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1 #!/bin/env python
2 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 # Name: Main.py
4 # Purpose: Testing lots of stuff, controls, window types, etc.
5 #
6 # Author: Robin Dunn
7 #
8 # Created: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...
9 # RCS-ID: $Id$
10 # Copyright: (c) 1999 by Total Control Software
11 # Licence: wxWindows license
12 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
13
14 import sys, os, time, string
15 from wxPython.wx import *
16 from wxPython.html import wxHtmlWindow
17
18 import images
19
20 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
21
22
23 ## _treeList = [
24 ## ('New since last release', ['wxGenericDirCtrl',
25 ## 'wxImageFromStream',
26 ## 'RowColSizer',
27 ## 'Unicode',
28 ## 'wxFileHistory',
29 ## ]),
30
31 ## ('Windows', ['wxFrame', 'wxDialog', 'wxMiniFrame',
32 ## 'wxGrid', 'wxSashWindow',
33 ## 'wxScrolledWindow', 'wxSplitterWindow',
34 ## 'wxStatusBar', 'wxNotebook',
35 ## 'wxHtmlWindow',
36 ## 'wxStyledTextCtrl_1', 'wxStyledTextCtrl_2',
37 ## 'wxPopupWindow',
38 ## 'wxDynamicSashWindow',
39 ## ]),
40
41 ## ('Common Dialogs', ['wxColourDialog', 'wxDirDialog', 'wxFileDialog',
42 ## 'wxSingleChoiceDialog', 'wxTextEntryDialog',
43 ## 'wxFontDialog', 'wxPageSetupDialog', 'wxPrintDialog',
44 ## 'wxMessageDialog', 'wxProgressDialog', 'wxFindReplaceDialog',
45 ## ]),
46
47 ## ('Controls', ['wxButton', 'wxCheckBox', 'wxCheckListBox', 'wxChoice',
48 ## 'wxComboBox', 'wxGauge', 'wxListBox', 'wxListCtrl', 'VirtualListCtrl',
49 ## 'wxTextCtrl',
50 ## 'wxTreeCtrl', 'wxSpinButton', 'wxSpinCtrl', 'wxStaticText',
51 ## 'wxStaticBitmap', 'wxRadioBox', 'wxSlider', 'wxToolBar',
52 ## 'wxCalendarCtrl', 'wxToggleButton',
53 ## 'wxEditableListBox', 'wxLEDNumberCtrl',
54 ## ]),
55
56 ## ('Window Layout', ['wxLayoutConstraints', 'LayoutAnchors', 'Sizers', 'XML_Resource',
57 ## 'RowColSizer',
58 ## ]),
59
60 ## ('Miscellaneous', [ 'DragAndDrop', 'CustomDragAndDrop', 'URLDragAndDrop',
61 ## 'FontEnumerator',
62 ## 'wxTimer', 'wxValidator', 'wxGLCanvas', 'DialogUnits',
63 ## 'wxImage', 'wxMask', 'PrintFramework', 'wxOGL',
64 ## 'PythonEvents', 'Threads',
65 ## 'ActiveXWrapper_Acrobat', 'ActiveXWrapper_IE',
66 ## 'wxDragImage', "wxProcess", "FancyText", "OOR", "wxWave",
67 ## 'wxJoystick', 'DrawXXXList', 'ErrorDialogs', 'wxMimeTypesManager',
68 ## 'ContextHelp', 'SplitTree', 'Unicode', 'wxFileHistory',
69 ## ]),
70
71 ## ('wxPython Library', ['Layoutf', 'wxScrolledMessageDialog',
72 ## 'wxMultipleChoiceDialog', 'wxPlotCanvas', 'wxFloatBar',
73 ## 'wxCalendar', 'wxMVCTree', 'wxVTKRenderWindow',
74 ## 'FileBrowseButton', 'GenericButtons', 'wxEditor',
75 ## 'ColourSelect', 'ImageBrowser',
76 ## 'infoframe', 'ColourDB', 'PyCrust', 'PyCrustWithFilling',
77 ## 'TablePrint',
78 ## 'wxRightTextCtrl',
79 ## ]),
80
