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4e4cea52 | 1 | Announcing wxWidgets 2.5.4: a cross-platform GUI toolkit |
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09e7b3a0 | 4 | October 11th, 2004 -- the wxWidgets team is pleased to announce |
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5 | a development snapshot release of the mature cross-platform C++ |
6 | application framework. | |
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a9ddd443 | 8 | The following platforms are supported: |
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10 | - Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP | |
4e9a4c98 | 11 | - Windows CE |
c140b7e7 | 12 | - Linux/Unix/VMS with GTK+ 1.x and 2.0 |
4e9a4c98 | 13 | - Linux/Unix with X11 (beta) |
c140b7e7 | 14 | - Linux/Unix with Motif/Lesstif |
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15 | - Mac OS 9.x and 10.x using Carbon |
16 | - Mac OS 10.x using Cocoa (beta) | |
17 | - OS/2 (beta) | |
c140b7e7 | 18 | - MGL (Linux and DOS) |
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20 | A non-GUI subset of wxWidgets called wxBase is also supported |
21 | on most of these platforms. | |
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c140b7e7 | 23 | To get wxWidgets, go to the Download page at: |
c4077b34 | 24 | |
fc2171bd | 25 | http://www.wxwidgets.org |
c4077b34 | 26 | |
c140b7e7 | 27 | This is a development snapshot, sometimes known as |
4e9a4c98 | 28 | an 'unstable' release. Improvements over 2.4.x include: |
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29 | numerous bug fixes, STL-like container classes, |
30 | improved GTK+ 2 compatibility, new build system, | |
31 | improved Unicode compatibility, wxRenderer class, | |
32 | shaped frame and dialog windows on Windows and GTK+, | |
33 | more efficient UI update processing, print preview | |
34 | improvements, wxCrashReport class, OpenWatcom and | |
4e9a4c98 | 35 | Digital Mars compiler support, and more. Improvements |
09e7b3a0 | 36 | over 2.5.2 include much improved Mac OS X and Windows CE |
4e9a4c98 | 37 | support, as well as the usual bug fixes and minor enhancements. |
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38 | |
39 | *** About wxWidgets | |
40 | ||
41 | wxWidgets is a comprehensive open-source, multi-platform C++ GUI | |
42 | framework, that can be used to build commercial and free | |
43 | software. First released in 1992 under the name wxWindows, it's | |
44 | increasingly used by organisations and individuals all over the | |
45 | world due to its winning combination of sophistication, wide | |
46 | platform coverage, ease of use, unrestrictive licence and | |
47 | vibrant user community. | |
48 | ||
49 | For most ports, wxWidgets adopts the native look and feel of | |
c4077b34 | 50 | each platform since it uses the native widget sets. There is also |
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51 | a generic widget set, used for example by the wxX11 port - no |
52 | other widget set is required, giving the potential for embedded | |
53 | use. | |
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54 | |
55 | An extraordinary range of classes is provided - but don't be put | |
c140b7e7 | 56 | off by this because most people find wxWidgets easier to learn |
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57 | and use than MFC and other frameworks. |
58 | ||
59 | As well as comprehensive support for the usual widgets, advanced | |
60 | features include: HTML viewing/printing, wxImage class providing | |
3980000c | 61 | handlers for reading and writing many image types, resizeable panels |
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62 | and dialogs on all platforms, document/view, OpenGL support, |
63 | HTML-based and context-sensitive help, wizards, drag and drop, | |
64 | a grid class, ODBC support, threads, sockets, container classes, | |
a34cc2bf | 65 | a styled text control, and much more. An 1800-page reference manual |
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66 | is provided in HTML, MS HTML Help, WinHelp, wxWidgets Help and PDF |
67 | formats, and there are over 80 samples and demos. | |
c4077b34 | 68 | |
c140b7e7 | 69 | If you're an MFC user, you'll find many wxWidgets concepts |
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70 | reassuringly familiar, while often clearer and more consistent. |
71 | If you're not, you should still find it intuitive from the start. | |
72 | ||
c140b7e7 | 73 | wxWidgets bindings for several other languages are available, |
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74 | including Python, Perl, Basic, Lua, JavaScript and Eiffel. |
75 | ||
c140b7e7 | 76 | If you're considering wxWidgets, do check out some of these links: |
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78 | http://www.wxwidgets.org/feedback.htm ; Comments from users |
79 | http://www.wxwidgets.org/screensh.htm ; Screenshots | |
80 | http://www.wxwidgets.org/users.htm ; A list of some of our | |
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81 | ; users |
82 | ||
83 | Have fun! | |
84 | ||
c140b7e7 | 85 | The wxWidgets team |
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