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28Welcome to wxWindows 2, the premi&egrave;re cross-platform GUI C++ framework. This is an index of
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b69f1bd1 42<h3 align=center><a name="install"><hr>Installation and release notes<hr></a></h3>
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44<ul>
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45<li>ReadMe: <a href="../readme.txt"><b>General ReadMe</b></a>,
46<a href="../gtk/readme.txt">wxGTK</a>,
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48<a href="../msw/readme.txt">wxMSW</a>
4f02408e 49<li><a href="../release.txt"><b>Release notes</b></a>
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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>,
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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>
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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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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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111<a href="../winhelp/dialoged.hlp">Dialog Editor Manual</a>
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121<a href="wxtree/tree.htm">wxTreeLayout Class</a>
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125<a href="../winhelp/wxtree.hlp">wxTreeLayout Class</a>
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129<a href="../pdf/wxtree.pdf">wxTreeLayout Class</a>
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135<a href="odbc/odbc.htm">Remstar ODBC Classes</a>
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150<h3 align=center><a name="thirdparty"><hr>Third-party tools<hr></a></h3>
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152<ul>
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153<li><a href="gettext/gettext.htm">gettext Manual</a>
154<li><a href="gettext/xgettext.htm">xgettext Manual</a>
155<li><a href="gettext/msgfmt.htm">msgfmt Manual</a>
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b69f1bd1 158<h3 align=center><a name="samples"><hr>Samples<hr></a></h3>
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160<ul>
1cf4526d 161<li><a href="../../samples/calendar">calendar</a>: a sample to test the wxCalendarCtrl class.
edc26c4c 162<li><a href="../../samples/caret">caret</a>: a sample to test the wxCaret class.
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163<li><a href="../../samples/checklst">checklst</a>: demonstrates wxCheckListBox on
164supported platforms (currently Windows and GTK only).
165<li><a href="../../samples/config">config</a>: demonstrates use of wxConfig, which
166defaults to wxRegConfig on WIN32, wxIniConfig on WIN16, and wxFileConfig on other platforms.
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167<li><a href="../../samples/console">console</a>: demonstrates a console application using
168console-mode (no-GUI) compilation of wxWindows.
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169<li><a href="../../samples/controls">controls</a>: sample showing a variety of controls, including
170wxNotebook.
171<li><a href="../../samples/db">db</a>: wxDB ODBC sample.
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172<li><a href="../../samples/ipc">ipc</a>: shows the DDE-like protocol in action, both using real
173DDE on Windows, and TCP/IP on all platforms. Edit <a href="../../samples/ipc/ddesetup.h">ddesetup.h</a>
174to switch between compilation modes.
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175<li><a href="../../samples/dialogs">dialogs</a>: shows some of the common dialogs available -- wxFontDialog,
176wxColourDialog, wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog, wxMessageBox, wxTextEntryDialog, wxSingleChoiceDialog.
177For printing-related dialogs, see the printing sample.
178<li><a href="../../samples/dnd">dnd</a>: demonstrates drag and drop on supported platforms.
179<li><a href="../../samples/docview">docview</a>: demonstrates use of the document view classes,
180using wxFrame.
181<li><a href="../../samples/docvwmdi">docvwmdi</a>: : demonstrates use of the document view classes,
182using wxMDIParentFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
25f47127 183<li><a href="../../samples/drawing">drawing</a>: tests device context drawing.
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184<li><a href="../../samples/dynamic">dynamic</a>: shows how to connect events to member functions
185dynamically.
ad556aa9 186<li><a href="../../samples/font">font</a>: tests fonts, font enumerator, font encodings.
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187<li><a href="../../samples/grid">grid</a>: demonstrates the wxGrid class.
188<li><a href="../../samples/help">help</a>: shows how to use wxHelpController.
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189<li><a href="../../samples/html">html</a>: a number of demos for the wxHTML class library, used inside
190applications and also as a help facility.
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191 <ul>
192 <li><a href="../../samples/html/about">about</a>: shows use of a wxHTML widget inside an About box.
193 <li><a href="../../samples/html/help">help</a>: shows use of wxHtmlHelpController to display wxHTML help.
194 <li><a href="../../samples/html/helpview">helpview</a>: a stand-alone wxHTML help viewer.
195 <li><a href="../../samples/html/printing">printing</a>: shows how easy it is to preview and print HTML files.
196 <li><a href="../../samples/html/test">test</a>: general wxHTML test application.
197 <li><a href="../../samples/html/virtual">virtual</a>: demonstrates the virtual file system feature.
198 <li><a href="../../samples/html/widget">widget</a>: demonstrates the use of controls in HTML pages.
199 <li><a href="../../samples/html/zip">zip</a>: shows how help files can be packaged in zip archives.
200 </ul>
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201<li><a href="../../samples/image">image</a>: shows off the cross-platform wxImage class.
