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| e0a47918 | 2 | // Name: aui.h |
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3 | // Purpose: topic overview |
| 4 | // Author: wxWidgets team | |
| 5 | // RCS-ID: $Id$ | |
| 526954c5 | 6 | // Licence: wxWindows licence |
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7 | ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// |
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| 880efa2a | 9 | /** |
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| 880efa2a | 11 | @page overview_aui wxAUI Overview |
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| e7054054 | 13 | @tableofcontents |
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15 | wxAUI stands for Advanced User Interface. It aims to give the user a cutting |
| 16 | edge interface with floatable windows, and a user-customizable layout. The | |
| 17 | original wxAUI sources have kindly been made available under the wxWindows | |
| 18 | licence by Kirix Corp. and they have since then been integrated into wxWidgets | |
| 19 | and further improved. | |
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| e7054054 | 21 | @see @ref group_class_aui |
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| 880efa2a | 25 | @section overview_aui_frame Frame Management |
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27 | Frame management provides the means to open, move and hide common controls that |
| 28 | are needed to interact with the document, and allow these configurations to be | |
| 29 | saved into different perspectives and loaded at a later time. | |
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| 880efa2a | 33 | @section overview_aui_toolbar Toolbars |
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35 | Toolbars are a specialized subset of the frame management system and should |
| 36 | behave similarly to other docked components. However, they also require | |
| 37 | additional functionality, such as "spring-loaded" rebar support, "chevron" | |
| 38 | buttons and end-user customizability. | |
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| 880efa2a | 42 | @section overview_aui_modeless Modeless Controls |
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44 | Modeless controls expose a tool palette or set of options that float above the |
| 45 | application content while allowing it to be accessed. Usually accessed by the | |
| 46 | toolbar, these controls disappear when an option is selected, but may also be | |
| 47 | "torn off" the toolbar into a floating frame of their own. | |
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51 | @section overview_aui_lnf Look and Feel |
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| 53 | Look and feel encompasses the way controls are drawn, both when shown | |
| 54 | statically as well as when they are being moved. This aspect of user interface | |
| 55 | design incorporates "special effects" such as transparent window dragging as | |
| 56 | well as frame animation. | |
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| 58 | wxAUI adheres to the following principles: Use native floating frames to obtain | |
| 59 | a native look and feel for all platforms. Use existing wxWidgets code where | |
| 60 | possible, such as sizer implementation for frame management. Use classes | |
| 61 | included in @ref page_libs_wxcore and @ref page_libs_wxbase only. | |
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| e0a47918 | 63 | */ |