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28Welcome to wxWindows 2, the premi&egrave;re cross-platform GUI C++ framework. This is an index of
29the plain text, HTML, Windows Help and Acrobat documentation: availability depends on what you've
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34[<a href="#install">Install</a>]
35[<a href="#manuals">Manuals</a>]
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38[<a href="#samples">Samples</a>]
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b69f1bd1 43<h3 align=center><a name="install"><hr>Installation and release notes<hr></a></h3>
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45<ul>
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46<li>ReadMe: <a href="../readme.txt"><b>General ReadMe</b></a>,
47<a href="../gtk/readme.txt">wxGTK</a>,
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48<a href="../motif/readme.txt">wxMotif</a>,
49<a href="../msw/readme.txt">wxMSW</a>
50<li>Installation: <a href="../gtk/install.txt">wxGTK</a>,
51<a href="../motif/install.txt">wxMotif</a>,
52<a href="../msw/install.txt">wxMSW</a>
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53<li><a href="../changes.txt"><b>Change log</b></a>
54<li><a href="../bugs.txt"><b>Buglist</b></a>
55<li>Licence: <a href="../preamble.txt">Preamble</a>,
56<a href="../licence.txt">Licence</a>,
57<a href="../licendoc.txt">Documentation Licence</a>,
58<a href="../lgpl.txt">L-GPL</a>,
59<a href="../gpl.txt">GPL</a>
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60<li><a href="faq.htm"><B>FAQ</B></a>:
61 <ul>
62 <li><a href="faqgen.htm">General questions</a>
63 <li><a href="faqgtk.htm">wxWindows 2 for GTK</a>
64 <li><a href="faqmsw.htm">wxWindows 2 for Windows</a>
65 <li><a href="faqmot.htm">wxWindows 2 for Motif</a>
66 <li><a href="faqmac.htm">wxWindows 2 for Mac</a>
67 </ul>
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68<li>ToDo: <a href="../todo.txt"><b>General ToDo</b></a>,
69<a href="../gtk/todo.txt">wxGTK</a>,
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70<a href="../motif/todo.txt">wxMotif</a>,
71<a href="../msw/todo.txt">wxMSW</a>
72<li>List of <a href="../symbols.txt">preprocessor symbols</a> used in wxWindows
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b69f1bd1 75<h3 align=center><a name="manuals"><hr>wxWindows manuals<hr></a></h3>
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93<a href="wx/wx.htm">Reference Manual</a>
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97<a href="../winhelp/wx.hlp">Reference Manual</a>
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107<a href="dialoged/dlged.htm">Dialog Editor Manual</a>
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111<a href="../winhelp/dialoged.hlp">Dialog Editor Manual</a>
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135<h3 align=center><a name="technotes"><hr>Technical notes<hr></a></h3>
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137<ul>
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138<li><a href="../tech/index.txt">Index of technical notes</a>
139<li><a href="../tech/">Technical notes</a> in text form
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142<h3 align=center><a name="thirdparty"><hr>Third-party tools<hr></a></h3>
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145<li><a href="gettext/gettext.htm">gettext Manual</a>
146<li><a href="gettext/xgettext.htm">xgettext Manual</a>
147<li><a href="gettext/msgfmt.htm">msgfmt Manual</a>
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b69f1bd1 150<h3 align=center><a name="samples"><hr>Samples<hr></a></h3>
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152Each of the following demonstrates one or more aspect of wxWindows.<P>
153
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1cf4526d 155<li><a href="../../samples/calendar">calendar</a>: a sample to test the wxCalendarCtrl class.
edc26c4c 156<li><a href="../../samples/caret">caret</a>: a sample to test the wxCaret class.
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157<li><a href="../../samples/checklst">checklst</a>: demonstrates wxCheckListBox on
158supported platforms (currently Windows and GTK only).
159<li><a href="../../samples/config">config</a>: demonstrates use of wxConfig, which
160defaults to wxRegConfig on WIN32, wxIniConfig on WIN16, and wxFileConfig on other platforms.
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161<li><a href="../../samples/console">console</a>: demonstrates a console application using
162console-mode (no-GUI) compilation of wxWindows.
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163<li><a href="../../samples/controls">controls</a>: sample showing a variety of controls, including
164wxNotebook.
165<li><a href="../../samples/db">db</a>: wxDB ODBC sample.
