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wxWindows 2 FAQ: General
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so your program will take on the native 'look and feel' that users are familiar with.<P>
Although GUI applications are mostly built programmatically, there is a dialog editor to help
-build attractive dialogs and panels.<P>
+build attractive dialogs and panels. Robert Roebling's <a href="http://www.roebling.com">wxDesigner</a>
+makes light work of resizable, portable dialogs.<P>
You don't have to use C++ to use wxWindows: wxWindows 1 has been interfaced to several interpreted languages,
-such as CLIPS, Python, Scheme, XLisp and Perl, and there is a Python interface for wxWindows 2.
+such as CLIPS, Python, Scheme, XLisp and Perl, and there is a <a href="http://wxpython.org">Python interface</a> for wxWindows 2.
<P>
<h3>Can I use wxWindows 2 for both proprietary (commercial) projects, and GPL'ed projects?</h3>
distribution. The mailing list contains around 300-400 entries which is
quite large for a list of this type.<P>
-<H3>I am about to start a wxWindows 1.xx project. Should I use 2 instead?</H3>
-
-wxWindows 2 is still in beta but it's actually pretty useable (Windows, GTK, Motif).<P>
-
-Porting to wxWindows 2 from 1.xx will not be too painful; see the next question
-for ways in which you can make it easier.<P>
-
-<H3>Why would I want to use wxWindows 2 in preference to wxWindows 1.xx?</H3>
-
-Some reasons:
-
-<ul>
-<li>In 2 there is far more flexibility, for example in the way windows can be
-nested, and the way events are intercepted.
-<li>There is more functionality for producing sophisticated applications,
-for example using the wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl classes.
-<li>There is better C++-conformance (such as usage of wxString and const) which
-will make your applications more reliable and easier to maintain.
-<li>wxWindows 2 will be better supported than 1.xx.
-<li>The GTK version is attractive for people interested in writing Linux and GNOME
-applications.
-<li>The Mac version will be one of the best frameworks available on that platform.
-</ul>
-
-<H3>How can I prepare for wxWindows 2?</H3>
-
-To make porting to wxWindows 2 easier in the future, take a look at some
-<a href="http://web.ukonline.co.uk/julian.smart/wxwin/prepare.htm">tips</a> for writing existing code in a 2-compatible way.<P>
+See <a href="users.htm">Users</a> for a list of some users and their applications, and
+also <A href="feedback.htm">Feedback</a> for comments.<P>
<H3>How much has the API changed since 1.xx?</H3>
Obviously we are investing most of our energy into the new code, but we're also trying
to fix bugs in the current version.<P>
-<H3>What platforms will be supported by wxWindows 2?</H3>
+<H3>What platforms are supported by wxWindows 2?</H3>
<ul>
<li>Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, Windows NT;
<li>Linux and other Unix platforms with GTK+;
<li>Unix with Motif or the free Motif clone Lesstif;
-<li>Mac (coming later in 1999);
+<li>Mac;
<li>A BeOS port is being investigated.
<li>A Windows CE port is being investigated.
-<li>There are no plans to support OS/2 or XView. However,
-you may be able to compile the GTK and Motif versions under OS/2 with X and GTK
-installed, or the Windows version with IBM's Open32 extensions.
+<li>An OS/2 port is in progress, and you can also compile wxWindows for GTK+ or Motif
+on OS/2.
</ul>
<P>
There is nothing to stop an application using templates or the string class for its own
purposes.<P>
+<H3>Is there a rich edit/markup widget for wxWindows 2?</H3>
+
+These are the possibilities so far:<P>
+
+<ul>
+<li>The richedit sample has a text editor that does markup.
+<li>See <a href="http://www.scintilla.org" target=_top>www.scintilla.org</a> for
+a very nice syntax-highlighting editor widget. Robin Dunn is writing a wxWindows wrapper
+for this widget.
+<li>If you only need to display marked-up information, rather than edit it,
+then wxHTML will suit your needs. wxHTML is built into wxWindows - please see the reference
+manual for details, and samples/html.
+<li>There are rich edit widgets in both WIN32 and GTK+, but there is currently
+no wxWindows wrapper for these.
+</ul>
+
+<P>
+
<H3>How is wxWindows 2 being developed?</H3>
We are using the <a href="cvs.htm">CVS</a> system to develop and maintain wxWindows. This allows
-us to make alterations and upload them instantly to the server in Edinburgh, from
+us to make alterations and upload them instantly to the SourceForge server, from
which others can update their source.<P>
+To build source from CVS, see the file BuildCVS.txt in the top-level wxWindows distribution
+directory.<P>
+
<H3>How is wxWindows 2 distributed?</H3>
By ftp, and via the <a href="cdrom2.htm">wxWindows CD-ROM</a>.<P>
and well-publicised as possible. We also want to aim for better platform-independence of
resources such as icons and bitmaps, standardising on the PNG for all platforms.<P>
-Other possibilities include: DCOM/CORBA compatibility; a wxWindows book; an
-<a href="http://web.ukonline.co.uk/julian.smart/wxwin/wxide.htm">IDE</a>;
+Other possibilities include: DCOM/CORBA compatibility; a wxWindows book;
+<a href="http://wxstudio.linuxbox.com/">wxStudio</a>, an IDE;
other platforms; other interface abilities such as speech output.<P>
We will investigate the possibility of compiler or operating system vendors bundling wxWindows with
<H3>How can I help the project?</H3>
-Please check out the <a href="http://web.ukonline.co.uk/julian.smart/wxwin/develop.htm" target=main>Backroom</a> pages,
-in particular the <a href="http://web.ukonline.co.uk/julian.smart/wxwin/projects.htm">suggested projects</a>, and
+Please check out the <a href="http://www.wxwindows.org/develop.htm" target=main>Backroom</a> pages,
+in particular the <a href="http://www.wxwindows.org/projects.htm">suggested projects</a>, and
mail <a href="mailto:julian.smart@ukonline.co.uk">Julian Smart</a> or the developers' mailing list with your own suggestions.<P>
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