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<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-basics-ustring.html">Glib::ustring</a></span></li>
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<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-helloworld.html">Hello World in <span class="application">gtkmm</span></a></span></li>
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<span class="chapter"><a href="chapter-drawingarea.html">18. The DrawingArea Widget</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="section"><a href="chapter-drawingarea.html#sec-cairo-drawing-model">The Cairo Drawing Model</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-cairo-drawing-lines.html">Drawing Straight Lines</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-cairo-curved-lines.html">Drawing Curved Lines</a></span></li>
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<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-dnd-methods.html">Methods</a></span></li>
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<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-clipboard-copy.html">Copy</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-clipboard-paste.html">Paste</a></span></li>
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<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-async-printing-ops.html">Asynchronous operations</a></span></li>
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<span class="chapter"><a href="chapter-keyboardevents.html">23. Keyboard and Mouse Events</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="section"><a href="chapter-keyboardevents.html#sec-keyboardevents-overview">Overview</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-keyboardevents-propagation.html">Event Propagation</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-keyboardevents-mouse.html">Mouse Events</a></span></li>
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<span class="chapter"><a href="chapter-chapter-timeouts.html">24. Timeouts, I/O and Idle Functions </a></span><ul>
<li><span class="section"><a href="chapter-chapter-timeouts.html#sec-timeouts">Timeouts</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-monitoring-io.html">Monitoring I/O</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-idle-functions.html">Idle Functions</a></span></li>
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<span class="chapter"><a href="chapter-memory.html">25. Memory management</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="section"><a href="chapter-memory.html#sec-memory-widgets">Widgets</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-memory-shared-resources.html">Shared resources</a></span></li>
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<span class="chapter"><a href="chapter-builder.html">26. Gtk::Builder</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="section"><a href="chapter-builder.html#sec-builder-loading-ui-file">Loading the .ui file</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-builder-accessing-widgets.html">Accessing widgets</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-builder-using-derived-widgets.html">Using derived widgets</a></span></li>
</ul>
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<span class="chapter"><a href="chapter-internationalization.html">27. Internationalization and Localization</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="section"><a href="chapter-internationalization.html#sec-internationalization-intro">Preparing your project</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-i18n-marking-strings.html">Marking strings for translation</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-i18n-expecting-utf8.html">Expecting UTF8</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-i18n-pitfalls.html">Pitfalls</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-i18n-getting-help-with-translations.html">Getting help with translations</a></span></li>
</ul>
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<span class="chapter"><a href="chapter-customwidgets.html">28. Custom Widgets</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="section"><a href="chapter-customwidgets.html#sec-custom-containers">Custom Containers</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-custom-widgets.html">Custom Widgets</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-custom-css-names.html">Custom CSS Names</a></span></li>
</ul>
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<span class="chapter"><a href="chapter-multi-threaded-programs.html">29. Multi-threaded programs</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="section"><a href="chapter-multi-threaded-programs.html#sec-the-constraints">The constraints</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-using-glib-dispatcher.html">Using Glib::Dispatcher</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-multithread-example.html">Example</a></span></li>
</ul>
