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	2	// Name: aui.h
	3	// Purpose: topic overview
	4	// Author: wxWidgets team
	5	// RCS-ID: $Id$
	6	// Licence: wxWindows license
	7	/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	8
	9	/**
	10
	11	@page overview_aui wxAUI Overview
	12
	13	Classes:
	14	@li wxAuiManager
	15	@li wxAuiPaneInfo
	16	@li wxAuiNotebook
	17	@li wxAuiDockArt
	18	@li wxAuiTabArt
	19
	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.
	25
	26	wxAUI attempts to encapsulate the following aspects of the user interface:
	27
	28	@li @ref overview_aui_frame
	29	@li @ref overview_aui_toolbar
	30	@li @ref overview_aui_modeless
	31	@li @ref overview_aui_lnf
	32
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	34	<hr>
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	36
	37	@section overview_aui_frame Frame Management
	38
	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.
	42
	43
	44	@section overview_aui_toolbar Toolbars
	45
	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.
	50
	51
	52	@section overview_aui_modeless Modeless Controls
	53
	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
	59
	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.
	66
	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.
	71
	72	*/
	73