()
- Find the connector with a given name
- PtConnectionFlush()
- Send all pending notifications to the client
- PtConnectionNotify()
- Send a notification event to the client
- PtConnectionReply(), PtConnectionReplymx()
- Reply to a message from a client
- PtConnectionResizeEventBuffer()
- Resize the buffer used to store notifications
- PtConnectionSend(), PtConnectionSendmx()
- Send a message to a server
- PtConnectionServerDestroy()
- Destroy a server connection object
- PtConnectionServerGetUserData()
- Get the server's user data pointer from a connection object
- PtConnectionServerSetError()
- Set the error-handler function for the server-side of a connection
- PtConnectionServerSetUserData()
- Set the server's user data pointer in a connection object
- PtConnectionTmpName()
- Create a temporary name for a server
- PtConnectionWaitForName()
- Try to connect to the server with a given name
- PtConnectorCreate()
- Create a connector
- PtConnectorDestroy()
- Destroy a connector
- PtConnectorGetId()
- Get the ID of a connector
- PgClearTranslation*()
- Restore the current translation to the default
- PgSetTranslation*()
- Translate draw commands horizontally and vertically
- PhDeTranslateRect()
- Detranslate a rectangle (subtract offset)
- PhTranslateRect()
- Translate a rectangle (add offset)
- PhCursorDef_t
- Bitmap for the cursor
- PhMoveCursorAbs()
- Move the cursor to an absolute position
- PhMoveCursorRel()
- Move the cursor to a relative position
- PhQueryCursor()
- Collect cursor information
- PtAddData()
- Add data to the provided data chain
- PtFindData()
- Find the first data block of a given type and subtype
- PtFindNextData()
- Find the next data block of a given type and subtype
- PtRemoveData()
- Remove a link from a data chain
- PtUnlinkData()
- Remove the provided data link from the data chain
- PdCreateDirectContext()
- Create a direct-mode context
- PdDirectStart()
- Enter direct mode
- PdDirectStop()
- Leave direct mode
- PdReleaseDirectContext()
- Leave direct mode and release the direct-mode context
- PgWaitVSync*()
- Wait for vertical synchronization
- PhAllocPackType()
- Allocate a buffer and pack transport data into it
- PhCreateTransportCtrl()
- Allocate a PhTransportCtrl_t structure
- PhFindTransportType()
- Find a transport type in the transport registry
- PhFreeTransportType()
- Free data associated with a transport registry entry
- PhGetAllTransportHdrs()
- Extract all the headers from a buffer of packed transport data
- PhGetNextInlineData()
- Get the data for the next entry in a linked list of transport data
- PhGetNextTransportHdr()
- Get the next header from a buffer of packed transport data
- PhGetTransportHdr()
- Extract the header from a buffer of packed transport data
- PhGetTransportVectors()
- Build an I/O vector of data to be transported
- PhLinkTransportData()
- Add transport data to a linked list
- PhLocateTransHdr()
- Look for specific data in a linked list of transport headers
- PhMallocUnpack()
- Unpack transport data, using a custom memory-allocation function
- PhPackEntry()
- Pack transport data, given a transport registry entry
- PhPackType()
- Pack transport data, given the type of data
- PhRegisterTransportType()
- Add a new transport type to the transport registry
- PhReleaseTransportCtrl()
- Free a PhTransportCtrl_t structure
- PhReleaseTransportHdrs()
- Free a linked list of headers for packed transport data
- PhTransportCtrl_t
- Control structure for the Photon transport mechanism
- PhTransportFindLink()
- Search a linked list of transport data for some specific data
- PhTransportLink_t
- Entry in a linked list of transport data
- PhTransportRegEntry_t
- Data structure that describes data to be transported
- PhTransportType()
- Pack data into a PhTransportCtrl_t structure
- PhUnlinkTransportHdr()
- Remove an entry from a linked list of transport headers
- PhUnpack()
- Unpack transport data
- PtAddResponseType()
- Add data to the response chain
- PtCancelDnd()
- Cancel a drag-and-drop operation
- PtCreateTransportCtrl()
- Create a transport control structure for use with drag and drop
- PtDndFetch_t
- Structure that defines data types a widget accepts from a drag-and-drop event
- PtDndSelect()
- Select drag-and-drop data
- PtGetDndFetchIndex()
- Select drag-and-drop data
- PtInitDnd()
- Search for an entry in the data_array for an incoming drag and drop event
- PtReleaseTransportCtrl()
- Release a transport control structure used with drag and drop
- PtTransportCtrl_t
- Transport-control structure used in a drag-and-drop operation
- PtTransportRequestable()
- Add an entry for requestable data to the drag-and-drop data
- PtTransportType()
- Pack transport data
- PhCancelDrag()
- Cancel a drag operation
- PhDragEvent_t
- Data associated with a drag event
- PhInitDrag()
- Initiate a drag operation
- PdGetDevices()
- Get region IDs for the currently available draw devices
- PdSetTargetDevice()
- Set the target device
- PhDCCreate()
- Create and initialize a new draw context
- PhDCGetCurrent()
- Get the currently active draw context
- PhDCRelease()
- Release a draw context
- PhDCSetCurrent()
- Set the currently active draw context
- PgSetDrawMode*()
- Set draw mode
- PgSetPalette*()
- Set the color palette
- PgSetPlaneMask*()
- Protect video memory from being modified
- PgDefaultAlpha()
- Reset alpha attributes to their default system values
- PgDefaultChroma()
- Reset chroma attributes to their default system values
- PgDefaultFill()
- Reset the fill attribute to its default value
- PgSetFillColor*()
- Set exact fill color
- PgSetFillDither*()
- Set specific dither pattern and colors
- PgSetFillTransPat*()
- Set draw transparency
- PgSetFillXORColor*()
- Set a color for XOR drawing
- PgDefaultStroke()
- Reset the stroke attribute to its system default
- PgSetStrokeCap*()
- Set what the ends of lines look like
- PgSetStrokeColor*()
- Set the color of subsequent outlines
- PgSetStrokeDash*()
- Set dashed lines
- PgSetStrokeDither*()
- Apply a color pattern to outlines
- PgSetStrokeFWidth*()
- Set line thickness
- PgSetStrokeJoin*()
- Set how lines are joined
- PgSetStrokeTransPat*()
- Use a masking pattern to set draw transparency on outlines
- PgSetStrokeXORColor*()
- Set the stroke color for XOR drawing
- PgSetStrokeWidth*()
- Set line thickness
- PgDefaultText()
- Reset the text attribute to its system default
- PgSetFont*()
- Set the text font
- PgSetTextColor*()
- Set text color
- PgSetTextDither*()
- Set text dither pattern
- PgSetTextTransPat*()
- Set draw transparency
- PgSetTextXORColor*()
- Set a color for XOR drawing
- PgSetUnderline*()
- Set colors for underlining text
- PhEmit()
- Emit an event
- PhEmitmx()
- Emit an event when the event-specific data isn't contiguous in memory
- PhEvent_t
- Data structure describing an event
- PhEventArm()
- Arm the currently attached Photon channel
- PhEventEmit()
- Emit an event —
PhEmit()
provides a cleaner API
- PhEventEmitmx()
- Emit an event when the event-specific data isn't contiguous in memory
—
PhEmitmx()
provides a cleaner API
- PhEventNext()
- Provide synchronous event notification
- PhEventPeek()
- Check to see if an event is pending
- PhEventRead()
- Provide asynchronous event notification
- PhEventRegion_t
- Data structure describing the emitter and collector of an event
- PhGetData()
- Get data for an event
- PhGetMsgSize()
- Get message size
- PhGetRects()
- Get an event's rectangle set
- PhInputGroup()
- Determine the input group associated with an event
- PhKeyEvent_t
- Data structure describing a key event
- PhPointerEvent_t
- Data associated with a pointer event
- PhTimerArm()
- Arm a timer event
- PhWindowEvent_t
- Data structure describing a window action
- PtAddEventHandler()
- Add a single Pt_CB_RAW entry to a widget
- PtAddEventHandlers()
- Add several Pt_CB_RAW entries to a widget
- PtAddFilterCallback()
- Add a single Pt_CB_FILTER callback to a widget
- PtAddFilterCallbacks()
- Add several Pt_CB_FILTER entries to a widget
- PtAppAddEventHandler()
- Set an event handler resource for an application.
