diff --git a/docs/moving.dox b/docs/moving.dox index 4ca9d6c0..8d5c2e83 100644 --- a/docs/moving.dox +++ b/docs/moving.dox @@ -176,13 +176,24 @@ similar to that of GLFW 2. @subsection moving_window_close Window closing -Window closing is now just an event like any other. GLFW 3 windows won't -disappear from underfoot even when no close callback is set; instead the -window's close flag is set. You can query this flag using @ref -glfwWindowShouldClose, or capture close events by setting a close callback. The -close flag can be modified from any point in your program using @ref +Window closing initiated by the user is now just an event like any other. +Unlike GLFW 2, windows and contexts created with GLFW 3 will not disappear from +underfoot. Each window now has a close flag, which is set when the user +attempts to close it. By default, nothing else happens and the window stays +open and visible. It is then up to you to either destroy the window, take some +other action or simply ignore the request. You can query the close flag at any +time with @ref glfwWindowShouldClose and set it at any time with @ref glfwSetWindowShouldClose. +The close callback no longer returns a value. Instead, it is called after the +close flag has been set so it can override its value, if it chooses to, before +event processing completes. You may however not call @ref glfwDestroyWindow +from the close callback (or any other window related callback). + +GLFW itself never clears the close flag, allowing you to set it for other +reasons for the window to close as well, for example the user choosing Quit from +the main menu. + @subsection moving_context Explicit context management