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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 %% Created:     02.11.99
 %% RCS-ID:      $Id$
 %% Copyright:   (c) wxWindows team
-%% Licence:     wxWindows licence
+%% License:     wxWindows license
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 % NB: please keep the subsections in alphabetic order!
 
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ i.e. a minimal program that doesn't demonstrate anything apart from what is
 needed to write a program that will display a "hello" dialog. This is usually
 a good starting point for learning how to use wxWindows.
 
+\subsection{Art provider sample}\label{sampleartprovider}
+
+The {\tt artprov} sample shows how you can customize the look of standard
+wxWindows dialogs by replacing default bitmaps/icons with your own versions.
+It also shows how you can use wxArtProvider to
+get stock bitmaps for use in your application.
+
 \subsection{Calendar sample}\label{samplecalendar}
 
 This font shows the \helpref{calendar control}{wxcalendarctrl} in action. It
@@ -61,8 +68,8 @@ menu) and also how to process the notifications from it.
 
 This sample demonstrates the use of the \helpref{wxCheckListBox}{wxchecklistbox}
 class intercepting check, select and double click events. It also tests the
-use of various methods modifiying the control, such as by deleting items
-from it or inserting new once (these fucntions are actually implememted in
+use of various methods modifying the control, such as by deleting items
+from it or inserting new once (these functions are actually implemented in
 the parent class \helpref{wxListBox}{wxlistbox} so the sample tests that class
 as well). The layout of the dialog is created using a \helpref{wxBoxSizer}{wxboxsizer}
 demonstrating a simple dynamic layout.
@@ -70,7 +77,7 @@ demonstrating a simple dynamic layout.
 \subsection{Config sample}\label{sampleconfig}
 
 This sample demonstrates the \helpref{wxConfig}{wxconfigbase} classes in a platform
-indepedent way, i.e. it uses text based files to store a given configuration under
+indenpedent way, i.e. it uses text based files to store a given configuration under
 Unix and uses the Registry under Windows.
 
 See \helpref{wxConfig overview}{wxconfigoverview} for the descriptions of all
@@ -83,9 +90,9 @@ wxWindows. The sample tests their basic functionality, events, placement,
 modification in terms of colour and font as well as the possibility to change
 the controls programmatically, such as adding item to a list box etc. Apart
 from that, the sample uses a \helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook} and tests most
-fetaures of this special control (using bitmap in the tabs, using
+features of this special control (using bitmap in the tabs, using 
 \helpref{wxSizers}{wxsizer} and \helpref{constraints}{wxlayoutconstraints} within
-notebook pages, advanving pages programmatically and vetoing a page change
+notebook pages, advancing pages programmatically and vetoing a page change
 by intercepting the \helpref{wxNotebookEvent}{wxnotebookevent}.
 
 The various controls tested are listed here:
@@ -111,60 +118,26 @@ The various controls tested are listed here:
 \subsection{Database sample}\label{sampledb}
 
 The database sample is a small test program showing how to use the ODBC
-classes written by Remstar Intl. These classes are documented in a separate
-manual available from the wxWindows homepage. Obviously, this sample
-requires a database with ODBC support to be correctly installed on your
-system.
+classes written by Remstar Intl.  Obviously, this sample requires a 
+database with ODBC support to be correctly installed on your system.
 