- PtAppAddFilterCallback()
- Set a filter callback resource for an application.
- PtAppAddHotkeyHandler()
- Set a hotkey handler resource for an application.
- PtAppRemoveEventHandler()
- Remove an event hanlder from an application's callback list.
- PtAppRemoveFilterCallback()
- Remove a filter callback from an application's callback list.
- PtAppRemoveHotkeyHandler()
- Remove a hotkey handler from an application's callback list.
- PtBkgdHandlerProcess()
- Process all outstanding Photon events
- PtEventHandler()
- Determine the widgets involved in an event
- PtForwardWindowEvent()
- Forward a window event to the window with a given region ID
- PtMainLoop()
- Implement an application main loop
- PtProcessEvent()
- Standard Photon event-handling function
- PtQuitMainLoop()
- Cause PtMainLoop() in the calling thread to return
- PtRemoveEventHandler()
- Remove a single Pt_CB_RAW entry from a widget
- PtRemoveEventHandlers()
- Remove several Pt_CB_RAW entries from a widget
- PtRemoveFilterCallback()
- Remove a single Pt_CB_FILTER entry from a widget
- PtRemoveFilterCallbacks()
- Remove several Pt_CB_FILTER entries from a widget
- PtResizeEventMsg()
- Resize the event buffer
- PtSendEventToWidget()
- Give an event to a widget
- PtTimerArm()
- Arm a timer event on a widget
- PfAttach()
- Attach to a font server
- PfConvertFontID()
- Convert a font ID to a font name for backwards compatibility
- PfDecomposeStemToID()
- Convert a stem name into a font ID
- PfDetach()
- Detach from a font server
- PfDynamicLoad()
- Dynamically load a font
- PfDynamicUnload()
- Unload a dynamically loaded font
- PfExtent(), PfExtentCx()
- Calculate the extent rectangle of a text string
- PfExtentComponents()
- Calculate the extent of a text string and invoke a callback
- PfExtentFractTextCharPositions()
- Calculate individual character positions, using fractional scaling
- PfExtentText()
- Calculate the extent rectangle of a text string
- PfExtentTextCharPositions()
- Calculate individual character positions
- PfExtentTextCharPositionsCx()
- Calculate individual character positions, specifying a font context
- PfExtentTextToRect()
- Calculate the extent of a string, up to a given rectangle
- PfExtentWideText()
- Calculate the extent rectangle of a wide-character string
- PfFindFont()
- Generate an ID for a font
- PfFontBaseStem()
- Get the base stem associated with a given font ID
- PfFontDescription()
- Get the foundry name of a font
- PfFontFlags()
- Get the flags for a font
- PfFontSize()
- Get the point size of a font
- PfFractionalExtentText()
- Calculate the extent rectangle of a text string, using fractional scaling
- PfFreeFont()
- Release resources associated with a font
- PfGenerateFontName(), PfGenerateFontNameCx()
- Generate a font name
- PfGetOutline(), PfGetOutlineCx()
- Get individual point information for a glyph outline
- PfGlyph()
- Obtain the metrics and/or bitmap for the specified character
- PfLoadFont()
- Preload a font within the font server
- PfLoadMetrics()
- Load metric information for the given font
- PfQueryFontInfo()
- Get information about a font
- PfQueryFonts()
- Construct a list of fonts
- PfRender(), PfRender()
- Render a string via a user callback function
- PfTextWidthBytes()
- Calculate the width of a char string of multibyte UTF-8 characters
- PfTextWidthChars()
- Calculate the width of a char string of multibyte UTF-8 characters
- PfUnloadMetrics()
- Unload metric information for the given font
- PfWideTextWidthBytes()
- Calculate the width of a wchar_t string of Unicode characters
- PfWideTextWidthChars()
- Calculate the width of a wchar_t string of Unicode characters
- PtFontSelection()
- Create a font-selection dialog
- PhArea_t
- Position and dimensions of a rectangular area
- PhAreaToRect()
- Convert an area into a rectangle
- PhDim_t
- Dimensions of an area
- PhPoint_t
- Coordinates of a single point
- PhRect_t
- Coordinates of a rectangle
- PhRectIntersect()
- Find the intersection of two rectangles
- PhRectToArea()
- Convert a rectangle into an area
- PhRectUnion()
- Determine a bounding box for two rectangles
- PgDrawGradient*()
- Ask the graphics driver to render a gradient
- PgBevelBox*()
- Draw a beveled box with gradients
- PgCalcColorContrast()
- Compute light and dark colors to use for a gradient
- PgContrastBevelBox*()
- Draw a beveled box with gradients and a given level of contrast
- PgDrawGradientBevelBox*()
- Draw a beveled box with gradients and two flat colors
- PgClearDrawBuffer*()
- Reset the current draw buffer
- PgCreateGC()
- Allocate a graphics context
- PgDefaultGC()
- Reset all graphics context attributes to their default system values
- PgDefaultMode()
- Reset draw mode and plane mask to their default values
- PgDestroyGC()
- Release the resources of a graphics context
- PgFlush*(),
PgFFlush*()
- Explicitly flush the current draw buffer
- PgGetGC*()
- Get current graphics context
- PgGetRegion*()
- Get the ID of the region that emits draw events
- PgSetDrawBufferSize*()
- Resize a draw buffer
- PgSetGC*()
- Set current graphics context
- PgSetRegion*()
- Determine which region will emit draw events
- PtAppAddFd()
- Add a file-descriptor function
- PtAppAddFdPri()
- Add a file-descriptor function, specifying a priority
- PtAppRemoveFd()
- Remove a file-descriptor function
- PtAppSetFdMode()
- Change the mode that's of interest to an FD handler
- PtPulseArm()
- Arm a Photon pulse for delivery
- PtFileSelection()
- Create a file-selection dialog
- PtFdProcF_t, PtFdProc_t
- Type for defining a file-descriptor function
- PhChannelAttach()
- Create or attach a Neutrino channel
- PtAppAddInput()
- Add an input processing function
- PtAppAddInputRemote()
- Add an input processing function for a process on a remote node
- PtAppCreatePulse()
- Create a Photon pulse
- PtAppDeletePulse()
- Delete a Photon pulse
- PtAppPulseTrigger()
- Deliver a Photon pulse to yourself
- PtAppRemoveInput()
- Remove an input processing entry
- PtChannelCreate()
- Make sure the widget library is using a channel
- PtGetRcvidPid()
- Get the process ID (PID) from the receive ID (RCVID)
- PtGetRcvidPidNd()
- Get the process ID (PID) and node descriptor (ND) from the receive ID (RCVID)
- PtInputCallbackProcF_t, PtInputCallbackProc_t
- Type for defining a input callback function
- PtPulseArm()
- Arm a Photon pulse for delivery
- PgCreateDriverRegion()
- Create a region that's owned by the graphics driver
- PgCreateLayerSurface()
- Create an offscreen context for a layer
- PgGetLayerCaps()
- Query the capabilities of a layer
- PgLayerCaps_t
- Capabilities for a layer
- PgLockLayer()
- Lock a layer for exclusive use by an application
- PgSetLayerArg()
- Configure a layer argument
- PgSetLayerSurface()
- Display the offscreen context on the specified layer surface
- PgUnlockLayer()
- Unlock a layer
- PhKeyToMb()
- Get the UTF-8 value of a key event
- PhTo8859_1()
- Get the ISO8859-1 value of a key event
- PmMemCreateMC()
- Create a memory context
- PmMemFlush()
- Flush a memory context
- PmMemReleaseMC()
- Release a memory context
- PmMemSetChunkSize()
- Set the increment for growing a memory context's draw buffer
- PmMemSetMaxBufSize()
- Set the maximum size of a memory context's draw buffer
- PmMemSetType()
- Set the type of a memory context
- PmMemStart()
- Make a memory context active
- PmMemStop()
- Deactivate a memory context
- ApError()
- Display an error message dialog
- PtAlert()
- Display a message and request a response
- PtMessageBox()
- Pop up a message box
- PtNotice()
- Display a message and wait for acknowledgment
- PtPassword()
- Prompt for a password
- PtPrompt()
- Display a message and get textual input from the user
- ApModalWait()
- Process Photon events until a given widget is destroyed
- PtBlockAllWindows()
- Block all windows except the one with a given widget
- PtBlockWindow()
- Block a given window
