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I believe fltk was originally intended to mimic the API and widgets of xforms.
by csb6 6y ago
I believe fltk was originally intended to mimic the API and widgets of xforms.
- a_e_k 6y agohttps://www.fltk.org/articles.php?L363 https://www.fltk.org/articles.php?L363: > FLTK was originally designed to be compatible with the Forms Library written for SGI machines. In that library all the functions and structures started with "fl_". This naming was extended to all new methods and widgets in the C++ library, and this prefix was taken as the name of the library. It is almost impossible to search for "FL" on the Internet, due to the fact that it is also the abbreviation for Florida. After much debating and searching for a new name for the toolkit, which was already in use by several people, Bill came up with "FLTK", and even a bogus excuse that it stands for "The Fast Light Tool Kit".
- mhd 6y agoI think it still has the astounding multitude of bevels and frames that XForms has. Just like you could spot Tk apps by the bisque color, you could spot XForms by programmers putting all the frames into one single dialog window.