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<span class="chapter"><a href="chapter-recommended-techniques.html">30. Recommended Techniques</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="section"><a href="chapter-recommended-techniques.html#sec-application-lifetime">Application Lifetime</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-using-a-gtkmm-widget.html">Using a <span class="application">gtkmm</span> widget</a></span></li>
</ul>
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<span class="chapter"><a href="chapter-building-applications.html">31. Building applications</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="section"><a href="chapter-building-applications.html#sec-buildapp-trivial-app">A trivial application</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-buildapp-populating-window.html">Populating the window</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-buildapp-opening-files.html">Opening files</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-buildapp-menu.html">A menu</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-buildapp-pref-dialog.html">A preference dialog</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-buildapp-search-bar.html">Adding a search bar</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-buildapp-side-bar.html">Adding a side bar</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-buildapp-properties.html">Properties</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-buildapp-header-bar.html">Header bar</a></span></li>
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<li><span class="chapter"><a href="chapter-contributing.html">32. Contributing</a></span></li>
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<span class="appendix"><a href="chapter-refptr.html">A. The RefPtr smartpointer</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="section"><a href="chapter-refptr.html#sec-refptr-copying">Copying</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-refptr-dereferencing.html">Dereferencing</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-refptr-casting.html">Casting</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-refptr-checking-for-null.html">Checking for nullptr</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-refptr-constness.html">Constness</a></span></li>
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<span class="appendix"><a href="chapter-signals.html">B. Signals</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="section"><a href="chapter-signals.html#sec-connecting-signal-handlers">Connecting signal handlers</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-writing-signal-handlers.html">Writing signal handlers</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-disconnecting-signal-handlers.html">Disconnecting signal handlers</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-overriding-default-signal-handlers.html">Overriding default signal handlers</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-binding-extra-arguments.html">Binding extra arguments</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-eventsignals.html">Event signals</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-exceptions-in-signal-handlers.html">Exceptions in signal handlers</a></span></li>
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<span class="appendix"><a href="chapter-custom-signals.html">C. Creating your own signals</a></span><ul><li><span class="section"><a href="chapter-custom-signals.html#chapter-custom-signals-example">Example</a></span></li></ul>
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<li><span class="appendix"><a href="sec-signals-comparison.html">D. Comparison with other signalling systems</a></span></li>
<li><span class="appendix"><a href="sec-windows-installation.html">E. <span class="application">gtkmm</span> and Win32</a></span></li>
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<span class="appendix"><a href="chapter-working-with-source.html">F. Working with gtkmm's Source Code</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="section"><a href="chapter-working-with-source.html#sec-setting-up-jhbuild">Setting up jhbuild</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-installing-jhbuild.html">Installing and Using the git version of <span class="application">gtkmm</span></a></span></li>
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<span class="appendix"><a href="chapter-wrapping-c-libraries.html">G. Wrapping C Libraries with gmmproc</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="section"><a href="chapter-wrapping-c-libraries.html#sec-wrapping-build-structure">The build structure</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-wrapping-defs-files.html">Generating the .defs files.</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-wrapping-hg-files.html">The .hg and .ccg files</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-wrapping-hand-coded-files.html">Hand-coded source files</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-wrapping-initialization.html">Initialization</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-wrapping-problems.html">Problems in the C API.</a></span></li>
<li><span class="section"><a href="sec-wrapping-documentation.html">Documentation</a></span></li>
