From 422bf79e8f5404435525cb1f755d2198d2a76b28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Camilla=20L=C3=B6wy?= Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2019 18:36:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation work --- README.md | 15 +- docs/CMakeLists.txt | 2 +- docs/input.dox | 2 +- docs/intro.dox | 4 +- docs/main.dox | 3 +- docs/monitor.dox | 8 +- docs/news.dox | 550 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- docs/window.dox | 14 +- include/GLFW/glfw3.h | 52 ++-- 9 files changed, 477 insertions(+), 173 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d2b756fc..a202e15c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ yet officially supported. GLFW is licensed under the [zlib/libpng license](http://www.glfw.org/license.html). -The latest stable release is version 3.2.1. - See the [downloads](http://www.glfw.org/download.html) page for details and files, or fetch the `latest` branch, which always points to the latest stable release. Each release starting with 3.0 also has a corresponding [annotated @@ -26,8 +24,9 @@ tag](https://github.com/glfw/glfw/releases) with source and binary archives. The [version history](http://www.glfw.org/changelog.html) lists all user-visible changes for every release. -This is a development branch for version 3.3, which is _not yet described_. -Pre-release documentation is available [here](http://www.glfw.org/docs/3.3/). +Documentation is available [here](http://www.glfw.org/docs/latest/). See the +[release notes](https://www.glfw.org/docs/latest/news.html) for new features, +caveats and deprecations in the latest release. The `master` branch is the stable integration branch and _should_ always compile and run on all supported platforms, although details of newly added features may @@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ information on what to include when reporting a bug. - [Win32] Bugfix: Vulkan libraries have a new path as of SDK 1.0.42.0 (#956) - [Win32] Bugfix: Monitors with no display devices were not enumerated (#960) - [Win32] Bugfix: Monitor events were not emitted (#784) -- [Win32] Bugfix: The Cygwin DLL was installed to the wrong directory (#1035) +- [Win32] Bugfix: The DLL was installed to the wrong directory on Cygwin (#1035) - [Win32] Bugfix: Normalization of axis data via XInput was incorrect (#1045) - [Win32] Bugfix: `glfw3native.h` would undefine a foreign `APIENTRY` (#1062) - [Win32] Bugfix: Disabled cursor mode prevented use of caption buttons @@ -290,13 +289,13 @@ information on what to include when reporting a bug. - [Cocoa] Bugfix: Window was resized twice when entering full screen (#1085) - [Cocoa] Bugfix: Duplicate size events were not filtered (#1085) - [Cocoa] Bugfix: Event polling did not initialize AppKit if necessary (#1218) -- [Cocoa] Bugfix: OpenGL rendering was not initially visible on 10.14 - (#1334,#1346) +- [Cocoa] Bugfix: OpenGL rendering was not visible before resize on early macOS + 10.14 (#1334,#1346) - [Cocoa] Bugfix: Caps Lock did not generate any key events (#1368,#1373) - [Cocoa] Bugfix: Some buttons for some joysticks were ignored (#1385) - [Cocoa] Bugfix: Analog joystick buttons were not translated correctly (#1385) - [Cocoa] Bugfix: OpenGL swap interval was ignored for occluded windows (#680) -- [Cocoa] Bugfix: OpenGL swap interval was ignored on macOS 10.14 +- [Cocoa] Bugfix: OpenGL swap interval was ignored on early macOS 10.14 (#1337,#1417,#1435) - [WGL] Added support for `WGL_EXT_colorspace` for OpenGL ES contexts - [WGL] Added support for `WGL_ARB_create_context_no_error` diff --git a/docs/CMakeLists.txt b/docs/CMakeLists.txt index 4b8cc3d5..7a7407a1 100644 --- a/docs/CMakeLists.txt +++ b/docs/CMakeLists.txt @@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ set(glfw_DOCS_SOURCES "${GLFW_SOURCE_DIR}/include/GLFW/glfw3native.h" "${GLFW_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/main.dox" "${GLFW_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/news.dox" - "${GLFW_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/moving.dox" "${GLFW_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/quick.dox" + "${GLFW_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/moving.dox" "${GLFW_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/compile.dox" "${GLFW_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/build.dox" "${GLFW_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/intro.dox" diff --git a/docs/input.dox b/docs/input.dox index a438a18e..4c07a818 100644 --- a/docs/input.dox +++ b/docs/input.dox @@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ time of release. Newer ones can be added at runtime with @ref glfwUpdateGamepadMappings. @code -const char* mappings = load_file_contents("gamecontrollerdb.txt"); +const char* mappings = load_file_contents("game/data/gamecontrollerdb.txt"); glfwUpdateGamepadMappings(mappings); @endcode diff --git a/docs/intro.dox b/docs/intro.dox index 36bc73e6..a72b620e 100644 --- a/docs/intro.dox +++ b/docs/intro.dox @@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ glfwGetJoystickHats. Set this with @ref glfwInitHint. @subsubsection init_hints_osx macOS specific init hints -@anchor GLFW_COCOA_CHDIR_RESOURCES +@anchor GLFW_COCOA_CHDIR_RESOURCES_hint __GLFW_COCOA_CHDIR_RESOURCES__ specifies whether to set the current directory to the application to the `Contents/Resources` subdirectory of the application's bundle, if present. Set this with @ref glfwInitHint. -@anchor GLFW_COCOA_MENUBAR +@anchor GLFW_COCOA_MENUBAR_hint __GLFW_COCOA_MENUBAR__ specifies whether to create a basic menu bar, either from a nib or manually, when the first window is created, which is when AppKit is initialized. Set this with @ref glfwInitHint. diff --git a/docs/main.dox b/docs/main.dox index 9dcbcdc8..bd563d98 100644 --- a/docs/main.dox +++ b/docs/main.dox @@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ GLFW is a free, Open Source, multi-platform library for OpenGL, OpenGL ES and Vulkan application development. It provides a simple, platform-independent API for creating windows, contexts and surfaces, reading input, handling events, etc. -See @ref news_33 for highlights or the -[version history](https://www.glfw.org/changelog.html) for details. +@ref news_33 list new features, caveats and deprecations. @ref quick_guide is a guide for users new to GLFW. It takes you through how to write a small but complete program. diff --git a/docs/monitor.dox b/docs/monitor.dox index 2cd2d587..a5a7db76 100644 --- a/docs/monitor.dox +++ b/docs/monitor.dox @@ -153,9 +153,11 @@ glfwGetMonitorContentScale(monitor, &xscale, &yscale); @endcode The content scale is the ratio between the current DPI and the platform's -default DPI. If you scale all pixel dimensions by this scale then your content -should appear at an appropriate size. This is especially important for text and -any UI elements. +default DPI. This is especially important for text and any UI elements. If the +pixel dimensions of your UI scaled by this look appropriate on your machine then +it should appear at a reasonable size on other machines regardless of their DPI +and scaling settings. This relies on the system DPI and scaling settings being +somewhat correct. The content scale may depend on both the monitor resolution and pixel density and on user settings. It may be very different from the raw DPI calculated from diff --git a/docs/news.dox b/docs/news.dox index fd069e80..d5eea764 100644 --- a/docs/news.dox +++ b/docs/news.dox @@ -2,31 +2,45 @@ @page news Release notes -@section news_33 Release notes for 3.3 - -@subsection news_33_gamepad SDL_GameControllerDB support and gamepad input - -GLFW now supports remapping of gamepads and controllers to a 360-like controller -layout with @ref glfwJoystickIsGamepad, @ref glfwGetJoystickGUID, @ref -glfwGetGamepadName, @ref glfwGetGamepadState and @ref glfwUpdateGamepadMappings, -and the input state struct @ref GLFWgamepadstate. - -@sa @ref gamepad +@tableofcontents -@subsection news_33_joyhats Support for joystick hats +@section news_33 Release notes for version 3.3 -GLFW now supports querying the hats (or POVs or D-pads) of a joystick with @ref -glfwGetJoystickHats. Hats are by default also exposed as buttons, but this can -be disabled with the @ref GLFW_JOYSTICK_HAT_BUTTONS init hint. +These are the release notes for version 3.3. For a more detailed view including +all fixed bugs see the [version history](https://www.glfw.org/changelog.html). -@see @ref joystick_hat +Please review the caveats and deprecations if your project was written against +an earlier version of GLFW 3. -@subsection news_33_contentscale Content scale queries for DPI-aware rendering +@subsection features_33 New features in version 3.3 -GLFW now supports querying the window and monitor content scale, i.e. the ratio -between the current DPI and the platform's default DPI, with @ref +@subsubsection gamepad_33 Gamepad input via SDL_GameControllerDB + +GLFW can now remap game controllers to a standard Xbox-like layout using +a built-in copy of SDL_GameControllerDB. Call @ref glfwJoystickIsGamepad to +check if a joystick has a mapping, @ref glfwGetGamepadState to retrieve its +input state, @ref glfwUpdateGamepadMappings to add newer mappings and @ref +glfwGetGamepadName and @ref glfwGetJoystickGUID for mapping related information. + +For more information see @ref gamepad. + + +@subsubsection moltenvk_33 Support for Vulkan on macOS via MoltenVK + +GLFW now supports [MoltenVK](https://moltengl.com/moltenvk/), a Vulkan +implementation on top of the Metal API, and its `VK_MVK_macos_surface` window +surface creation extension. MoltenVK is included in the [macOS Vulkan +SDK](https://vulkan.lunarg.com/). + +For more information see @ref vulkan_guide. + + +@subsubsection content_scale_33 Content scale queries for DPI-aware rendering + +GLFW now provides content scales for windows and monitors, i.e. the ratio +between their current DPI and the platform's default DPI, with @ref glfwGetWindowContentScale and @ref glfwGetMonitorContentScale. Changes of the content scale of a window can be received with the window content @@ -34,88 +48,93 @@ scale callback, set with @ref glfwSetWindowContentScaleCallback. The @ref GLFW_SCALE_TO_MONITOR window hint enables automatic resizing of a window by the content scale of the monitor it is placed, on platforms like -Windows and X11 where this is necessary. +Windows where this is necessary. This takes effect both on creation and when +the window is moved between monitors. It is related to but different from +[GLFW_COCOA_RETINA_FRAMEBUFFER](@ref GLFW_COCOA_RETINA_FRAMEBUFFER_hint). -@see @ref window_scale +For more information see @ref window_scale. -@subsection news_33_moltenvk Support for Vulkan on macOS via MoltenVK - -GLFW now supports the `VK_MVK_macos_surface` window surface creation extension -provided by MoltenVK in the [LunarG Vulkan SDK](https://vulkan.lunarg.com/). - -@see @ref vulkan_guide - - -@subsection news_33_setwindowattrib Support for updating window attributes +@subsubsection setwindowattrib_33 Support for updating window attributes GLFW now supports changing the [GLFW_DECORATED](@ref GLFW_DECORATED_attrib), [GLFW_RESIZABLE](@ref GLFW_RESIZABLE_attrib), -[GLFW_FLOATING](@ref GLFW_FLOATING_attrib) and -[GLFW_AUTO_ICONIFY](@ref GLFW_AUTO_ICONIFY_attrib) attributes for existing +[GLFW_FLOATING](@ref GLFW_FLOATING_attrib), +[GLFW_AUTO_ICONIFY](@ref GLFW_AUTO_ICONIFY_attrib) and +[GLFW_FOCUS_ON_SHOW](@ref GLFW_FOCUS_ON_SHOW_attrib) attributes for existing windows with @ref glfwSetWindowAttrib. -@see @ref window_attribs +For more information see @ref window_attribs. -@subsection news_33_rawmotion Support for raw mouse motion +@subsubsection raw_motion_33 Support for raw mouse motion GLFW now supports raw (unscaled and unaccelerated) mouse motion in disabled cursor mode with the [GLFW_RAW_MOUSE_MOTION](@ref GLFW_RAW_MOUSE_MOTION) input -mode. Call @ref glfwRawMouseMotionSupported to check if the current machine -supports raw mouse motion. +mode. Raw mouse motion input is not yet implemented on macOS. Call @ref +glfwRawMouseMotionSupported to check if GLFW can provide raw mouse motion on the +current system. + +For more information see @ref raw_mouse_motion. -@subsection news_33_geterror Error query +@subsubsection joysticks_33 Joystick hats + +GLFW can now return the state of hats (i.e. POVs or D-pads) of a joystick with +@ref glfwGetJoystickHats. For compatibility, hats are also exposed as buttons. +This can be disabled with the @ref GLFW_JOYSTICK_HAT_BUTTONS initialization +hint. + +For more information see @ref joystick_hat. + + +@subsubsection geterror_33 Error query GLFW now supports querying the last error code for the calling thread and its -human-readable description with @ref glfwGetError. +human-readable description with @ref