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70 lines
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\section{Standard Module \sectcode{panel}}
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\label{module-panel}
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\stmodindex{panel}
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\strong{Please note:} The FORMS library, to which the
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\code{fl}\refbimodindex{fl} module described above interfaces, is a
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simpler and more accessible user interface library for use with GL
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than the \code{panel} module (besides also being by a Dutch author).
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This module should be used instead of the built-in module
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\code{pnl}\refbimodindex{pnl}
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to interface with the
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\emph{Panel Library}.
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The module is too large to document here in its entirety.
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One interesting function:
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\setindexsubitem{(in module panel)}
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\begin{funcdesc}{defpanellist}{filename}
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Parses a panel description file containing S-expressions written by the
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\emph{Panel Editor}
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that accompanies the Panel Library and creates the described panels.
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It returns a list of panel objects.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\strong{Warning:}
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the Python interpreter will dump core if you don't create a GL window
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before calling
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\code{panel.mkpanel()}
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or
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\code{panel.defpanellist()}.
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\section{Standard Module \sectcode{panelparser}}
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\label{module-panelparser}
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\stmodindex{panelparser}
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This module defines a self-contained parser for S-expressions as output
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by the Panel Editor (which is written in Scheme so it can't help writing
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S-expressions).
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The relevant function is
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\code{panelparser.parse_file(\var{file})}
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which has a file object (not a filename!) as argument and returns a list
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of parsed S-expressions.
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Each S-expression is converted into a Python list, with atoms converted
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to Python strings and sub-expressions (recursively) to Python lists.
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For more details, read the module file.
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% XXXXJH should be funcdesc, I think
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\section{Built-in Module \sectcode{pnl}}
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\label{module-pnl}
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\bimodindex{pnl}
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This module provides access to the
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\emph{Panel Library}
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built by NASA Ames\index{NASA} (to get it, send e-mail to
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\code{panel-request@nas.nasa.gov}).
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All access to it should be done through the standard module
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\code{panel}\refstmodindex{panel},
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which transparantly exports most functions from
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\code{pnl}
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but redefines
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\code{pnl.dopanel()}.
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\strong{Warning:}
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the Python interpreter will dump core if you don't create a GL window
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before calling
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\code{pnl.mkpanel()}.
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The module is too large to document here in its entirety.
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