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-Starting from version 2.5.0 wxWindows can be built either as a single large
+Starting from version 2.5.0 wxWidgets can be built either as a single large
library (this is called the {\it monolithic build}) or as several smaller
libraries ({\it multilib build}). Multilib build is the default.
-wxWindows library is divided into following libraries:
+wxWidgets library is divided into libraries briefly described below. This
+diagram show dependencies between them:
+
+\begin{center}
+\image{}{libs.gif}
+\end{center}
+
+{\large {\bf wxAui}}
+
+This contains the Advanced User Interface docking library.
{\large {\bf wxBase}}
-Every wxWindows application must link against this library. It contains
-mandatory classes that any wxWindows code depends on (e.g.
-\helpref{wxString}{wxstring}) and portability classes that abstract
+Every wxWidgets application must link against this library. It contains
+mandatory classes that any wxWidgets code depends on (e.g.
+ \helpref{wxString}{wxstring}) and portability classes that abstract
differences between platforms. wxBase can be used to develop console mode
applications, it does not require any GUI libraries or running X Window System
on Unix.
{\large {\bf wxNet}}
Classes for network access:
-wxSocket classes (\helpref{wxSocketClient}{wxsocketclient},
-\helpref{wxSocketServer}{wxsocketserver} and related classes),
-\helpref{wxSocketOutputStream}{wxsocketoutputstream},
-\helpref{wxSocketInputStream}{wxsocketinputstream},
-sockets-based IPC classes (\helpref{wxTCPServer}{wxddeserver},
-\helpref{wxTCPClient}{wxddeclient} and
-\helpref{wxTCPConnection}{wxddeconnection}),
-\helpref{wxURL}{wxurl},
-wxInternetFSHandler (a \helpref{wxFileSystem handler}{fs}).
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item{ wxSocket classes (\helpref{wxSocketClient}{wxsocketclient},
+ \helpref{wxSocketServer}{wxsocketserver} and related classes) }
+\item{ \helpref{wxSocketOutputStream}{wxsocketoutputstream} and
+ \helpref{wxSocketInputStream}{wxsocketinputstream} }
+\item{ sockets-based IPC classes (\helpref{wxTCPServer}{wxddeserver},
+ \helpref{wxTCPClient}{wxddeclient} and
+ \helpref{wxTCPConnection}{wxddeconnection}) }
+\item{ \helpref{wxURL}{wxurl} }
+\item{ wxInternetFSHandler (a \helpref{wxFileSystem handler}{fs}) }
Requires wxBase.
+\end{itemize}
+
+{\large {\bf wxRichText}}
+
+This contains generic rich text control functionality.
{\large {\bf wxXML}}
their API {\em will} change in the future and backward
compatibility will not be preserved. Use of this library in your applications
is not recommended, it is only meant for use by XML resources system. Future
-versions of wxWindows will contain new XML handling classes with DOM-like API.
+versions of wxWidgets will contain new XML handling classes with DOM-like API.
Requires wxBase.
-{\large {\bf wxODBC}}
-
-\helpref{Database classes}{odbcoverview}. Requires wxBase.
-
{\large {\bf wxCore}}
Basic GUI classes such as GDI classes or controls are in this library. All
-wxWindows GUI applications must link against this library, only console mode
+wxWidgets GUI applications must link against this library, only console mode
applications don't.
{\large {\bf wxAdvanced}}
-More advanced or rarely used GUI classes are in this library.
+Advanced or rarely used GUI classes:
+
+\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
+\item{ wxBufferedDC }
+\item{ \helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl} }
+\item{ \helpref{wxGrid classes}{gridoverview} }
+\item{ \helpref{wxJoystick}{wxjoystick} }
+\item{ \helpref{wxLayoutAlgorithm}{wxlayoutalgorithm} }
+\item{ \helpref{wxSplashScreen}{wxsplashscreen} }
+\item{ \helpref{wxTaskBarIcon}{wxtaskbaricon} }
+\item{ \helpref{wxSound}{wxsound} }
+\item{ \helpref{wxWizard}{wxwizard} }
+\item{ \helpref{wxSashLayoutWindow}{wxsashlayoutwindow} }
+\item{ \helpref{wxSashWindow}{wxsashwindow} }
+\end{itemize}
+
+Requires wxCore and wxBase.
+
+{\large {\bf wxMedia}}
+
+Miscellaneous classes related to multimedia. Currently this library only
+contains \helpref{wxMediaCtrl}{wxmediactrl} but more classes will be added in
+the future.
+
Requires wxCore and wxBase.
{\large {\bf wxGL}}
This library contains \helpref{wxGLCanvas}{wxglcanvas} class for integrating
-OpenGL library with wxWindows. Unlike all other, this library is {\em not}
-part of the monolithic library, it is always built as separate library.
+OpenGL library with wxWidgets. Unlike all others, this library is {\em not}
+ part of the monolithic library, it is always built as separate library.
Requires wxCore and wxBase.
{\large {\bf wxHTML}}
Simple HTML renderer and other \helpref{HTML rendering classes}{wxhtml} are
contained in this library, as well as
-\helpref{wxHtmlHelpController}{wxhtmlhelpcontroller},
-\helpref{wxBestHelpController}{wxhelpcontroller} and
-\helpref{wxHtmlListBox}{wxhtmllistbox}. Requires wxCore and wxBase.
+ \helpref{wxHtmlHelpController}{wxhtmlhelpcontroller},
+ \helpref{wxBestHelpController}{wxhelpcontroller} and
+ \helpref{wxHtmlListBox}{wxhtmllistbox}. Requires wxCore and wxBase.
+
+{\large {\bf wxODBC}}
+
+\helpref{Database classes}{odbcoverview}. Requires wxBase.
+
+{\large {\bf wxQA}}
+
+This is the library containing extra classes for quality assurance. Currently
+it only contains \helpref{wxDebugReport}{wxdebugreport} and related classes,
+but more will be added to it in the future.
+
+Requires wxCore, wxBase and wxXML.
+
+{\large {\bf wxDbGrid}}
+
+\helpref{wxDbGridTableBase}{wxdbgridtablebase} class which combines
+ \helpref{wxGrid}{wxgrid} and \helpref{wxDbTable}{wxdbtable}.
+Requires wxODBC and wxAdvanced.
+
+{\large {\bf wxXRC}}
+
+This library contains \helpref{wxXmlResource}{wxxmlresource} class that
+provides access to XML resource files in XRC format.
+Requires wxXML, wxCore, wxAdvanced and wxHTML.
+
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