glfwGetError. This can be used instead of +or together with the error callback. -@see @ref error_handling +For more information see @ref error_handling. -@subsection news_33_inithint Support for initialization hints +@subsubsection init_hints_33 Support for initialization hints GLFW now supports setting library initialization hints with @ref glfwInitHint. -These must be set before initialization to take effect. +These must be set before initialization to take effect. Some of these hints are +platform specific but are safe to set on any platform. -@see @ref init_hints +For more information see @ref init_hints. -@subsection news_33_platformhints Support for platform specific hints +@subsubsection attention_33 User attention request -GLFW now supports platform specific init and window hints to control system -features that are only available on a single platform. +GLFW now supports requesting user attention with @ref +glfwRequestWindowAttention. Where possible this calls attention to the +specified window. On platforms like macOS it calls attention to the whole +application. -@see @ref init_hints_osx -@see @ref window_hints_osx +For more information see @ref window_attention. -@subsection news_33_attention User attention request - -GLFW now supports requesting user attention to a specific window (on macOS to -the application as a whole) with @ref glfwRequestWindowAttention. - -@see @ref window_attention - - -@subsection news_33_maximize Window maximization callback +@subsubsection maximize_33 Window maximization callback GLFW now supports notifying the application that the window has been maximized -@ref glfwSetWindowMaximizeCallback. +@ref glfwSetWindowMaximizeCallback. This is called both when the window was +maximized by the user and when it was done with @ref glfwMaximizeWindow. -@see @ref window_maximize +For more information see @ref window_maximize. -@subsection news_33_workarea Support for monitor work area +@subsubsection workarea_33 Query for the monitor work area GLFW now supports querying the work area of a monitor, i.e. the area not -occupied by task bars or global menu bars, with @ref glfwGetMonitorWorkarea. +occupied by task bars or global menu bars, with @ref glfwGetMonitorWorkarea. On +platforms that lack this concept, the whole area of the monitor is returned. -@see @ref monitor_workarea +For more information see @ref monitor_workarea. -@subsection news_33_transparent Support for transparent windows and framebuffers +@subsubsection transparency_33 Transparent windows and framebuffers GLFW now supports the creation of windows with transparent framebuffers on systems with desktop compositing enabled with the @ref @@ -127,67 +146,326 @@ and @ref glfwSetWindowOpacity. This value controls the opacity of the whole window including decorations and unlike framebuffer transparency can be changed at any time after window creation. +For more information see @ref window_transparency. -@subsection news_33_keyscancode Platform-specific key scancode query + +@subsubsection key_scancode_33 Query for the scancode of a key GLFW now supports querying the platform dependent scancode of any physical key with @ref glfwGetKeyScancode. -@see @ref input_key +For more information see @ref input_key. -@subsection news_33_centercursor Cursor centering window hint +@subsubsection center_cursor_33 Cursor centering window hint GLFW now supports controlling whether the cursor is centered over newly created full screen windows with the [GLFW_CENTER_CURSOR](@ref GLFW_CENTER_CURSOR_hint) window hint. It is enabled by default. -@subsection news_33_hover Mouse cursor hover window attribute +@subsubsection cursor_hover_33 Mouse cursor hover window attribute GLFW now supports polling whether the cursor is hovering over the window content area with the [GLFW_HOVERED](@ref GLFW_HOVERED_attrib) window attribute. This attribute corresponds to the [cursor enter/leave](@ref cursor_enter) event. -@subsection news_33_focusonshow GLFW_FOCUS_ON_SHOW window hint and attribute +@subsubsection focusonshow_33 Window hint and attribute for input focus on show -GLFW now supports the [GLFW_FOCUS_ON_SHOW](@ref GLFW_DECORATED_hint) window hint -and attribute for controlling input focus when calling @ref glfwShowWindow +GLFW now has the [GLFW_FOCUS_ON_SHOW](@ref GLFW_DECORATED_hint) window hint and +attribute for controlling whether a window gets input focus when shown. It is +enabled by default. It applies both when creating an visible window with @ref +glfwCreateWindow and when showing it with @ref glfwShowWindow. -@see @ref window_hide +This is a workaround for GLFW 3.0 lacking @ref glfwFocusWindow and will be +corrected in the next major version. + +For more information see @ref window_hide. -@subsection news_33_userptr Monitor and joystick user pointers +@subsubsection device_userptr_33 Monitor and joystick user pointers GLFW now supports setting and querying user pointers for connected monitors and joysticks with @ref glfwSetMonitorUserPointer, @ref glfwGetMonitorUserPointer, @ref glfwSetJoystickUserPointer and @ref glfwGetJoystickUserPointer. - -@subsection news_33_primary X11 primary selection access - -GLFW now supports querying and setting the X11 primary selection via the native -access functions @ref glfwGetX11SelectionString and @ref -glfwSetX11SelectionString. +For more information see @ref monitor_userptr and @ref joystick_userptr. -@subsection news_33_osmesa OSMesa backend for headless software rendering +@subsubsection macos_nib_33 macOS menu bar from nib file -GLFW now supports creating offscreen OpenGL contexts using +GLFW will now load a `MainMenu.nib` file if found in the `Contents/Resources` +directory of the application bundle as a way to replace the GLFW menu bar with +a custom one. This can be disabled with the +[GLFW_COCOA_MENUBAR](@ref GLFW_COCOA_MENUBAR_hint) initialization hint. + + +@subsubsection glext_33 Support for more context creation extensions + +The context hint @ref GLFW_SRGB_CAPABLE now supports OpenGL ES via +`WGL_EXT_colorspace`, the context hint @ref GLFW_CONTEXT_NO_ERROR now supports +`WGL_ARB_create_context_no_error` and `GLX_ARB_create_context_no_error`, the +context hint @ref GLFW_CONTEXT_RELEASE_BEHAVIOR now supports +`EGL_KHR_context_flush_control` and @ref glfwGetProcAddress now supports +`EGL_KHR_get_all_proc_addresses`. + + +@subsubsection osmesa_33 OSMesa off-screen context creation support + +GLFW now