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	2	// Name: aui.h
	3	// Purpose: topic overview
	4	// Author: wxWidgets team
	5	// RCS-ID: $Id$
	6	// Licence: wxWindows licence
	7	/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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	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	@li wxAuiToolBar
	20	@li wxAuiToolBarArt
	21
	22	wxAUI stands for Advanced User Interface. It aims to give the user a cutting
	23	edge interface with floatable windows, and a user-customizable layout. The
	24	original wxAUI sources have kindly been made available under the wxWindows
	25	licence by Kirix Corp. and they have since then been integrated into wxWidgets
	26	and further improved.
	27
	28	wxAUI attempts to encapsulate the following aspects of the user interface:
	29
	30	@li @ref overview_aui_frame
	31	@li @ref overview_aui_toolbar
	32	@li @ref overview_aui_modeless
	33	@li @ref overview_aui_lnf
	34
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	36	<hr>
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	38
	39	@section overview_aui_frame Frame Management
	40
	41	Frame management provides the means to open, move and hide common controls that
	42	are needed to interact with the document, and allow these configurations to be
	43	saved into different perspectives and loaded at a later time.
	44
	45
	46	@section overview_aui_toolbar Toolbars
	47
	48	Toolbars are a specialized subset of the frame management system and should
	49	behave similarly to other docked components. However, they also require
	50	additional functionality, such as "spring-loaded" rebar support, "chevron"
	51	buttons and end-user customizability.
	52
	53
	54	@section overview_aui_modeless Modeless Controls
	55
	56	Modeless controls expose a tool palette or set of options that float above the
	57	application content while allowing it to be accessed. Usually accessed by the
	58	toolbar, these controls disappear when an option is selected, but may also be
	59	"torn off" the toolbar into a floating frame of their own.
	60
	61
	62	@section overview_aui_lnf Look and Feel
	63
	64	Look and feel encompasses the way controls are drawn, both when shown
	65	statically as well as when they are being moved. This aspect of user interface
	66	design incorporates "special effects" such as transparent window dragging as
	67	well as frame animation.
	68
	69	wxAUI adheres to the following principles: Use native floating frames to obtain
	70	a native look and feel for all platforms. Use existing wxWidgets code where
	71	possible, such as sizer implementation for frame management. Use classes
	72	included in @ref page_libs_wxcore and @ref page_libs_wxbase only.
	73
	74	*/
	75