- PtMakeModal()
- Block all of an application's windows, except the one containing a given widget
- PtModalBlock()
- Start a modal loop
- PtModalEnd()
- Terminate modal-window processing
- PtModalStart()
- Initiate modal-window processing
- PtModalUnblock()
- Stop a modal loop
- PtProcessEvent()
- Standard Photon event-handling function
- PtUnblockWindows()
- Unblock a set of previously blocked windows
The following can be used only by applications made with the Photon
Application Builder:
- AbGetABW()
- Get the instance pointer for a widget
- ApCreateModule()
- Create an instance of a module that was built with PhAB
- ApGetInstance()
- Get the module link instance pointer for a widget
- ApGetWidgetPtr()
- Get the instance pointer for a widget in a given module
- ApModuleFunction()
- Specify the setup function for a PhAB internal link callback
- ApModuleLocation()
- Specify the module location for a PhAB internal link
- ApModuleParent()
- Specify the parent for a window or dialog module
- ApWidget()
- Determine the widget that initiated a link callback
- PtWidgetHelpHit()
- Find the first widget at a given position that has a help topic
- PtHelpQuit()
- Exit the Helpviewer
- PtHelpSearch()
- Search for text in help information
- PtHelpTopic()
- Display the help text identified by the given topic path
- PtHelpTopicRoot()
- Specify the root of help topic paths
- PtHelpTopicTree()
- Load a new help topic tree
- PtHelpUrl()
- Display the help text at the given URL
- PtHelpUrlRoot()
- Display help text relative to the given URL
The following can be used only by applications made with the Photon
Application Builder:
- ApAddContext()
- Add a PhAB context so you can use a PhAB application as a DLL
- ApInfo_t
- Data structure for information passed to PhAB callbacks and setup functions
- ApInstanceName()
- Return the widget's instance name string
- ApName()
- Return a PhAB name value for the specified widget
- ApRemoveContext()
- Remove the PhAB context from a PhAB application that you're using as a DLL
- ApResClose()
- Close the file of module resource records
- PhAttach()
- Open a communications channel
- PhDetach()
- Free all resources consumed by a Photon channel
- PhLibVersion()
- Get the version number of the Photon libraries
- PhReattach()
- Change the current Photon channel
- PtReattach()
- Send an application to another Photon server
- PgSetDPMSMode()
- Set the display power-saving mode
- PgDrawArrow*()
- Draw an arrow that fits inside a given rectangle
- PgBevelBox*()
- Draw a beveled box with gradients
- PgContrastBevelBox*()
- Draw a beveled box with gradients and a given level of contrast
- PgDrawArc*()
- Draw an arc, pie, or chord
- PgDrawBevelBox*(),
PgDrawIBevelBox*()
- Draw a beveled box
- PgDrawBeveled*()
- Draw a beveled rectangle or arrow
- PgDrawBezier*()
- Draw a stroked and/or filled Bézier curve
- PgDrawBitmap*()
- Draw a bitmap
- PgDrawEllipse*()
- Draw an ellipse
- PgDrawGradient*()
- Ask the graphics driver to render a gradient
- PgDrawGradientBevelBox*()
- Draw a beveled box with gradients and two flat colors
- PgDrawGrid*()
- Draw a grid
- PgDrawImage*()
- Draw an image
- PgDrawLine*(),
PgDrawILine()
- Draw a single line
- PgDrawMultiTextArea*()
- Draw multiline text in an area
- PgDrawPixel*(),
PgDrawIPixel*()
- Draw a single point
- PgDrawPixelArray*()
- Draw multiple points
- PgDrawPolygon*()
- Draw a stroked and/or filled polygon
- PgDrawRect*(),
PgDrawIRect*()
- Draw a rectangle
- PgDrawRepBitmap*()
- Draw a bitmap several times
- PgDrawRepImage*()
- Draw an image several times
- PgDrawRoundRect*()
- Draw a rounded rectangle
- PgDrawSpan*()
- Draw a list of spans
- PgDrawString*()
- Draw a string of characters
- PgDrawText*()
- Draw text
- PgDrawTextArea*()
- Draw text within an area
- PgDrawTextChars*()
- Draw the specified number of text characters
- PgDrawTrend*()
- Draw a trend graph
- PpContinueJob()
- Continue a suspended print job
- PpCreatePC()
- Create a print context
- PpEndJob()
- End a print job
- PpFreePrinterList()
- Free a list of available printers
- PpGetCanvas()
- Get the size of the current drawing area of a print context
- PpGetPC()
- Extract data from a print context
- PpLoadDefaultPrinter()
- Initialize a print context with information for the default printer
- PpLoadPrinter()
- Initialize a print context with information for a given printer
- PpLoadPrinterList()
- Load a list of available printers
- PpPrintContext_t
- Data structure describing a print context
- PpPrintNewPage()
- Place a page break in the draw stream for a print context
- PpPrintWidget()
- Print a widget
- PpReleasePC()
- Release a print context
- PpSetCanvas()
- Set the size of the current drawing area of a print context
- PpSetPC()
- Set data in a print context
- PpStartJob()
- Start a print job
- PpSuspendJob()
- Suspend a print job
- PtPrintPropSelect()
- Change the printing options for a selected printer via a modal dialog
- PtPrintSelect()
- Display a custom modal dialog for selecting print options
- PtPrintSelection()
- Display a modal dialog for selecting print options
- PtAllowExit()
- Allow a Photon application to exit
- PtExit()
- Exit a Photon program
- PtPreventExit()
- Prevent a Photon application from exiting
- PtSpawn()
- Spawn a new process
- PtSpawnDeleteCallback()
- Remove a child-termination callback
- PtSpawnSetCallback()
- Change the callback in a PtSpawn() control structure
- PtSpawnWait()
- Spawn a process and wait for its termination
- RtTimerCreate()
- Create a realtime timer
- RtTimerDelete()
- Delete a realtime timer
- RtTimerGetTime()
- Get the time remaining on a realtime timer
- RtTimerSetTime()
- Set the expiration time for a realtime timer
- PhQueryRids()
- Get a list of regions
- PhRegion_t
- Data structure that describes a region
- PhRegionChange()
- Change the definition of a region
- PhRegionClose()
- Remove a region
- PhRegionDataFindType()
- Find a data type within a region's data
- PhRegionDataHdr_t
- Data that's attached to a region
- PhRegionInfo()
- Retrieve information about a region with multiple rectangles
- PhRegionOpen()
- Open a region
- PhRegionQuery()
- Retrieve information about a region
- PhQuerySystemInfo()
- Query the system for information about a given region
- PtWidgetRid()
- Get a widget's region ID
- PgShmemAttach()
- Record a shared memory reference
- PgShmemCleanup()
- Remove shared memory references
- PgShmemCreate()
- Create a block of shared memory
- PgShmemDestroy()
- Remove a block of shared memory
- PgShmemDetach()
- Remove a shared memory reference
- PtAppAddSignalProc()
- Add Photon signalling to a context
- PtAppRemoveSignal()
- Remove specific signal handling from a context
- PtSignalProcF_t, PtSignalProc_t
- Type for defining a signal-handling function
- AlClearTranslation()
- Clear all the translations in a language or message database
- AlCloseDBase()
- Close a language or message database
- AlGetEntry()
- Get an entry from a language or message database
- AlGetSize()
- Get the number of records in a language or message database
- AlOpenDBase()
- Load a language or message database
- ApCloseMessageDB()
- Close a message database
- AlReadTranslation()
- Read a translation file into a database
- AlSaveTranslation()
- Save translations from a language or message database
- AlSetEntry()
- Set the translated string for a database entry
- ApAppendTranslation()
- Append external translation files to an application's translation list
- ApCloseMessageDB()
- Close a message database
- ApGetTextRes()
- Get a translated text string from a widget database
- ApGetMessage()
- Get a message from a message database
- ApLoadMessageDB()
- Load a message database
- ApSetTranslation()
- Change the current translation to another language
- ApSetContext()
- Change the application's current context. Language translations are context-specific.
