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Prima-1.61
River stage two • 17 direct dependents • 19 total dependents

Changes for version 1.61 - 2021-04-21

  • DWM API Removed (not useful on Windows 10)
  • Support regions and paths for the PS backend
  • Prima::XXXDialog classes finally moved to Prima::XXX::Dialog
  • Support unicode-aware filesystem functions
    • Prima::Utils extended and Prima::sys::FS added
    • Do not use libX11.XReadBitmapFileData as it is not unicode-aware
  • Add Application.stop to break from a running event loop

Documentation

VB
Visual Builder for the Prima toolkit
cfgmaint
configuration tool for Visual Builder
Prima::Clipboard
GUI interprocess data exchange
Prima::Drawable
2-D graphic interface
Prima::File
asynchronous stream I/O.
Prima::Image
Bitmap routines
Prima::Menu
pull-down and pop-up menu objects
Prima::Object
Prima toolkit base classes
Prima::Printer
system printing services
Prima::Region
generic shape for clipping and hit testing
Prima::Timer
programmable periodical events
Prima::Widget
window management
Prima::Widget::pack
Geometry manager that packs around edges of cavity
Prima::Widget::place
Geometry manager for fixed or rubber-sheet placement
Prima::Window
top-level window management
Prima::X11
usage guide for X11 environment
Prima::codecs
How to write a codec for Prima image subsystem
Prima::faq
Frequently asked questions about Prima
Prima::gp-problems
Problems, questionable or intricate topics in 2-D Graphics
Prima::image-load
Using image subsystem
Prima::internals
Prima internal architecture
Prima::tutorial
introductory tutorial
gencls
class interface compiler for Prima core modules
podview
graphical pod viewer

Modules

Prima
a perl graphic toolkit
Prima::Application
root of widget objects hierarchy
Prima::Buttons
button widgets and grouping widgets.
Prima::Calendar
standard calendar widget
Prima::Classes
binder module for the built-in classes.
Prima::ComboBox
standard combo box widget
Prima::Const
predefined constants
Prima::DetailedList
a multi-column list viewer with controlling header widget.
Prima::DetailedOutline
a multi-column outline viewer with controlling header widget.
Prima::Dialog::ColorDialog
standard color selection facilities
Prima::Dialog::FileDialog
File system related widgets and dialogs.
Prima::Dialog::FindDialog
wrapper module for Prima::Dialog::FindDialog and Prima::Dialog::ReplaceDialog to find and replace text.
Prima::Dialog::FontDialog
standard font dialog
Prima::Dialog::ImageDialog
file open and save dialogs.
Prima::Dialog::PrintDialog
standard printer setup dialog
Prima::DockManager
advanced dockable widgets
Prima::Docks
dockable widgets
Prima::Drawable::Basic
Prima::Drawable::CurvedText
fit text to path
Prima::Drawable::Glyphs
helper routines for bi-directional text input and complex scripts output
Prima::Drawable::Gradient
gradient fills for primitives
Prima::Drawable::Markup
allow markup in widgets
Prima::Drawable::Path
stroke and fill complex paths
Prima::Drawable::Subcanvas
paint a hierarchy of widgets to any drawable
Prima::Drawable::TextBlock
rich text representation
Prima::Edit
standard text editing widget
Prima::EventHook
event filtering
Prima::ExtLists
extended functionality for list boxes
Prima::FrameSet
standard frameset widget
Prima::Grids
grid widgets
Prima::Header
a multi-tabbed header widget.
Prima::HelpViewer
the built-in pod file browser
Prima::Image::Animate
animate gif,webp,png files
Prima::Image::TransparencyControl
standard dialog for transparent color index selection.
Prima::ImageViewer
standard image, icon, and bitmap viewer class.
Prima::IniFile
support of Windows-like initialization files
Prima::InputLine
standard input line widget
Prima::IntUtils
internal functions
Prima::KeySelector
key combination widget and routines
Prima::Label
static text widget
Prima::Lists
user-selectable item list widgets
Prima::MDI
top-level windows emulation classes
Prima::Menus
menu widgets
Prima::MsgBox
standard message and input dialog boxes
Prima::Notebooks
multipage widgets
Prima::Outlines
tree view widgets
Prima::PS::CFF
create compressed Type1 fonts
Prima::PS::Drawable
Common routines for PS drawables
Prima::PS::Glyphs
glyph outlines as adobe charstrings
Prima::PS::PDF
PDF interface to Prima::Drawable
Prima::PS::PostScript
PostScript interface to Prima::Drawable
Prima::PS::Printer
PostScript interface to Prima::Printer
Prima::PS::TempFile
store parts of PS output in files
Prima::PS::Type1
create Type1 font files
Prima::PodView
POD browser widget
Prima::RubberBand
draw rubberbands
Prima::ScrollBar
standard scroll bars class
Prima::ScrollWidget
scrollable generic document widget.
Prima::Sliders
sliding bars, spin buttons and input lines, dial widget etc.
Prima::Spinner
Show a spinner animation
Prima::StartupWindow
a simplistic startup banner window
Prima::StdBitmap
shared access to the standard toolkit bitmaps
Prima::Stress
stress test module
Prima::Test
GUI test tools
Prima::TextView
rich text browser widget
Prima::Themes
object themes management
Prima::Tie::Array
tie widget properties to scalars or arrays.
Prima::Utils
miscellanneous routines
Prima::VB::CfgMaint
maintains visual builder widget palette configuration.
Prima::VB::Classes
Visual Builder widgets and types
Prima::VB::VBLoader
Visual Builder file loader
Prima::Widgets
miscellaneous widget classes
Prima::noX11
Use Prima without X11
Prima::sys::FS
unicode-aware core file functions
Prima::sys::XQuartz
MacOSX/XQuartz facilities
Prima::sys::gtk::FileDialog
GTK file system dialogs.
Prima::sys::win32::FileDialog
Windows file system dialogs.

