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diff --git a/doc/pugl.rst b/doc/pugl.rst deleted file mode 100644 index c48021b..0000000 --- a/doc/pugl.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -#### -Pugl -#### - -Pugl is an API 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, -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. -MacOS, Windows, and X11 are currently supported as platforms. - -Graphics backends are separate so that applications only depend on the API 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. - -.. _Cairo: https://www.cairographics.org/ -.. _OpenGL: https://www.opengl.org/ -.. _Vulkan: https://www.khronos.org/vulkan/ |