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   1 Announcing wxWindows 2.3.3, September 8th, 2002
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   3
   4 Announcing the release of a development snapshot of the mature
   5 cross-platform C++ application framework, wxWindows.
   6
   7 The following versions are provided:
   8
   9 - Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP
  10 - Most Unix variants with GTK+
  11 - Most Unix variants with X11
  12 - Most Unix variants with Motif/Lesstif
  13 - MacOS 9.x and 10.x
  14 - OS/2 (alpha)
  15
  16 To get wxWindows, go to the Download page at:
  17
  18   http://www.wxwindows.org
  19
  20 This is likely to be the last development snapshot in the
  21 2.3.x series, before the release of the stable 2.4.x series.
  22
  23 *** About wxWindows
  24
  25 wxWindows is probably the most powerful and comprehensive
  26 open-source, multi-platform C++ GUI framework available, which
  27 can be used to build commercial and free software. It's used by many
  28 organisations all over the world, including the company that
  29 invented the GUI.
  30
  31 For most ports, wxWindows adopts the native look and feel of
  32 each platform since it uses the native widget sets. There is also
  33 a generic widget set, used for the wxX11 port -- no other widget set
  34 is required, giving the potential for embedded use.
  35
  36 An extraordinary range of classes is provided - but don't be put
  37 off by this because most people find wxWindows easier to learn
  38 and use than MFC and other frameworks.
  39
  40 As well as comprehensive support for the usual widgets, advanced
  41 features include: HTML viewing/printing, wxImage class providing
  42 handlers for eading and writing many image types, resizeable panels
  43 and dialogs on all platforms, document/view, OpenGL support,
  44 HTML-based and context-sensitive help, wizards, drag and drop,
  45 a grid class, ODBC support, threads, sockets, container classes,
  46 and much more. An 1800-page reference manual is provided in HTML,
  47 MS HTML Help, WinHelp, wxWindows Help and PDF, and there are over
  48 70 samples and demos.
  49
  50 If you're an MFC user, you'll find many wxWindows concepts
  51 reassuringly familiar, while often clearer and more consistent.
  52 If you're not, you should still find it intuitive from the start.
  53
  54 wxWindows bindings for several other languages are available,
  55 including Python, Perl, Basic, Lua, JavaScript and Eiffel.
  56
  57 If you're considering wxWindows, do check out some of these links:
  58
  59     http://www.wxwindows.org/feedback.htm ; Comments from users
  60     http://www.wxwindows.org/screensh.htm ; Screenshots
  61     http://www.wxwindows.org/users.htm    ; A list of some of our
  62                                           ; users
  63
  64 Have fun!
  65
  66 Julian Smart and the wxWindows team
  67