ecl/contrib/win32

In this directory you will find an interesting example of an application built
using ECL's implementation of the UFFI specification.

This example consists on several files:

 * win32.lisp: This is a lisp interface to the Microsoft Windows API
   for the graphical user interface. It is not finished but it suffices
   to demonstrate the most important ingredients you will need in a
   real-world application.

 * txtedit.lisp: A simple text editor written using the previous library.
   This text editor can make use of Scintilla component to provides syntax
   highlightning (http://www.scintilla.org). To enable it, simply copy the
   SciLexer.dll library in this directory (or where the system can find it).
   If the component is not present, a simple editor will be used instead.
 
 * lisp-kw.lisp: A file containing LISP keywords, used for syntax
   highlightning with the Scintilla component.

This example makes use of static or dynamic FFI/callbacks. When win32.lisp
is compiled into a FAS file, the static FFI/callbacks will be used. Otherwise,
dynamic ones will be used (only under supported architectures).

To compile the Win32 library (not required under architectures where
dynamic FFI/callbacks are supported), use:

	(compile-file "win32.lisp")

To start the editor, use:

	(load "txtedit")
	(win32::edit)

This library has been contributed by Michael Goffioul (michael dot goffioul at
swing dot be). Feel free to experiment with it and share your experience at
the ECL mailing list.