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diff --git a/doc/summary.rst b/doc/summary.rst index f05515f..e9cdc62 100644 --- a/doc/summary.rst +++ b/doc/summary.rst @@ -1,21 +1,19 @@ -Pugl is an API for writing portable and embeddable GUIs. +Pugl is a library for writing portable and embeddable GUIs. Pugl is not a toolkit or framework, but a minimal portability layer that sets up a drawing context and delivers events. -Compared to other libraries, Pugl is particularly suitable for use in plugins or other loadable modules. -There is no implicit context or static data in the library, +It has no implicit context or mutable static data, so it may be statically linked and used multiple times in the same process. -Pugl has a modular design that separates the core library from graphics backends. -The core library is graphics agnostic, -it implements platform support and depends only on standard system libraries. +Pugl has a modular design with a core library and separate graphics backends. +The core library implements platform support and depends only on standard system libraries. MacOS, Windows, and X11 are currently supported as platforms. -Graphics backends are separate so that applications only depend on the API that they use. +Graphics backends are built as separate libraries, +so applications can depend only on the APIs that they use. Pugl includes graphics backends for Cairo_, OpenGL_, and Vulkan_. -It is also possible to use some other graphics API by implementing a custom backend, -or simply accessing the native platform handle for a window. +Other graphics APIs can be used by implementing a custom backend. .. _Cairo: https://www.cairographics.org/ .. _OpenGL: https://www.opengl.org/ |