 \subsection{Dialogs sample}\label{sampledialogs}
 
 This sample shows how to use the common dialogs available from wxWindows. These
-dialogs are desrcibed in details in the \helpref{Common dialogs overview}{commondialogsoverview}.
-
-\subsection{Dynamic sample}\label{sampledynamic}
-
-This sample is a very small sample that demonstrates the use of the
-\helpref{wxEvtHandler::Connect}{wxevthandlerconnect} method. This method
-should be used whenever it is not known at compile time, which control
-will receive which event or which controls are actually going to be in
-a dialog or frame. This is most typically the case for any scripting
-languge that would work as a wrapper for wxWindows or programs where
-forms or similar datagrams can be created by the uses.
-
-\subsection{Exec sample}\label{sampleexec}
-
-The exec sample demonstrates the \helpref{wxExecute}{wxexecute} and 
-\helpref{wxShell}{wxshell} functions. Both of them are used to execute the
-external programs and the sample shows how to do this synchronously (waiting
-until the program terminates) or asynchronously (notification will come later).
-
-\subsection{Scroll subwindow sample}\label{samplescrollsub}
-
-This sample demonstrates the use of the \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
-class including placing subwindows into it and drawing simple graphics. It uses the
-\helpref{SetTargetWindow}{wxscrolledwindowsettargetwindow} method and thus the effect
-of scrolling does not show in the scrolled window itself, but in one of its subwindows.
-
-Additionally, this samples demonstrates how to optimize drawing operations in wxWindows,
-in particular using the \helpref{wxWindow::IsExposed}{wxwindowisexposed} method with 
-the aim to prevent unnecessary drawing in the window and thus reducing or removing 
-flicker on screen.
-
-\subsection{Rotate sample}\label{samplerotate}
+dialogs are described in details in the \helpref{Common dialogs overview}{commondialogsoverview}.
 
-This is a simple example which demonstrates how to rotate an image with
-the \helpref{wxImage::Rotate}{wximagerotate} method. The rotation can
-be done without interpolation (left mouse button) which will be faster,
-or with interpolation (right mouse button) which is slower but gives
-better results.
+\subsection{Dialup sample}\label{sampledialup}
 
-\subsection{Font sample}\label{samplefont}
+This sample shows \helpref{wxDialUpManager}{wxdialupmanager} 
+class. It displays in the status bar the information gathered through itsi
+nterface: in particular, the current connection status (online or offline) and
+whether the connection is permanent (in which case a string `LAN' appears in
+the thrid status bar field - but note that you may have be on a LAN not
+connected to the Internet, in which case you will not see this) or not.
 
-The font sample demonstrates \helpref{wxFont}{wxfont}, 
-\helpref{wxFontEnumerator}{wxfontenumerator} and 
-\helpref{wxFontMapper}{wxfontmapper} classes. It allows you to see the fonts
-available (to wxWindows) on the computer and shows all characters of the
-chosen font as well.
+Using the menu entries, you may also dial or hang up the line if you have a
+modem attached and (this only makes sense for Windows) list the available
+connections.
 
 \subsection{DnD sample}\label{samplednd}
 
@@ -204,6 +177,48 @@ programs as well - try Write/Wordpad, for example).
 Take a look at DnDShapeDataObject class to see how you may use 
 \helpref{wxDataObject}{wxdataobject} to achieve this.
 
+\subsection{Dynamic sample}\label{sampledynamic}
+
+This sample is a very small sample that demonstrates the use of the
+\helpref{wxEvtHandler::Connect}{wxevthandlerconnect} method. This method
+should be used whenever it is not known at compile time, which control
+will receive which event or which controls are actually going to be in
+a dialog or frame. This is most typically the case for any scripting
+language that would work as a wrapper for wxWindows or programs where
+forms or similar datagrams can be created by the uses.
+
+See also the \helpref{event sample}{sampleevent}
+
+\subsection{Event sample}\label{sampleevent}
+
+The event sample demonstrates various features of the wxWindows events. It
+shows using dynamic events and connecting/disconnecting the event handlers
+during the run time and also using 
+\helpref{PushEventHandler()}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} and
+\helpref{PopEventHandler()}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}.
+
+It replaces the old dynamic sample.
+
+\subsection{Exec sample}\label{sampleexec}
+
+The exec sample demonstrates the \helpref{wxExecute}{wxexecute} and 
+\helpref{wxShell}{wxshell} functions. Both of them are used to execute the
+external programs and the sample shows how to do this synchronously (waiting
+until the program terminates) or asynchronously (notification will come later).
+
+It also shows how to capture the output of the child process in both
+synchronous and asynchronous cases and how to kill the processes with 
+\helpref{wxProcess::Kill}{wxprocesskill} and test for their existence with 
+\helpref{wxProcess::Exists}{wxprocessexists}.
+
+\subsection{Font sample}\label{samplefont}
+
+The font sample demonstrates \helpref{wxFont}{wxfont}, 
+\helpref{wxFontEnumerator}{wxfontenumerator} and 
+\helpref{wxFontMapper}{wxfontmapper} classes. It allows you to see the fonts
+available (to wxWindows) on the computer and shows all characters of the
+chosen font as well.
+
 \subsection{Grid sample}\label{samplegrid}
 
 TODO.
@@ -213,7 +228,7 @@ TODO.
 Eight HTML samples (you can find them in directory {\tt samples/html})
 cover all features of HTML sub-library.
 