81 ## ('Cool Contribs', ['pyTree', 'hangman',
82 ## #'SlashDot',
83 ## 'XMLtreeview'
84 ## ]),
85
86 ## ]
87
88
89 _treeList = [
90 # new stuff
91 ('New since last release', [
92 'RowColSizer',
93 'Unicode',
94 'wxFileHistory',
95 'wxGenericDirCtrl',
96 'wxImageFromStream',
97 ]),
98
99 # managed windows == things with a caption you can close
100 ('Base Frames and Dialogs', [
101 'wxDialog',
102 'wxFrame',
103 'wxMDIWindows',
104 'wxMiniFrame',
105 ]),
106
107 # the common dialogs
108 ('Common Dialogs', [
109 'wxColourDialog',
110 'wxDirDialog',
111 'wxFileDialog',
112 'wxFindReplaceDialog',
113 'wxFontDialog',
114 'wxMessageDialog',
115 'wxPageSetupDialog',
116 'wxPrintDialog',
117 'wxProgressDialog',
118 'wxSingleChoiceDialog',
119 'wxTextEntryDialog',
120 ]),
121
122 # dialogs form libraries
123 ('More Dialogs', [
124 'ErrorDialogs',
125 'ImageBrowser',
126 'wxMultipleChoiceDialog',
127 'wxScrolledMessageDialog',
128 ]),
129
130 # core controls
131 ('Core Windows/Controls', [
132 'VirtualListCtrl',
133 'wxButton',
134 'wxCheckBox',
135 'wxCheckListBox',
136 'wxChoice',
137 'wxComboBox',
138 'wxGauge',
139 'wxGenericDirCtrl',
140 'wxGrid',
141 'wxListBox',
142 'wxListCtrl',
143 'wxNotebook',
144 'wxPopupWindow',
145 'wxRadioBox',
146 'wxSashWindow',
147 'wxSlider',
148 'wxScrolledWindow',
149 'wxSplitterWindow',
150 'wxSpinButton',
151 'wxSpinCtrl',
152 'wxStaticText',
153 'wxStaticBitmap',
154 'wxStatusBar',
155 'wxTextCtrl',
156 'wxToggleButton',
157 'wxToolBar',
158 'wxTreeCtrl',
159 'wxValidator',
160 ]),
161
162 # controls coming from other librairies
163 ('More Windows/Controls', [
164 'ColourSelect',
165 'ContextHelp',
166 'FancyText',
167 'FileBrowseButton',
168 'GenericButtons',
169 'PyCrust',
170 'PyCrustWithFilling',
171 'SplitTree',
172 'TablePrint',
173 'wxCalendar',
174 'wxCalendarCtrl',
175 'wxDynamicSashWindow',
176 'wxEditableListBox',
177 'wxEditor',
178 'wxFloatBar',
179 'wxHtmlWindow',
180 'wxLEDNumberCtrl',
181 'wxMimeTypesManager',
182 'wxMVCTree',
183 'wxStyledTextCtrl_1',
184 'wxStyledTextCtrl_2',
185 'wxRightTextCtrl',
186 ]),
187
188 # How to lay out the controls in a frame/dialog
189 ('Window Layout', [
190 'LayoutAnchors',
191 'Layoutf',
192 'RowColSizer',
193 'Sizers',
194 'wxLayoutConstraints',
195 'XML_Resource',
196 ]),
197
198 # ditto
199 ('Process and Events', [
200 'infoframe',
201 'OOR',
202 'PythonEvents',
203 'Threads',
204 'wxProcess',
205 'wxTimer',
206 ]),
207
208 # Clipboard and DnD
209 ('Clipboard and DnD', [
210 'CustomDragAndDrop',
211 'DragAndDrop',
212 'URLDragAndDrop',
213 ]),
214
215 # Images
216 ('Images', [
217 'wxDragImage',
218 'wxImage',
219 'wxImageFromStream',
220 'wxMask',
221 ]),
222
223 # Other stuff
224 ('Miscellaneous', [
225 'ColourDB',
226 'DialogUnits',
227 'DrawXXXList',
228 'FontEnumerator',
229 'PrintFramework',
230 'Unicode',
