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b69f1bd1 75<h3 align=center><a name="manuals"><hr>wxWindows manuals<hr></a></h3>
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121<a href="wxtree/tree.htm">wxTreeLayout Class</a>
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b69f1bd1 158<h3 align=center><a name="samples"><hr>Samples<hr></a></h3>
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1cf4526d 163<li><a href="../../samples/calendar">calendar</a>: a sample to test the wxCalendarCtrl class.
edc26c4c 164<li><a href="../../samples/caret">caret</a>: a sample to test the wxCaret class.
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166supported platforms (currently Windows and GTK only).
167<li><a href="../../samples/config">config</a>: demonstrates use of wxConfig, which
168defaults to wxRegConfig on WIN32, wxIniConfig on WIN16, and wxFileConfig on other platforms.
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170console-mode (no-GUI) compilation of wxWindows.
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172wxNotebook.
173<li><a href="../../samples/db">db</a>: wxDB ODBC sample.
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JS		 174<li><a href="../../samples/ipc">ipc</a>: shows the DDE-like protocol in action, both using real
175DDE on Windows, and TCP/IP on all platforms. Edit <a href="../../samples/ipc/ddesetup.h">ddesetup.h</a>
176to switch between compilation modes.
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178wxColourDialog, wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog, wxMessageBox, wxTextEntryDialog, wxSingleChoiceDialog.
179For printing-related dialogs, see the printing sample.
180<li><a href="../../samples/dnd">dnd</a>: demonstrates drag and drop on supported platforms.
181<li><a href="../../samples/docview">docview</a>: demonstrates use of the document view classes,
182using wxFrame.
183<li><a href="../../samples/docvwmdi">docvwmdi</a>: : demonstrates use of the document view classes,
184using wxMDIParentFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
25f47127 185<li><a href="../../samples/drawing">drawing</a>: tests device context drawing.
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187dynamically.
76a4f50d 188<li><a href="../../samples/exec">exec</a>: demonstrates wxExecute.
ad556aa9 189<li><a href="../../samples/font">font</a>: tests fonts, font enumerator, font encodings.
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191<li><a href="../../samples/help">help</a>: shows how to use wxHelpController.
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193applications and also as a help facility.
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195 <li><a href="../../samples/html/about">about</a>: shows use of a wxHTML widget inside an About box.
196 <li><a href="../../samples/html/help">help</a>: shows use of wxHtmlHelpController to display wxHTML help.
197 <li><a href="../../samples/html/helpview">helpview</a>: a stand-alone wxHTML help viewer.
198 <li><a href="../../samples/html/printing">printing</a>: shows how easy it is to preview and print HTML files.
199 <li><a href="../../samples/html/test">test</a>: general wxHTML test application.
200 <li><a href="../../samples/html/virtual">virtual</a>: demonstrates the virtual file system feature.
201 <li><a href="../../samples/html/widget">widget</a>: demonstrates the use of controls in HTML pages.
202 <li><a href="../../samples/html/zip">zip</a>: shows how help files can be packaged in zip archives.
203 </ul>
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205<li><a href="../../samples/internat">internat</a>: use of wxWindows' internationalization support.
206<li><a href="../../samples/joytest">joytest</a>: tests the wxJoystick class (currently Windows and GTK only).
207<li><a href="../../samples/layout">layout</a>: shows the constraint layout system in action.
208<li><a href="../../samples/listctrl">listctrl</a>: demonstrates the wxListCtrl (implemented natively on
209WIN32, and using a generic version on other platforms).
ad556aa9 210<li><a href="../../samples/menu">menu</a>: tests menus.
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212scheme is used whereby child windows have full sizing and moving rights within the main
213window. On other platforms, tabbed windows are used, where the children are always maximized.
214<li><a href="../../samples/memcheck">memcheck</a>: demonstrates the memory checking/debugging facilities.
215<li><a href="../../samples/mfc">mfc</a>: shows how to use MFC and wxWindows code in the same application (Windows only).
818e52c2 216To compile this, you must edit include/wx/wxprec.h, comment out the windows.h inclusion, and recompile wxWindows.
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218platforms that don't support it, a normal-sized title bar is displayed.
219<li><a href="../../samples/minimal">minimal</a>: just shows a frame, a menubar, and a statusbar. About as
220small a wxWindows application as you can get.
221<li><a href="../../samples/nativdlg">nativdlg</a>: shows how wxWindows can load a standard Windows
222dialog resource, translating the controls into wxWindows controls (Windows only).
1cf4526d 223<li><a href="../../samples/dialup">dialup</a>: wxDialUpManager demo.
ad556aa9 224<li><a href="../../samples/newgrid">newgrid</a>: demonstrates the new wxGrid implementation, by Michael Bedward.
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226<li><a href="../../samples/oleauto">oleauto</a>: a little OLE automation controller (Windows only; requires
227Excel to be present).
228<li><a href="../../samples/ownerdrw">ownerdrw</a>: demonstrates owner-draw menus and controls (Windows only).
229<li><a href="../../samples/png">png</a>: demonstrates PNG loading.
230<li><a href="../../samples/printing">printing</a>: shows printing and previewing.
231<li><a href="../../samples/proplist">proplist</a>: demonstrates the property list classes (a VB-style property editor).
232<li><a href="../../samples/regtest">regtest</a>: tests the low-level Windows registry functions (Windows only).
233<li><a href="../../samples/resource">resource</a>: shows how to use wxWindows resources (.wxr files).
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235facilities.
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237rotation of a wxImage.
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239the user to resize subwindows.
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241<li><a href="../../samples/scrollsub">scrollsub</a>: demonstrates the use of wxScrolledWindow to scroll
242an embedded window.
1cf4526d 243<li><a href="../../samples/sockets">sockets</a>: demonstrates the TCP/IP family of classes.
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245<li><a href="../../samples/tab">tab</a>: demonstrates the generic tab window class. You should
246normally use wxNotebook instead, but the generic code is sometimes useful, for example for
247implementing wxNotebook on platforms with no native support.
248<li><a href="../../samples/taskbar">taskbar</a>: demonstrates the wxTaskBarIcon class, for
249adding icons to the system tray. Windows only, but may eventually be implemented for other desktop
250environments that use this metaphor.
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252and clipboard operations.
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254programming.
255<li><a href="../../samples/toolbar">toolbar</a>: demonstrates wxToolBar.
256<li><a href="../../samples/treectrl">treectrl</a>: demonstrates wxTreeCtrl.
257<li><a href="../../samples/typetest">typetest</a>: tests various data type classes, including
258wxTime, wxDate and wxVariant.
259<li><a href="../../samples/validate">validate</a>: shows simple use of validation.
2723cfeb 260<li><a href="../../samples/wizard">wizard</a>: demonstrates the wxWizard class.
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263<h3 align=center><a name="demos"><hr>Demos<hr></a></h3>
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268<li><a href="../../demos/bombs">bombs</a>: minesweeper-like game.
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270<li><a href="../../demos/forty">forty</a>: a great little card game by Chris Breeze.
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272<li><a href="../../demos/life">life</a>: the game of Life by J. H. Conway, implemented in wxWindows by Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia.
273<li><a href="../../demos/poem">poem</a>: a little poetry display program.
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