- PgWaitDrawComplete()
- Wait until all emitted draw streams have been processed
- PgWaitHWIdle()
- Wait until the video driver is idle
- PgWaitVSync*()
- Wait for vertical synchronization
- PhGetConnectId()
- Get the connection ID of the calling process
- PhGetConnectInfo()
- Get information about a Photon channel
- PhQueryCursor()
- Collect cursor information
- PhQuerySystemInfo()
- Query the system for information about a given region
- PhSysInfo_t
- Data structure for system information
- PtQuerySystemInfo()
- Query the system for information about a given widget
- PgExtentMultiText()
- Calculate the extent of a multiline text string
- PgExtentText()
- Calculate the extent of a string of text
See also the
PtMultiText
and
PtText
convenience functions.
- PtCondTimedWait()
- Block a thread on a conditional variable, with a time limit
- PtCondWait()
- Block a thread on a conditional variable
- PtEnter()
- Lock the Photon library for use by a single thread
- PtLeave()
- Unlock the Photon library for use by other threads
- PhAddMergeTiles()
- Merge two list tiles, eliminating overlap
- PhClipTilings()
- Clip one list of tiles from another
- PhCoalesceTiles()
- Combine a list of tiles
- PhCopyTiles()
- Copy a list of tiles
- PhDeTranslateTiles()
- Subtract x and y offsets from the vertices of a list of tiles
- PhFreeTiles()
- Return a list of tiles to the internal tile pool
- PhGetTile()
- Retrieve a tile from the internal tile pool
- PhIntersectTilings()
- Determine the intersection of two lists of tiles
- PhMergeTiles()
- Remove all overlap from a list of tiles
- PhRectsToTiles()
- Create a list of tiles from an array of rectangles
- PhSortTiles()
- Sort a list of tiles
- PhTile_t
- A list of rectangles
- PhTilesBoundingRect()
- Calculate the bounding box for a list of tiles
- PhTilesToRects()
- Create an array of rectangles from a list of tiles
- PhTranslateTiles()
- Add x and y offsets to the vertices of a list of tiles
- utf8len()
- Count the bytes in a UTF-8 character
- utf8strblen()
- Find the number of UTF8 characters in part of a string
- utf8strchr()
- Search for a UTF8 character in a string
- utf8strichr()
- Search for a UTF8 character in a string, ignoring case
- utf8strirchr()
- Search backwards for a UTF8 character in a string, ignoring case
- utf8strlen()
- Find the length of a UTF-8 character string
- utf8strnchr()
- Search for a UTF8 character in part of a string
- utf8strncmp()
- Compare part of a UTF-8 character string
- utf8strndup()
- Create a copy of part of a UTF-8 character string
- utf8strnichr()
- Search for a UTF8 character in part of a string, ignoring case
- utf8strnlen()
- Find the number of bytes used by n characters of a
UTF-8 character string
- utf8strrchr()
- Search backwards for a UTF8 character in a string
- utf8towc()
- Convert a UTF-8 character to a wide-character code
- wctoutf8()
- Convert a wide-character code into a UTF-8 character
- PgGetGraphicsHWCaps()
- Determine the hardware capabilities
- PgGetVideoMode()
- Get the current video mode
- PgGetVideoModeInfo()
- Get information about a video mode
- PgGetVideoModeList()
- Query a graphics driver for a list of its supported video modes
- PgSetVideoMode()
- Set the current video mode
- PdCreateOffscreenContext()
- Create an offscreen context in video RAM
- PdCreateOffscreenLock()
- Create a lock for an offscreen context
- PdDestroyOffscreenLock(),
- Destroy a lock for an offscreen context
- PdDupOffscreenContext()
- Duplicate an offscreen context
- PdGetOffscreenContextPtr()
- Create a shared memory object reference to an offscreen context
- PdGetOffscreenSurface()
- Get a handle for an offscreen surface
- PdIsOffscreenLocked(),
- Determine whether or not an offscreen context is locked
- PdLockOffscreen(),
- Lock an offscreen context
- PdOffscreenContext_t
- Data structure that describes an offscreen context
- PdSetOffscreenTranslation()
- Set the translation for an offscreen context
- PdUnlockOffscreen()
- Unlock an offscreen context
- PgContextBlit*()
- Copy data from a rectangle in one context to another context
- PgContextBlitArea*()
- Copy data from an area in one context to another context
- PgSwapDisplay()
- Point the CRT of the video display at a given context
- PgConfigScalerChannel()
- Configure a video overlay scaler channel
- PgCreateVideoChannel()
- Create a channel for video streaming
- PgDestroyVideoChannel()
- Destroy resources associated with a video channel
- PgGetOverlayChromaColor()
- Return the color used for video overlay chroma-key operations
- PgGetScalerCapabilities()
- Get the capabilities of a video overlay scaler
- PgNextVideoFrame()
- Get the index of the next video buffer to fill
- PgScalerCaps_t
- Data structure that describes video overlay scaler capabilities
- PgScalerProps_t
- Data structure that describes video overlay scaler properties
- PgVideoChannel_t
- Data structure that describes a video overlay channel
- utf8towc()
- Convert a UTF-8 character to a wide-character code
- wctolower()
- Return the lowercase equivalent of a wide character
- wctoutf8()
- Convert a wide-character code into a UTF-8 character
- PtAddCallback()
- Add a single callback entry to a callback list
- PtAddCallbacks()
- Add several callback entries to a callback list
- PtAddEventHandler()
- Add a single Pt_CB_RAW entry to a widget
- PtAddEventHandlers()
- Add several Pt_CB_RAW entries to a widget
- PtAddFilterCallback()
- Add a single Pt_CB_FILTER callback to a widget
- PtAddFilterCallbacks()
- Add several Pt_CB_FILTER entries to a widget
- PtAddHotkeyHandler()
- Add a single hotkey handler entry to a widget
- PtBalloonCallback_t
- Balloon callback structure
— see the Photon Widget Reference
- PtCallback_t
- Regular callback structure
— see the Photon Widget Reference
- PtCallbackInfo_t
- Specific callback information
— see the Photon Widget Reference
- PtHotkeyCallback_t
- Hotkey handler structure
— see the Photon Widget Reference
- PtRawCallback_t
- Event handler structure
— see the Photon Widget Reference
- PtRemoveCallback()
- Remove a single callback entry from a callback list
- PtRemoveCallbacks()
- Remove several callback entries from a callback list
- PtRemoveEventHandler()
- Remove a single Pt_CB_RAW entry from a widget
- PtRemoveEventHandlers()
- Remove several Pt_CB_RAW entries from a widget
- PtRemoveFilterCallback()
- Remove a single Pt_CB_FILTER entry from a widget
- PtRemoveFilterCallbacks()
- Remove several Pt_CB_FILTER entries from a widget
- PtRemoveHotkeyHandler()
- Remove a single hotkey handler entry from a widget
- PtWidgetClass()
- Return the class of a widget
- PtWidgetIsClass()
- Determine whether a widget is a specific class type
- PtWidgetIsClassMember()
- Determine whether a widget belongs to a specified class
- PtCalcSurface()
- Force a surface to calculate its geometry
- PtCalcSurfaceByAction()
- Force all surfaces associated with an action to calculate their geometry