supports creating off-screen OpenGL contexts using [OSMesa](https://www.mesa3d.org/osmesa.html) by setting [GLFW_CONTEXT_CREATION_API](@ref GLFW_CONTEXT_CREATION_API_hint) to -`GLFW_OSMESA_CONTEXT_API`. +`GLFW_OSMESA_CONTEXT_API`. Native access function have been added to retrieve +the OSMesa color and depth buffers. There is also a new null backend that uses OSMesa as its native context creation API, intended for automated testing. This backend does not provide input. +@subsection caveats_33 Caveats for version 3.3 + + +@subsubsection joystick_layout_33 Layout of joysticks have changed + +The way joystick elements are arranged have changed to match SDL2 in order to +support SDL_GameControllerDB mappings. The layout of joysticks may +change again if required for compatibility with SDL2. If you need a known and +stable layout for game controllers, see if you can switch to @ref gamepad. + +Existing code that depends on a specific joystick layout will likely have to be +updated. + + +@subsubsection wait_events_33 No window required to wait for events + +The @ref glfwWaitEvents and @ref glfwWaitEventsTimeout functions no longer need +a window to be created to wait for events. Before version 3.3 these functions +would return immediately if there were no user-created windows. On platforms +where only windows can receive events, an internal helper window is used. + +Existing code that depends on the earlier behavior will likely have to be +updated. + + +@subsubsection gamma_ramp_size_33 Gamma ramp size of 256 may be rejected + +The documentation for versions before 3.3 stated that a gamma ramp size of 256 +would always be accepted. This was never the case on X11 and could lead to +artifacts on macOS. The @ref glfwSetGamma function has been updated to always +generate a ramp of the correct size. + +Existing code that hardcodes a size of 256 should be updated to use the size of +the current ramp of a monitor when setting a new ramp for that monitor. + + +@subsubsection xinput_deadzone_33 Windows XInput deadzone removed + +GLFW no longer applies any deadzone to the input state received from the XInput +API. This was never done for any other platform joystick API so this change +makes the behavior more consistent but you will need to apply your own deadzone +if desired. + + +@subsubsection x11_clipboard_33 X11 clipboard transfer limits + +GLFW now supports reading clipboard text via the `INCR` method, which removes +the limit on how much text can be read with @ref glfwGetClipboardString. +However, writing via this method is not yet supported, so you may not be able to +write a very large string with @ref glfwSetClipboardString even if you read it +from the clipboard earlier. + +The exact size limit for writing to the clipboard is negotiated with each +receiving application but is at least several tens of kilobytes. Note that only +the read limit has changed. Any string that could be written before still can +be. + + +@subsubsection macos_options_33 macOS specific compilation options removed + +The `GLFW_USE_RETINA`, `GLFW_USE_CHDIR` and `GLFW_USE_MENUBAR` CMake options and +the `_GLFW_USE_RETINA`, `_GLFW_USE_CHDIR` and `_GLFW_USE_MENUBAR` compile-time +macros have been removed. + +These options and macros are replaced by the window hint +[GLFW_COCOA_RETINA_FRAMEBUFFER](@ref GLFW_COCOA_RETINA_FRAMEBUFFER_hint) +and the init hints +[GLFW_COCOA_CHDIR_RESOURCES](@ref GLFW_COCOA_CHDIR_RESOURCES_hint) and +[GLFW_COCOA_MENUBAR](@ref GLFW_COCOA_MENUBAR_hint). + +Existing projects and makefiles that set these options or define these macros +during compilation of GLFW will still build but it will have no effect and the +default behaviors will be used. + + +@subsubsection x11_linking_33 X11 extension libraries are loaded dynamically + +GLFW now loads all X11 extension libraries at initialization. The only X11 +library you need to link against is `libX11`. The header files for the +extension libraries are still required for compilation. + +Existing projects and makefiles that link GLFW directly against the extension +libraries should still build correctly but will add these libraries as load-time +dependencies. + + +@subsubsection cmake_version_33 CMake 3.0 or later is required + +The minimum CMake version has been raised from 2.8.12 to 3.0. This is only +a requirement of the GLFW CMake files. The GLFW source files do not depend on +CMake. + + +@subsubsection lib_suffix_33 CMake option LIB_SUFFIX replaced with GNUInstallDirs + +GLFW now uses the GNUInstallDirs CMake package to handle platform specific +details like the library directory suffix and the `LIB_SUFFIX` CMake option has +been removed. + +Existing projects and makefiles that set the `LIB_SUFFIX` option will use the +suffix chosen by the GNUInstallDirs package and the option will be ignored. + + +@subsection deprecations_33 Deprecations in version 3.3 + +@subsubsection charmods_callback_deprecated Character with modifiers callback + +The character with modifiers callback set with @ref glfwSetCharModsCallback has +been deprecated and should if possible not be used. + +Existing code should still work but further bug fixes will likely not be made. +The callback will be removed in the next major version. + + +@subsubsection clipboard_window_deprecated Window parameter to clipboard functions + +The window parameter of the clipboard functions @ref glfwGetClipboardString and +@ref glfwSetClipboardString has been deprecated and is no longer used on any +platform. On platforms where the clipboard must be owned by a specific window, +an internal helper window is used. + +Existing code should still work unless it depends on a specific window owning +the clipboard. New code may pass `NULL` as the window argument. The parameter +will be removed in a future release. + + +@subsection removals_33 Removals in 3.3 + +@subsubsection mir_removed_33 Mir support has been removed + +Mir support has been completely removed as the Mir project has implemented +support for the Wayland protocol. + +Existing projects and makefiles that select Mir when compiling GLFW will fail. +Use Wayland or X11 instead. + + +@subsection symbols_33 New symbols in version 3.3 + +@subsubsection functions_33 New functions in version 3.3 + + - @ref glfwInitHint + - @ref glfwGetError + - @ref glfwGetMonitorWorkarea + - @ref glfwGetMonitorContentScale + - @ref glfwGetMonitorUserPointer + - @ref glfwSetMonitorUserPointer + - @ref glfwWindowHintString + - @ref glfwGetWindowContentScale + - @ref glfwGetWindowOpacity + - @ref glfwSetWindowOpacity + - @ref glfwRequestWindowAttention + - @ref glfwSetWindowAttrib + - @ref glfwSetWindowMaximizeCallback + - @ref glfwSetWindowContentScaleCallback + - @ref glfwRawMouseMotionSupported + - @ref glfwGetKeyScancode + - @ref glfwGetJoystickHats + - @ref glfwGetJoystickGUID + - @ref glfwGetJoystickUserPointer + - @ref glfwSetJoystickUserPointer + - @ref glfwJoystickIsGamepad + - @ref glfwUpdateGamepadMappings + - @ref glfwGetGamepadName + - @ref glfwGetGamepadState + + +@subsubsection types_33 New types in version 3.3 + + - @ref GLFWwindowmaximizefun + - @ref GLFWwindowcontentscalefun + - @ref GLFWgamepadstate + + +@subsubsection constants_33 New constants in version 3.3 + + - @ref GLFW_NO_ERROR + - @ref GLFW_JOYSTICK_HAT_BUTTONS + - @ref GLFW_COCOA_CHDIR_RESOURCES + - @ref GLFW_COCOA_MENUBAR + - @ref GLFW_CENTER_CURSOR + - @ref GLFW_TRANSPARENT_FRAMEBUFFER + - @ref GLFW_HOVERED + - @ref GLFW_FOCUS_ON_SHOW + - @ref GLFW_SCALE_TO_MONITOR + - @ref GLFW_COCOA_RETINA_FRAMEBUFFER + - @ref GLFW_COCOA_FRAME_NAME + - @ref GLFW_COCOA_GRAPHICS_SWITCHING + - @ref GLFW_X11_CLASS_NAME + - @ref GLFW_X11_INSTANCE_NAME + - @ref GLFW_OSMESA_CONTEXT_API + - @ref GLFW_HAT_CENTERED + - @ref GLFW_HAT_UP + - @ref GLFW_HAT_RIGHT + - @ref GLFW_HAT_DOWN + - @ref GLFW_HAT_LEFT + - @ref GLFW_HAT_RIGHT_UP + - @ref GLFW_HAT_RIGHT_DOWN + - @ref GLFW_HAT_LEFT_UP + - @ref GLFW_HAT_LEFT_DOWN + - @ref GLFW_MOD_CAPS_LOCK + - @ref GLFW_MOD_NUM_LOCK + - @ref GLFW_LOCK_KEY_MODS + - @ref GLFW_RAW_MOUSE_MOTION + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_A + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_B + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_X + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_Y + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_LEFT_BUMPER + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_RIGHT_BUMPER + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_BACK + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_START + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_GUIDE + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_LEFT_THUMB + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_RIGHT_THUMB + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_DPAD_UP + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_DPAD_RIGHT + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_DPAD_DOWN + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_DPAD_LEFT + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_LAST + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_CROSS + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_CIRCLE + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_SQUARE + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_TRIANGLE + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_AXIS_LEFT_X + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_AXIS_LEFT_Y + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_AXIS_RIGHT_X + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_AXIS_RIGHT_Y + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_AXIS_LEFT_TRIGGER + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_AXIS_RIGHT_TRIGGER + - @ref GLFW_GAMEPAD_AXIS_LAST + + @section news_32 Release notes for 3.2 +These are the release notes for version 3.2. For a more detailed view including +all fixed bugs see the [version history](https://www.glfw.org/changelog.html). -@subsection news_32_vulkan Support for Vulkan + +@subsection features_32 New features in version 3.2 + +@subsubsection news_32_vulkan Support for Vulkan GLFW now supports basic integration with Vulkan with @ref glfwVulkanSupported, @ref glfwGetRequiredInstanceExtensions, @ref glfwGetInstanceProcAddress, @ref @@ -196,79 +474,79 @@ Vulkan header inclusion can be selected with @ref GLFW_INCLUDE_VULKAN. -@subsection news_32_setwindowmonitor Window mode switching +@subsubsection news_32_setwindowmonitor Window mode switching GLFW now supports switching between windowed and full screen modes and updating the monitor and desired resolution and refresh rate of full screen windows with @ref glfwSetWindowMonitor. -@subsection news_32_maximize Window maxmimization support +@subsubsection news_32_maximize Window maxmimization support GLFW now supports window maximization with @ref glfwMaximizeWindow and the @ref GLFW_MAXIMIZED window hint and attribute. -@subsection news_32_focus Window input focus control +@subsubsection news_32_focus Window input focus control GLFW now supports giving windows input focus with @ref glfwFocusWindow. -@subsection news_32_sizelimits Window size limit support +@subsubsection news_32_sizelimits Window size limit support GLFW now supports setting both absolute and relative window size limits with @ref glfwSetWindowSizeLimits and @ref glfwSetWindowAspectRatio. -@subsection news_32_keyname Localized key names +@subsubsection news_32_keyname Localized key names GLFW now supports querying the localized name of printable keys with @ref glfwGetKeyName, either by key token or by scancode. -@subsection news_32_waittimeout Wait for events with timeout +@subsubsection news_32_waittimeout Wait for events with timeout GLFW now supports waiting for events for a set amount of time with @ref glfwWaitEventsTimeout. -@subsection news_32_icon Window icon support +@subsubsection news_32_icon Window icon support GLFW now supports setting the icon of windows with @ref glfwSetWindowIcon. -@subsection news_32_timer Raw timer access +@subsubsection news_32_timer Raw timer access GLFW now supports raw timer values with @ref glfwGetTimerValue and @ref glfwGetTimerFrequency. -@subsection news_32_joystick Joystick connection callback +@subsubsection news_32_joystick Joystick connection callback GLFW now supports notifying when a joystick has been connected or disconnected with @ref glfwSetJoystickCallback. -@subsection news_32_noapi Context-less windows +@subsubsection news_32_noapi Context-less windows GLFW now supports creating windows without a OpenGL or OpenGL ES context by setting the [GLFW_CLIENT_API](@ref GLFW_CLIENT_API_hint) hint to `GLFW_NO_API`. -@subsection news_32_contextapi Run-time context creation API selection +@subsubsection news_32_contextapi Run-time context creation API selection GLFW now supports selecting and querying the context creation API at run-time with