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35<a href="../gtk/readme.txt">wxGTK</a>,
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60<a href="../gtk/todo.txt">wxGTK</a>,
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63<li>List of <a href="../symbols.txt">preprocessor symbols</a> used in wxWindows
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b69f1bd1 66<h3 align=center><a name="manuals"><hr>wxWindows manuals<hr></a></h3>
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87<a href="wx/wx.htm">Reference Manual</a>
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163<li><a href="../tech/">Technical notes</a> in text form
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166 <li><a href="platform.htm">Platforms supported</a>
167 <li><a href="i18n.htm">Languages supported by wxWindows</a>
168 <li><a href="standard.htm">wxWindows programmer style guide</a>
169 <li><a href="news.htm">wxWindows news</a>
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b69f1bd1 179<h3 align=center><a name="samples"><hr>Samples<hr></a></h3>
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7921cf2b 183<ul>
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185wxWindows dialogs by replacing default bitmaps/icons with your own versions.
1cf4526d 186<li><a href="../../samples/calendar">calendar</a>: a sample to test the wxCalendarCtrl class.
edc26c4c 187<li><a href="../../samples/caret">caret</a>: a sample to test the wxCaret class.
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189supported platforms (currently Windows and GTK only).
190<li><a href="../../samples/config">config</a>: demonstrates use of wxConfig, which
191defaults to wxRegConfig on WIN32, wxIniConfig on WIN16, and wxFileConfig on other platforms.
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193console-mode (no-GUI) compilation of wxWindows.
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195wxNotebook.
196<li><a href="../../samples/db">db</a>: wxDB ODBC sample.
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198DDE on Windows, and TCP/IP on all platforms. Edit <a href="../../samples/ipc/ddesetup.h">ddesetup.h</a>
199to switch between compilation modes.
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201wxColourDialog, wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog, wxMessageBox, wxTextEntryDialog, wxSingleChoiceDialog.
202For printing-related dialogs, see the printing sample.
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204<li><a href="../../samples/dialup">dialup</a>: wxDialUpManager demo.
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206<li><a href="../../samples/docview">docview</a>: demonstrates use of the document view classes,
207using wxFrame.
7b28757f 208<li><a href="../../samples/docvwmdi">docvwmdi</a>: demonstrates use of the document view classes,
7921cf2b 209using wxMDIParentFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
25f47127 210<li><a href="../../samples/drawing">drawing</a>: tests device context drawing.
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212dynamically.
d35b028e 213<li><a href="../../samples/event">event</a>: demonstrates event handling.
76a4f50d 214<li><a href="../../samples/exec">exec</a>: demonstrates wxExecute.
ad556aa9 215<li><a href="../../samples/font">font</a>: tests fonts, font enumerator, font encodings.
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217when the old grid implementation is compiled into wxWindows, and also with the new implementation.
218Please see newgrid below for a full demo of the new implementation's capabilities.
7921cf2b 219<li><a href="../../samples/help">help</a>: shows how to use wxHelpController.
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221applications and also as a help facility.
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223 <li><a href="../../samples/html/about">about</a>: shows use of a wxHTML widget inside an About box.
224 <li><a href="../../samples/html/help">help</a>: shows use of wxHtmlHelpController to display wxHTML help.
0d3a69ec 225 <li><a href="../../samples/html/helpview">helpview</a>: a stand-alone wxHTML help viewer for any .htb book.
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227 <li><a href="../../samples/html/test">test</a>: general wxHTML test application.
228 <li><a href="../../samples/html/virtual">virtual</a>: demonstrates the virtual file system feature.
229 <li><a href="../../samples/html/widget">widget</a>: demonstrates the use of controls in HTML pages.
230 <li><a href="../../samples/html/zip">zip</a>: shows how help files can be packaged in zip archives.
231 </ul>
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233<li><a href="../../samples/internat">internat</a>: use of wxWindows' internationalization support.
234<li><a href="../../samples/joytest">joytest</a>: tests the wxJoystick class (currently Windows and GTK only).