231 'wxFileHistory',
232 'wxJoystick',
233 'wxOGL',
234 'wxWave',
235 ]),
236
237 # need libs not coming with the demo
238 ('Objects using an external library', [
239 'ActiveXWrapper_Acrobat',
240 'ActiveXWrapper_IE',
241 'wxGLCanvas',
242 'wxPlotCanvas',
243 'wxVTKRenderWindow',
244 ]),
245
246 # pyTree, hangman, ... in the samples dir
247 ('Check out the samples dir too', [
248 ]),
249
250 ]
251
252
253
254 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
255
256 class MyLog(wxPyLog):
257 def __init__(self, textCtrl, logTime=0):
258 wxPyLog.__init__(self)
259 self.tc = textCtrl
260 self.logTime = logTime
261
262 def DoLogString(self, message, timeStamp):
263 if self.logTime:
264 message = time.strftime("%X", time.localtime(timeStamp)) + \
265 ": " + message
266 self.tc.AppendText(message + '\n')
267
268
269 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
270
271 def opj(path):
272 """Convert paths to the platform-specific separator"""
273 return apply(os.path.join, tuple(string.split(path, '/')))
274
275
276 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
277
278 class wxPythonDemo(wxFrame):
279 overviewText = "wxPython Overview"
280
281 def __init__(self, parent, id, title):
282 wxFrame.__init__(self, parent, -1, title, size = (800, 600),
283 style=wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE|wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE)
284
285 self.cwd = os.getcwd()
286 self.curOverview = ""
287
288 icon = images.getMondrianIcon()
289 self.SetIcon(icon)
290
291 if wxPlatform == '__WXMSW__':
292 # setup a taskbar icon, and catch some events from it
293 self.tbicon = wxTaskBarIcon()
294 self.tbicon.SetIcon(icon, "wxPython Demo")
295 EVT_TASKBAR_LEFT_DCLICK(self.tbicon, self.OnTaskBarActivate)
296 EVT_TASKBAR_RIGHT_UP(self.tbicon, self.OnTaskBarMenu)
297 EVT_MENU(self.tbicon, self.TBMENU_RESTORE, self.OnTaskBarActivate)
298 EVT_MENU(self.tbicon, self.TBMENU_CLOSE, self.OnTaskBarClose)
299
300
301 self.otherWin = None
302 self.showTip = true
303 EVT_IDLE(self, self.OnIdle)
304 EVT_CLOSE(self, self.OnCloseWindow)
305 EVT_ICONIZE(self, self.OnIconfiy)
306 EVT_MAXIMIZE(self, self.OnMaximize)
307
308 self.Centre(wxBOTH)
309 self.CreateStatusBar(1, wxST_SIZEGRIP)
310
311 splitter = wxSplitterWindow(self, -1, style=wxNO_3D|wxSP_3D)
312 splitter2 = wxSplitterWindow(splitter, -1, style=wxNO_3D|wxSP_3D)
313
314 def EmptyHandler(evt): pass
315 EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND(splitter, EmptyHandler)
316 EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND(splitter2, EmptyHandler)
317
318 # Prevent TreeCtrl from displaying all items after destruction when true
319 self.dying = false
320
321 # Make a File menu
322 self.mainmenu = wxMenuBar()
323 menu = wxMenu()
324 exitID = wxNewId()
325 menu.Append(exitID, 'E&xit\tAlt-X', 'Get the heck outta here!')