-{\bf Test} demonstrates how to create \helpref{wxHtmlWindow}{wxhtmlwindow}
+{\bf Test} demonstrates how to create \helpref{wxHtmlWindow}{wxhtmlwindow} 
 and also shows most of supported HTML tags.
 
 {\bf Widget} shows how you can embed ordinary controls or windows within
@@ -226,15 +241,15 @@ the library to work with unsupported tags.
 handler (ships with wxWindows) allows you to access HTML pages stored 
 in compressed archive as if they were ordinary files.
 
-{\bf Virtual} is yet another VFS demo. This one generates pages at run-time.
+{\bf Virtual} is yet another virtual file systems demo. This one generates pages at run-time.
 You may find it useful if you need to display some reports in your application.
 
-{\bf Printing} explains use of \helpref{wxHtmlEasyPrinting}{wxhtmleasyprinting}
+{\bf Printing} explains use of \helpref{wxHtmlEasyPrinting}{wxhtmleasyprinting} 
 class which serves as as-simple-as-possible interface for printing HTML 
 documents without much work. In fact, only few function calls are sufficient.
 
 {\bf Help} and {\bf Helpview} are variations on displaying HTML help 
-(compatible with MS HTML Help Workshop). {\it Help} shows how to embed
+(compatible with MS HTML Help Workshop). {\it Help} shows how to embed 
 \helpref{wxHtmlHelpController}{wxhtmlhelpcontroller} in your application
 while {\it Helpview} is simple tool that only pops up help window and
 displays help books given at command line.
@@ -244,7 +259,7 @@ displays help books given at command line.
 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
+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.
@@ -263,14 +278,14 @@ The layout sample demonstrates the two different layout systems offered
 by wxWindows. When starting the program, you will see a frame with some
 controls and some graphics. The controls will change their size whenever
 you resize the entire frame and the exact behaviour of the size changes
-is determined using the \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints}
-class. See also the \helpref{overview}{constraintsoverview} and the
-\helpref{wxIndividualLayoutConstraint}{wxindividuallayoutconstraint}
+is determined using the \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints} 
+class. See also the \helpref{overview}{constraintsoverview} and the 
+\helpref{wxIndividualLayoutConstraint}{wxindividuallayoutconstraint} 
 class for further information.
 
 The menu in this sample offers two more tests, one showing how to use
 a \helpref{wxBoxSizer}{wxboxsizer} in a simple dialog and the other one
-showing how to use sizers in connection with a \helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}
+showing how to use sizers in connection with a \helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook} 
 class. See also \helpref{wxNotebookSizer}{wxnotebooksizer} and 
 \helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}.
 
@@ -283,26 +298,46 @@ the menu.
 The sample also provides some timings for adding/deleting/sorting a lot of
 (several thousands) controls into the control.
 
+\subsection{Rotate sample}\label{samplerotate}
+
+This is a simple example which demonstrates how to rotate an image with
+the \helpref{wxImage::Rotate}{wximagerotate} method. The rotation can
+be done without interpolation (left mouse button) which will be faster,
+or with interpolation (right mouse button) which is slower but gives
+better results.
+
+\subsection{Scroll subwindow sample}\label{samplescrollsub}
+
+This sample demonstrates the use of the \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow} 
+class including placing subwindows into it and drawing simple graphics. It uses the 
+\helpref{SetTargetWindow}{wxscrolledwindowsettargetwindow} method and thus the effect
+of scrolling does not show in the scrolled window itself, but in one of its subwindows.
+
+Additionally, this samples demonstrates how to optimize drawing operations in wxWindows,
+in particular using the \helpref{wxWindow::IsExposed}{wxwindowisexposed} method with 
+the aim to prevent unnecessary drawing in the window and thus reducing or removing 
+flicker on screen.
+
 \subsection{Sockets sample}\label{samplesockets}
 