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166<li><a href="../../samples/ipc">ipc</a>: shows the DDE-like protocol in action, both using real
167DDE on Windows, and TCP/IP on all platforms. Edit <a href="../../samples/ipc/ddesetup.h">ddesetup.h</a>
168to switch between compilation modes.
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169<li><a href="../../samples/dialogs">dialogs</a>: shows some of the common dialogs available -- wxFontDialog,
170wxColourDialog, wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog, wxMessageBox, wxTextEntryDialog, wxSingleChoiceDialog.
171For printing-related dialogs, see the printing sample.
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172<li><a href="../../samples/dragimag">dragimag</a>: wxDragImage demo.
173<li><a href="../../samples/dialup">dialup</a>: wxDialUpManager demo.
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174<li><a href="../../samples/dnd">dnd</a>: demonstrates drag and drop on supported platforms.
175<li><a href="../../samples/docview">docview</a>: demonstrates use of the document view classes,
176using wxFrame.
7b28757f 177<li><a href="../../samples/docvwmdi">docvwmdi</a>: demonstrates use of the document view classes,
7921cf2b 178using wxMDIParentFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
25f47127 179<li><a href="../../samples/drawing">drawing</a>: tests device context drawing.
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180<li><a href="../../samples/dynamic">dynamic</a>: shows how to connect events to member functions
181dynamically.
76a4f50d 182<li><a href="../../samples/exec">exec</a>: demonstrates wxExecute.
ad556aa9 183<li><a href="../../samples/font">font</a>: tests fonts, font enumerator, font encodings.
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184<li><a href="../../samples/grid">grid</a>: demonstrates the wxGrid class. This demo should work
185when the old grid implementation is compiled into wxWindows, and also with the new implementation.
186Please see newgrid below for a full demo of the new implementation's capabilities.
7921cf2b 187<li><a href="../../samples/help">help</a>: shows how to use wxHelpController.
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188<li><a href="../../samples/html">html</a>: a number of demos for the wxHTML class library, used inside
189applications and also as a help facility.
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190 <ul>
191 <li><a href="../../samples/html/about">about</a>: shows use of a wxHTML widget inside an About box.
192 <li><a href="../../samples/html/help">help</a>: shows use of wxHtmlHelpController to display wxHTML help.
0d3a69ec 193 <li><a href="../../samples/html/helpview">helpview</a>: a stand-alone wxHTML help viewer for any .htb book.
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194 <li><a href="../../samples/html/printing">printing</a>: shows how easy it is to preview and print HTML files.
195 <li><a href="../../samples/html/test">test</a>: general wxHTML test application.
196 <li><a href="../../samples/html/virtual">virtual</a>: demonstrates the virtual file system feature.
197 <li><a href="../../samples/html/widget">widget</a>: demonstrates the use of controls in HTML pages.
198 <li><a href="../../samples/html/zip">zip</a>: shows how help files can be packaged in zip archives.
199 </ul>
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200<li><a href="../../samples/image">image</a>: shows off the cross-platform wxImage class.
201<li><a href="../../samples/internat">internat</a>: use of wxWindows' internationalization support.
202<li><a href="../../samples/joytest">joytest</a>: tests the wxJoystick class (currently Windows and GTK only).
203<li><a href="../../samples/layout">layout</a>: shows the constraint layout system in action.
204<li><a href="../../samples/listctrl">listctrl</a>: demonstrates the wxListCtrl (implemented natively on
205WIN32, and using a generic version on other platforms).
ad556aa9 206<li><a href="../../samples/menu">menu</a>: tests menus.
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207<li><a href="../../samples/mdi">mdi</a>: shows off the MDI (Multiple Document Interface) classes. On Windows, the regular MDI
208scheme is used whereby child windows have full sizing and moving rights within the main
209window. On other platforms, tabbed windows are used, where the children are always maximized.
210<li><a href="../../samples/memcheck">memcheck</a>: demonstrates the memory checking/debugging facilities.
211<li><a href="../../samples/mfc">mfc</a>: shows how to use MFC and wxWindows code in the same application (Windows only).
818e52c2 212To compile this, you must edit include/wx/wxprec.h, comment out the windows.h inclusion, and recompile wxWindows.
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213<li><a href="../../samples/minifram">minifram</a>: demonstrates a frame with a small title bar. On
214platforms that don't support it, a normal-sized title bar is displayed.
215<li><a href="../../samples/minimal">minimal</a>: just shows a frame, a menubar, and a statusbar. About as
216small a wxWindows application as you can get.
