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\section{wxWindows samples}\label{samples}
features of wxWindows are they supposed to test.
There are currently more than 50 different samples as part of wxWindows and
-this list is not complete.
+this list is not complete. You should start your tour of wxWindows with the
+\helpref{minimal sample}{sampleminimal} which is the wxWindows version of
+"Hello, world!". It shows the basic structure of wxWindows program and is the
+most commented sample of all - looking at its source code is recommended.
+
+The next most useful sample is probably the \helpref{controls}{samplecontrols}
+one which shows many of wxWindows standard controls, such as buttons,
+listboxes, checkboxes, comboboxes etc.
+
+Other, more complicated controls, have their own samples. In this category you
+may find the following samples showing the corresponding controls:
+
+\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
+\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{samplecalendar}}{Calendar a.k.a. date picker control}
+\twocolitem{\helpref{wxListCtrl}{samplelistctrl}}{List view control}
+\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreeCtrl}{sampletreectrl}}{Tree view control}
+\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGrid}{samplegrid}}{Grid control}
+\end{twocollist}
+
+Finally, it might be helpful to do a search in the entire sample directory if
+you can't find the sample you showing the control you are interested in by
+name. Most of wxWindows classes, occur in at least one of the samples.
\subsection{Minimal sample}\label{sampleminimal}
by intercepting the \helpref{wxNotebookEvent}{wxnotebookevent}.
The various controls tested are listed here:
+
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitem{\helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}}{Push button control, displaying text}
\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBitmapButton}{wxbitmapbutton}}{Push button control, displaying a bitmap}
Take a look at DnDShapeDataObject class to see how you may use
\helpref{wxDataObject}{wxdataobject} to achieve this.
+\subsection{Grid sample}\label{samplegrid}
+
+TODO.
+
\subsection{HTML samples}\label{samplehtml}
Eight HTML samples (you can find them in directory {\tt samples/html})
while {\it Helpview} is simple tool that only pops up help window and
displays help books given at command line.
+\subsection{Image sample}\label{sampleimage}
+
+The image sample demonstrates the use of the \helpref{wxImage}{wximage} class
+and shows how to download images in a variety of formats, currently PNG, GIF,
+TIFF, JPEG, BMP, PNM and PCX. The top of the sample shows to rectangles, one
+of which is drawn directly in the window, the other one is drawn into a
+\helpref{wxBitmap}{wxbitmap}, converted to a wxImage, saved as a PNG image
+and then reloaded from the PNG file again so that conversions between wxImage
+and wxBitmap as well as loading and save PNG files are tested.
+
+At the bottom of the main frame is a test for using a monochrome bitmap by
+drawing into a \helpref{wxMemoryDC}{wxmemorydc}. The bitmap is then drawn
+specifying the foreground and background colours with
+\helpref{wxDC::SetTextForeground}{wxdcsettextforeground} and
+\helpref{wxDC::SetTextBackground}{wxdcsettextbackground} (on the left). The
+bitmap is then converted to a wxImage and the foreground colour (black) is
+replaced with red using \helpref{wxImage::Replace}{wximagereplace}.
+
\subsection{Layout sample}\label{samplelayout}
The layout sample demonstrates the two different layout systems offered
class. See also \helpref{wxNotebookSizer}{wxnotebooksizer} and
\helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}.
-\subsection{Image sample}\label{sampleimage}
+\subsection{Listctrl sample}\label{samplelistctrl}
-The image sample demonstrates the use of the \helpref{wxImage}{wximage} class
-and shows how to download images in a variety of formats, currently PNG, GIF,
-TIFF, JPEG, BMP, PNM and PCX. The top of the sample shows to rectangles, one
-of which is drawn directly in the window, the other one is drawn into a
-\helpref{wxBitmap}{wxbitmap}, converted to a wxImage, saved as a PNG image
-and then reloaded from the PNG file again so that conversions between wxImage
-and wxBitmap as well as loading and save PNG files are tested.
+This sample shows \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl} control. Different modes
+supported by the control (list, icons, small icons, report) may be chosen from
+the menu.
-At the bottom of the main frame is a test for using a mono-chrome bitmap by
-drawing into a \helpref{wxMemoryDC}{wxmemorydc}. The bitmap is then drawn
-specifying the foreground and background colours with
-\helpref{wxDC::SetTextForeground}{wxdcsettextforeground} and
-\helpref{wxDC::SetTextBackground}{wxdcsettextbackground} (on the left). The
-bitmap is then converted to a wxImage and the foreground colour (black) is
-replaced with red using \helpref{wxImage::Replace}{wximagereplace}.
+The sample also provides some timings for adding/deleting/sorting a lot of
+(several thousands) controls into the control.
\subsection{Sockets sample}\label{samplesockets}
The sockets sample is work in progress. Coming soon:
-\begin{itemize}
-
+\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
\item More tests for basic socket functionality.
-
\item Tests for the recently added datagram socket classes.
-
\item Tests for protocol classes (wxProtocol and its descendants).
-
\item New samples which actually do something useful (suggestions accepted).
-
\end{itemize}
\subsection{Statbar sample}\label{samplestatbar}
-This sample shows how to create and use wxStaticBar. Although most of the
+This sample shows how to create and use wxStatusBar. Although most of the
samples have a statusbar, they usually only create a default one and only
do it once.
password, ignoring TAB, ignoring ENTER).
Secondly it shows how to intercept a \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} in both
-the raw form using the {\tt EVT_KEY_UP} and {\tt EVT_KEY_DOWN} macros and the
-higherlevel from using the {\tt EVT_CHAR} macro. All characters will be logged
+the raw form using the {\tt EVT\_KEY\_UP} and {\tt EVT\_KEY\_DOWN} macros and the
+higherlevel from using the {\tt EVT\_CHAR} macro. All characters will be logged
in a log window at the bottom of the main window. By pressing some of the function
keys, you can test some actions in the text ctrl as well as get statitics on the
text ctrls, which is useful for testing if these statitics actually are correct.
The following things are demonstrated:
-\begin{itemize}
-
-\item Creating the toolbar using \helpref{wxToolBar::AddTool}{wxtoolbaraddtool}
+\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
+\item Creating the toolbar using \helpref{wxToolBar::AddTool}{wxtoolbaraddtool}
and \helpref{wxToolBar::AddControl}{wxtoolbaraddcontrol}: see
MyApp::InitToolbar in the sample.
-
\item Using {\tt EVT\_UPDATE\_UI} handler for automatically enabling/disabling
toolbar buttons without having to explicitly call EnableTool. This is is done
in MyFrame::OnUpdateCopyAndCut.
-
\item Using \helpref{wxToolBar::DeleteTool}{wxtoolbardeletetool} and
\helpref{wxToolBar::InsertTool}{wxtoolbarinserttool} to dynamically update the
toolbar.
-
\end{itemize}
+
+\subsection{Treectrl sample}\label{sampletreectrl}
+
+This sample demonstrates using \helpref{wxTreeCtrl}{wxtreectrl} class. Here
+you may see how to process various notification messages sent by this control
+and also when they occur (by looking at the messages in the text control in
+the bottom part of the frame).
+
+Adding, inserting and deleting items and branches from the tree as well as
+sorting (in default alphabetical order as well as in custom one) is
+demonstrated here as well - try the corresponding menu entries.
+
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