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5147354c 16<b>Welcome to wxWidgets, the premi&egrave;re cross-platform GUI C++ framework.</b><P>
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18This is an index of
b69f1bd1 19the plain text, HTML, Windows Help and Acrobat documentation: availability depends on what you've
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24[<a href="#install">Install</a>]
25[<a href="#manuals">Manuals</a>]
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ddcc5f5b 53<ul>
2dc5505e 54<li>ReadMe: <a href="../readme.txt"><b>General ReadMe</b></a>,
e492150d 55<a href="../msw/readme.txt">wxMSW</a>,
5147354c 56<a href="../gtk/readme.txt">wxGTK</a>,
e492150d 57<a href="../mac/readme.txt">wxMac</a>,
5147354c 58<a href="../cocoa/readme.txt">wxCocoa</a>,
e492150d 59<a href="../mgl/readme.txt">wxMGL</a>,
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e492150d 62<a href="../univ/readme.txt">Univ</a>
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64<a href="../msw/install.txt">wxMSW</a>,
65<a href="../gtk/install.txt">wxGTK</a>,
ddcc5f5b 66<a href="../motif/install.txt">wxMotif</a>,
69477ac4 67<a href="../x11/install.txt">wxX11</a>,
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5147354c 69<a href="../cocoa/install.txt">wxCocoa</a>,
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5147354c 72<li><a href="../changes.txt"><b>General change log</b></a>
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74<a href="../licence.txt">Licence</a>,
75<a href="../licendoc.txt">Documentation Licence</a>,
76<a href="../lgpl.txt">L-GPL</a>,
77<a href="../gpl.txt">GPL</a>
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80 <li><a href="faqgen.htm">General questions</a>
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82 <li><a href="faqmsw.htm">wxWidgets for Windows</a>
83 <li><a href="faqgtk.htm">wxWidgets for GTK+</a>
84 <li><a href="faqmot.htm">wxWidgets for Motif</a>
85 <li><a href="faqx11.htm">wxWidgets for X11</a>
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89<a href="../gtk/todo.txt">wxGTK</a>,
ddcc5f5b 90<a href="../motif/todo.txt">wxMotif</a>,
7be6137a 91<a href="../mac/todo.txt">wxMac</a>
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97<li> wxMSW: <a href="../msw/winxp.txt">Windows XP</a>
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114To use manuals in wxHTML Help form (extension htb), you can use the <b>HelpView</b>
115application, either compiling it from utils/helpview in the distribution,
116or downloading a binary, for example from <a href="http://www.storylinescentral.com/helpview.htm">here</a>.<P>
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fc2171bd 219Each of the following samples demonstrates one or more aspect of wxWidgets.<P>
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7921cf2b 221<ul>
5147354c 222<li><a href="../../samples/access">access</a>: Active Accessiblity sample (Windows only).
121640d5 223<li><a href="../../samples/animate">animate</a>: shows the wxAnimationCtrl class.
2a3476f2 224<li><a href="../../samples/artprov">artprov</a>: shows how you can customize the look of standard
fc2171bd 225wxWidgets dialogs by replacing default bitmaps/icons with your own versions.
b45ab290 226<li><a href="../../samples/aui">aui</a>: wxAui (docking subsystem) sample.
1cf4526d 227<li><a href="../../samples/calendar">calendar</a>: a sample to test the wxCalendarCtrl class.
edc26c4c 228<li><a href="../../samples/caret">caret</a>: a sample to test the wxCaret class.
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230supported platforms (currently Windows and GTK only).
121640d5 231<li><a href="../../samples/collpane">collpane</a>: shows the wxCollapsiblePane class.
7921cf2b 232<li><a href="../../samples/config">config</a>: demonstrates use of wxConfig, which
3a5bcc4d 233defaults to wxRegConfig on WIN32 (optionally wxIniConfig), and wxFileConfig on other platforms.
1a7f3062 234<li><a href="../../samples/console">console</a>: demonstrates a console application using
fc2171bd 235console-mode (no-GUI) compilation of wxWidgets.