Provides

Prima
in Prima/Dialog/FileDialog.pm
Prima
in Prima/VB/VBLoader.pm
Prima::AbstractButton
in Prima/Buttons.pm
Prima::AbstractDocker::Interface
in Prima/Docks.pm
Prima::AbstractGrid
in Prima/Grids.pm
Prima::AbstractGridViewer
in Prima/Grids.pm
Prima::AbstractListBox
in Prima/Lists.pm
Prima::AbstractListViewer
in Prima/Lists.pm
Prima::AbstractMenu
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::AbstractSlider
in Prima/Sliders.pm
Prima::AbstractSpinButton
in Prima/Sliders.pm
Prima::AccelTable
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::AltSpinButton
in Prima/Sliders.pm
Prima::Application
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::BidiInput
in Prima/IntUtils.pm
Prima::Button
in Prima/Buttons.pm
Prima::CheckBox
in Prima/Buttons.pm
Prima::CheckBoxGroup
in Prima/Buttons.pm
Prima::CheckList
in Prima/ExtLists.pm
Prima::CircularSlider
in Prima/Sliders.pm
Prima::ClientWidgetDocker
in Prima/Docks.pm
Prima::Clipboard
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::Cluster
in Prima/Buttons.pm
Prima::ColorComboBox
in Prima/Dialog/ColorDialog.pm
Prima::Component
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::Config
in Prima/Config.pm
Prima::CustomPodView
in Prima/HelpViewer.pm
Prima::DeviceBitmap
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::Dialog
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::Dialog::ChDirDialog
in Prima/Dialog/FileDialog.pm
Prima::Dialog::ImageOpenDialog
in Prima/Dialog/ImageDialog.pm
Prima::Dialog::ImageSaveDialog
in Prima/Dialog/ImageDialog.pm
Prima::Dialog::OpenDialog
in Prima/Dialog/FileDialog.pm
Prima::Dialog::ReplaceDialog
in Prima/Dialog/FindDialog.pm
Prima::Dialog::SaveDialog
in Prima/Dialog/FileDialog.pm
Prima::DirectoryListBox
in Prima/Dialog/FileDialog.pm
Prima::DirectoryOutline
in Prima/Outlines.pm
Prima::DockManager::LaunchPad
in Prima/DockManager.pm
Prima::DockManager::Panelbar
in Prima/DockManager.pm
Prima::DockManager::S::SpeedButton
in Prima/DockManager.pm
Prima::DockManager::Toolbar
in Prima/DockManager.pm
Prima::DockManager::ToolbarDocker
in Prima/DockManager.pm
Prima::Drawable
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::Drawable
in Prima/Drawable/Basic.pm
Prima::DriveComboBox
in Prima/Dialog/FileDialog.pm
Prima::DriveComboBox::InputLine
in Prima/Dialog/FileDialog.pm
Prima::ExternalDockerShuttle
in Prima/Docks.pm
Prima::File
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::Font
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::FourPartDocker
in Prima/Docks.pm
Prima::FrameSet::Frame
in Prima/FrameSet.pm
Prima::FrameSet::Slider
in Prima/FrameSet.pm
Prima::Gauge
in Prima/Sliders.pm
Prima::Gencls
in Prima/Gencls.pm
Prima::Grid
in Prima/Grids.pm
Prima::GridViewer
in Prima/Grids.pm
Prima::GroupBox
in Prima/Buttons.pm
Prima::GroupScroller
in Prima/IntUtils.pm
Prima::HintWidget
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::Icon
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::Image
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::Image::Animate::GIF
in Prima/Image/Animate.pm
Prima::Image::Animate::PNG
in Prima/Image/Animate.pm
Prima::Image::Animate::WebP
in Prima/Image/Animate.pm
Prima::Image::Animate::WebPNG
in Prima/Image/Animate.pm
Prima::Image::BasicTransparencyDialog
in Prima/Image/TransparencyControl.pm
Prima::Image::gif
in Prima/Image/gif.pm
Prima::Image::jpeg
in Prima/Image/jpeg.pm
Prima::Image::png
in Prima/Image/png.pm
Prima::Image::tiff
in Prima/Image/tiff.pm
Prima::Image::webp
in Prima/Image/webp.pm
Prima::IniFile::Section::Helper::to::Tie
in Prima/IniFile.pm
Prima::IntIndents
in Prima/IntUtils.pm
Prima::InternalDockerShuttle
in Prima/Docks.pm
Prima::KeySelector::Dialog
in Prima/KeySelector.pm
Prima::KeySelector::MenuEditor
in Prima/KeySelector.pm
Prima::LinearDockerShuttle
in Prima/Docks.pm
Prima::LinearWidgetDocker
in Prima/Docks.pm
Prima::ListBox
in Prima/Lists.pm
Prima::ListBoxUtils
in Prima/IntUtils.pm
Prima::ListViewer
in Prima/Lists.pm
Prima::MDIMethods
in Prima/MDI.pm
Prima::MDIOwner
in Prima/MDI.pm
Prima::MDIWindowOwner
in Prima/MDI.pm
Prima::MainWindow
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::Menu
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::Menu::Bar
in Prima/Menus.pm
Prima::Menu::Common
in Prima/Menus.pm
Prima::Menu::Item
in Prima/Menus.pm
Prima::Menu::Item::Custom
in Prima/Menus.pm
Prima::Menu::Item::Guillemots
in Prima/Menus.pm
Prima::Menu::Item::Image
in Prima/Menus.pm
Prima::Menu::Item::Separator
in Prima/Menus.pm
Prima::Menu::Item::Simple
in Prima/Menus.pm
Prima::Menu::Item::Text
in Prima/Menus.pm
Prima::Menu::Popup
in Prima/Menus.pm
Prima::Menu::Root
in Prima/Menus.pm
Prima::Menu::Transient
in Prima/Menus.pm
Prima::MenuItem
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::MouseScroller
in Prima/IntUtils.pm
Prima::Notebook
in Prima/Notebooks.pm
Prima::Object
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::Outline
in Prima/Outlines.pm
Prima::OutlineViewer
