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16<b>Welcome to wxWindows 2, the premi&egrave;re cross-platform GUI C++ framework.</b><P>
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18This is an index of
19the plain text, HTML, Windows Help and Acrobat documentation: availability depends on what you've
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24[<a href="#install">Install</a>]
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39<b><a name="install">Installation and release notes</a></b>
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47Unless you installed a binary version of wxWindows using RPMs,
48you will probably have to compile the wxWindows library first.
49Please read the platform-specific readme.txt and install.txt
50for how to do this.
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54<ul>
55<li>ReadMe: <a href="../readme.txt"><b>General ReadMe</b></a>,
56<a href="../gtk/readme.txt">wxGTK</a>,
57<a href="../motif/readme.txt">wxMotif</a>,
58<a href="../x11/readme.txt">wxX11</a>,
59<a href="../x11/readme-nanox.txt">wxNanoX</a>,
60<a href="../msw/readme.txt">wxMSW</a>,
61<a href="../mac/readme.txt">wxMac</a>,
62<a href="../mgl/readme.txt">wxMGL</a>,
63<a href="../univ/readme.txt">Univ</a>
64<li>Installation: <a href="../gtk/install.txt">wxGTK</a>,
65<a href="../motif/install.txt">wxMotif</a>,
66<a href="../x11/install.txt">wxX11</a>,
67<a href="../msw/install.txt">wxMSW</a>,
68<a href="../mac/install.txt">wxMac</a>,
69<a href="../mgl/install.txt">wxMGL</a>,
70<a href="../os2/install.txt">wxOS2</a>
71<li><a href="../changes.txt"><b>General change log</b></a>, <a href="../gtk/changes.txt">wxGTK change log</a>
72<li>Licence: <a href="../preamble.txt">Preamble</a>,
73<a href="../licence.txt">Licence</a>,
74<a href="../licendoc.txt">Documentation Licence</a>,
75<a href="../lgpl.txt">L-GPL</a>,
76<a href="../gpl.txt">GPL</a>
77<li><a href="faq.htm"><B>FAQ</B></a>:
78 <ul>
79 <li><a href="faqgen.htm">General questions</a>
80 <li><a href="faqgtk.htm">wxWindows 2 for GTK+</a>
81 <li><a href="faqmsw.htm">wxWindows 2 for Windows</a>
82 <li><a href="faqmot.htm">wxWindows 2 for Motif</a>
83 <li><a href="faqx11.htm">wxWindows 2 for X11</a>
84 <li><a href="faqmac.htm">wxWindows 2 for Mac</a>
85 </ul>
86<li>ToDo: <a href="../todo.txt"><b>General ToDo</b></a>,
87<a href="../gtk/todo.txt">wxGTK</a>,
88<a href="../motif/todo.txt">wxMotif</a>,
89<a href="../msw/todo.txt">wxMSW</a>,
90<a href="../mac/todo.txt">wxMac</a>
91<li>List of <a href="../symbols.txt">preprocessor symbols</a> used in wxWindows
92</ul>
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94Further platform-specific notes:
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97<li> wxMSW: <a href="../msw/winxp.txt">Windows XP</a>
98</ul>
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106<b><a name="manuals">wxWindows manuals</a></b>
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114To use manuals in wxHTML Help form (extension htb), you can use the <b>HelpView</b>
115application, either compiling it from utils/helpview in the distribution,
116or downloading a binary, for example from <a href="http://www.storylinescentral.com/helpview.htm">here</a>.<P>
117
118See also the <a href="../pdf/wxTutorial.pdf">wxWindows Tutorial</a>
119by Franky Braem, in PDF format.<P>
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272<li><a href="../tech/index.txt">Index of technical notes</a>
273<li><a href="../tech/">Technical notes</a>
274<li><a href="platform.htm">Platforms supported</a>
275<li><a href="i18n.htm">Languages supported by wxWindows</a>
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293<li><a href="gettext/index.html">gettext Manual</a>
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302<b><a name="samples">Samples</a></b>
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310Each of the following samples demonstrates one or more aspect of wxWindows.<P>
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312<ul>
313<li><a href="../../samples/calendar">artprov</a>: shows how you can customize the look of standard
314wxWindows dialogs by replacing default bitmaps/icons with your own versions.
315<li><a href="../../samples/calendar">calendar</a>: a sample to test the wxCalendarCtrl class.
316<li><a href="../../samples/caret">caret</a>: a sample to test the wxCaret class.
317<li><a href="../../samples/checklst">checklst</a>: demonstrates wxCheckListBox on
318supported platforms (currently Windows and GTK only).
