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8:47 AM

FLTK bindings for the D programming language

Happy New Year FLTK community. I have had FLTK bindings for the D programming language for quite some

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FLTK bindings for the D programming language

Happy New Year FLTK community. I have had FLTK bindings for the D programming language for quite some

8:47 AM

Albrecht Schlosser

12/31/25

... to all FLTK users, developers, and everybody else! (Here in Germany it's now Jan. 01, 2026,

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... to all FLTK users, developers, and everybody else! (Here in Germany it's now Jan. 01, 2026,

12/31/25

david allen, … Matthias Melcher4

12/30/25

Windows porting

I think it was the line *** CAUTION: This file is outdated. This needs a major rework! *** and the

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Windows porting

I think it was the line *** CAUTION: This file is outdated. This needs a major rework! *** and the

12/30/25

Paul Hahn, … Matthias Melcher8

12/28/25

Coin3d using FLTK for display

On Friday, December 26, 2025 at 9:24:31 PM UTC-6 Paul Hahn wrote: In case anyone might be interested,

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Coin3d using FLTK for display

On Friday, December 26, 2025 at 9:24:31 PM UTC-6 Paul Hahn wrote: In case anyone might be interested,

12/28/25

duncan gibson, Manolo6

12/28/25

Fl_Gl_Window glViewport(0,0,pixel_w(),pixel_h()) and child widget size?

Le mardi 23 décembre 2025 à 17:33:33 UTC+1, englishman.in....@gmail.com a écrit : ... Having skimmed

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Fl_Gl_Window glViewport(0,0,pixel_w(),pixel_h()) and child widget size?

Le mardi 23 décembre 2025 à 17:33:33 UTC+1, englishman.in....@gmail.com a écrit : ... Having skimmed

12/28/25

danielc...@gmail.com, Matthias Melcher8

12/19/25

Fl_Gl_Window FL_DEPTH

Ok, reading up on X11/GLX it seems that indeed many drivers do not support 32 bit depth buffers, even

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Fl_Gl_Window FL_DEPTH

Ok, reading up on X11/GLX it seems that indeed many drivers do not support 32 bit depth buffers, even

12/19/25

wea...@gmail.com, … Albrecht Schlosser20

12/14/25

1.4.4 build fails on OpenBSD

On 12/13/25 21:46 wea...@gmail.com wrote: Hint: if you want to try it yourself (maybe to provide a

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1.4.4 build fails on OpenBSD

On 12/13/25 21:46 wea...@gmail.com wrote: Hint: if you want to try it yourself (maybe to provide a

12/14/25

danielc...@gmail.com2

12/10/25

how keep menu visible when checking/unchecking checkboxes

Found the solution: void menu_cb(Fl_Widget* w, void* data) { Fl_Menu_Bar* menu = (Fl_Menu_Bar*)w;

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how keep menu visible when checking/unchecking checkboxes

Found the solution: void menu_cb(Fl_Widget* w, void* data) { Fl_Menu_Bar* menu = (Fl_Menu_Bar*)w;

12/10/25

Lucas Sanner, … Ian MacArthur3

12/3/25

Redrawing a label area in real-time ?

On Wednesday, 3 December 2025 at 15:12:31 UTC lucas.... wrote: Hi all, I've created my own widget

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Redrawing a label area in real-time ?

On Wednesday, 3 December 2025 at 15:12:31 UTC lucas.... wrote: Hi all, I've created my own widget

12/3/25

pvr...@btinternet.com, … Ian MacArthur5

12/2/25

Switching between build options (libpng).

From: fltkg...@googlegroups.com <fltkg...@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Ian MacArthur

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Switching between build options (libpng).

From: fltkg...@googlegroups.com <fltkg...@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Ian MacArthur

12/2/25

Matthias Melcher

12/2/25

Poll for the Plastic Scheme

Please note the poll: https://github.com/fltk/fltk/discussions/1343 Thanks ;-)

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Poll for the Plastic Scheme

Please note the poll: https://github.com/fltk/fltk/discussions/1343 Thanks ;-)

12/2/25

Robert Arkiletian, imm4

11/30/25

fltk-config --cxxflags in different linux distros

On Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 3:28:27 PM UTC-8 Robert Arkiletian wrote: On Saturday, November 29,

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fltk-config --cxxflags in different linux distros

On Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 3:28:27 PM UTC-8 Robert Arkiletian wrote: On Saturday, November 29,

11/30/25

david allen, Albrecht Schlosser6

11/28/25

Error linking FLTK-Cairo program

On 11/27/25 20:42 david allen wrote: This solved the problem: target_link_libraries(trial-02 PUBLIC

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Error linking FLTK-Cairo program

On 11/27/25 20:42 david allen wrote: This solved the problem: target_link_libraries(trial-02 PUBLIC

11/28/25

Gonzalo Garramuño, Matthias Melcher2

11/28/25

Unicode question

`std::wstring_convert` was removed in C++20. FLTK offers a bunch of functions to convert utf8 to

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Unicode question

`std::wstring_convert` was removed in C++20. FLTK offers a bunch of functions to convert utf8 to

11/28/25

ed.vi...@gmail.com, … Matthias Melcher10

11/21/25

Change font size in fluid

1.4.0 will certainly work. Please check your versions. The only thing that was improved for app

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Change font size in fluid

1.4.0 will certainly work. Please check your versions. The only thing that was improved for app

11/21/25

Klaus Rudolph, … Manolo16

11/18/25

fltk 1.5 on linux configured with -D FLTK_GRAPHICS_CAIRO=ON leaves FLTK_HAVE_CAIRO unset

Le lundi 17 novembre 2025 à 20:00:34 UTC+1, Klaus Rudolph a écrit : Did fl_draw() not draw with cairo

