--- name: "m17nIntro" section: "3m17n" platform: "linux" package: "m17n-docs" version: "1.8.4-1" release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/m17nIntro" --- # m17nIntro(3m17n) \- Introduction to the m17n library. ## NAME m17nIntro\_-\_Introduc - - Introduction to the m17n library. ## SYNOPSIS ### Macros \#define **M17NLIB\_MAJOR\_VERSION**\ \#define **M17NLIB\_MINOR\_VERSION**\ \#define **M17NLIB\_PATCH\_LEVEL**\ \#define **M17NLIB\_VERSION\_NAME**\ \#define **M17N\_INIT**()\ Initialize the m17n library. #define **M17N\_FINI**()\ Finalize the m17n library. ### Enumerations enum **M17NStatus** { **M17N\_NOT\_INITIALIZED**, **M17N\_CORE\_INITIALIZED**, **M17N\_SHELL\_INITIALIZED**, **M17N\_GUI\_INITIALIZED** }\ Enumeration for the status of the m17n library. ### Functions enum **M17NStatus** **m17n\_status** (void)\ Report which part of the m17n library is initialized. ## Detailed Description Introduction to the m17n library. *API LEVELS* The API of the m17n library is divided into these five. - 1\. CORE API It provides basic modules to handle M-texts. To use this API, an application program must include \ and be linked with -lm17n-core. - 2\. SHELL API It provides modules for character properties, character set handling, code conversion, etc. They load various kinds of data from the database on demand. To use this API, an application program must include \ and be linked with -lm17n-core -lm17n. When you use this API, CORE API is also available. - 3\. FLT API It provides modules for text shaping using **mdbFLT**. To use this API, an application program must include \ and be linked with -lm17n-core -lm17n-flt. When you use this API, CORE API is also available. - 4\. GUI API It provides GUI modules such as drawing and inputting M-texts on a graphic device. This API itself is independent of graphic devices, but most functions require an argument **MFrame** that is created for a specific type of graphic devices. The currently supported graphic devices are null device, the X Window System, and image data (gdImagePtr) of the GD library. On a frame of a null device, you cannot draw text nor use input methods. However, functions like **mdraw\_glyph\_list()**, etc. are available. On a frame of the X Window System, you can use the whole GUI API. On a frame of the GD library, you can use all drawing API but cannot use input methods. To use this API, an application program must include \ and be linked with -lm17n-core -lm17n -lm17n-gui. When you use this API, CORE, SHELL, and FLT APIs are also available. - 5\. MISC API It provides miscellaneous functions to support error handling and debugging. This API cannot be used standalone; it must be used with one or more APIs listed above. To use this API, an application program must include \ in addition to one of the header files described above. See also the section **[m17n-config(1)](/m17n-config/1.md)**. *ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES* The m17n library pays attention to the following environment variables. - • `M17NDIR` The name of the directory that contains data of the m17n database. See **Database** for details. - • `MDEBUG_XXX` Environment variables whose names start with 'MDEBUG\_' control debug information output. See **Debugging** for details. *API NAMING CONVENTION* The m17n library exports functions, variables, macros, and types. All of them start with the letter 'm' or 'M', and are followed by an object name (e.g. 'symbol', 'plist') or a module name (e.g. draw, input). Note that the name of M-text objects start with 'mtext' and not with 'mmtext'. - • functions -- mobject() or mobject\_xxx() They start with 'm' and are followed by an object name in lower case. Words are separated by '\_'. For example, **msymbol()**, **mtext\_ref\_char()**, **mdraw\_text()**. - • non-symbol variables -- mobject, or mobject\_xxx The naming convention is the same as functions (e.g. mface\_large). - • symbol variables -- Mname Variables of the type MSymbol start with 'M' and are followed by their names. Words are separated by '\_'. For example, Mlanguage (the name is 'language'), Miso\_2022 (the name is 'iso-2022'). - • macros -- MOBJECT\_XXX They start with 'M' and are followed by an object name in upper case. Words are separated by '\_'. - • types -- MObject or MObjectXxx They start with 'M' and are followed by capitalized object names. Words are concatenated directly and no '\_' are used. For example, **MConverter**, **MInputDriver**. ## Macro Definition Documentation ### #define M17NLIB\_MAJOR\_VERSION The **M17NLIB\_MAJOR\_VERSION** macro gives the major version number of the m17n library. \ ### #define M17NLIB\_MINOR\_VERSION The **M17NLIB\_MINOR\_VERSION** macro gives the minor version number of the m17n library. \ ### #define M17NLIB\_PATCH\_LEVEL The **M17NLIB\_PATCH\_LEVEL** macro gives the patch level number of the m17n library. \ ### #define M17NLIB\_VERSION\_NAME The **M17NLIB\_VERSION\_NAME** macro gives the version name of the m17n library as a string. \ ### #define M17N\_INIT() Initialize the m17n library. The macro **M17N\_INIT()** initializes the m17n library. This macro must be called before any m17n functions are used. It is safe to call this macro multiple times, but in that case, the macro **M17N\_FINI()** must be called the same times to free the memory. If the initialization was successful, the external variable **merror\_code** is set to 0. Otherwise it is set to -1. **SEE ALSO** **M17N\_FINI()**, **m17n\_status()** \ ### #define M17N\_FINI() Finalize the m17n library. The macro **M17N\_FINI()** finalizes the m17n library. It frees all the memory area used by the m17n library. Once this macro is called, no m17n functions should be used until the macro **M17N\_INIT()** is called again. If the macro **M17N\_INIT()** was called N times, the Nth call of this macro actually free the memory. **SEE ALSO** **M17N\_INIT()**, **m17n\_status()** \ ## Enumeration Type Documentation ### enum M17NStatus Enumeration for the status of the m17n library. The enum **M17NStatus** is used as a return value of the function **m17n\_status()**. \ **Enumerator** - *M17N\_NOT\_INITIALIZED* *No modules is initialized, and all modules are finalized.* - *M17N\_CORE\_INITIALIZED* *Only the modules in CORE API are initialized.* - *M17N\_SHELL\_INITIALIZED* *Only the modules in CORE and SHELL APIs are initialized.* - *M17N\_GUI\_INITIALIZED* *All modules are initialized.* ## Author *Generated automatically by Doxygen for The m17n Library from the source code.* ## COPYRIGHT *Copyright (C) 2001 Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)*\ *Copyright (C) 2001-2011 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)*\ *Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document* *under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License* *\.*