217<li><a href="../../samples/nativdlg">nativdlg</a>: shows how wxWindows can load a standard Windows
218dialog resource, translating the controls into wxWindows controls (Windows only).
0d3a69ec 219<li><a href="../../samples/newgrid">newgrid</a>: demonstrates the new wxGrid implementation, by Michael Bedward and others.
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220<li><a href="../../samples/notebook">notebook</a>: shows the wxNotebook (tabbed window) control.
221<li><a href="../../samples/oleauto">oleauto</a>: a little OLE automation controller (Windows only; requires
222Excel to be present).
223<li><a href="../../samples/ownerdrw">ownerdrw</a>: demonstrates owner-draw menus and controls (Windows only).
07fce3c2 224<li><a href="../../samples/plot">plot</a>: demonstrates wxPlot classes (under development).
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225<li><a href="../../samples/png">png</a>: demonstrates PNG loading.
226<li><a href="../../samples/printing">printing</a>: shows printing and previewing.
227<li><a href="../../samples/proplist">proplist</a>: demonstrates the property list classes (a VB-style property editor).
c3b177ae 228<li><a href="../../samples/propsize">propsize</a>: demonstrates proportional sizer classes.
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229<li><a href="../../samples/regtest">regtest</a>: tests the low-level Windows registry functions (Windows only).
230<li><a href="../../samples/resource">resource</a>: shows how to use wxWindows resources (.wxr files).
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231<li><a href="../../samples/richedit">richedit</a>: a work-in-progress rich text editor with plain text and HTML export
232facilities.
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233<li><a href="../../samples/rotate">rotate</a>: demonstrates interpolated and non-interpolated
234rotation of a wxImage.
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235<li><a href="../../samples/sashtest">sashtest</a>: demonstrates use of the wxSashWindow class to allow
236the user to resize subwindows.
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237<li><a href="../../samples/scroll">scroll</a>: demonstrates wxScrolledWindow.
238<li><a href="../../samples/scrollsub">scrollsub</a>: demonstrates the use of wxScrolledWindow to scroll
239an embedded window.
1cf4526d 240<li><a href="../../samples/sockets">sockets</a>: demonstrates the TCP/IP family of classes.
7921cf2b 241<li><a href="../../samples/splitter">splitter</a>: demonstrates the wxSplitterWindow class.
0d3a69ec 242<li><a href="../../samples/statbar">statbar</a>: demonstrates the wxStatusBar class.
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243<li><a href="../../samples/tab">tab</a>: demonstrates the generic tab window class. You should
244normally use wxNotebook instead, but the generic code is sometimes useful, for example for
245implementing wxNotebook on platforms with no native support.
246<li><a href="../../samples/taskbar">taskbar</a>: demonstrates the wxTaskBarIcon class, for
247adding icons to the system tray. Windows only, but may eventually be implemented for other desktop
248environments that use this metaphor.
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249<li><a href="../../samples/text">text</a>: demonstrates single and multiline text controls,
250and clipboard operations.
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251<li><a href="../../samples/thread">thread</a>: tests the family of classes for doing thread
252programming.
253<li><a href="../../samples/toolbar">toolbar</a>: demonstrates wxToolBar.
254<li><a href="../../samples/treectrl">treectrl</a>: demonstrates wxTreeCtrl.
255<li><a href="../../samples/typetest">typetest</a>: tests various data type classes, including
256wxTime, wxDate and wxVariant.
257<li><a href="../../samples/validate">validate</a>: shows simple use of validation.
2723cfeb 258<li><a href="../../samples/wizard">wizard</a>: demonstrates the wxWizard class.
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260
261<h3 align=center><a name="demos"><hr>Demos<hr></a></h3>
262
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263The following are fully-fledged applications.<P>
264
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266<li><a href="../../demos/bombs">bombs</a>: minesweeper-like game.
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267<li><a href="../../demos/dbbrowse">dbbrowse</a>: ODBC database browser application.
268<li><a href="../../demos/forty">forty</a>: a great little card game by Chris Breeze.
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269<li><a href="../../demos/fractal">fractal</a>: fractal mountains by Andrew Davison.
270<li><a href="../../demos/life">life</a>: the game of Life by J. H. Conway, implemented in wxWindows by Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia.
271<li><a href="../../demos/poem">poem</a>: a little poetry display program.
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