326 EVT_MENU(self, exitID, self.OnFileExit)
327 self.mainmenu.Append(menu, '&File')
328
329 # Make a Demo menu
330 menu = wxMenu()
331 for item in _treeList:
332 submenu = wxMenu()
333 for childItem in item[1]:
334 mID = wxNewId()
335 submenu.Append(mID, childItem)
336 EVT_MENU(self, mID, self.OnDemoMenu)
337 menu.AppendMenu(wxNewId(), item[0], submenu)
338 self.mainmenu.Append(menu, '&Demo')
339
340
341 # Make a Help menu
342 helpID = wxNewId()
343 menu = wxMenu()
344 menu.Append(helpID, '&About\tCtrl-H', 'wxPython RULES!!!')
345 EVT_MENU(self, helpID, self.OnHelpAbout)
346 self.mainmenu.Append(menu, '&Help')
347 self.SetMenuBar(self.mainmenu)
348
349 # set the menu accellerator table...
350 aTable = wxAcceleratorTable([(wxACCEL_ALT, ord('X'), exitID),
351 (wxACCEL_CTRL, ord('H'), helpID)])
352 self.SetAcceleratorTable(aTable)
353
354
355 # Create a TreeCtrl
356 tID = wxNewId()
357 self.treeMap = {}
358 self.tree = wxTreeCtrl(splitter, tID,
359 style=wxTR_HAS_BUTTONS |
360 wxTR_EDIT_LABELS |
361 wxTR_HAS_VARIABLE_ROW_HEIGHT)
362
363 #self.tree.SetBackgroundColour(wxNamedColour("Pink"))
364 root = self.tree.AddRoot("wxPython Overview")
365 firstChild = None
366 for item in _treeList:
367 child = self.tree.AppendItem(root, item[0])
368 if not firstChild: firstChild = child
369 for childItem in item[1]:
370 theDemo = self.tree.AppendItem(child, childItem)
371 self.treeMap[childItem] = theDemo
372
373 self.tree.Expand(root)
374 self.tree.Expand(firstChild)
375 EVT_TREE_ITEM_EXPANDED (self.tree, tID, self.OnItemExpanded)
376 EVT_TREE_ITEM_COLLAPSED (self.tree, tID, self.OnItemCollapsed)
377 EVT_TREE_SEL_CHANGED (self.tree, tID, self.OnSelChanged)
378 EVT_LEFT_DOWN (self.tree, self.OnTreeLeftDown)
379
380 # Create a Notebook
381 self.nb = wxNotebook(splitter2, -1, style=wxCLIP_CHILDREN)
382
383 # Set up a wxHtmlWindow on the Overview Notebook page
384 # we put it in a panel first because there seems to be a
385 # refresh bug of some sort (wxGTK) when it is directly in
386 # the notebook...
387 if 0: # the old way
388 self.ovr = wxHtmlWindow(self.nb, -1, size=(400, 400))
389 self.nb.AddPage(self.ovr, self.overviewText)
390
391 else: # hopefully I can remove this hacky code soon, see bug #216861
392 panel = wxPanel(self.nb, -1, style=wxCLIP_CHILDREN)
393 self.ovr = wxHtmlWindow(panel, -1, size=(400, 400))
394 self.nb.AddPage(panel, self.overviewText)
395
396 def OnOvrSize(evt, ovr=self.ovr):
397 ovr.SetSize(evt.GetSize())
398
399 EVT_SIZE(panel, OnOvrSize)
400 EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND(panel, EmptyHandler)
401
402
403 self.SetOverview(self.overviewText, overview)
404
405
406 # Set up a TextCtrl on the Demo Code Notebook page
407 self.txt = wxTextCtrl(self.nb, -1,
408 style = wxTE_MULTILINE|wxTE_READONLY|wxHSCROLL)
409 self.nb.AddPage(self.txt, "Demo Code")
410
411
412 # Set up a log on the View Log Notebook page
413 self.log = wxTextCtrl(splitter2, -1,
414 style = wxTE_MULTILINE|wxTE_READONLY|wxHSCROLL)
415
416 # Set the wxWindows log target to be this textctrl
417 #wxLog_SetActiveTarget(wxLogTextCtrl(self.log))
418
419 # But instead of the above we want to show how to use our own wxLog class
420 wxLog_SetActiveTarget(MyLog(self.log))
421
422
423
424 self.Show(true)
425
426 # add the windows to the splitter and split it.
