docs/doxygen/overviews/aui.h

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   2 // Name:        aui.h
   3 // Purpose:     topic overview
   4 // Author:      wxWidgets team
   5 // Licence:     wxWindows licence
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   8 /**
   9
  10 @page overview_aui wxAUI Overview
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  12 @tableofcontents
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  14 wxAUI stands for Advanced User Interface. It aims to give the user a cutting
  15 edge interface with floatable windows, and a user-customizable layout. The
  16 original wxAUI sources have kindly been made available under the wxWindows
  17 licence by Kirix Corp. and they have since then been integrated into wxWidgets
  18 and further improved.
  19
  20 @see @ref group_class_aui
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  24 @section overview_aui_frame Frame Management
  25
  26 Frame management provides the means to open, move and hide common controls that
  27 are needed to interact with the document, and allow these configurations to be
  28 saved into different perspectives and loaded at a later time.
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  32 @section overview_aui_toolbar Toolbars
  33
  34 Toolbars are a specialized subset of the frame management system and should
  35 behave similarly to other docked components. However, they also require
  36 additional functionality, such as "spring-loaded" rebar support, "chevron"
  37 buttons and end-user customizability.
  38
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  40
  41 @section overview_aui_modeless Modeless Controls
  42
  43 Modeless controls expose a tool palette or set of options that float above the
  44 application content while allowing it to be accessed. Usually accessed by the
  45 toolbar, these controls disappear when an option is selected, but may also be
  46 "torn off" the toolbar into a floating frame of their own.
  47
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  50 @section overview_aui_lnf Look and Feel
  51
  52 Look and feel encompasses the way controls are drawn, both when shown
  53 statically as well as when they are being moved. This aspect of user interface
  54 design incorporates "special effects" such as transparent window dragging as
  55 well as frame animation.
  56
  57 wxAUI adheres to the following principles: Use native floating frames to obtain
  58 a native look and feel for all platforms. Use existing wxWidgets code where
  59 possible, such as sizer implementation for frame management. Use classes
  60 included in @ref page_libs_wxcore and @ref page_libs_wxbase only.
  61
  62 */