X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/38d24a39d3269c5b595ec313475c2fb04ac9a353..e15421ad3b12cbcbf4f1d5abfb153b00a7018bb8:/docs/readme.txt diff --git a/docs/readme.txt b/docs/readme.txt index 9c8558891a..296b19d2a8 100644 --- a/docs/readme.txt +++ b/docs/readme.txt @@ -1,13 +1,219 @@ -wxWindows 2.0 alpha +wxWindows 2.1.12 +---------------- + +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 +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 1100-page reference manual is supplied in HTML, PDF and +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. + +Changes in this release +----------------------- + +These are some of the major improvements: + +wxWindows 2.1.12 +================ + +- New wxDateTime class to replace millenium-uncompliant wxTime + and wxDate classes. +- New wxCalendarCtrl class and sample. +- New wxCmdLineParser class. +- Further bug fixes. +- TIFF support added to wxImage. + +wxWindows 2.1.11 +================ + +- Numerous bug fixes and consistency improvements. +- Further samples. +- Factoring out of some code into base classes, for easier + maintenance. +- Ability to compile library in console (non-GUI) mode. +- Integration of wxHTML widget and help controller into + wxWindows. wxHTML allows HTML viewing and printing (wxGTK + and wxMSW, partial support in wxMotif). +- New classes wxChrono, wxDialUpManager, wxFontEnumerator, + wxWizard, wxStaticLine, etc. +- wxShowTip for showing 'startup tips' to the user. +- wxSocket and wxThread classes rewritten. +- New, consistent drag and drop API (not wxMotif). +- Better-looking dialogs in wxGTK; native message box used + in wxMotif. +- wxSizers reimplemented and used to specify window layout + for some generic dialogs. +- New, more sophisticated wxGrid class (in beta). The old grid + class can still be used. +- Text alignment options in wxStaticText. +- wxImage class extended to read PCX and GIF files. +- Documentation improvements. +- Revised configure system for wxGTK and wxMotif; tmake-based + system for generating wxMSW makefiles. +- Installer for Windows as alternative to zip archives. + +Platforms supported ------------------- -This is an alpha distribution of wxWindows 2.0. It may be made up -of sources for different platforms from different authors. +wxWindows 2 currently supports the following platforms: + +- Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, Windows NT +- Most Unix variants with Motif/Lesstif +- Most Unix variants with GTK+ +- Mac (not covered here: please see the wxWindows web site + for details) + +Most popular C++ compilers are supported; see the release notes +(available via docs/html/index.htm) for details. + +Files +----- + +The distribution is available in a number of formats. +The most convenient is the platform-specific distribution, +but the zip set forms a more complete distribution, for example if +you wish to take part in wxWindows development. Also, add-ons +such as OGL may only be available in zip form. + +Zip set +------- + +Depending on what you downloaded, you may have one or more of +these ports. You may unarchive any or all of the ports into +the same directory hierarchy. The zip archive set comprises the +following, where x is the minor version and y the release number: + +wx2_x_y_gen.zip Generic source code and samples (required) +wx2_x_y_msw.zip Windows-specific source code +wx2_x_y_mot.zip Motif-specific source code +wx2_x_y_gtk.zip GTK-specific source code +wx2_x_y_stubs.zip Stubs ('empty port') source. Needs + wx2_x_y_gen.zip/tgz. +wx2_x_y_doc.zip Documentation source code (not required) +wx2_x_y_hlp.zip WinHelp documentation +wx2_x_y_pdf.zip Acrobat PDF documentation +wx2_x_y_htm.zip HTML documentation +wx2_x_y_vc.zip MS VC++ 5/6 project files +wx2_x_y_bc.zip Borland C++ 5 project files +wx2_x_y_cw.zip Metrowerks CodeWarrior 4.1 project files +jpeg.zip Optional JPEG library +tiff.zip Optional TIFF library +ogl3.zip Optional Object Graphics Library +glcanvas.zip Optional wxGLCanvas class (Motif, GTK, MSW) +tex2rtf2.zip Tex2RTF documentation tool + +wxWindows for GTK distribution +------------------------------ + +wxGTK-2.x.y.tgz wxGTK source distribution. You will + need the HTML and/or PDF documentation + from the zip set (above). + +wxWindows for Motif distribution +-------------------------------- + +wxMotif-2.x.y.tgz wxMotif source distribution. You will + need the HTML and/or PDF documentation + -- OR -- from the zip set (above). + +wx2_x_y_gen.zip +wx2_x_y_mot.zip +jpeg.zip + +wxWindows for Windows distribution +---------------------------------- + +As well as the core source, the Windows setup contains: -For generic installation information, see the docs directory. For -platform-specific installation information see: +- Windows Help versions of the documentation (docs/winhelp); +- wxGLCanvas (OpenGL integration, in utils/glcanvas); +- OGL 3 (Object Graphics Library, in utils/ogl); +- wxTreeLayout (for tree drawing, in utils/wxtree); +- a Dialog Editor binary; +- the JPEG library. + +setup.exe Setup file (Windows 95/98, NT) +setup.* Other setup files + +Installation +------------ + +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: docs/msw docs/gtk docs/motif +Licence information +------------------- + +For licensing information, please see the files: + + docs/preamble.txt + docs/licence.txt + docs/licendoc.txt + docs/gpl.txt + docs/lgpl.txt + +Although this may seem complex, it is there to allow authors of +proprietary/commercial applications to use wxWindows in +addition to those writing GPL'ed applications. In summary, +the licence is L-GPL plus a clause allowing unrestricted +distribution of application binaries. To answer a FAQ, you +don't have to distribute any source if you wish to write +commercial applications using wxWindows. + +Documentation +------------- + +See docs/release.txt for some notes about the current release. + +See docs/bugs.txt for a bug list: this file is new and will initially + be edited by hand, later generated from a web-based bug database. + +See docs/html/index.htm for an HTML index of the major documents. + +See docs/changes.txt for a detailed history of changes to wxWindows 2 + (not up-to-date). + +The Windows help files are located in docs/winhelp. +The PDF help files are located in docs/pdf. + +Further information +------------------- + +The wxWindows Web site is located at: + + http://www.wxwindows.org + +The wxGTK Web site (with further wxGTK-specific files and +information) is located at: + + http://www.freiburg.linux.de/~wxxt + +The main wxWindows ftp site is at: + + ftp://www.remstar.com/pub/wxwin + +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 (see the wxWindows +web site) or contact Julian Smart . + +Good luck! + +The wxWindows Team, Janurary 2000 +