- PtCalcSurfaceById()
- Force the control surface with a given ID to calculate its geometry
- PtCheckSurfaces()
- Match an event with the control surfaces belonging to a widget
- PtCreateActionSurface()
- Create a control surface within a widget, bound to a widget action
- PtCreateSurface()
- Create a regular control surface within a widget
- PtDamageSurface(),
PtDamageSurfaceById()
- Mark a control surface as damaged so that it will be redrawn
- PtDamageSurfaceByAction()
- Damage all surfaces that are associated with an action
- PtDestroyAllSurfaces()
- Destroy all of a widget's control surfaces
- PtDestroySurface()
- Destroy a control surface
- PtDestroySurfaceById()
- Destroy the control surface with a given ID
- PtDisableSurface(),
PtDisableSurfaceById()
- Disable a control surface
- PtDisableSurfaceByAction()
- Disable all control surfaces associated with an action
- PtEnableSurface(),
PtEnableSurfaceById()
- Enable a control surface
- PtEnableSurfaceByAction()
- Enable all control surfaces associated with an action
- PtFindSurface()
- Find the control surface with a given ID
- PtFindSurfaceByAction()
- Find the control surface associated with a given action
- PtHideSurface(),
PtHideSurfaceById()
- Hide a control surface
- PtHideSurfaceByAction()
- Hide all control surfaces associated with an action
- PtInsertSurface(),
PtInsertSurfaceById()
- Insert a control surface in front of or behind another
- PtShowSurface(),
PtShowSurfaceById()
- Show a hidden control surface
- PtShowSurfaceByAction()
- Show all hidden control surfaces associated with an action
- PtSurfaceActionId()
- Get the action ID for a surface
- PtSurfaceAddData(),
PtSurfaceAddDataById()
- Add data to a control surface
- PtSurfaceBrotherBehind()
- Get the control surface behind a given one
- PtSurfaceBrotherInFront()
- Get the control surface in front of a given one
- PtSurfaceCalcBoundingBox(),
PtSurfaceCalcBoundingBoxById()
- Calculate the bounding box for a control surface
- PtSurfaceExtent(),
PtSurfaceExtentById()
- Calculate the extent of a control surface
- PtSurfaceGetData(),
PtSurfaceGetDataById()
- Get data associated with a control surface
- PtSurfaceHit()
- Find the control surface hit by a given point
- PtSurfaceId()
- Get the ID of a control surface
- PtSurfaceInBack()
- Get the backmost control surface belonging to a widget
- PtSurfaceInFront()
- Get the frontmost control surface belonging to a widget
- PtSurfaceIsDisabled()
- Determine if a control surface is disabled
- PtSurfaceIsEnabled()
- Determine if a control surface is enabled
- PtSurfaceIsHidden()
- Determine if a control surface is hidden
- PtSurfaceIsShown()
- Determine if a control surface is shown
- PtSurfaceRect(),
PtSurfaceRectById()
- Get the bounding box of a control surface
- PtSurfaceRemoveData(),
PtSurfaceRemoveDataById()
- Remove data from a control surface
- PtSurfaceTestPoint()
- Test whether or not a point is inside a control surface
- PtSurfaceToBack(),
PtSurfaceToBackById()
- Move a control surface behind all other control surfaces belonging
to a widget
- PtSurfaceToFront(),
PtSurfaceToFrontById()
- Move a control surface in front of all other control surfaces
belonging to a widget
- PtWidgetActiveSurface()
- Get a widget's currently active control surface
- Pt_ARG()
- Macro for creating statically initialized argument lists
- PtClearWidget()
- Destroy all widgets within a container
- PtCreateWidget()
- Create a widget
- PtDestroyWidget()
- Remove a widget from the widget hierarchy
- PtInflateBalloon()
- Create a balloon widget
- PtSetArg()
- Build argument lists for widgets
The following are described in Building Custom Widgets:
- PtAddWidgetData()
- Add data to the widget data chain
- PtAnchorDeregister()
- Deregister a widget from its parent for anchoring
- PtAnchorRegister()
- Register a widget with its parent for anchoring
- PtAnchorWidget()
- Anchor the provided widget
- PtApplyAnchors()
- Anchor a widget and its children
- PtAttemptResize()
- Adjust the size of a widget
- PtCalcAnchorOffsets()
- Update the anchoring values (rules) for the given widget
- PtCalcRegion()
- Determine whether or not a widget needs a region
- PtChildBoundingBox()
- Calculate a widget's canvas and its children's bounding boxes
- PtClipAdd()
- Add a clipping rectangle to the stack
- PtClipRemove()
- Take a clipping rectangle off the stack
- PtCompoundRedirect()
- Redirect widgets to a parent
- PtCoreChangeRegion()
- Determine if a region is required
- PtCreateWidgetClass()
- Create a widget class
- PtDamageExposed()
- Damage the specified widgets
- PtDestroyCallbackList()
- Free the specified callbacks
- PtDestroyHotkeyCallbacks()
- Free the specified hotkey callbacks
- PtDestroyRawCallbacks()
- Free the specified raw callbacks
- PtFindNextWidgetData()
- Find the next appropriate data block
- PtFindResource()
- Find the record associated with a resource
- PtFindWidgetData()
- Find the first data block of a given type and subtype
- PtGetCallbackList()
- Get a callback list
- PtGetStruct()
- Retrieve the specified resource
- PtInvokeCallbackList()
- Invoke a callback list
- PtInvokeCallbackType()
- Invoke a callback list of a specific type
- PtInvokeResizeCallbacks()
- Invoke the resize callbacks of the specified container
- PtMoveResizeWidget()
- Synchronize a widget's extent
- PtRemoveWidgetData()
- Remove data from the widget data chain
- PtResizeCanvas()
- Set the size of a widget's canvas
- PtResizePolicy()
- Determine whether a widget has a resize policy
- PtSetExtentFromArea()
- Calculate the extent of a widget
- PtSetStruct()
- Set the specified resource
- PtSetValue()
- Set the value of a resource using mod_f
- PtSuperClassCalcOpaque()
- Call the Calc Opaque Rect method of the specified superclass
- PtSuperClassChildCreated()
- Invoke a Child Created method
- PtSuperClassChildDestroyed()
- Invoke a Child Destroyed method
- PtSuperClassChildGettingFocus()
- Invoke a Child Getting Focus method
- PtSuperClassChildGettingResources()
- Invoke a Child Getting Resources method
- PtSuperClassChildLosingFocus()
- Invoke a Child Losing Focus method
- PtSuperClassChildMovedResized()
- Invoke a Child Moved/Resized method
- PtSuperClassChildRealized()
- Invoke a Child Realized method
- PtSuperClassChildSettingResources()
- Invoke a Child Setting Resources method
- PtSuperClassChildUnrealized()
- Invoke a Child Unrealized method
- PtSuperClassConnect(),
PtSuperClassConnectFrom()
- Invoke the Connection method of the specified widget class
- PtSuperClassDraw()
- Invoke the Draw method of the specified superclass
- PtSuperClassExtent()
- Invoke the Extent method of the specified superclass
- PtSuperClassGetResources()
- Get the specified resource
- PtSuperClassGotFocus()
- Invoke the Got Focus method of the specified superclass
- PtSuperClassInit(),
PtSuperClassInitFrom()
- Invoke the Initialize method of the specified widget class
