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[wxWidgets.git] / docs / readme.txt

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--- a/docs/readme.txt
+++ b/docs/readme.txt
@@ -1,28 +1,34 @@
-wxWindows 2.0
--------------
+wxWindows 2.0.1
+---------------

 
 

-Welcome to wxWindows 2.0, a sophisticated cross-platform C++
+Welcome to wxWindows 2, a sophisticated cross-platform C++

 framework for writing advanced GUI applications using (where
 possible) the native controls.
 
 In addition to common and advanced GUI facilities such as frames, scrolling
 framework for writing advanced GUI applications using (where
 possible) the native controls.
 
 In addition to common and advanced GUI facilities such as frames, scrolling

-windows, toolbars, tree controls, icons, device contexts,
-printing, splitter windows and so on, there are wrappers for common
-file operations and facilities for writing TCP/IP applications.
+windows, toolbars, tree controls, icons, device contexts, printing,
+splitter windows and so on, there are wrappers for common file operations,
+and facilities for writing TCP/IP applications, thread handling, and more.

 Where certain features are not available on a platform, such as MDI and
 tree controls on Unix, they are emulated.
 
 A detailed 700-page reference manual is supplied in HTML, PDF and
 Where certain features are not available on a platform, such as MDI and
 tree controls on Unix, they are emulated.
 
 A detailed 700-page reference manual is supplied in HTML, PDF and

-Windows Help form.
+Windows Help form: see the docs hierarchy.
+
+For a quick start, point your Web browser at docs/html/index.htm for a list of
+important documents and samples.

 
 Platforms supported
 -------------------
 
 
 Platforms supported
 -------------------
 

-wxWindows 2.0 currently supports the following platforms:
+wxWindows 2 currently supports the following platforms:

 
 - Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, Windows NT
 
 - Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, Windows NT

-- Unix with Motif/Lesstif
-- Unix with GTK+
+- Most Unix variants with Motif/Lesstif
+- Most Unix variants with GTK+
+
+Most popular C++ compilers are supported; see the release notes
+(available via docs/html/index.htm) for details.

 
 Files
 -----
 
 Files
 -----


@@ -36,17 +42,33 @@ wx200gen.zip            Generic source code and samples (required)
 wx200msw.zip            Windows-specific source code
 wx200mot.zip            Motif-specific source code
 wx200gtk.zip            GTK-specific source code
 wx200msw.zip            Windows-specific source code
 wx200mot.zip            Motif-specific source code
 wx200gtk.zip            GTK-specific source code

+wx200stubs.zip          Stubs ('empty port') source. Needs
+                        wx200gen.zip/tgz.

 wx200doc.zip            Documentation source code (not required)
 wx200hlp.zip            WinHelp documentation
 wx200pdf.zip            Acrobat PDF documentation
 wx200htm.zip            HTML documentation
 wx200doc.zip            Documentation source code (not required)
 wx200hlp.zip            WinHelp documentation
 wx200pdf.zip            Acrobat PDF documentation
 wx200htm.zip            HTML documentation

-wx200vc.zip             MS VC++ 5.0 project files
-wx200cw.zip             Metrowerks CodeWarrior project files
+wx200vc.zip             MS VC++ 5/6 project files
+wx200bc.zip             Borland C++ 5 project files
+wx200cw.zip             Metrowerks CodeWarrior 4.1 project files
+
+The tarred, gzip archive comprises the following (or similar
+names). Not all of these files are available in all distributions, due
+to space restrictions.
+
+wx200gtk.tgz            All wxGTK source and samples
+wx200mot.tgz            All wxMotif source and samples
+wx200stubs.tgz          Stubs ('empty port') source. Needs
+                        wx200gen.zip/tgz.
+wx200gen.tgz            Generic code and samples (common to all ports)
+wx200pdf.tgz            Acrobat PDF documentation
+wx200htm.tgz            HTML documentation
+wx200src.tgz            Documentation source

 
 Installation
 ------------
 
 
 Installation
 ------------
 

-wxWindows 2.0 needs to be compiled before you can test out
+wxWindows 2 needs to be compiled before you can test out

 the samples or write your own applications.
 For installation information, please see the install.txt file
 in the individual directories:
 the samples or write your own applications.
 For installation information, please see the install.txt file
 in the individual directories:


@@ -77,7 +99,7 @@ commercial applications using wxWindows.
 Documentation
 -------------
 
 Documentation
 -------------
 

-See docs/changes.txt for a history of changes to wxWindows 2.0.
+See docs/changes.txt for a history of changes to wxWindows 2.

 See docs/html/index.htm for an HTML index of the major documents.
 
 The Windows help files are located in docs/winhelp.
 See docs/html/index.htm for an HTML index of the major documents.
 
 The Windows help files are located in docs/winhelp.


@@ -88,9 +110,9 @@ Further information
 
 The wxWindows Web site is located at:
 
 
 The wxWindows Web site is located at:
 

-  http://wxwin.home.ml.org
+  http://www.wxwindows.org

 
 

-The wxGTK Web site (with further wxGTK-specific fiels and
+The wxGTK Web site (with further wxGTK-specific files and

 information) is located at:
 
   http://www.freiburg.linux.de/~wxxt
 information) is located at:
 
   http://www.freiburg.linux.de/~wxxt


@@ -103,11 +125,11 @@ A wxWindows CD-ROM with the latest distribution plus an HTML
 front-end and hundreds of MB of compilers, utilities and other
 material may be ordered from the CD-ROM page:
 
 front-end and hundreds of MB of compilers, utilities and other
 material may be ordered from the CD-ROM page:
 

-  http://wxwin.home.ml.org/cdrom
+  http://www.wxwindows.org/cdrom.htm

 
 or contact Julian Smart <julian.smart@ukonline.co.uk>.
 
 Good luck!
 
 
 or contact Julian Smart <julian.smart@ukonline.co.uk>.
 
 Good luck!
 

-The wxWindows Team, January 1999
+The wxWindows Team, March 1st, 1999