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+This is the API documentation for Pugl.
+The complete C API is documented in the [Pugl](@ref pugl) group,
+and the C++ wrapper in the [Puglmm](@ref puglmm) group.
+
+The Pugl API revolves around two main objects:
+the [World](@ref world) and the [View](@ref view).
+An application creates a single world to manage system-level state,
+then creates one or more views to display.
+
+## View creation
+
+Creating a visible view is a multi-step process.
+A new view allocated with #puglNewView does not yet represent a "real" system window.
+To display, it must first have a [backend set](@ref puglSetBackend),
+and be configured by [setting hints](@ref puglSetViewHint)
+and [configuring the frame](@ref frame).
+
+Once the view is configured,
+the corresponding window can be [created](@ref puglCreateWindow)
+and [shown](@ref puglShowWindow).
+
+Note that a view does not necessary correspond to a top-level system window.
+To create a view within another window,
+call #puglSetParentWindow before #puglCreateWindow.
+
+## Interaction
+
+Interaction with the user and system happens via [events](@ref interaction).
+Before creating a window,
+a view must have an [event handler](@ref PuglEventFunc) set with #puglSetEventFunc.
+This handler is called whenever something happens that the view must respond to.
+This includes user interaction like mouse and keyboard input,
+and system events like window resizing and exposure (drawing).
+
+## Event Loop
+
+Two functions are used to drive the event loop:
+
+ * #puglPollEvents waits for events to become available.
+ * #puglDispatchEvents processes all pending events.
+
+Redrawing is accomplished by calling #puglPostRedisplay,
+which posts an expose event to the queue.