319<li><a href="../../samples/config">config</a>: demonstrates use of wxConfig, which
320defaults to wxRegConfig on WIN32, wxIniConfig on WIN16, and wxFileConfig on other platforms.
321<li><a href="../../samples/console">console</a>: demonstrates a console application using
322console-mode (no-GUI) compilation of wxWindows.
323<li><a href="../../samples/controls">controls</a>: sample showing a variety of controls, including
324wxNotebook.
325<li><a href="../../samples/db">db</a>: wxDB ODBC sample.
326<li><a href="../../samples/ipc">ipc</a>: shows the DDE-like protocol in action, both using real
327DDE on Windows, and TCP/IP on all platforms. Edit <a href="../../samples/ipc/ddesetup.h">ddesetup.h</a>
328to switch between compilation modes.
329<li><a href="../../samples/dialogs">dialogs</a>: shows some of the common dialogs available -- wxFontDialog,
330wxColourDialog, wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog, wxMessageBox, wxTextEntryDialog, wxSingleChoiceDialog.
331For printing-related dialogs, see the printing sample.
332<li><a href="../../samples/dragimag">dragimag</a>: wxDragImage demo.
333<li><a href="../../samples/dialup">dialup</a>: wxDialUpManager demo.
334<li><a href="../../samples/dnd">dnd</a>: demonstrates drag and drop on supported platforms.
335<li><a href="../../samples/docview">docview</a>: demonstrates use of the document view classes,
336using wxFrame.
337<li><a href="../../samples/docvwmdi">docvwmdi</a>: demonstrates use of the document view classes,
338using wxMDIParentFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
339<li><a href="../../samples/drawing">drawing</a>: tests device context drawing.
340<li><a href="../../samples/dynamic">dynamic</a>: shows how to connect events to member functions
341dynamically.
342<li><a href="../../samples/event">event</a>: demonstrates event handling.
343<li><a href="../../samples/exec">exec</a>: demonstrates wxExecute.
344<li><a href="../../samples/font">font</a>: tests fonts, font enumerator, font encodings.
345<li><a href="../../samples/grid">grid</a>: demonstrates the wxGrid class. This demo should work
346when the old grid implementation is compiled into wxWindows, and also with the new implementation.
347Please see newgrid below for a full demo of the new implementation's capabilities.
348<li><a href="../../samples/help">help</a>: shows how to use wxHelpController.
349<li><a href="../../samples/html">html</a>: a number of demos for the wxHTML class library, used inside
350applications and also as a help facility.
351 <ul>
352 <li><a href="../../samples/html/about">about</a>: shows use of a wxHTML widget inside an About box.
353 <li><a href="../../samples/html/help">help</a>: shows use of wxHtmlHelpController to display wxHTML help.
354 <li><a href="../../samples/html/helpview">helpview</a>: a stand-alone wxHTML help viewer for any .htb book.
355 <li><a href="../../samples/html/printing">printing</a>: shows how easy it is to preview and print HTML files.
356 <li><a href="../../samples/html/test">test</a>: general wxHTML test application.
357 <li><a href="../../samples/html/virtual">virtual</a>: demonstrates the virtual file system feature.
358 <li><a href="../../samples/html/widget">widget</a>: demonstrates the use of controls in HTML pages.
359 <li><a href="../../samples/html/zip">zip</a>: shows how help files can be packaged in zip archives.
360 </ul>
361<li><a href="../../samples/image">image</a>: shows off the cross-platform wxImage class.
362<li><a href="../../samples/internat">internat</a>: use of wxWindows' internationalization support.
363<li><a href="../../samples/joytest">joytest</a>: tests the wxJoystick class (currently Windows and GTK only).
364<li><a href="../../samples/keyboard">keyboard</a>: tests keyboard support.
365<li><a href="../../samples/layout">layout</a>: shows the constraint layout system in action.
366<li><a href="../../samples/listctrl">listctrl</a>: demonstrates the wxListCtrl (implemented natively on
367WIN32, and using a generic version on other platforms).
368<li><a href="../../samples/menu">menu</a>: tests menus.
369<li><a href="../../samples/mdi">mdi</a>: shows off the MDI (Multiple Document Interface) classes. On Windows, the regular MDI
370scheme is used whereby child windows have full sizing and moving rights within the main
371window. On other platforms, tabbed windows are used, where the children are always maximized.
372<li><a href="../../samples/memcheck">memcheck</a>: demonstrates the memory checking/debugging facilities.