 The sockets sample demonstrates how to use the communication facilities
 provided by \helpref{wxSocket}{wxsocketbase}. There are two different
-applications in this sample: a server, which is implemented as a
-\helpref{wxSocketServer}{wxsocketserver} object, and a client, which is
-implemented with \helpref{wxSocketClient}{wxsocketclient}.
-
-The server binds to the local address, using TCP port number 3000, sets
-up an event handler to be notified of incoming connection requests
-({\bf wxSOCKET\_CONNECTION} event), and stands there, waiting (listening
-in the socket parlance) for clients. For each incoming client, a new
-\helpref{wxSocketBase}{wxsocketbase} object is created, which represents
-the connection. Connections are independent from the server that created
-them, so they set up their own event handler, and stay awaiting for 
-{\bf wxSOCKET\_INPUT} (incoming data) or {\bf wxSOCKET\_LOST} (connection
-closed at the remote end) events. This event handler is the same for all
-connections, and demonstrates how to determine which socket the event
-is addressed to by using the \helpref{Socket}{wxsocketeventsocket} function
-in the \helpref{wxSocketEvent}{wxsocketevent} class.
+applications in this sample: a server, which is implemented using a 
+\helpref{wxSocketServer}{wxsocketserver} object, and a client, which
+is implemented as a \helpref{wxSocketClient}{wxsocketclient}.
+
+The server binds to the local address, using TCP port number 3000,
+sets up an event handler to be notified of incoming connection requests
+({\bf wxSOCKET\_CONNECTION} events), and stands there, waiting for clients
+({\it listening} in the socket parlance). For each accepted connection,
+a new \helpref{wxSocketBase}{wxsocketbase} object is created. These
+socket objects are independent from the server that created them, so
+they set up their own event handler, and then request to be notified
+of {\bf wxSOCKET\_INPUT} (incoming data) or {\bf wxSOCKET\_LOST} 
+(connection closed at the remote end) events. In the sample, the event
+handler is the same for all connections; to find out which socket the
+event is addressed to, the \helpref{GetSocket}{wxsocketeventgetsocket} function
+is used.
 
 Although it might take some time to get used to the event-oriented
 system upon which wxSocket is built, the benefits are many. See, for
@@ -315,24 +350,23 @@ to specify the address of the server you are going to connect to (the
 TCP port number is hard-coded as 3000). Once connected, a number of
 tests are possible. Currently, three tests are implemented. They show
 how to use the basic IO calls in \helpref{wxSocketBase}{wxsocketbase},
-such as \helpref{Read}{wxsocketbaseread}, \helpref{Write}{wxsocketbasewrite},
+such as \helpref{Read}{wxsocketbaseread}, \helpref{Write}{wxsocketbasewrite}, 
 \helpref{ReadMsg}{wxsocketbasereadmsg} and \helpref{WriteMsg}{wxsocketbasewritemsg},
 and how to set up the correct IO flags depending on what you are going to
-do. See the comments in the code for more information (a lengthy explanation
-on socket flags is available in \helpref{SetFlags}{wxsocketbasesetflags}).
-Note that because both clients and connection objects in the server set
-up an event handler to catch {\bf wxSOCKET\_LOST} events, each one is
-immediately notified if the other end closes the connection.
+do. See the comments in the code for more information. Note that because
+both clients and connection objects in the server set up an event handler
+to catch {\bf wxSOCKET\_LOST} events, each one is immediately notified
+if the other end closes the connection.
 
-There is also an URL test which demonstrates how to use the \helpref{wxURL}{wxurl}
-class.
+There is also an URL test which shows how to use
+the \helpref{wxURL}{wxurl} class to fetch data from a given URL.
 
-The sockets sample is work in progress. Coming soon:
+The sockets sample is work in progress. Some things to do:
 
 \begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
 \item More tests for basic socket functionality.
 \item More tests for protocol classes (wxProtocol and its descendants).
-\item Tests for the recently added datagram socket classes.
+\item Tests for the recently added (and still in alpha stage) datagram sockets.
 \item New samples which actually do something useful (suggestions accepted).
 \end{itemize}
 
@@ -354,15 +388,15 @@ 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
+higher level 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.
+keys, you can test some actions in the text ctrl as well as get statistics on the
+text ctrls, which is useful for testing if these stastitics actually are correct.
 
