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<refentry id="gtk-windows">
<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 This option is obsolete.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>