202<li><a href="../../samples/internat">internat</a>: use of wxWindows' internationalization support.
203<li><a href="../../samples/joytest">joytest</a>: tests the wxJoystick class (currently Windows and GTK only).
204<li><a href="../../samples/layout">layout</a>: shows the constraint layout system in action.
205<li><a href="../../samples/listctrl">listctrl</a>: demonstrates the wxListCtrl (implemented natively on
206WIN32, and using a generic version on other platforms).
ad556aa9 207<li><a href="../../samples/menu">menu</a>: tests menus.
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208<li><a href="../../samples/mdi">mdi</a>: shows off the MDI (Multiple Document Interface) classes. On Windows, the regular MDI
209scheme is used whereby child windows have full sizing and moving rights within the main
210window. On other platforms, tabbed windows are used, where the children are always maximized.
211<li><a href="../../samples/memcheck">memcheck</a>: demonstrates the memory checking/debugging facilities.
212<li><a href="../../samples/mfc">mfc</a>: shows how to use MFC and wxWindows code in the same application (Windows only).
818e52c2 213To compile this, you must edit include/wx/wxprec.h, comment out the windows.h inclusion, and recompile wxWindows.
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214<li><a href="../../samples/minifram">minifram</a>: demonstrates a frame with a small title bar. On
215platforms that don't support it, a normal-sized title bar is displayed.
216<li><a href="../../samples/minimal">minimal</a>: just shows a frame, a menubar, and a statusbar. About as
217small a wxWindows application as you can get.
218<li><a href="../../samples/nativdlg">nativdlg</a>: shows how wxWindows can load a standard Windows
219dialog resource, translating the controls into wxWindows controls (Windows only).
1cf4526d 220<li><a href="../../samples/dialup">dialup</a>: wxDialUpManager demo.
ad556aa9 221<li><a href="../../samples/newgrid">newgrid</a>: demonstrates the new wxGrid implementation, by Michael Bedward.
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222<li><a href="../../samples/notebook">notebook</a>: shows the wxNotebook (tabbed window) control.
223<li><a href="../../samples/oleauto">oleauto</a>: a little OLE automation controller (Windows only; requires
224Excel to be present).
225<li><a href="../../samples/ownerdrw">ownerdrw</a>: demonstrates owner-draw menus and controls (Windows only).
226<li><a href="../../samples/png">png</a>: demonstrates PNG loading.
227<li><a href="../../samples/printing">printing</a>: shows printing and previewing.
228<li><a href="../../samples/proplist">proplist</a>: demonstrates the property list classes (a VB-style property editor).
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/sashtest">sashtest</a>: demonstrates use of the wxSashWindow class to allow
234the user to resize subwindows.
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235<li><a href="../../samples/scroll">scroll</a>: demonstrates wxScrolledWindow.
236<li><a href="../../samples/scrollsub">scrollsub</a>: demonstrates the use of wxScrolledWindow to scroll
237an embedded window.
1cf4526d 238<li><a href="../../samples/sockets">sockets</a>: demonstrates the TCP/IP family of classes.
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239<li><a href="../../samples/splitter">splitter</a>: demonstrates the wxSplitterWindow class.
240<li><a href="../../samples/tab">tab</a>: demonstrates the generic tab window class. You should
241normally use wxNotebook instead, but the generic code is sometimes useful, for example for
242implementing wxNotebook on platforms with no native support.
243<li><a href="../../samples/taskbar">taskbar</a>: demonstrates the wxTaskBarIcon class, for
244adding icons to the system tray. Windows only, but may eventually be implemented for other desktop
245environments that use this metaphor.
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246<li><a href="../../samples/text">text</a>: demonstrates single and multiline text controls,
247and clipboard operations.
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248<li><a href="../../samples/thread">thread</a>: tests the family of classes for doing thread
249programming.
250<li><a href="../../samples/toolbar">toolbar</a>: demonstrates wxToolBar.
251<li><a href="../../samples/treectrl">treectrl</a>: demonstrates wxTreeCtrl.
252<li><a href="../../samples/typetest">typetest</a>: tests various data type classes, including
253wxTime, wxDate and wxVariant.
254<li><a href="../../samples/validate">validate</a>: shows simple use of validation.
2723cfeb 255<li><a href="../../samples/wizard">wizard</a>: demonstrates the wxWizard class.
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258<h3 align=center><a name="demos"><hr>Demos<hr></a></h3>
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260<ul>
261<li><a href="../../demos/bombs">bombs</a>: minesweeper-like game.
262<li><a href="../../demos/forty">forty</a>: a great little card game by Chris Breeze. A
263fully-fledged application!
264<li><a href="../../demos/fractal">fractal</a>: fractal mountains by Andrew Davison.
265<li><a href="../../demos/life">life</a>: the game of Life by J. H. Conway, implemented in wxWindows by Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia.
266<li><a href="../../demos/poem">poem</a>: a little poetry display program.
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