427 splitter2.SplitHorizontally(self.nb, self.log)
428 splitter.SplitVertically(self.tree, splitter2)
429
430 splitter.SetSashPosition(180, true)
431 splitter.SetMinimumPaneSize(20)
432 splitter2.SetSashPosition(450, true)
433 splitter2.SetMinimumPaneSize(20)
434
435
436
437 # select initial items
438 self.nb.SetSelection(0)
439 self.tree.SelectItem(root)
440
441 if len(sys.argv) == 2:
442 try:
443 selectedDemo = self.treeMap[sys.argv[1]]
444 except:
445 selectedDemo = None
446 if selectedDemo:
447 self.tree.SelectItem(selectedDemo)
448 self.tree.EnsureVisible(selectedDemo)
449
450
451 wxLogMessage('window handle: %s' % self.GetHandle())
452
453
454 #---------------------------------------------
455 def WriteText(self, text):
456 if text[-1:] == '\n':
457 text = text[:-1]
458 wxLogMessage(text)
459
460
461 def write(self, txt):
462 self.WriteText(txt)
463
464 #---------------------------------------------
465 def OnItemExpanded(self, event):
466 item = event.GetItem()
467 wxLogMessage("OnItemExpanded: %s" % self.tree.GetItemText(item))
468 event.Skip()
469
470 #---------------------------------------------
471 def OnItemCollapsed(self, event):
472 item = event.GetItem()
473 wxLogMessage("OnItemCollapsed: %s" % self.tree.GetItemText(item))
474 event.Skip()
475
476 #---------------------------------------------
477 def OnTreeLeftDown(self, event):
478 pt = event.GetPosition();
479 item, flags = self.tree.HitTest(pt)
480 if item == self.tree.GetSelection():
481 self.SetOverview(self.tree.GetItemText(item)+" Overview", self.curOverview)
482 event.Skip()
483
484 #---------------------------------------------
485 def OnSelChanged(self, event):
486 if self.dying:
487 return
488
489 item = event.GetItem()
490 itemText = self.tree.GetItemText(item)
491 self.RunDemo(itemText)
492
493
494 #---------------------------------------------
495 def RunDemo(self, itemText):
496 os.chdir(self.cwd)
497 if self.nb.GetPageCount() == 3:
498 if self.nb.GetSelection() == 2:
499 self.nb.SetSelection(0)
500 self.nb.DeletePage(2)
501
502 if itemText == self.overviewText:
503 self.GetDemoFile('Main.py')
504 self.SetOverview(self.overviewText, overview)
505 self.nb.Refresh();
506 self.window = None
507
508 else:
509 if os.path.exists(itemText + '.py'):
510 wxBeginBusyCursor()
511 wxLogMessage("Running demo %s.py..." % itemText)
512 try:
513 self.GetDemoFile(itemText + '.py')
514 module = __import__(itemText, globals())
515 self.SetOverview(itemText + " Overview", module.overview)
516 finally:
517 wxEndBusyCursor()
518
519 # in case runTest is modal, make sure things look right...
520 self.nb.Refresh();
521 wxYield()
522
523 self.window = module.runTest(self, self.nb, self) ###
524 if self.window:
525 self.nb.AddPage(self.window, 'Demo')
526 #wxYield() TODO: Is this still needed?
