Gamma/Photon : Using Gamma™ with the Photon microGUI®, Version 1.1
	Widget Functions

`PtInit`

PtInit — initializes the widget library.

Syntax

PtInit (name)

Arguments

name: The name of the Photon server to attach to. If nil is passed then attach to the local Photon server.

Returns

t if the attachment was successful, otherwise nil.

Description

This function initializes the widget library. It must be called before any Photon functions are used in your application.

Example

To attach to the local Photon server:

Gamma> PtInit (nil);
t

To attach to a Photon server running on node 5:

Gamma> PtInit ("//5/dev/photon");
t

See the introduction of the Photon Functions chapter (Tutorial One) in the Cogent Tools Demo and Tutorials book for an example of this function used in context.


PtHold, PtRelease		PtInitDrag

PtInit