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Functions Defined in Module `fl'
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Module `fl' defines the following functions.  For more information
about what they do, see the description of the equivalent C function in
the FORMS documentation:

`make_form(type, width, height)'
     Create a form with given type, width and height.  This returns a
     "form" object, whose methods are described below.

`do_forms()'
     The standard FORMS main loop.  Returns a Python object representing
     the FORMS object needing interaction, or the special value
     `FL.EVENT'.

`check_forms()'
     Check for FORMS events.  Returns what `do_forms()' above returns,
     or `None' if there is no event that immediately needs interaction.

`set_event_call_back(function)'
     Set the event callback function.

`set_graphics_mode(rgbmode, doublebuffering)'
     Set the graphics modes.

`get_rgbmode()'
     Return the current rgb mode.  This is the value of the C global
     variable `fl_rgbmode'.

`show_message(str1, str2, str3)'
     Show a dialog box with a three-line message and an OK button.

`show_question(str1, str2, str3)'
     Show a dialog box with a three-line message and YES and NO buttons.
     It returns `1' if the user pressed YES, `0' if NO.

`show_choice(str1, str2, str3, but1[, but2[, but3]])'
     Show a dialog box with a three-line message and up to three
     buttons.  It returns the number of the button clicked by the user
     (`1', `2' or `3').

`show_input(prompt, default)'
     Show a dialog box with a one-line prompt message and text field in
     which the user can enter a string.  The second argument is the
     default input string.  It returns the string value as edited by
     the user.

`show_file_selector(message, directory, pattern, default)'
     Show a dialog box in which the user can select a file.  It returns
     the absolute filename selected by the user, or `None' if the user
     presses Cancel.

`get_directory()'

`get_pattern'

`get_filename'
     These functions return the directory, pattern and filename (the
     tail part only) selected by the user in the last
     `show_file_selector()' call.

`qdevice(dev)'

`unqdevice dev'

`isqueued dev'

`qtest'

`qread'

`qreset'

`qenter dev, val'

`get_mouse'

`tie button, valuator1, valuator2'
     These functions are the FORMS interfaces to the corresponding GL
     functions.  Use these if you want to handle some GL events yourself
     when using `fl.do_events()'.  When a GL event is detected that
     FORMS cannot handle, `fl.do_forms()' returns the special value
     `FL.EVENT' and you should call `fl.qread()' to read the event from
     the queue.  Don't use the equivalent GL functions!

`color()'

`mapcolor'

`getmcolor'
     See the description in the FORMS documentation of `fl_color()',
     `fl_mapcolor()' and `fl_getmcolor()'.