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<li>3.1. <a href="sec-helloworld.html#figure-helloworld">Hello World</a>
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<li>6.1. <a href="chapter-button-widget.html#figure-buttons">buttons example</a>
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<li>6.2. <a href="sec-checkbuttons.html#figure-checkbutton">CheckButton</a>
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<li>6.3. <a href="sec-radio-buttons.html#figure-radiobutton">RadioButton</a>
</li>
<li>7.1. <a href="sec-range-example.html#figure-range-widgets">Range Widgets</a>
</li>
<li>8.1. <a href="chapter-misc-widgets.html#figure-label">Label</a>
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<li>8.2. <a href="sec-text-entry.html#figure-entry-simple">Entry</a>
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<li>8.3. <a href="sec-text-entry.html#figure-entry-completion">Entry Completion</a>
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<li>8.4. <a href="sec-text-entry.html#figure-entry-icon">Entry with Icon</a>
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<li>8.5. <a href="sec-text-entry.html#figure-entry-progress">Entry with Progress Bar</a>
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<li>8.6. <a href="sec-spinbutton.html#figure-spinbutton">SpinButton</a>
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<li>8.7. <a href="sec-progressbar.html#figure-progressbar">ProgressBar</a>
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<li>8.8. <a href="sec-infobar.html#figure-infobar">InfoBar</a>
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<li>8.9. <a href="sec-tooltips.html#figure-tooltip">Tooltip</a>
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<li>9.1. <a href="chapter-container-widgets.html#figure-frame">Frame</a>
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<li>9.2. <a href="chapter-container-widgets.html#figure-paned">Paned</a>
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<li>9.3. <a href="chapter-container-widgets.html#figure-scrolledwindow">ScrolledWindow</a>
</li>
<li>9.4. <a href="chapter-container-widgets.html#figure-aspectframe">AspectFrame</a>
</li>
<li>9.5. <a href="sec-multi-item-containers.html#figure-helloworld2">Hello World 2</a>
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<li>9.6. <a href="sec-multi-item-containers.html#figure-box-packing1">Box Packing 1</a>
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<li>9.7. <a href="sec-multi-item-containers.html#figure-box-packing2">Box Packing 2</a>
</li>
<li>9.8. <a href="sec-multi-item-containers.html#figure-grid">Grid</a>
</li>
<li>9.9. <a href="sec-multi-item-containers.html#figure-notebook">Notebook</a>
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<li>9.10. <a href="sec-multi-item-containers.html#figure-assistant">Assistant</a>
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<li>10.1. <a href="sec-listmodel-view.html#figure-listmodel-listview">ListView</a>
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<li>10.2. <a href="sec-listmodel-view.html#figure-listmodel-gridview">GridView</a>
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<li>10.3. <a href="sec-listmodel-view.html#figure-listmodel-columnview">ColumnView</a>
</li>
<li>10.4. <a href="sec-listmodel-sorting.html#figure-listmodel-sorting">SortListModel</a>
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<li>10.5. <a href="sec-listmodel-filtering.html#figure-listmodel-filtering">FilterListModel</a>
</li>
<li>10.6. <a href="sec-listmodel-trees.html#figure-listmodel-tree">TreeListModel</a>
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<li>11.1. <a href="chapter-treeview.html#figure-treeview-liststore-model">TreeView - ListStore</a>
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<li>11.2. <a href="chapter-treeview.html#figure-treeview-treestore-model">TreeView - TreeStore</a>
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<li>11.3. <a href="sec-treeview-examples.html#figure-treeview-liststore">TreeView - ListStore</a>
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<li>11.4. <a href="sec-treeview-examples.html#figure-treeview-treestore">TreeView - TreeStore</a>
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<li>11.5. <a href="sec-treeview-examples.html#figure-treeview-editablecells">TreeView - Editable Cells</a>
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<li>11.6. <a href="sec-treeview-examples.html#figure-treeview-draganddrop">TreeView - Drag And Drop</a>
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<li>11.7. <a href="sec-treeview-examples.html#figure-treeview-popup">TreeView - Popup Context Menu</a>
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<li>12.1. <a href="sec-dropdown-simple.html#figure-dropdown-string">Simple DropDown</a>
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<li>12.2. <a href="sec-dropdown-search.html#figure-dropdown-search-string">Search String</a>
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<li>12.3. <a href="sec-dropdown-search.html#figure-dropdown-search-font">Search Font</a>
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<li>12.4. <a href="sec-dropdown-complex.html#figure-dropdown-complex">Search Font</a>
