doc: update hacking

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Qingping Hou 8 years ago
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commit 93b9e245a9

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Developing UI Widgets
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If you need to create new UI widgets, `utils/wbuilder.lua` is your friend. It
`utils/wbuilder.lua` is your friend, if you need to create new UI widgets. It
sets up a minimal environment to bootstrap KOReader's UI framework to avoid
starting the whole reader. This gives you quick feedback loop while iterating
through your widget changes.
through your widget changes. It's also a handy tool for debugging widget
issues.
To get a taste of how it works, try running this command at the root of
KOReader's source tree:
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It will spawn up an emulator window with a grid and simple timer widget for
demonstration.
You can add your own `UIManager:show` show call at the end of
`utils/wbuilder.lua` to test your new widget.
You can add more `UIManager:show` call at the end of `utils/wbuilder.lua` to
test your new widgets.

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