373<li><a href="../../samples/mfc">mfc</a>: shows how to use MFC and wxWindows code in the same application (Windows only).
374To compile this, you must edit include/wx/wxprec.h, comment out the windows.h inclusion, and recompile wxWindows.
375<li><a href="../../samples/minifram">minifram</a>: demonstrates a frame with a small title bar. On
376platforms that don't support it, a normal-sized title bar is displayed.
377<li><a href="../../samples/minimal">minimal</a>: just shows a frame, a menubar, and a statusbar. About as
378small a wxWindows application as you can get.
379<li><a href="../../samples/mobile">mobile</a>: mini applications for embedded platforms.
380<li><a href="../../samples/nativdlg">nativdlg</a>: shows how wxWindows can load a standard Windows
381dialog resource, translating the controls into wxWindows controls (Windows only).
382<li><a href="../../samples/newgrid">newgrid</a>: demonstrates the new wxGrid implementation, by Michael Bedward and others.
383<li><a href="../../samples/notebook">notebook</a>: shows the wxNotebook (tabbed window) control.
384<li><a href="../../samples/oleauto">oleauto</a>: a little OLE automation controller (Windows only; requires
385Excel to be present).
386<li><a href="../../samples/ownerdrw">ownerdrw</a>: demonstrates owner-draw menus and controls (Windows only).
387<li><a href="../../samples/png">png</a>: demonstrates PNG loading.
388<li><a href="../../samples/printing">printing</a>: shows printing and previewing.
389<li><a href="../../samples/proplist">proplist</a>: demonstrates the property list classes (a VB-style property editor).
390<li><a href="../../samples/propsize">propsize</a>: demonstrates proportional sizer classes.
391<li><a href="../../samples/regtest">regtest</a>: tests the low-level Windows registry functions (Windows only).
392<li><a href="../../samples/resource">resource</a>: shows how to use wxWindows resources (.wxr files).
393<!-- <li><a href="../../samples/richedit">richedit</a>: a work-in-progress rich text editor with plain text and HTML export
394facilities.
395-->
396<li><a href="../../samples/rotate">rotate</a>: demonstrates interpolated and non-interpolated
397rotation of a wxImage.
398<li><a href="../../samples/sashtest">sashtest</a>: demonstrates use of the wxSashWindow class to allow
399the user to resize subwindows.
400<li><a href="../../samples/scroll">scroll</a>: demonstrates wxScrolledWindow.
401<li><a href="../../samples/scrollsub">scrollsub</a>: demonstrates the use of wxScrolledWindow to scroll
402an embedded window.
403<li><a href="../../samples/sockets">sockets</a>: demonstrates the TCP/IP family of classes.
404<li><a href="../../samples/splitter">splitter</a>: demonstrates the wxSplitterWindow class.
405<li><a href="../../samples/statbar">statbar</a>: demonstrates the wxStatusBar class.
406<li><a href="../../samples/taskbar">taskbar</a>: demonstrates the wxTaskBarIcon class, for
407adding icons to the system tray. Windows only, but may eventually be implemented for other desktop
408environments that use this metaphor.
409<li><a href="../../samples/text">text</a>: demonstrates single and multiline text controls,
410and clipboard operations.
411<li><a href="../../samples/thread">thread</a>: tests the family of classes for doing thread
412programming.
413<li><a href="../../samples/toolbar">toolbar</a>: demonstrates wxToolBar.
414<li><a href="../../samples/treectrl">treectrl</a>: demonstrates wxTreeCtrl.
415<li><a href="../../samples/typetest">typetest</a>: tests various data type classes, including
416wxTime, wxDate and wxVariant.
417<li><a href="../../samples/validate">validate</a>: shows simple use of validation.
418<li><a href="../../samples/wizard">wizard</a>: demonstrates the wxWizard class.
419</ul>
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427<b><a name="demos">Demos</a></b>
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433<P>
434
435The following are fully-fledged applications.<P>
436
437<ul>
438<li><a href="../../demos/bombs">bombs</a>: minesweeper-like game.
439<li><a href="../../demos/dbbrowse">dbbrowse</a>: ODBC database browser application.
440<li><a href="../../demos/forty">forty</a>: a great little card game by Chris Breeze.
441<li><a href="../../demos/fractal">fractal</a>: fractal mountains by Andrew Davison.
442<li><a href="../../demos/life">life</a>: the game of Life by J. H. Conway, implemented in wxWindows by Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia.
443<li><a href="../../demos/poem">poem</a>: a little poetry display program.
444</ul>
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