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.TH "GUI API" 3m17n "14 Jul 2007" "" "Version 1.4.0" "" "The m17n Library" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
GUI API \- GUI support for a window system.  

.PP
.SS "Modules"

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.RI "\fBFrame\fP"
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.RI "\fIA \fIframe\fP is an object corresponding to the graphic device. \fP"
.PP
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.RI "\fBFont\fP"
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.RI "\fIFont object. \fP"
.PP
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.RI "\fBFontset\fP"
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.RI "\fIA fontset is an object that maps a character to fonts. \fP"
.PP
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.RI "\fBFace\fP"
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.RI "\fIA face is an object to control appearance of M-text. \fP"
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.RI "\fBDrawing\fP"
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.RI "\fIDrawing M-texts on a window. \fP"
.PP
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.RI "\fBInput Method (GUI)\fP"
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.RI "\fIInput method support on window systems. \fP"
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.SH "Detailed Description"
.PP 
This section defines the m17n GUI API concerning M-text drawing and inputting under a window system.
.PP
All the definitions here are independent of window systems. An actual library file, however, can depend on a specific window system. For instance, the library file m17n-X.so is an example of implementation of the m17n GUI API for the X Window System.
.PP
Actually the GUI API is mainly for toolkit libraries or to implement XOM, not for direct use from application programs.