- PtSuperClassLostFocus()
- Invoke the Lost Focus method of the specified superclass
- PtSuperClassRawEvent(),
PtSuperClassRawEventFrom()
- Invoke the raw callback list of the specified widget class
- PtSuperClassRealized()
- Invoke the Realization method of the specified widget class
- PtSuperClassSetResources()
- Set resources
- PtUpdateVisibility()
- Tell the widget library about a change in visibility
- PtWidgetAbove()
- Get the widget that's above a given widget in a family hierarchy
- PtDamageExtent()
- Mark an area of a widget as damaged so that it will be redrawn
- PtDamageWidget()
- Mark a widget as damaged so it will be redrawn
The following can be used only by applications made with the Photon
Application Builder:
- ApAddClass()
- Indicate the widgets likely to be encountered in a widget database
- ApCloseDBase()
- Close a widget database
- ApCopyDBWidget()
- Copy a widget from a PhAB widget database
- ApCreateDBWidget()
- Create a widget by copying it from a PhAB widget database, specifying a parent
- ApCreateDBWidgetFamily()
- Create a widget family by copying it from a PhAB widget database, specifying a parent
- ApCreateWidget()
- Create a widget by copying it from a PhAB widget database
- ApCreateWidgetFamily()
- Create a widget family by copying it from a PhAB widget database
- ApDeleteDBWidget()
- Remove widgets from a widget database
- ApGetDBWidgetInfo()
- Get information about a widget in a widget database
- ApGetImageRes()
- Extract the image data from a widget in a widget database
- ApGetTextRes()
- Get a translated text string from a widget database
- ApOpenDBase()
- Open a picture module as a widget database
- ApOpenDBaseFile()
- Open an external module file as a widget database
- ApSaveDBaseFile()
- Save a widget database as an external file
- ApRemoveClass()
- Remove a widget class
- PtChildType()
- Determine the relationship between two widgets
- PtCreateWidget()
- Create a widget
- PtFindChildClass()
- Find the first descendant that matches the specified class
- PtFindChildClassMember()
- Find the first descendant that's a subclass of the specified class
- PtFindContainer()
- Return the nearest container parent
- PtFindDisjoint()
- Return the nearest disjoint parent widget
- PtFindFocusChild()
- Find the closest focusable child widget
- PtFindGuardian()
- Find the widget responsible for another widget's actions
- PtGetParent()
- Find the nearest parent widget that matches the specified class
- PtGetParentWidget()
- Return the current default widget parent
- PtNextTopLevelWidget()
- Get a pointer to the next top-level widget
- PtReparentWidget()
- “Reparent” a widget to a new container
- PtSetParentWidget()
- Set the current parent widget
- PtValidParent()
- Identify a valid parent for a widget
- PtWidgetBrotherBehind()
- Get the brother behind a widget
- PtWidgetBrotherInFront()
- Get the brother in front of a widget
- PtWidgetChildBack()
- Get the child that's farthest back in a container
- PtWidgetChildFront()
- Get the child at the very front of a container
- PtWidgetFamily()
- Traverse the widget hierarchy from back to front
- PtWidgetInsert()
- Insert a widget in the widget family hierarchy
- PtWidgetParent()
- Get a widget's parent
- PtWidgetSkip()
- Skip to a widget in the next hierarchy
- PtWidgetToBack()
- Move a widget behind all its brothers
- PtWidgetToFront()
- Move a widget in front of all its brothers
- PtWidgetTree()
- Walk the widget tree from front to back
- PtWidgetTreeTraverse()
- Walk the widget family hierarchy from front to back
- PtContainerBox()
- Find the next widget in an area
- PtContainerHit()
- Find the nth widget in an area
- PtHit()
- Identify a widget in the specified container
- PtContainerFindFocus()
- Find the currently focused widget in the same family hierarchy as a widget
- PtContainerFocusNext()
- Give focus to the next Pt_GETS_FOCUS widget within the same container
- PtContainerFocusPrev()
- Give focus to the previous Pt_GETS_FOCUS widget within the same container
- PtContainerGiveFocus()
- Give focus to a widget
- PtContainerNullFocus()
- Truncate the focus chain at the specified widget
- PtFindFocusChild()
- Find the closest focusable child widget
- PtFindFocusNextFrom()
- Find the next widget that can get focus
- PtFindFocusPrevFrom()
- Find the previous widget that can get focus
- PtGiveFocus()
- Give focus to a widget
- PtGlobalFocusNext()
- Give focus to next widget
- PtGlobalFocusNextContainer()
- Give focus to another container's widget
- PtGlobalFocusNextFrom()
- Give focus to the next widget behind the specified widget
- PtGlobalFocusPrev()
- Give focus to previous widget
- PtGlobalFocusPrevContainer()
- Give focus to widget in previous container
- PtGlobalFocusPrevFrom()
- Give focus to widget previous to the specified widget
- PtIsFocused()
- Determine to what degree a widget is focused
- PtCalcAbsPosition()
- Calculate the position of a widget based on a position and another
widget
- PtCalcCanvas()
- Calculate the drawable canvas for a widget
- PtExtentWidget()
- Force a widget to calculate its extent
- PtExtentWidgetFamily()
- Force a widget and its children to calculate their extents
- PtGetAbsPosition()
- Get the absolute position of a widget
- PtSetAreaFromCanvas()
- Calculate an area based on the canvas and borders of a widget
- PtWidgetArea()
- Retrieve a copy of a widget's area
- PtWidgetDim()
- Retrieve a copy of a widget's dimension
- PtWidgetExtent()
- Get a widget's extent
- PtWidgetMinimumSize()
- Determine the minimum permissible size of a widget
- PtWidgetOffset()
- Find the offset of a widget's origin from its disjoint parent
- PtWidgetPreferredSize()
- Retrieve the preferred size of a widget
- PtWidgetVisibleExtent()
- Calculate the visible portion of a widget
- PtAppInit()
- Initialize an application and create the main window
- PtInit()
- Initialize the widget library
The following can be used only with menu modules created in PhAB:
- ApGetItemText()
- Get the text for a menu item
- ApModifyItemAccel()
- Modify the keyboard shortcut for a menu item
- ApModifyItemState()
- Modify the state of menu items
- ApModifyItemText()
- Modify the text for a menu item
This function is to be used with a PtMenu widget:
- PtPositionMenu()
- Set a menu's position
The following are described in the Photon Widget Reference:
- PtComboBoxListOpen()
- Open a combobox list
- PtComboBoxListClose()
- Close an open combobox list
The following are described in the Photon Widget Reference:
- PtFSAddAfter()
- Insert an item after the specified item
- PtFSAddFirst()
- Add a root item to the widget
- PtFSAllItems()
- Fill a buffer with pointers to all items
- PtFSAllocItem()
- Create an item for a file-selector widget
- PtFSClearSelection()
- Clear the selection
- PtFSDamageItem()
- Redraw an item
- PtFSExpandParents()
- If any ancestors of the given item are collapsed, this function
tries to expand them.