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fltk 1.5 on linux configured with -D FLTK_GRAPHICS_CAIRO=ON leaves FLTK_HAVE_CAIRO unset

Le lundi 17 novembre 2025 à 20:00:34 UTC+1, Klaus Rudolph a écrit : Did fl_draw() not draw with cairo

11/18/25

holm.h...@gmail.com, … Matthias Melcher6

11/17/25

focus to subwindows

Ian MacArthur schrieb am Montag, 17. November 2025 um 12:03:38 UTC+1: On Monday, 17 November 2025 at

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focus to subwindows

Ian MacArthur schrieb am Montag, 17. November 2025 um 12:03:38 UTC+1: On Monday, 17 November 2025 at

11/17/25

Jeff Paranich, … Manolo3

11/14/25

FLTK_OPTION_PRINT_SUPPORT=OFF still requires linking winspool

Option FLTK_OPTION_PRINT_SUPPORT=OFF has an effect only under Linux/Unix where it removes the source

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FLTK_OPTION_PRINT_SUPPORT=OFF still requires linking winspool

Option FLTK_OPTION_PRINT_SUPPORT=OFF has an effect only under Linux/Unix where it removes the source

11/14/25

Gonzalo Garramuño, Greg Ercolano2

11/10/25

Clarification on macOS bundle and exec icon on taskbar

On 11/10/25 14:23, Gonzalo Garramuño wrote: Two questions: 1) According to some AI familiar with

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Clarification on macOS bundle and exec icon on taskbar

On 11/10/25 14:23, Gonzalo Garramuño wrote: Two questions: 1) According to some AI familiar with

11/10/25

Klaus Rudolph, … Manolo12

11/9/25

transparency for drawing in fltk 1.5 on linux with X11/wayland

It's very difficult to detail in few words the effect and the default values of build option

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transparency for drawing in fltk 1.5 on linux with X11/wayland

It's very difficult to detail in few words the effect and the default values of build option

11/9/25

Klaus Rudolph, … imm7

11/9/25

multi touch support

On Sun, 9 Nov 2025, 10:52 'Klaus Rudolph' wrote: Thanks for the replies! Maybe to get a

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multi touch support

On Sun, 9 Nov 2025, 10:52 'Klaus Rudolph' wrote: Thanks for the replies! Maybe to get a

11/9/25

david allen, Matthias Melcher2

11/9/25

Doc bug for fl_filename_ext

Fixed in d12d16f6abd2b414401007e0f975f369b5262097 . Please use https://github.com/fltk/fltk/issues .

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Doc bug for fl_filename_ext

Fixed in d12d16f6abd2b414401007e0f975f369b5262097 . Please use https://github.com/fltk/fltk/issues .

11/9/25

pvr...@btinternet.com, Albrecht Schlosser6

11/7/25

Using CMake to build under MSVC.

On 11/7/25 11:18 'pvr...@btinternet.com' via fltk.general wrote: If I try and build my app

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Using CMake to build under MSVC.

On 11/7/25 11:18 'pvr...@btinternet.com' via fltk.general wrote: If I try and build my app

11/7/25

Gonzalo Garramuño, Manolo3

11/6/25

FLTK Wayland application under KDE Plasma

On 11/6/2025 10:29 AM, Manolo wrote: > The mrv2 discussions says > "You found a really

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FLTK Wayland application under KDE Plasma

On 11/6/2025 10:29 AM, Manolo wrote: > The mrv2 discussions says > "You found a really

11/6/25

Klaus Rudolph, … Albrecht Schlosser8

11/1/25

setting font in fltk

On 11/1/25 15:31 'Klaus Rudolph' via fltk.general wrote: See above. If you build the library

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setting font in fltk

On 11/1/25 15:31 'Klaus Rudolph' via fltk.general wrote: See above. If you build the library

11/1/25

Roger Tunnicliffe, … Albrecht Schlosser8

10/31/25

Undefined Reference - on.. well, just about everything

Thx Albrecht I found what was required. These are the additional libraries I needed to link (for this

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Undefined Reference - on.. well, just about everything

Thx Albrecht I found what was required. These are the additional libraries I needed to link (for this

10/31/25

Roger Tunnicliffe, Albrecht Schlosser2

10/31/25

On 10/31/25 21:46 Roger Tunnicliffe wrote: > I seem to remember doing this a few years ago but

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On 10/31/25 21:46 Roger Tunnicliffe wrote: > I seem to remember doing this a few years ago but

10/31/25

Klaus Rudolph, Albrecht Schlosser4

10/26/25

seg fault with fl_draw fltk1.4.4

On 10/26/25 16:43 'Klaus Rudolph' wrote: Albrecht-S schrieb am Sonntag, 26. Oktober 2025 um

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seg fault with fl_draw fltk1.4.4

On 10/26/25 16:43 'Klaus Rudolph' wrote: Albrecht-S schrieb am Sonntag, 26. Oktober 2025 um

10/26/25

Klaus Rudolph, imm2

10/26/25

crash in fl_draw

With the caveat that I'm on my phone and haven't actually tested your example.... On Sun, 26

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crash in fl_draw

With the caveat that I'm on my phone and haven't actually tested your example.... On Sun, 26

10/26/25

Gonzalo Garramuño, Matthias Melcher3

10/25/25

Creating a tooltip programmatically at a certain screen position

Oh, and you can also get the FL_BEFORE_TOLTIP event for any widget. It gives you the opportunity to

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Creating a tooltip programmatically at a certain screen position

Oh, and you can also get the FL_BEFORE_TOLTIP event for any widget. It gives you the opportunity to

10/25/25

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