527 self.nb.SetSelection(2)
528 self.nb.Refresh() # without this wxMac has troubles showing the just added page
529
530 else:
531 self.ovr.SetPage("")
532 self.txt.Clear()
533 self.window = None
534
535
536
537 #---------------------------------------------
538 # Get the Demo files
539 def GetDemoFile(self, filename):
540 self.txt.Clear()
541 try:
542 self.txt.SetValue(open(filename).read())
543 except IOError:
544 self.txt.WriteText("Cannot open %s file." % filename)
545
546 self.txt.SetInsertionPoint(0)
547 self.txt.ShowPosition(0)
548
549 #---------------------------------------------
550 def SetOverview(self, name, text):
551 self.curOverview = text
552 lead = text[:6]
553 if lead != '<html>' and lead != '<HTML>':
554 text = string.join(string.split(text, '\n'), '<br>')
555 self.ovr.SetPage(text)
556 self.nb.SetPageText(0, name)
557
558 #---------------------------------------------
559 # Menu methods
560 def OnFileExit(self, *event):
561 self.Close()
562
563
564 def OnHelpAbout(self, event):
565 from About import MyAboutBox
566 about = MyAboutBox(self)
567 about.ShowModal()
568 about.Destroy()
569
570
571 #---------------------------------------------
572 def OnCloseWindow(self, event):
573 self.dying = true
574 self.window = None
575 self.mainmenu = None
576 if hasattr(self, "tbicon"):
577 del self.tbicon
578 self.Destroy()
579
580
581 #---------------------------------------------
582 def OnIdle(self, event):
583 if self.otherWin:
584 self.otherWin.Raise()
585 self.window = self.otherWin
586 self.otherWin = None
587
588 if self.showTip:
589 self.ShowTip()
590 self.showTip = false
591
592
593 #---------------------------------------------
594 def ShowTip(self):
595 try:
596 showTipText = open(opj("data/showTips")).read()
597 showTip, index = eval(showTipText)
598 except IOError:
599 showTip, index = (1, 0)
600 if showTip:
601 tp = wxCreateFileTipProvider(opj("data/tips.txt"), index)
602 showTip = wxShowTip(self, tp)
603 index = tp.GetCurrentTip()
604 open(opj("data/showTips"), "w").write(str( (showTip, index) ))
605
606
607 #---------------------------------------------
608 def OnDemoMenu(self, event):
609 try:
610 selectedDemo = self.treeMap[self.mainmenu.GetLabel(event.GetId())]
611 except:
612 selectedDemo = None
613 if selectedDemo:
614 self.tree.SelectItem(selectedDemo)
615 self.tree.EnsureVisible(selectedDemo)
616
617
618 #---------------------------------------------
619 def OnTaskBarActivate(self, evt):
620 if self.IsIconized():
621 self.Iconize(false)
622 if not self.IsShown():
623 self.Show(true)
624 self.Raise()
625
626 #---------------------------------------------
627
628 TBMENU_RESTORE = 1000
629 TBMENU_CLOSE = 1001
630
631 def OnTaskBarMenu(self, evt):
632 menu = wxMenu()
633 menu.Append(self.TBMENU_RESTORE, "Restore wxPython Demo")
634 menu.Append(self.TBMENU_CLOSE, "Close")
635 self.tbicon.PopupMenu(menu)
636 menu.Destroy()
637
638 #---------------------------------------------
639 def OnTaskBarClose(self, evt):
640 self.Close()
641
642 # because of the way wxTaskBarIcon.PopupMenu is implemented we have to
643 # prod the main idle handler a bit to get the window to actually close
644 wxGetApp().ProcessIdle()
645
646
647 #---------------------------------------------
648 def OnIconfiy(self, evt):
649 wxLogMessage("OnIconfiy")
650 evt.Skip()
651
652 #---------------------------------------------
653 def OnMaximize(self, evt):
654 wxLogMessage("OnMaximize")
655 evt.Skip()
656
657
658
659
660 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
661 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
662
663 class MySplashScreen(wxSplashScreen):
664 def __init__(self):
665 bmp = wxImage(opj("bitmaps/splash.gif")).ConvertToBitmap()
666 wxSplashScreen.__init__(self, bmp,
667 wxSPLASH_CENTRE_ON_SCREEN|wxSPLASH_TIMEOUT,
668 4000, None, -1)
669 EVT_CLOSE(self, self.OnClose)
670
671 def OnClose(self, evt):
672 frame = wxPythonDemo(None, -1, "wxPython: (A Demonstration)")
673 frame.Show(true)
674 evt.Skip() # Make sure the default handler runs too...