the @ref GLFW_CONTEXT_CREATION_API hint and attribute. -@subsection news_32_noerror Error-free context creation +@subsubsection news_32_noerror Error-free context creation GLFW now supports creating and querying OpenGL and OpenGL ES contexts that do not emit errors with the @ref GLFW_CONTEXT_NO_ERROR hint, provided the machine supports the `GL_KHR_no_error` extension. -@subsection news_32_cmake CMake config-file package support +@subsubsection news_32_cmake CMake config-file package support GLFW now supports being used as a [config-file package](@ref build_link_cmake_package) from other projects for @@ -277,11 +555,13 @@ easy linking with the library and its dependencies. @section news_31 Release notes for 3.1 -These are the release highlights. For a full list of changes see the -[version history](https://www.glfw.org/changelog.html). +These are the release notes for version 3.1. For a more detailed view including +all fixed bugs see the [version history](https://www.glfw.org/changelog.html). -@subsection news_31_cursor Custom mouse cursor images +@subsection features_31 New features in version 3.1 + +@subsubsection news_31_cursor Custom mouse cursor images GLFW now supports creating and setting both custom cursor images and standard cursor shapes. They are created with @ref glfwCreateCursor or @ref @@ -291,7 +571,7 @@ glfwDestroyCursor. @see @ref cursor_object -@subsection news_31_drop Path drop event +@subsubsection news_31_drop Path drop event GLFW now provides a callback for receiving the paths of files and directories dropped onto GLFW windows. The callback is set with @ref glfwSetDropCallback. @@ -299,7 +579,7 @@ dropped onto GLFW windows. The callback is set with @ref glfwSetDropCallback. @see @ref path_drop -@subsection news_31_emptyevent Main thread wake-up +@subsubsection news_31_emptyevent Main thread wake-up GLFW now provides the @ref glfwPostEmptyEvent function for posting an empty event from another thread to the main thread event queue, causing @ref @@ -308,7 +588,7 @@ glfwWaitEvents to return. @see @ref events -@subsection news_31_framesize Window frame size query +@subsubsection news_31_framesize Window frame size query GLFW now supports querying the size, on each side, of the frame around the content area of a window, with @ref glfwGetWindowFrameSize. @@ -316,7 +596,7 @@ content area of a window, with @ref glfwGetWindowFrameSize. @see [Window size](@ref window_size) -@subsection news_31_autoiconify Simultaneous multi-monitor rendering +@subsubsection news_31_autoiconify Simultaneous multi-monitor rendering GLFW now supports disabling auto-iconification of full screen windows with the [GLFW_AUTO_ICONIFY](@ref GLFW_AUTO_ICONIFY_hint) window hint. This is @@ -324,25 +604,25 @@ intended for people building multi-monitor installations, where you need windows to stay in full screen despite losing input focus. -@subsection news_31_floating Floating windows +@subsubsection news_31_floating Floating windows GLFW now supports floating windows, also called topmost or always on top, for easier debugging with the @ref GLFW_FLOATING window hint and attribute. -@subsection news_31_focused Initially unfocused windows +@subsubsection news_31_focused Initially unfocused windows GLFW now supports preventing a windowed mode window from gaining input focus on creation, with the [GLFW_FOCUSED](@ref GLFW_FOCUSED_hint) window hint. -@subsection news_31_direct Direct access for window attributes and cursor position +@subsubsection news_31_direct Direct access for window attributes and cursor position GLFW now queries the window input focus, visibility and iconification attributes and the cursor position directly instead of returning cached data. -@subsection news_31_charmods Character with modifiers callback +@subsubsection news_31_charmods Character with modifiers callback GLFW now provides a callback for character events with modifier key bits. The callback is set with @ref glfwSetCharModsCallback. Unlike the regular character @@ -352,13 +632,13 @@ being input, for example if the Control key is held down. @see @ref input_char -@subsection news_31_single Single buffered framebuffers +@subsubsection news_31_single Single buffered framebuffers GLFW now supports the creation of single buffered windows, with the @ref GLFW_DOUBLEBUFFER hint. -@subsection news_31_glext Macro for including extension header +@subsubsection news_31_glext Macro for including extension header GLFW now includes the extension header appropriate for the chosen OpenGL or OpenGL ES header when @ref GLFW_INCLUDE_GLEXT is defined. GLFW does not provide @@ -366,7 +646,7 @@ these headers. They must be provided by your development environment or your OpenGL or OpenGL ES SDK. -@subsection news_31_release Context release behaviors +@subsubsection news_31_release Context release behaviors GLFW now supports controlling and querying whether the pipeline is flushed when a context is made non-current, with the @ref GLFW_CONTEXT_RELEASE_BEHAVIOR hint @@ -374,13 +654,13 @@ and attribute, provided the machine supports the `GL_KHR_context_flush_control` extension. -@subsection news_31_wayland (Experimental) Wayland support +@subsubsection news_31_wayland (Experimental) Wayland support GLFW now has an _experimental_ Wayland display protocol backend that can be selected on Linux with a CMake option. -@subsection news_31_mir (Experimental) Mir support +@subsubsection news_31_mir (Experimental) Mir support GLFW now has an _experimental_ Mir display server backend that can be selected on Linux with a CMake option. @@ -388,11 +668,13 @@ on Linux with a CMake option. @section news_30 Release notes for 3.0 -These are the release highlights. For a full list of changes see the -[version history](https://www.glfw.org/changelog.html). +These are the release notes for version 3.0. For a more detailed view including +all fixed bugs see the [version history](https://www.glfw.org/changelog.html). -@subsection news_30_cmake CMake build system +@subsection features_30 New features in version 3.0 + +@subsubsection news_30_cmake CMake build system GLFW now uses the CMake build system instead of the various makefiles and project files used by earlier versions. CMake is available for all platforms @@ -403,7 +685,7 @@ For more information on how to use CMake, see the [CMake manual](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/documentation.html). -@subsection news_30_multiwnd