racket/collects/scribblings/gui/guide.scrbl
Eli Barzilay 264af9a6d0 improved scribble syntax use
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#lang scribble/doc
@(require "common.ss")
@title[#:style '(toc reveal)]{Overview}
For documentation purposes, the graphics toolbox is organized into
three parts:
@itemize{
@item{The @deftech{windowing toolbox}, for implementing form-filling
GUI programs (such as a database query window) using buttons, menus,
text fields, and events. The windowing toolbox is described in
@secref["windowing-overview"].}
@item{The @deftech{drawing toolbox}, for drawing pictures or
implementing dynamic GUI programs (such as a video game) using
drawing canvases, pens, and brushes. The drawing toolbox is
described in @secref["drawing-overview"].}
@item{The @deftech{editor toolbox}, for developing traditional text
editors, editors that mix text and graphics, or free-form layout
editors (such as a word processor, HTML editor, or icon-based file
browser). The editor toolbox is described in
@secref["editor-overview"].}
}
These three parts roughly represent layers of increasing
sophistication. Simple GUI programs access only the windowing toolbox
directly, more complex programs use both the windowing and drawing
toolboxes, and large-scale applications rely on all three
toolboxes.
@local-table-of-contents[]
@;------------------------------------------------------------------------
@include-section["win-overview.scrbl"]
@;------------------------------------------------------------------------
@include-section["draw-overview.scrbl"]
@;------------------------------------------------------------------------
@include-section["editor-overview.scrbl"]