in Prima/Outlines.pm
Prima::PS::File
in Prima/PS/Printer.pm
Prima::PS::File::Common
in Prima/PS/Printer.pm
Prima::PS::FileHandle
in Prima/PS/Printer.pm
Prima::PS::FileHandle::Common
in Prima/PS/Printer.pm
Prima::PS::LPR
in Prima/PS/Printer.pm
Prima::PS::PDF::File
in Prima/PS/Printer.pm
Prima::PS::PDF::FileHandle
in Prima/PS/Printer.pm
Prima::PS::PDF::NonGUI
in Prima/PS/Printer.pm
Prima::PS::PDF::Printer
in Prima/PS/Printer.pm
Prima::PS::Pipe
in Prima/PS/Printer.pm
Prima::PS::Printer::Common
in Prima/PS/Printer.pm
Prima::PS::Printer::Common
in Prima/PS/Setup.pm
Prima::PS::Printer::NonGUI
in Prima/PS/Printer.pm
Prima::PS::Unicode
in Prima/PS/Unicode.pm
Prima::Panel
in Prima/Widgets.pm
Prima::PodView::Link
in Prima/PodView.pm
Prima::PodViewWindow
in Prima/HelpViewer.pm
Prima::Popup
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::Printer
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::ProgressBar
in Prima/Sliders.pm
Prima::ProtectedListBox
in Prima/Lists.pm
Prima::Radio
in Prima/Buttons.pm
Prima::RadioGroup
in Prima/Buttons.pm
Prima::Region
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::SampleWidget
in Prima/VB/examples/Widgety.pm
Prima::ScrollGroup
in Prima/ScrollWidget.pm
Prima::ScrollGroup::Client
in Prima/ScrollWidget.pm
Prima::ScrollNotebook
in Prima/Notebooks.pm
Prima::ScrollNotebook::Client
in Prima/Notebooks.pm
Prima::SimpleWidgetDocker
in Prima/Docks.pm
Prima::SingleLinearWidgetDocker
in Prima/Docks.pm
Prima::Slider
in Prima/Sliders.pm
Prima::SpeedButton
in Prima/Buttons.pm
Prima::SpinButton
in Prima/Sliders.pm
Prima::SpinEdit
in Prima/Sliders.pm
Prima::StringOutline
in Prima/Outlines.pm
Prima::TabSet
in Prima/Notebooks.pm
Prima::TabbedNotebook
in Prima/Notebooks.pm
Prima::TabbedScrollNotebook
in Prima/Notebooks.pm
Prima::TabbedScrollNotebook::Client
in Prima/Notebooks.pm
Prima::TextView::EventContent
in Prima/TextView.pm
Prima::TextView::EventRectangles
in Prima/TextView.pm
Prima::Themes::Proxy
in Prima/Themes.pm
Prima::Themes::Round3D
in Prima/themes/round3d.pm
Prima::Themes::color
in Prima/themes/color.pm
Prima::Tie::Scalar
in Prima/Tie.pm
Prima::Tie::items
in Prima/Tie.pm
Prima::Tie::text
in Prima/Tie.pm
Prima::Tie::value
in Prima/Tie.pm
Prima::Timer
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::UndoActions
in Prima/IntUtils.pm
Prima::VB::AbstractOutline
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::AbstractSlider
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::AltSpinButton
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::BiScroller
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::Button
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::Calendar
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::CheckBox
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::CircularSlider
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::Cluster
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::CodeEditor
in Prima/VB/VBControls.pm
Prima::VB::ColorComboBox
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::ComboBox
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::CommonControl
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::Component
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Config
in Prima/VB/Config.pm
Prima::VB::Control
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::CoreClasses
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::DetailedList
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::DirectoryListBox
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::DirectoryOutline
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::Divider
in Prima/VB/VBControls.pm
Prima::VB::Drawable
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::DriveComboBox
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::Edit
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::Editor
in Prima/VB/VBControls.pm
Prima::VB::Gauge
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::Grid
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::GroupBox
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::Header
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::ImageViewer
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::InputLine
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::ItemsOutline
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Label
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::ListBox
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::ListViewer
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::MPropListViewer
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::MenuOutline
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::MyOutline
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Notebook
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::Object
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::OutlineViewer
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::PackPropListViewer
