A BRegion object comprises a set of rectangles in a two-dimensional coordinate system. The rectangles needn't overlap; a single BRegion can contain a little rectangle way down there, a big one over ...

The Interface Kit defines constants for characters that aren't normally represented by a visible symbol. This includes the usual space and backspace characters, but most invisible characters are ...

A BInputDevice object is a "downstream" representation of an Input Server device, such as a mouse or a keyboard, within a "regular" application. The BInputDevice can Start() and Stop() the device it ...

Creates a new BSymLink object, initializes it according to the arguments, and sets InitCheck() to return the status of the initialization. This function creates an absolute pathname to the linked-to ...

A BList object is a compact, ordered list of data pointers. BList objects can contain pointers to any type of data, including—and especially—objects. An item assigned to a BList is identified by an ...

nipos adjusted Icon-O-Matic to open file panels in the same folder as the current file, fixed a bug in FontDemo that was preventing direct selection of font families, fixed Terminal to not change view ...

The following functions, types, and structures are used to convey basic information about the system, such as the number of CPUs, when the kernel was built, what time it is now and whether your ...

We are frequently confronted with situations, in which an application is forced to wait for some condition. A multimedia player has to wait for the drive to spin up, a network app is stalling for data ...

Haiku also supports booting via the traditional BIOS boot system. See the regular install instructions if your hardware requires a BIOS boot process. Use the instructions on this page should your ...

Here's a list of sites providing 3rd party software for Haiku. Some offer a direct download of HPKG packages or zip archives, others have a repository which you can add to Haiku with the "Repositories ...

Unless the system entered KDL by itself, you can normally do that by invoking the keyboard shortcut Alt-SysReq-D. Note that in KDL your keyboard may not work. PS/2 keyboards always do, USB keyboards ...

One little known feature in Haiku is the ability to run apps on a remote system, similar to rdesktop for windows or the more common VNC. Unlike VNC (which is also available), the remote app server ...