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<li>13.1. <a href="combobox-example-full.html#figure-combobox-complex">ComboBox</a>
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<li>13.2. <a href="combobox-example-simple.html#figure-combobox-text">ComboBoxText</a>
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<li>13.3. <a href="sec-comboboxentry.html#figure-comboboxentry-complex">ComboBox with Entry</a>
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<li>13.4. <a href="sec-comboboxentry.html#figure-comboboxentry-text">ComboBoxText with Entry</a>
</li>
<li>14.1. <a href="sec-textview-examples.html#figure-textview">TextView</a>
</li>
<li>15.1. <a href="sec-menus-examples.html#figure-menus-mainmenu">App and Main Menu</a>
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<li>15.2. <a href="sec-menus-examples.html#figure-menus-mainmenu2">Main Menu</a>
</li>
<li>15.3. <a href="sec-menus-examples.html#figure-menus-popup">Popup Menu</a>
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<li>17.1. <a href="chapter-dialogs.html#figure-dialogs-alertdialog">AlertDialog</a>
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<li>17.2. <a href="sec-dialogs-filedialog.html#figure-dialogs-filedialog">FileDialog</a>
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<li>17.3. <a href="sec-dialogs-colordialog.html#figure-dialogs-colordialog">ColorDialog</a>
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<li>17.4. <a href="sec-dialogs-fontdialog.html#figure-dialogs-fontdialog">FontDialog</a>
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<li>17.5. <a href="sec-about-dialog.html#figure-dialogs-about">AboutDialog</a>
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<li>17.6. <a href="sec-dialogs-windowdialog.html#figure-dialogs-windowdialog">Window Dialog</a>
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<li>18.1. <a href="sec-cairo-drawing-lines.html#figure-drawingarea-lines">Drawing Area - Lines</a>
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<li>18.2. <a href="sec-cairo-drawing-lines.html#figure-cairo-joins">Different join types in Cairo</a>
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<li>18.3. <a href="sec-cairo-drawing-lines.html#figure-drawingarea-thin-lines">Drawing Area - Thin Lines</a>
</li>
<li>18.4. <a href="sec-cairo-curved-lines.html#figure-drawingarea-curve">Drawing Area - Lines</a>
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<li>18.5. <a href="sec-cairo-drawing-arcs.html#figure-drawingarea-arc">Drawing Area - Arcs</a>
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<li>18.6. <a href="sec-drawing-text.html#figure-drawingarea-pango-text">Drawing Area - Text</a>
</li>
<li>18.7. <a href="sec-draw-images.html#figure-drawingarea-image">Drawing Area - Image</a>
</li>
<li>19.1. <a href="sec-dnd-example.html#figure-drag-and-drop">Drag and Drop</a>
</li>
<li>20.1. <a href="sec-clipboard-examples.html#figure-clipboard-simple">Clipboard - Simple</a>
</li>
<li>20.2. <a href="sec-clipboard-examples.html#figure-clipboard-ideal">Clipboard - Ideal</a>
</li>
<li>21.1. <a href="sec-printing-examples.html#figure-printing-simple">Printing - Simple</a>
</li>
<li>21.2. <a href="sec-printing-examples.html#figure-printing-printdialog">Printing - PrintDialog</a>
</li>
<li>23.1. <a href="chapter-keyboardevents.html#figure-keyboardevents-simple">Keyboard Events - Simple</a>
</li>
<li>23.2. <a href="sec-keyboardevents-propagation.html#figure-keyboardevents-propagation">Keyboard Events - Event Propagation</a>
</li>
<li>23.3. <a href="sec-keyboardevents-mouse.html#figure-keyboardevents-mouse">Keyboard and Mouse Events</a>
</li>
<li>28.1. <a href="chapter-customwidgets.html#figure-custom-container">Custom Container</a>
</li>
<li>28.2. <a href="sec-custom-widgets.html#figure-custom-widget">Custom Widget</a>
</li>
<li>28.3. <a href="sec-custom-css-names.html#figure-custom-css-name">Custom CSS Name</a>
</li>
<li>29.1. <a href="sec-multithread-example.html#figure-multithread">Multi-Threaded Program</a>
</li>
<li>31.1. <a href="chapter-building-applications.html#figure-buildapp-trivial-app">A trivial application</a>
</li>
<li>31.2. <a href="sec-buildapp-populating-window.html#figure-buildapp-populating-window">Populating the window</a>
</li>
<li>31.3. <a href="sec-buildapp-opening-files.html#figure-buildapp-opening-files">Opening files</a>
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<li>31.4. <a href="sec-buildapp-menu.html#figure-buildapp-menu">A menu</a>
</li>
<li>31.5. <a href="sec-buildapp-pref-dialog.html#figure-buildapp-pref-dialog">A preference dialog</a>
</li>
<li>31.6. <a href="sec-buildapp-search-bar.html#figure-buildapp-search-bar">Adding a search bar</a>
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<li>31.7. <a href="sec-buildapp-side-bar.html#figure-buildapp-side-bar">Adding a side bar</a>
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<li>31.8. <a href="sec-buildapp-properties.html#figure-buildapp-properties">Properties</a>
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<li>31.9. <a href="sec-buildapp-header-bar.html#figure-buildapp-header-bar">Header bar</a>
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