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::ProgressBar
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::PropListViewer
in Prima/VB/VBControls.pm
Prima::VB::Radio
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::ScrollBar
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::ScrollWidget
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::Slider
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::SpinButton
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::SpinEdit
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::StringOutline
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::TabSet
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::TabbedNotebook
in Prima/VB/CoreClasses.pm
Prima::VB::Types
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::FMAction
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::Handle
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::align
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::bool
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::borderIcons
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::borderStyle
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::char
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::checkbox
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::cluster
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::color
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::comboStyle
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::event
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::fallback
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::font
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::gaugeRelief
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::generic
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::geometry
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::growMode
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::icon
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::image
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::items
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::iv
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::key
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::lineRoundStyle
in Prima/VB/examples/Widgety.pm
Prima::VB::Types::menuItems
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::menuname
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::multiItems
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::name
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::origin
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::packInfo
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::pack_anchor
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::pack_fill
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::pack_side
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::point
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::radio
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::rect
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::rop
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::selectingButtons
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::sliderScheme
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::string
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::strings
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::tabOrder
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::text
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::textee
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::tickAlign
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::treeItems
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::uiv
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::upoint
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::urect
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::valign
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::widgetClass
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Types::windowState
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::VBControls
in Prima/VB/VBControls.pm
Prima::VB::Widget
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::Window
in Prima/VB/Classes.pm
Prima::VB::examples::SampleWidget
in Prima/VB/examples/Widgety.pm
Prima::VB::examples::Widgety
in Prima/VB/examples/Widgety.pm
Prima::Widget
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::Widget
in Prima/RubberBand.pm
Prima::Window
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::array
in Prima/Classes.pm
Prima::sys::gtk::OpenDialog
in Prima/sys/gtk/FileDialog.pm
Prima::sys::gtk::SaveDialog
in Prima/sys/gtk/FileDialog.pm
Prima::sys::win32::OpenDialog
in Prima/sys/win32/FileDialog.pm
Prima::sys::win32::SaveDialog
in Prima/sys/win32/FileDialog.pm
Prima::themes::sysimage
in Prima/themes/sysimage.pm

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