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