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   1 Announcing wxWindows 2.3.3, September 9th, 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 platforms are supported:
   8
   9 - Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP
  10 - Unix with GTK+ 1.x and 2.0
  11 - Unix with X11
  12 - Unix with Motif/Lesstif
  13 - VMS with GTK+ 1.x
  14 - MacOS 8.6, 9.x and 10.x
  15 - OS/2 (alpha)
  16
  17 To get wxWindows, go to the Download page at:
  18
  19   http://www.wxwindows.org
  20
  21 This is likely to be the last development snapshot in the
  22 2.3.x series, before the release of the stable 2.4.x series.
  23
  24 *** About wxWindows
  25
  26 wxWindows is probably the most powerful and comprehensive
  27 open-source, multi-platform C++ GUI framework available, which
  28 can be used to build commercial and free software. It's used by many
  29 organisations all over the world, including the company that
  30 invented the GUI.
  31
  32 For most ports, wxWindows adopts the native look and feel of
  33 each platform since it uses the native widget sets. There is also
  34 a generic widget set, used for the wxX11 port - no other widget set
  35 is required, giving the potential for embedded use.
  36
  37 An extraordinary range of classes is provided - but don't be put
  38 off by this because most people find wxWindows easier to learn
  39 and use than MFC and other frameworks.
  40
  41 As well as comprehensive support for the usual widgets, advanced
  42 features include: HTML viewing/printing, wxImage class providing
  43 handlers for eading and writing many image types, resizeable panels
  44 and dialogs on all platforms, document/view, OpenGL support,
  45 HTML-based and context-sensitive help, wizards, drag and drop,
  46 a grid class, ODBC support, threads, sockets, container classes,
  47 and much more. An 1800-page reference manual is provided in HTML,
  48 MS HTML Help, WinHelp, wxWindows Help and PDF, and there are over
  49 70 samples and demos.
  50
  51 If you're an MFC user, you'll find many wxWindows concepts
  52 reassuringly familiar, while often clearer and more consistent.
  53 If you're not, you should still find it intuitive from the start.
  54
  55 wxWindows bindings for several other languages are available,
  56 including Python, Perl, Basic, Lua, JavaScript and Eiffel.
  57
  58 If you're considering wxWindows, do check out some of these links:
  59
  60     http://www.wxwindows.org/feedback.htm ; Comments from users
  61     http://www.wxwindows.org/screensh.htm ; Screenshots
  62     http://www.wxwindows.org/users.htm    ; A list of some of our
  63                                           ; users
  64
  65 Have fun!
  66
  67 Julian Smart and the wxWindows team
  68