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vmd.h

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 * RCS INFORMATION:
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 *      $RCSfile: vmd.h,v $
 *      $Author: johns $        $Locker:  $             $State: Exp $
 *      $Revision: 1.7 $       $Date: 2010/12/16 04:08:58 $
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 * DESCRIPTION:
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 * Main program interface header.
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#ifndef VMD_H_
#define VMD_H_

// This header file contains all the functions exported by the VMD library
// for various VMD implementations; e.g. standalong executable, Python 
// module, etc.

#include "VMDApp.h"

// Perform various one-time startup operations prior to creating a
// VMDApp instance.  Reads the command line arguments, processes environnment
// variables, and prepares a set startup operations that will be carried
// out by VMDreadStartup.  Upon return, *argc will be set to the number of 
// unprocessed arguments that should be passed to VMDinit, including argv[0]
// (the path to the executable) and argv will hold the arguments themselves.
extern int VMDinitialize(int *argc, char ***argv);

// Return the display type name that was chosen by VMDinitialize()
extern const char *VMDgetDisplayTypeName();

// Return the display location and display size that were chosen by
// VMDinitialize()
extern void VMDgetDisplayFrame(int *loc, int *size);

// read various default settings defined in scripts/vmd/.  Should be done
// after a successful VMDinitialize, but before VMDreadStartup().
void VMDreadInit(VMDApp *app);
 
// Get the unprocessed command line arguments 
// Read startup files (.vmdrc, -e files), and load molecules specified on
// the command line.  Must be called _after_ calling VMDinitialize()
extern void VMDreadStartup(VMDApp *);

// Shut down VMD properly, after all VMDApp instances have been deleted
extern void VMDshutdown();

// check for Fltk events, if available.
extern void VMDupdateFltk();

#endif

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