235<li><a href="../../samples/layout">layout</a>: shows the constraint layout system in action.
236<li><a href="../../samples/listctrl">listctrl</a>: demonstrates the wxListCtrl (implemented natively on
237WIN32, and using a generic version on other platforms).
ad556aa9 238<li><a href="../../samples/menu">menu</a>: tests menus.
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240scheme is used whereby child windows have full sizing and moving rights within the main
241window. On other platforms, tabbed windows are used, where the children are always maximized.
242<li><a href="../../samples/memcheck">memcheck</a>: demonstrates the memory checking/debugging facilities.
243<li><a href="../../samples/mfc">mfc</a>: shows how to use MFC and wxWindows code in the same application (Windows only).
818e52c2 244To compile this, you must edit include/wx/wxprec.h, comment out the windows.h inclusion, and recompile wxWindows.
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246platforms that don't support it, a normal-sized title bar is displayed.
247<li><a href="../../samples/minimal">minimal</a>: just shows a frame, a menubar, and a statusbar. About as
248small a wxWindows application as you can get.
249<li><a href="../../samples/nativdlg">nativdlg</a>: shows how wxWindows can load a standard Windows
250dialog resource, translating the controls into wxWindows controls (Windows only).
0d3a69ec 251<li><a href="../../samples/newgrid">newgrid</a>: demonstrates the new wxGrid implementation, by Michael Bedward and others.
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253<li><a href="../../samples/oleauto">oleauto</a>: a little OLE automation controller (Windows only; requires
254Excel to be present).
255<li><a href="../../samples/ownerdrw">ownerdrw</a>: demonstrates owner-draw menus and controls (Windows only).
256<li><a href="../../samples/png">png</a>: demonstrates PNG loading.
257<li><a href="../../samples/printing">printing</a>: shows printing and previewing.
258<li><a href="../../samples/proplist">proplist</a>: demonstrates the property list classes (a VB-style property editor).
c3b177ae 259<li><a href="../../samples/propsize">propsize</a>: demonstrates proportional sizer classes.
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261<li><a href="../../samples/resource">resource</a>: shows how to use wxWindows resources (.wxr files).
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263facilities.
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265rotation of a wxImage.
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267the user to resize subwindows.
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269<li><a href="../../samples/scrollsub">scrollsub</a>: demonstrates the use of wxScrolledWindow to scroll
270an embedded window.
1cf4526d 271<li><a href="../../samples/sockets">sockets</a>: demonstrates the TCP/IP family of classes.
7921cf2b 272<li><a href="../../samples/splitter">splitter</a>: demonstrates the wxSplitterWindow class.
0d3a69ec 273<li><a href="../../samples/statbar">statbar</a>: demonstrates the wxStatusBar class.
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275adding icons to the system tray. Windows only, but may eventually be implemented for other desktop
276environments that use this metaphor.
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278and clipboard operations.
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280programming.
281<li><a href="../../samples/toolbar">toolbar</a>: demonstrates wxToolBar.
282<li><a href="../../samples/treectrl">treectrl</a>: demonstrates wxTreeCtrl.
283<li><a href="../../samples/typetest">typetest</a>: tests various data type classes, including
284wxTime, wxDate and wxVariant.
285<li><a href="../../samples/validate">validate</a>: shows simple use of validation.
2723cfeb 286<li><a href="../../samples/wizard">wizard</a>: demonstrates the wxWizard class.
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289<h3 align=center><a name="demos"><hr>Demos<hr></a></h3>
290
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294<li><a href="../../demos/bombs">bombs</a>: minesweeper-like game.
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296<li><a href="../../demos/forty">forty</a>: a great little card game by Chris Breeze.
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JS		 297<li><a href="../../demos/fractal">fractal</a>: fractal mountains by Andrew Davison.
298<li><a href="../../demos/life">life</a>: the game of Life by J. H. Conway, implemented in wxWindows by Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia.
299<li><a href="../../demos/poem">poem</a>: a little poetry display program.
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