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<refentry id="gtk-windows" revision="4 Feb 2001">

<refmeta>

<refentrytitle>Using GTK+ on Windows</refentrytitle>

<manvolnum>3</manvolnum>

<refmiscinfo>GTK Library</refmiscinfo>

</refmeta>

<refnamediv>

<refname>Using GTK+ on Windows</refname>

<refpurpose>

Windows-specific aspects of using GTK+

</refpurpose>

</refnamediv>

<refsect1>

<title>Using GTK+ on Windows</title>

<para>

The Windows port of GTK+ is an implementation of GDK (and therefore GTK+) 

on top of the Win32 API. 

</para>

<refsect2 id="win32-cmdline">

<title>Windows-specific commandline options</title>

<para>

The Windows GDK backend can be influenced with some

additional command line arguments.

</para>

<formalpara>

<title><systemitem>--sync</systemitem></title>

<para>

Don't batch GDI requests. This might be a marginally useful option for 

debugging.

</para>

</formalpara>

<formalpara>

<title><systemitem>--no-wintab</systemitem>, 

       <systemitem>--ignore-wintab</systemitem></title>

<para>

Don't use the Wintab API for tablet support.

</para>

</formalpara>

<formalpara>

<title><systemitem>--use-wintab</systemitem></title>

<para>

Use the Wintab API for tablet support.  This is the default.

</para>

</formalpara>

<formalpara>

<title><systemitem>--max-colors <replaceable>number</replaceable></systemitem></title>

<para>

In 256 color mode, restrict the size of the color palette to 

the specified number of colors. This option is obsolete.

</para>

</formalpara>

</refsect2>

<refsect2 id="win32-envar">

<title>Windows-specific environment variables</title>

<para>

The Win32 GDK backend can be influenced with some

additional environment variables.

</para>

<formalpara>

<title><envar>GDK_IGNORE_WINTAB</envar></title>

<para>

If this variable is set, GTK+ doesn't use 

the Wintab API for tablet support.

</para>

</formalpara>

<formalpara>

<title><envar>GDK_USE_WINTAB</envar></title>

<para>

If this variable is set, GTK+ uses the Wintab API for 

tablet support.  This is the default.

</para>

</formalpara>

<formalpara>

<title><envar>GDK_WIN32_MAX_COLORS</envar></title>

<para>

Specifies the size of the color palette used

in 256 color mode.

</para>

</formalpara>

</refsect2>

</refsect1>

</refentry>