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237wxNotebook.
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239<li><a href="../../samples/debugrpt">debugrpt</a>: wxDebugReport sample.
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241wxColourDialog, wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog, wxMessageBox, wxTextEntryDialog, wxSingleChoiceDialog.
242For printing-related dialogs, see the printing sample.
7b28757f 243<li><a href="../../samples/dialup">dialup</a>: wxDialUpManager demo.
5147354c 244<li><a href="../../samples/display">display</a>: wxDisplay demo.
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246<li><a href="../../samples/docview">docview</a>: demonstrates use of the document view classes,
247using wxFrame.
7b28757f 248<li><a href="../../samples/docvwmdi">docvwmdi</a>: demonstrates use of the document view classes,
7921cf2b 249using wxMDIParentFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
2a3476f2 250<li><a href="../../samples/dragimag">dragimag</a>: wxDragImage demo.
25f47127 251<li><a href="../../samples/drawing">drawing</a>: tests device context drawing.
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253dynamically.
121640d5 254<li><a href="../../samples/editlbox">erase</a>: shows the wxEditableListBox class.
5147354c 255<li><a href="../../samples/erase">erase</a>: Window erasing sample.
d35b028e 256<li><a href="../../samples/event">event</a>: demonstrates event handling.
5147354c 257<li><a href="../../samples/except">exept</a>: demonstrates exception handling.
76a4f50d 258<li><a href="../../samples/exec">exec</a>: demonstrates wxExecute.
ad556aa9 259<li><a href="../../samples/font">font</a>: tests fonts, font enumerator, font encodings.
4a9dba0e 260<li><a href="../../samples/grid">grid</a>: demonstrates the wxGrid class.
7921cf2b 261<li><a href="../../samples/help">help</a>: shows how to use wxHelpController.
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263applications and also as a help facility.
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265 <li><a href="../../samples/html/about">about</a>: shows use of a wxHTML widget inside an About box.
266 <li><a href="../../samples/html/help">help</a>: shows use of wxHtmlHelpController to display wxHTML help.
0d3a69ec 267 <li><a href="../../samples/html/helpview">helpview</a>: a stand-alone wxHTML help viewer for any .htb book.
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269 <li><a href="../../samples/html/test">test</a>: general wxHTML test application.
270 <li><a href="../../samples/html/virtual">virtual</a>: demonstrates the virtual file system feature.
271 <li><a href="../../samples/html/widget">widget</a>: demonstrates the use of controls in HTML pages.
272 <li><a href="../../samples/html/zip">zip</a>: shows how help files can be packaged in zip archives.
273 </ul>
5147354c 274<li><a href="../../samples/htlbox">htlbox</a>: demonstrates wxHtmlListBox.
7921cf2b 275<li><a href="../../samples/image">image</a>: shows off the cross-platform wxImage class.
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277DDE on Windows, and TCP/IP on all platforms. Edit <a href="../../samples/ipc/ddesetup.h">ddesetup.h</a>
278to switch between compilation modes.
fc2171bd 279<li><a href="../../samples/internat">internat</a>: use of wxWidgets' internationalization support.
7921cf2b 280<li><a href="../../samples/joytest">joytest</a>: tests the wxJoystick class (currently Windows and GTK only).
e492150d 281<li><a href="../../samples/keyboard">keyboard</a>: tests keyboard support.
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283<li><a href="../../samples/listctrl">listctrl</a>: demonstrates the wxListCtrl (implemented natively on
284WIN32, and using a generic version on other platforms).
ad556aa9 285<li><a href="../../samples/menu">menu</a>: tests menus.
5147354c 286<li><a href="../../samples/mediaplayer">mediaplayer</a>: demonstrates wxMediaCtrl, for playing movies and audio files in a window.
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288scheme is used whereby child windows have full sizing and moving rights within the main
289window. On other platforms, tabbed windows are used, where the children are always maximized.
290<li><a href="../../samples/memcheck">memcheck</a>: demonstrates the memory checking/debugging facilities.
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292To compile this, you must edit include/wx/wxprec.h, comment out the windows.h inclusion, and recompile wxWidgets.