- PtFSFolderCollapse()
- Collapse an expandable item (directory)
- PtFSFolderExpand()
- Expand an expandable item (directory)
- PtFSFreeAllItems()
- Unlink and free all items
- PtFSFreeItems()
- Free an unlinked item
- PtFSGetCurrent()
- Get the current item
- PtFSGetSelIndexes()
- Fill a buffer with indexes
- PtFSGoto()
- Set the current item
- PtFSItemIndex()
- Calculate the index of the specified item
- PtFSRemoveChildren()
- Unlink all the children of a given item
- PtFSRemoveItem()
- Unlink an item
- PtFSRemoveList()
- Unlink the root item
- PtFSRootItem()
- Return the first root item of the file selector
- PtFSSelect()
- Select the specified item
- PtFSSelectedItems()
- Fill a buffer with item pointers
- PtFSSetSelIndexes()
- Set the selection indexes
- PtFSShow()
- Set the position so that the specified item is visible
- PtFSUnselect()
- Unselect the specified item
- PtFSUnselectNonBrothers()
- Unselect all items that aren't siblings of the specified item
The following are described in the Photon Widget Reference:
- PtGenListAddItems()
- Add items to a list
- PtGenListAllItems()
- Get pointers to all the items in a list
- PtGenListClearSelection()
- Clear the selection
- PtGenListCreateTextBalloon()
- Create a popup balloon for an item in the list
- PtGenListDamageItem()
- Redraw an item when its data has been changed
- PtGenListDrawBackground()
- Draw the background of a list
- PtGenListDrawString()
- Draw a string
- PtGenListFirstItem()
- Return a pointer to the first item in a list
- PtGenListGetCurrent()
- Return a pointer to the current item in a list
- PtGenListGetSelIndexes()
- Get the indexes of the selected items
- PtGenListGoto()
- Set the current item so that the new current item is visible
- PtGenListHold()
- Prevent visible repair of a list widget
- PtGenListItem_t
- PtGenList item structure
- PtGenListSetColumnBalloon()
- Adjust the balloon text to correspond to a given column
- PtGenListItemIndex()
- Find the index of an item
- PtGenListItemRealloc()
- Reallocate memory for an item
- PtGenListLastItem()
- Return a pointer to the last item in a list
- PtGenListLockItem()
- Lock an item so it can be resized
- PtGenListRelease()
- Release a hold on visible repairs of a list widget
- PtGenListRemoveItems()
- Remove items from a list
- PtGenListResize()
- Resize a list widget
- PtGenListSelect()
- Select an item in a list
- PtGenListSelectedItems()
- Get pointers to the selected items
- PtGenListSetGflags()
- Modify the gflags field of the widget
- PtGenListSetSelIndexes()
- Set the selection indexes
- PtGenListShow()
- Set the current position so a given item is visible
- PtGenListUnlockItem()
- Unlock an item so it can be updated
- PtGenListUnselect()
- Unselect an item in a list
The following are described in
Building Custom Widgets:
- PtSuperClassGenListDraw()
- Invoke the Draw List method in a superclass
- PtSuperClassGenListInflate()
- Invoke the List Inflate method in a superclass
- PtSuperClassGenListKey()
- Invoke the List Key method in a superclass
- PtSuperClassGenListMouse()
- Invoke the List Mouse method in a superclass
- PtSuperClassGenListSelect()
- Invoke the List Select method in a superclass
The following are described in the Photon Widget Reference:
- PtGenTreeAddAfter()
- Add items after a given item
- PtGenTreeAddFirst()
- Add items in front of any existing items
- PtGenTreeAllItems()
- Get pointers to all the items in the tree
- PtGenTreeClearSelection()
- Clear the selection
- PtGenTreeCollapse()
- Collapse a subtree
- PtGenTreeDamageItem()
- Redraw an item when its data has changed
- PtGenTreeExpand()
- Expand a given subtree
- PtGenTreeExpandParents()
- Expand any collapsed ancestors of a given item
- PtGenTreeFreeAllItems()
- Free all the items in a tree
- PtGenTreeFreeItems()
- Free the items in a subtree
- PtGenTreeGetCurrent()
- Get a pointer to the current item
- PtGenTreeGetSelIndexes()
- Get the indexes of the selected items
- PtGenTreeGoto()
- Set the current item and position so that a given item is visible
- PtGenTreeItem_t
- PtGenTree item structure
- PtGenTreeItemIndex()
- Calculate the index of a given item
- PtGenTreeItemRealloc()
- Reallocate an item
- PtGenTreeItemResize()
- Resize an item
- PtGenTreeRemoveChildren()
- Unlink all the children of a given item
- PtGenTreeRemoveItem()
- Remove a given item and its children from its parents and siblings
- PtGenTreeRemoveList()
- Remove a given items and its siblings from their parent
- PtGenTreeResize()
- Resize many items
- PtGenTreeRootItem()
- Get a pointer to the first root item
- PtGenTreeSelect()
- Select a given item
- PtGenTreeSelectedItems()
- Get pointers to the selected items
- PtGenTreeSetSelIndexes()
- Set the selection indexes
- PtGenTreeShow()
- Set the current position so that a given item is visible
- PtGenTreeUnselect()
- Unselect a given item
- PtGenTreeUnselectNonBrothers()
- Unselect all items that aren't siblings of a given item
The following are described in
Building Custom Widgets:
- PtSuperClassGenTreeDrawItem()
- Invoke the Tree Draw Item method of a given superclass
- PtSuperClassGenTreeItemState()
- Invoke the Tree Item State method of a superclass
The following are described in the Photon Widget Reference:
- PtListAddItems()
- Add one or more items to the list at a specified position
- PtListDeleteAllItems()
- Remove all the items from the list
- PtListDeleteItemPos()
- Delete a range of items by position
- PtListDeleteItems()
- Delete items in the list by name
- PtListGotoPos()
- Make the item at the specified position the current item and
display it.
- PtListItemExists()
- Determine whether or not an item exists within the list
- PtListItemPos()
- Determine the position of an item within the list
- PtListRemovePositions()
- Remove the items at the specified positions
- PtListReplaceItemPos()
- Replace items by position number
- PtListReplaceItems()
- Replace items by item text
- PtListSelectPos()
- Select the item at the specified position
- PtListShowPos()
- Display the item at the specified position
- PtListUnselectPos()
- Unselect the item at the specified position
The following are described in the Photon Widget Reference:
- PtMTrendChangeData()
- Replace some samples in a trend
- PtTrendAddData()
- Add some samples to a trend
The following are described in the Photon Widget Reference:
- PtMultiLines_t
- Structure for setting multiline text and attributes
- PtMultiTextAttributes_t
- Attributes for multiline text
- PtMultiTextCallback_t,
PtMultiTextControl_t
- Information passed to PtMultiText callbacks
- PtMultiTextCreateAttributes()
- Initialize a multitext attribute structure
- PtMultiTextGetAttributes()
- Get the attributes of a PtMultiText widget
- PtMultiTextInfo()
- Get character/line information from a PtMultiText widget
- PtMultiTextInfo_t
- Information passed to PtMultiText callbacks
- PtMultiTextLine_t
- Information about a line of text in a PtMultiText
- PtMultiTextModifyAttributes()
- Modify the attributes of a PtMultiText widget
- PtMultiTextModifyText()
- Modify the contents of a PtMultiText widget
- PtMultiTextQuery_t
- Structure for getting information about a line or character
- PtMultiTextSegment_t
- Information about a segment of text in a PtMultiText
The following are described in the Photon Widget Reference:
- PtPGCreatePopup()
- Create an empty copy of a panel group as a popup window
- PtPGFindIndexByPanel()
- Get the index for a panel, given a pointer to the panel
- PtPGFindIndexByTitle()
- Get the index of a panel, given its title
- PtPGFindPanelByIndex()
- Get a pointer to the panel widget with a given index
- PtPGFindPanelByTitle()
- Get a pointer to the panel widget with a given title
- PtPGFindTitleByIndex()
- Get the title of the panel with a given index
The following are described in the Photon Widget Reference:
- PtProgressEntireSegment()
- Get the entire segment of a progress bar
- PtProgressFirstSegment()
- Get the first segment of a progress bar
- PtProgressNextSegment()
- Get the next segment of a progress bar
- PtProgressTextRect()
- Get the text area of a progress bar
The following are described in the Photon Widget Reference:
- PtTerminalCharset_t, PtTerminalCharsets_t
- Character sets used by PtTerminal
- PtTerminalCopy()
- Copy the current selection to the clipboard
- PtTerminalCreateCsXlat().
