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1cf4526d 192<li><a href="../../samples/calendar">calendar</a>: a sample to test the wxCalendarCtrl class.
edc26c4c 193<li><a href="../../samples/caret">caret</a>: a sample to test the wxCaret class.
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195supported platforms (currently Windows and GTK only).
196<li><a href="../../samples/config">config</a>: demonstrates use of wxConfig, which
197defaults to wxRegConfig on WIN32, wxIniConfig on WIN16, and wxFileConfig on other platforms.
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199console-mode (no-GUI) compilation of wxWindows.
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201wxNotebook.
202<li><a href="../../samples/db">db</a>: wxDB ODBC sample.
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204DDE on Windows, and TCP/IP on all platforms. Edit <a href="../../samples/ipc/ddesetup.h">ddesetup.h</a>
205to switch between compilation modes.
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207wxColourDialog, wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog, wxMessageBox, wxTextEntryDialog, wxSingleChoiceDialog.
208For printing-related dialogs, see the printing sample.
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210<li><a href="../../samples/dialup">dialup</a>: wxDialUpManager demo.
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212<li><a href="../../samples/docview">docview</a>: demonstrates use of the document view classes,
213using wxFrame.
7b28757f 214<li><a href="../../samples/docvwmdi">docvwmdi</a>: demonstrates use of the document view classes,
7921cf2b 215using wxMDIParentFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
25f47127 216<li><a href="../../samples/drawing">drawing</a>: tests device context drawing.
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218dynamically.
d35b028e 219<li><a href="../../samples/event">event</a>: demonstrates event handling.
76a4f50d 220<li><a href="../../samples/exec">exec</a>: demonstrates wxExecute.
ad556aa9 221<li><a href="../../samples/font">font</a>: tests fonts, font enumerator, font encodings.
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223when the old grid implementation is compiled into wxWindows, and also with the new implementation.
224Please see newgrid below for a full demo of the new implementation's capabilities.
7921cf2b 225<li><a href="../../samples/help">help</a>: shows how to use wxHelpController.
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227applications and also as a help facility.
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229 <li><a href="../../samples/html/about">about</a>: shows use of a wxHTML widget inside an About box.
230 <li><a href="../../samples/html/help">help</a>: shows use of wxHtmlHelpController to display wxHTML help.
0d3a69ec 231 <li><a href="../../samples/html/helpview">helpview</a>: a stand-alone wxHTML help viewer for any .htb book.
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233 <li><a href="../../samples/html/test">test</a>: general wxHTML test application.
234 <li><a href="../../samples/html/virtual">virtual</a>: demonstrates the virtual file system feature.
235 <li><a href="../../samples/html/widget">widget</a>: demonstrates the use of controls in HTML pages.
236 <li><a href="../../samples/html/zip">zip</a>: shows how help files can be packaged in zip archives.
237 </ul>
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239<li><a href="../../samples/internat">internat</a>: use of wxWindows' internationalization support.
240<li><a href="../../samples/joytest">joytest</a>: tests the wxJoystick class (currently Windows and GTK only).
241<li><a href="../../samples/layout">layout</a>: shows the constraint layout system in action.
242<li><a href="../../samples/listctrl">listctrl</a>: demonstrates the wxListCtrl (implemented natively on
243WIN32, and using a generic version on other platforms).
ad556aa9 244<li><a href="../../samples/menu">menu</a>: tests menus.
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246scheme is used whereby child windows have full sizing and moving rights within the main
247window. On other platforms, tabbed windows are used, where the children are always maximized.
248<li><a href="../../samples/memcheck">memcheck</a>: demonstrates the memory checking/debugging facilities.
249<li><a href="../../samples/mfc">mfc</a>: shows how to use MFC and wxWindows code in the same application (Windows only).
818e52c2 250To compile this, you must edit include/wx/wxprec.h, comment out the windows.h inclusion, and recompile wxWindows.
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252platforms that don't support it, a normal-sized title bar is displayed.
253<li><a href="../../samples/minimal">minimal</a>: just shows a frame, a menubar, and a statusbar. About as
254small a wxWindows application as you can get.
255<li><a href="../../samples/nativdlg">nativdlg</a>: shows how wxWindows can load a standard Windows
256dialog resource, translating the controls into wxWindows controls (Windows only).
0d3a69ec 257<li><a href="../../samples/newgrid">newgrid</a>: demonstrates the new wxGrid implementation, by Michael Bedward and others.
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259<li><a href="../../samples/oleauto">oleauto</a>: a little OLE automation controller (Windows only; requires
260Excel to be present).
261<li><a href="../../samples/ownerdrw">ownerdrw</a>: demonstrates owner-draw menus and controls (Windows only).
262<li><a href="../../samples/png">png</a>: demonstrates PNG loading.
263<li><a href="../../samples/printing">printing</a>: shows printing and previewing.
264<li><a href="../../samples/proplist">proplist</a>: demonstrates the property list classes (a VB-style property editor).
c3b177ae 265<li><a href="../../samples/propsize">propsize</a>: demonstrates proportional sizer classes.
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267<li><a href="../../samples/resource">resource</a>: shows how to use wxWindows resources (.wxr files).
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269facilities.
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271rotation of a wxImage.
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273the user to resize subwindows.
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275<li><a href="../../samples/scrollsub">scrollsub</a>: demonstrates the use of wxScrolledWindow to scroll
276an embedded window.
1cf4526d 277<li><a href="../../samples/sockets">sockets</a>: demonstrates the TCP/IP family of classes.
7921cf2b 278<li><a href="../../samples/splitter">splitter</a>: demonstrates the wxSplitterWindow class.
0d3a69ec 279<li><a href="../../samples/statbar">statbar</a>: demonstrates the wxStatusBar class.
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281normally use wxNotebook instead, but the generic code is sometimes useful, for example for
282implementing wxNotebook on platforms with no native support.
283<li><a href="../../samples/taskbar">taskbar</a>: demonstrates the wxTaskBarIcon class, for
284adding icons to the system tray. Windows only, but may eventually be implemented for other desktop
285environments that use this metaphor.
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287and clipboard operations.
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289programming.
290<li><a href="../../samples/toolbar">toolbar</a>: demonstrates wxToolBar.
291<li><a href="../../samples/treectrl">treectrl</a>: demonstrates wxTreeCtrl.
292<li><a href="../../samples/typetest">typetest</a>: tests various data type classes, including
293wxTime, wxDate and wxVariant.
294<li><a href="../../samples/validate">validate</a>: shows simple use of validation.
2723cfeb 295<li><a href="../../samples/wizard">wizard</a>: demonstrates the wxWizard class.
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298<h3 align=center><a name="demos"><hr>Demos<hr></a></h3>
299
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303<li><a href="../../demos/bombs">bombs</a>: minesweeper-like game.
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305<li><a href="../../demos/forty">forty</a>: a great little card game by Chris Breeze.
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JS		 306<li><a href="../../demos/fractal">fractal</a>: fractal mountains by Andrew Davison.
307<li><a href="../../demos/life">life</a>: the game of Life by J. H. Conway, implemented in wxWindows by Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia.
308<li><a href="../../demos/poem">poem</a>: a little poetry display program.
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