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294platforms that don't support it, a normal-sized title bar is displayed.
295<li><a href="../../samples/minimal">minimal</a>: just shows a frame, a menubar, and a statusbar. About as
fc2171bd 296small a wxWidgets application as you can get.
e492150d 297<li><a href="../../samples/mobile">mobile</a>: mini applications for embedded platforms.
5147354c 298<li><a href="../../samples/multimon">multimon</a>: demo showing how to use multiple monitors.
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300dialog resource, translating the controls into wxWidgets controls (Windows only).
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302<li><a href="../../samples/oleauto">oleauto</a>: a little OLE automation controller (Windows only; requires
303Excel to be present).
304<li><a href="../../samples/ownerdrw">ownerdrw</a>: demonstrates owner-draw menus and controls (Windows only).
305<li><a href="../../samples/png">png</a>: demonstrates PNG loading.
306<li><a href="../../samples/printing">printing</a>: shows printing and previewing.
c3b177ae 307<li><a href="../../samples/propsize">propsize</a>: demonstrates proportional sizer classes.
7921cf2b 308<li><a href="../../samples/regtest">regtest</a>: tests the low-level Windows registry functions (Windows only).
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310platform's native look.
c1bf3a3e 311<li><a href="../../samples/richtext">richtext</a>: demonstrates wxRichTextCtrl.
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313rotation of a wxImage.
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315the user to resize subwindows.
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317<li><a href="../../samples/scrollsub">scrollsub</a>: demonstrates the use of wxScrolledWindow to scroll
318an embedded window.
5147354c 319<li><a href="../../samples/shaped">shaped</a>: demonstrates non-rectangular windows using wxFrame::SetShape.
1cf4526d 320<li><a href="../../samples/sockets">sockets</a>: demonstrates the TCP/IP family of classes.
5147354c 321<li><a href="../../samples/sound">sound</a>: demonstrates use of wxSound.
daa9deb2 322<li><a href="../../samples/splash">splash</a>: demonstrates use of the wxSplashScreen class.
7921cf2b 323<li><a href="../../samples/splitter">splitter</a>: demonstrates the wxSplitterWindow class.
0d3a69ec 324<li><a href="../../samples/statbar">statbar</a>: demonstrates the wxStatusBar class.
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326adding icons to the system tray. Windows only, but may eventually be implemented for other desktop
327environments that use this metaphor.
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329and clipboard operations.
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331programming.
332<li><a href="../../samples/toolbar">toolbar</a>: demonstrates wxToolBar.
333<li><a href="../../samples/treectrl">treectrl</a>: demonstrates wxTreeCtrl.
334<li><a href="../../samples/typetest">typetest</a>: tests various data type classes, including
335wxTime, wxDate and wxVariant.
336<li><a href="../../samples/validate">validate</a>: shows simple use of validation.
5147354c 337<li><a href="../../samples/vscroll">vscroll</a>: shows use of wxVScrolledWindow.
121640d5 338<li><a href="../../samples/widgets">widgets</a>: shows a lot of control classes.
2723cfeb 339<li><a href="../../samples/wizard">wizard</a>: demonstrates the wxWizard class.
2a3476f2 340<li><a href="../../samples/xrc">xrc</a>: demonstrates the XRC resource system.
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348<td bgcolor="#004080" align=left height=24 background="images/bluetitlegradient.gif">
349<font size=+1 face="Arial, Lucida Sans, Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF">
350<b><a name="demos">Demos</a></b>
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359
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361<li><a href="../../demos/bombs">bombs</a>: minesweeper-like game.
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363<li><a href="../../demos/forty">forty</a>: a great little card game by Chris Breeze.
1cf4526d 364<li><a href="../../demos/fractal">fractal</a>: fractal mountains by Andrew Davison.
fc2171bd 365<li><a href="../../demos/life">life</a>: the game of Life by J. H. Conway, implemented in wxWidgets by Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia.
1cf4526d 366<li><a href="../../demos/poem">poem</a>: a little poetry display program.
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