Multi-window support +@subsubsection news_30_multiwnd Multi-window support GLFW now supports the creation of multiple windows, each with their own OpenGL or OpenGL ES context, and all window functions now take a window handle. Event @@ -412,7 +694,7 @@ received the event. The @ref glfwMakeContextCurrent function has been added to select which context is current on a given thread. -@subsection news_30_multimon Multi-monitor support +@subsubsection news_30_multimon Multi-monitor support GLFW now explicitly supports multiple monitors. They can be enumerated with @ref glfwGetMonitors, queried with @ref glfwGetVideoModes, @ref @@ -421,7 +703,7 @@ and specified at window creation to make the newly created window full screen on that specific monitor. -@subsection news_30_unicode Unicode support +@subsubsection news_30_unicode Unicode support All string arguments to GLFW functions and all strings returned by GLFW now use the UTF-8 encoding. This includes the window title, error string, clipboard @@ -429,21 +711,21 @@ text, monitor and joystick names as well as the extension function arguments (as ASCII is a subset of UTF-8). -@subsection news_30_clipboard Clipboard text I/O +@subsubsection news_30_clipboard Clipboard text I/O GLFW now supports reading and writing plain text to and from the system clipboard, with the @ref glfwGetClipboardString and @ref glfwSetClipboardString functions. -@subsection news_30_gamma Gamma ramp support +@subsubsection news_30_gamma Gamma ramp support GLFW now supports setting and reading back the gamma ramp of monitors, with the @ref glfwGetGammaRamp and @ref glfwSetGammaRamp functions. There is also @ref glfwSetGamma, which generates a ramp from a gamma value and then sets it. -@subsection news_30_gles OpenGL ES support +@subsubsection news_30_gles OpenGL ES support GLFW now supports the creation of OpenGL ES contexts, by setting the [GLFW_CLIENT_API](@ref GLFW_CLIENT_API_hint) hint to `GLFW_OPENGL_ES_API`, where @@ -453,13 +735,13 @@ Nvidia and Intel drivers support creation of OpenGL ES context using the GLX and WGL APIs, while AMD provides an EGL implementation instead. -@subsection news_30_egl (Experimental) EGL support +@subsubsection news_30_egl (Experimental) EGL support GLFW now has an experimental EGL context creation back end that can be selected through CMake options. -@subsection news_30_hidpi High-DPI support +@subsubsection news_30_hidpi High-DPI support GLFW now supports high-DPI monitors on both Windows and macOS, giving windows full resolution framebuffers where other UI elements are scaled up. To achieve @@ -469,56 +751,56 @@ screen coordinates. This is important as OpenGL uses pixels, not screen coordinates. -@subsection news_30_error Error callback +@subsubsection news_30_error Error callback GLFW now has an error callback, which can provide your application with much more detailed diagnostics than was previously possible. The callback is passed an error code and a description string. -@subsection news_30_wndptr Per-window user pointer +@subsubsection news_30_wndptr Per-window user pointer Each window now has a user-defined pointer, retrieved with @ref glfwGetWindowUserPointer and set with @ref glfwSetWindowUserPointer, to make it easier to integrate GLFW into C++ code. -@subsection news_30_iconifyfun Window iconification callback +@subsubsection news_30_iconifyfun Window iconification callback Each window now has a callback for iconification and restoration events, which is set with @ref glfwSetWindowIconifyCallback. -@subsection news_30_wndposfun Window position callback +@subsubsection news_30_wndposfun Window position callback Each window now has a callback for position events, which is set with @ref glfwSetWindowPosCallback. -@subsection news_30_wndpos Window position query +@subsubsection news_30_wndpos Window position query The position of a window can now be retrieved using @ref glfwGetWindowPos. -@subsection news_30_focusfun Window focus callback +@subsubsection news_30_focusfun Window focus callback Each windows now has a callback for focus events, which is set with @ref glfwSetWindowFocusCallback. -@subsection news_30_enterleave Cursor enter/leave callback +@subsubsection news_30_enterleave Cursor enter/leave callback Each window now has a callback for when the mouse cursor enters or leaves its content area, which is set with @ref glfwSetCursorEnterCallback. -@subsection news_30_wndtitle Initial window title +@subsubsection news_30_wndtitle Initial window title The title of a window is now specified at creation time, as one of the arguments to @ref glfwCreateWindow. -@subsection news_30_hidden Hidden windows +@subsubsection news_30_hidden Hidden windows Windows can now be hidden with @ref glfwHideWindow, shown using @ref glfwShowWindow and created initially hidden with the @ref GLFW_VISIBLE window @@ -527,20 +809,20 @@ with most drivers, as well as moving a window to a specific position before showing it. -@subsection news_30_undecorated Undecorated windows +@subsubsection news_30_undecorated Undecorated windows Windowed mode windows can now be created without decorations, e.g. things like a frame, a title bar, with the @ref GLFW_DECORATED window hint and attribute. This allows for the creation of things like splash screens. -@subsection news_30_keymods Modifier key bit masks +@subsubsection news_30_keymods Modifier key bit masks [Modifier key bit mask](@ref mods) parameters have been added to the [mouse button](@ref GLFWmousebuttonfun) and [key](@ref GLFWkeyfun) callbacks. -@subsection news_30_scancode Platform-specific scancodes +@subsubsection news_30_scancode Platform-specific scancodes A scancode parameter has been added to the [key callback](@ref GLFWkeyfun). Keys that don't have a [key token](@ref keys) still get passed on with the key @@ -548,12 +830,12 @@ parameter set to `GLFW_KEY_UNKNOWN`. These scancodes will vary between machines and are intended to be used for key bindings. -@subsection news_30_jsname Joystick names +@subsubsection news_30_jsname Joystick names The name of a joystick can now be retrieved using @ref glfwGetJoystickName. -@subsection news_30_doxygen Doxygen documentation +@subsubsection news_30_doxygen Doxygen documentation You are reading it. diff --git a/docs/window.dox b/docs/window.dox index 5f94f358..e144a84b 100644 --- a/docs/window.dox +++ b/docs/window.dox @@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ should also