- Create a translation table for PtTerminal's character sets
- PtTerminalDefaultCharsets()
- Get the default character sets used by PtTerminal
- PtTerminalFontInfo()
- Examine a font
- PtTerminalGetKeys()
- Get the terminal line-editing keys
- PtTerminalGetSelection()
- Get a copy of the current selection
- PtTerminalName()
- Get the terminal's termcap/terminfo name
- PtTerminalPasteClipboard()
- Paste the contents of the clipboard into the terminal
- PtTerminalPasteSelection()
- Paste the current selection into the terminal
- PtTerminalPut(),
PtTerminalPutc(), PtTerminalPuts()
- Output text to the terminal
- PtTerminalSelectWord()
- Select a word
The following are described in the Photon Widget Reference:
- PtTextCallback_t, PtTextControl_t, PtTextControlInfo_t
- Information passed to PtText callbacks
- PtTextGetSelection()
- Get the selected range from a PtText widget
- PtTextModifyText()
- Modify the contents of a PtText widget
- PtTextSetSelection()
- Set the selected range for a PtText widget
The following are described in the Photon Widget Reference:
- PtTreeAddAfter()
- Insert an item after the specified item
- PtTreeAddFirst()
- Add a root item to the widget, or add an item as the first child of
a specified item
- PtTreeAddImages()
- Add images to the PtTree's widgets image list
- PtTreeAllItems()
- Fill a buffer with pointers to all items
- PtTreeAllocItem()
- Allocate a new item
- PtTreeClearSelection()
- Clear the selection
- PtTreeCollapse()
- Collapse an expandable item
- PtTreeExpand()
- Expand an expandable item
- PtTreeFreeAllItems()
- Unlink and free all items
- PtTreeFreeItems()
- Free an unlinked item
- PtTreeGetCurrent()
- Get the current item
- PtTreeGetSelIndexes()
- Fill a buffer with indexes of selected items
- PtTreeGoto()
- Set the current item
- PtTreeItem_t
- PtTree item structure
- PtTreeItemIndex()
- Calculate the index of the specified item
- PtTreeModifyItem()
- Change item resources
- PtTreeModifyItemString()
- Change the string for a PtTree item
- PtTreeRemoveChildren()
- Unlink the children of the specified item
- PtTreeRemoveItem()
- Unlink an item
- PtTreeRemoveList()
- Unlink the given item and any siblings that follow
- PtTreeRootItem()
- Return the first root item of the tree
- PtTreeSelect()
- Select the specified item
- PtTreeSelectedItems()
- Fill a buffer with pointers to the selected items
- PtTreeSetSelIndexes()
- Set the selection indexes
- PtTreeShow()
- Set the position so that the specified item is visible
- PtTreeUnselect()
- Unselect the specified item
- PtTreeUnselectNonBrothers()
- Unselect all items that aren't siblings of the specified item
The following are described in the Photon Widget Reference:
- PtTrendChangeData()
- Replace some samples for all trends
- PtTrendChangeTrendData()
- Replace some samples for one trend
This function is described in the Photon Widget Reference:
- PtTtyShell()
- Return the default user's shell
The following are described in the Photon Widget Reference:
- PtWindowFocus()
- Give a window focus
- PtWindowGetState()
- Return the current state of a window
- PtWindowToBack()
- Move a window to the back of the workspace
- PtWindowToFront()
- Bring a window to the front and gives it focus
- PtDestroyWidget()
- Remove a widget from the widget hierarchy
- PtRealizeWidget()
- Make a widget and its children visible and possibly interactive
- PtReRealizeWidget()
- Force a widget to unrealize and then rerealize itself
- PtUnrealizeWidget()
- Unrealize a widget
- PtWidgetIsRealized()
- Determine whether a widget is realized
- PtAppAddCallback()
- Set a callback resource for an application.
- PtAppGetResource()
- Retrieve one resource value for an application.
- PtAppGetResources()
- Retrieve one or more resource values for an application.
- PtAppRemoveCallback()
- Remove a callback resource from an application.
- PtAppSetResource()
- Set one resource for an application.
- PtAppSetResources()
- Set one or more resources for an application.
- PtArg_t
- Argument structure used for getting and setting widget resources
- Pt_ARG()
- Macro for creating statically initialized argument lists
- PtGetControlFlags()
- Get the flags from the _Pt_ control structure
- PtGetResource()
- Retrieve one resource value for a widget
- PtGetResources()
- Retrieve one or more resource values for a widget
- PtSetArg()
- Build argument lists for widgets
- PtSetResource()
- Set one resource for a widget
- PtSetResources()
- Set one or more resources for a widget
- PtWidgetClassFlags()
- Retrieve a widget's class structure flags
- PtWidgetFlags()
- Retrieve a widget's flags
- PtAddClassStyle()
- Add a style to a widget class
- PtCreateClassStyle()
- Create a class style
- PtDupClassStyle()
- Get a copy of a widget class style
- PtFindClassStyle()
- Find the style with a given name
- PtGetStyleMember()
- Get a member of a style
- PtGetWidgetStyle()
- Get the style that a widget is currently using
- PtSetClassStyleMethods()
- Set multiple members of a style from an array
- PtSetStyleMember()
- Set a member of a style
- PtSetStyleMembers()
- Set multiple members of a style from a variable-length argument list
- PtSetWidgetStyle()
- Set the current style for a widget
- PtContainerHold()
- Prevent repairs to a container widget and its children
- PtContainerRelease()
- Decrement the flux count for a container, potentially damaging the container
- PtEndFlux()
- Decrement the flux count for a container
- PtFlush()
- Immediately repair widget damage
- PtHold()
- Increment the hold count to prevent the visible repair of all widgets
- PtRelease()
- Decrement the hold count, potentially permitting all widgets to be repaired
- PtStartFlux()
- Prevent repairs to a container widget and its children
- PtSyncWidget()
- Synchronize a widget
- PtUpdate()
- Decrement the hold count
- PhWindowChange()
- Modify the attributes of a window's region
- PhWindowClose()
- Close a window
- PhWindowOpen()
- Create a window region
- PhWindowQueryVisible()
- Query a visible extent
- PtConsoleSwitch()
- Switch to another virtual console
- PtForwardWindowEvent()
- Forward a window event
- PtForwardWindowTaskEvent()
- Forward a window event to the task with a given Photon connection ID
- PtWindowConsoleSwitch()
- Switch to the console a given window's displayed on
- PtWindowGetFrameSize()
- Determine the size of a window's frame
See also the list of
PtWindow convenience functions.
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