-Thirdly, on platforms which support it, the sample will offer to copy text to the
+Thirdly, on platforms which support it, the sample will offer to copy text to the 
 \helpref{wxClipboard}{wxclipboard} and to paste text from it. The GTK version will
 use the so called PRIMARY SELECTION, which is the pseudo clipboard under X and
-best known from pasting text to the XTerm program. 
+best known from pasting text to the XTerm program.
 
 Last not least: some of the text controls have tooltips and the sample also shows
 how tooltips can be centrally disabled and their latency controlled.
@@ -376,12 +410,12 @@ is not multi-threading safe, i.e. that it might crash if two threads try to
 access the GUI class simultaneously. One way to prevent that is have a normal
 GUI program in the main thread and some worker threads which work in the 
 background. In order to make communication between the main thread and the
-worker threads possible, wxWindows offers the \helpref{wxPostEvent}{wxpostevent}
+worker threads possible, wxWindows offers the \helpref{wxPostEvent}{wxpostevent} 
 function and this sample makes use of this function.
 
-The other way to use a so called Mutex (such as those offered in the \helpref{wxMutex}{wxmutex}
+The other way to use a so called Mutex (such as those offered in the \helpref{wxMutex}{wxmutex} 
 class) that prevent threads from accessing the GUI classes as long as any other
-thread accesses them. For this, wxWindows has the \helpref{wxMutexGuiEnter}{wxmutexguienter}
+thread accesses them. For this, wxWindows has the \helpref{wxMutexGuiEnter}{wxmutexguienter} 
 and \helpref{wxMutexGuiLeave}{wxmutexguileave} functions, both of which are
 used and tested in the sample as well.
 
@@ -398,13 +432,23 @@ The following things are demonstrated:
 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
+toolbar buttons without having to explicitly call EnableTool. This is done
 in MyFrame::OnUpdateCopyAndCut.
 \item Using \helpref{wxToolBar::DeleteTool}{wxtoolbardeletetool} and 
 \helpref{wxToolBar::InsertTool}{wxtoolbarinserttool} to dynamically update the
 toolbar.
 \end{itemize}
 
+Some buttons in the main toolbar are check buttons, i.e. they stay checked when
+pressed. On the platforms which support it, the sample also add a combobox
+to the toolbar showing how you can use arbitrary controls and not only buttons
+in it.
+
+If you toggle another toolbar in the sample (using {\tt Ctrl-A}) you will also
+see the radio toolbar buttons in action: the first three buttons form a radio
+group, that is checking any of them automatically unchecks the previously
+checked one.
+
 \subsection{Treectrl sample}\label{sampletreectrl}
 
 This sample demonstrates using \helpref{wxTreeCtrl}{wxtreectrl} class. Here
@@ -416,3 +460,27 @@ 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.
 
+\subsection{Wizard sample}\label{samplewizard}
+
+This sample shows so-called wizard dialog (implemented using 
+\helpref{wxWizard}{wxwizard} and related classes). It shows almost all
+features supported:
+
+\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
+\item Using bitmaps with the wizard and changing them depending on the page
+shown (notice that wxValidationPage in the sample has a different image from
+the other ones)
+\item Using \helpref{TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow} 
+to verify that the data entered is correct before passing to the next page
+(done in wxValidationPage which forces the user to check a checkbox before
+continuing).
+\item Using more elaborated techniques to allow returning to the previous
+page, but not continuing to the next one or vice versa (in wxRadioboxPage)
+\item This (wxRadioboxPage) page also shows how the page may process {\tt
+Cancel} button itself instead of relying on the wizard parent to do it.
+\item Normally, the order of the pages in the wizard is known at compile-time,
+but sometimes it depends on the user choices: wxCheckboxPage shows how to
+dynamically decide which page to display next (see also 
+\helpref{wxWizardPage}{wxwizardpage})
+\end{itemize}
+