declare this in its `Info.plist` by setting the @subsubsection window_hints_x11 X11 specific window hints -@anchor GLFW_X11_CLASS_NAME -@anchor GLFW_X11_INSTANCE_NAME +@anchor GLFW_X11_CLASS_NAME_hint +@anchor GLFW_X11_INSTANCE_NAME_hint __GLFW_X11_CLASS_NAME__ and __GLFW_X11_INSTANCE_NAME__ specifies the desired ASCII encoded class and instance parts of the ICCCM `WM_CLASS` window property. These are set with @ref glfwWindowHintString. @@ -702,10 +702,12 @@ float xscale, yscale; glfwGetWindowContentScale(window, &xscale, &yscale); @endcode -The content scale of a window is the ratio between the current DPI and the -platform's default DPI. If you scale all pixel dimensions by this scale then -your content should appear at an appropriate size. This is especially important -for text and any UI elements. +The content scale is the ratio between the current DPI and the platform's +default DPI. This is especially important for text and any UI elements. If the +pixel dimensions of your UI scaled by this look appropriate on your machine then +it should appear at a reasonable size on other machines regardless of their DPI +and scaling settings. This relies on the system DPI and scaling settings being +somewhat correct. On systems where each monitors can have its own content scale, the window content scale will depend on which monitor the system considers the window to be diff --git a/include/GLFW/glfw3.h b/include/GLFW/glfw3.h index fb0980ab..0b6c8939 100644 --- a/include/GLFW/glfw3.h +++ b/include/GLFW/glfw3.h @@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ extern "C" { /*! @brief One. * * This is only semantic sugar for the number 1. You can instead use `1` or - * `true` or `_True` or `GL_TRUE` or anything else that is equal to one. + * `true` or `_True` or `GL_TRUE` or `VK_TRUE` or anything else that is equal + * to one. * * @ingroup init */ @@ -280,7 +281,8 @@ extern "C" { /*! @brief Zero. * * This is only semantic sugar for the number 0. You can instead use `0` or - * `false` or `_False` or `GL_FALSE` or anything else that is equal to zero. + * `false` or `_False` or `GL_FALSE` or `VK_FALSE` or anything else that is + * equal to zero. * * @ingroup init */ @@ -977,12 +979,25 @@ extern "C" { * [window hint](@ref GLFW_SCALE_TO_MONITOR). */ #define GLFW_SCALE_TO_MONITOR 0x0002200C - +/*! @brief macOS specific + * [window hint](@ref GLFW_COCOA_RETINA_FRAMEBUFFER_hint). + */ #define GLFW_COCOA_RETINA_FRAMEBUFFER 0x00023001 +/*! @brief macOS specific + * [window hint](@ref GLFW_COCOA_FRAME_NAME_hint). + */ #define GLFW_COCOA_FRAME_NAME 0x00023002 +/*! @brief macOS specific + * [window hint](@ref GLFW_COCOA_GRAPHICS_SWITCHING_hint). + */ #define GLFW_COCOA_GRAPHICS_SWITCHING 0x00023003 - +/*! @brief X11 specific + * [window hint](@ref GLFW_X11_CLASS_NAME_hint). + */ #define GLFW_X11_CLASS_NAME 0x00024001 +/*! @brief X11 specific + * [window hint](@ref GLFW_X11_CLASS_NAME_hint). + */ #define GLFW_X11_INSTANCE_NAME 0x00024002 /*! @} */ @@ -1063,17 +1078,17 @@ extern "C" { * @{ */ /*! @brief Joystick hat buttons init hint. * - * Joystick hat buttons [init hint](@ref GLFW_JOYSTICK_HAT_BUTTONS) + * Joystick hat buttons [init hint](@ref GLFW_JOYSTICK_HAT_BUTTONS). */ #define GLFW_JOYSTICK_HAT_BUTTONS 0x00050001 /*! @brief macOS specific init hint. * - * macOS specific [init hint](@ref GLFW_COCOA_CHDIR_RESOURCES) + * macOS specific [init hint](@ref GLFW_COCOA_CHDIR_RESOURCES_hint). */ #define GLFW_COCOA_CHDIR_RESOURCES 0x00051001 /*! @brief macOS specific init hint. * - * macOS specific [init hint](@ref GLFW_COCOA_MENUBAR) + * macOS specific [init hint](@ref GLFW_COCOA_MENUBAR_hint). */ #define GLFW_COCOA_MENUBAR 0x00051002 /*! @} */ @@ -2000,9 +2015,11 @@ GLFWAPI void glfwGetMonitorPhysicalSize(GLFWmonitor* monitor, int* widthMM, int* * * This function retrieves the content scale for the specified monitor. The * content scale is the ratio between the current DPI and the platform's - * default DPI. If you scale all pixel dimensions by this scale then your - * content should appear at an appropriate size. This is especially important - * for text and any UI elements. + * default DPI. This is especially important for text and any UI elements. If + * the pixel dimensions of your UI scaled by this look appropriate on your + * machine then it should appear at a reasonable size on other machines + * regardless of their DPI and scaling settings. This relies on the system DPI + * and scaling settings being somewhat correct. * * The content scale may depend on both the monitor resolution and pixel * density and on user settings. It may be very different from the raw DPI @@ -2506,9 +2523,10 @@ GLFWAPI void glfwWindowHintString(int hint, const char* value); * @remark @x11 The class part of the `WM_CLASS` window property will by * default be set to the window title passed to this function. The instance * part will use the contents of the `RESOURCE_NAME` environment variable, if - * present and not empty, or fall back to the window title. Set the @ref - * GLFW_X11_CLASS_NAME and @ref GLFW_X11_INSTANCE_NAME window hints to override - * this. + * present and not empty, or fall back to the window title. Set the + * [GLFW_X11_CLASS_NAME](@ref GLFW_X11_CLASS_NAME_hint) and + * [GLFW_X11_INSTANCE_NAME](@ref GLFW_X11_INSTANCE_NAME_hint) window hints to + * override this. * * @remark @wayland Compositors should implement the xdg-decoration protocol * for GLFW to decorate the window properly. If this protocol isn't @@ -2972,9 +2990,11 @@ GLFWAPI void glfwGetWindowFrameSize(GLFWwindow* window, int* left, int* top, int * * This function retrieves the content scale for the specified window. The * content scale is the ratio between the current DPI and the platform's - * default DPI. If you scale all pixel dimensions by this scale then your - * content should appear at an appropriate size. This is especially important - * for text and any UI elements. + * default DPI. This is especially important for text and any UI elements. If + * the pixel dimensions of your UI scaled by this look appropriate on your + * machine then it should appear at a reasonable size on other machines + * regardless of their DPI and scaling settings. This relies on the system DPI + * and scaling settings being somewhat correct. * * On systems where each monitors can have its own content scale, the window * content scale will depend on which monitor the system considers the window