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| 15b6757b | 1 | ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// |
| e0a47918 | 2 | // Name: aui.h |
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3 | // Purpose: topic overview |
| 4 | // Author: wxWidgets team | |
| 5 | // RCS-ID: $Id$ | |
| 6 | // Licence: wxWindows license | |
| 7 | ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// | |
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| 880efa2a | 9 | /** |
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| 880efa2a | 11 | @page overview_aui wxAUI Overview |
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13 | Classes: |
| 14 | @li wxAuiManager | |
| 15 | @li wxAuiPaneInfo | |
| 16 | @li wxAuiNotebook | |
| 17 | @li wxAuiDockArt | |
| 18 | @li wxAuiTabArt | |
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20 | wxAUI stands for Advanced User Interface. It aims to give the user a cutting |
| 21 | edge interface with floatable windows, and a user-customizable layout. The | |
| 22 | original wxAUI sources have kindly been made available under the wxWindows | |
| 23 | licence by Kirix Corp. and they have since then been integrated into wxWidgets | |
| 24 | and further improved. | |
| e0a47918 | 25 | |
| 880efa2a | 26 | wxAUI attempts to encapsulate the following aspects of the user interface: |
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28 | @li @ref overview_aui_frame |
| 29 | @li @ref overview_aui_toolbar | |
| 30 | @li @ref overview_aui_modeless | |
| 31 | @li @ref overview_aui_lnf | |
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| 880efa2a | 34 | <hr> |
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| 880efa2a | 37 | @section overview_aui_frame Frame Management |
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39 | Frame management provides the means to open, move and hide common controls that |
| 40 | are needed to interact with the document, and allow these configurations to be | |
| 41 | saved into different perspectives and loaded at a later time. | |
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| 880efa2a | 44 | @section overview_aui_toolbar Toolbars |
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46 | Toolbars are a specialized subset of the frame management system and should |
| 47 | behave similarly to other docked components. However, they also require | |
| 48 | additional functionality, such as "spring-loaded" rebar support, "chevron" | |
| 49 | buttons and end-user customizability. | |
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| 880efa2a | 52 | @section overview_aui_modeless Modeless Controls |
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54 | Modeless controls expose a tool palette or set of options that float above the |
| 55 | application content while allowing it to be accessed. Usually accessed by the | |
| 56 | toolbar, these controls disappear when an option is selected, but may also be | |
| 57 | "torn off" the toolbar into a floating frame of their own. | |
| 58 | ||
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| 60 | @section overview_aui_lnf Look and Feel | |
| 61 | ||
| 62 | Look and feel encompasses the way controls are drawn, both when shown | |
| 63 | statically as well as when they are being moved. This aspect of user interface | |
| 64 | design incorporates "special effects" such as transparent window dragging as | |
| 65 | well as frame animation. | |
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| 67 | wxAUI adheres to the following principles: Use native floating frames to obtain | |
| 68 | a native look and feel for all platforms. Use existing wxWidgets code where | |
| 69 | possible, such as sizer implementation for frame management. Use classes | |
| 70 | included in @ref page_libs_wxcore and @ref page_libs_wxbase only. | |
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| e0a47918 | 72 | */ |
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