Any program using a set of PHIGURE functions must refer to the "phigure.h" file by the following instruction :
This file contains the descriptions of all the C-types introduced by Phigure. Programmers will find it easy to program by consulting "phigure.h", and also appendix A of this manual which lists the main C-types in Phigure. All the C-types introduced by PHIGURE start with the letter T. PHIGURE also uses C-types introduced by the PHIGS standard. These start with the letter P and are described in the "phigs.h" file, included in "phigure.h".
"phigure.h" also contains a short-name/full-name "define" set for every PHIGURE function : programmers can, therefore, choose to program with full names (advisable as they are more legible) or with short names.
In the following documentation, each function is described with its full name on the top left-hand-side of the page and the short name on the top right-hand-side. However, the examples in this manual use only full function names so that they are easier to read.