675
676
677 class MyApp(wxApp):
678 def OnInit(self):
679 """
680 Create and show the splash screen. It will then create and show
681 the main frame when it is time to do so.
682 """
683 wxInitAllImageHandlers()
684 splash = MySplashScreen()
685 splash.Show()
686 return true
687
688
689
690 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
691
692 def main():
693 try:
694 demoPath = os.path.dirname(__file__)
695 os.chdir(demoPath)
696 except:
697 pass
698 app = MyApp(0)
699 app.MainLoop()
700
701
702 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
703
704
705
706 overview = """<html><body>
707 <h2>Python</h2>
708
709 Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming
710 language often compared to Tcl, Perl, Scheme, or Java.
711
712 <p> Python combines remarkable power with very clear syntax. It has
713 modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types, and
714 dynamic typing. There are interfaces to many system calls and
715 libraries, and new built-in modules are easily written in C or
716 C++. Python is also usable as an extension language for applications
717 that need a programmable interface. <p>
718
719 <h2>wxWindows</h2>
720
721 wxWindows is a free C++ framework designed to make cross-platform
722 programming child's play. Well, almost. wxWindows 2 supports Windows
723 3.1/95/98/NT, Unix with GTK/Motif/Lesstif, with a Mac version
724 underway. Other ports are under consideration. <p>
725
726 wxWindows is a set of libraries that allows C++ applications to
727 compile and run on several different types of computers, with minimal
728 source code changes. There is one library per supported GUI (such as
729 Motif, or Windows). As well as providing a common API (Application
730 Programming Interface) for GUI functionality, it provides
731 functionality for accessing some commonly-used operating system
732 facilities, such as copying or deleting files. wxWindows is a
733 'framework' in the sense that it provides a lot of built-in
734 functionality, which the application can use or replace as required,
735 thus saving a great deal of coding effort. Basic data structures such
736 as strings, linked lists and hash tables are also supported.
737
738 <p>
739 <h2>wxPython</h2>
740
741 wxPython is a Python extension module that encapsulates the wxWindows
742 GUI classes. Currently it is only available for the Win32 and GTK
743 ports of wxWindows, but as soon as the other ports are brought up to
744 the same level as Win32 and GTK, it should be fairly trivial to
745 enable wxPython to be used with the new GUI.
746
747 <p>
748
749 The wxPython extension module attempts to mirror the class heiarchy
750 of wxWindows as closely as possible. This means that there is a
751 wxFrame class in wxPython that looks, smells, tastes and acts almost
752 the same as the wxFrame class in the C++ version. Unfortunately,
753 because of differences in the languages, wxPython doesn't match
754 wxWindows exactly, but the differences should be easy to absorb
755 because they are natural to Python. For example, some methods that
756 return multiple values via argument pointers in C++ will return a
757 tuple of values in Python.
758
759 <p>
760
761 There is still much to be done for wxPython, many classes still need
762 to be mirrored. Also, wxWindows is still somewhat of a moving target
763 so it is a bit of an effort just keeping wxPython up to date. On the
764 other hand, there are enough of the core classes completed that
765 useful applications can be written.
766
767 <p>
768
769 wxPython is close enough to the C++ version that the majority of
770 the wxPython documentation is actually just notes attached to the C++
771 documents that describe the places where wxPython is different. There
772 is also a series of sample programs included, and a series of
773 documentation pages that assist the programmer in getting started
774 with wxPython.
775
776 """
777
778
779 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
780 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
781
782 if __name__ == '__main__':
783 main()
784
785 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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