X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/8695c06a6a5a87b80dfe862a7757fc7e06168455..c266eff98c5e44012647f54f38a1e29ecabd8759:/docs/latex/wx/libs.tex diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/libs.tex b/docs/latex/wx/libs.tex index 8dcee88b85..4da3b2a772 100644 --- a/docs/latex/wx/libs.tex +++ b/docs/latex/wx/libs.tex @@ -2,90 +2,149 @@ \setheader{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}{}{}{}{}{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}% \setfooter{\thepage}{}{}{}{}{\thepage}% -Starting from version 2.5.0 wxWindows can be built either as a single large +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} + +Please note that arrows indicate the "depends from" relation and that +all blue boxes depend from wxBase library (i.e. they are non-GUI libraries), and +all green boxes depend from wxCore library (i.e. they are GUI libraries). {\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 wxCore}} + +Basic GUI classes such as GDI classes or controls are in this library. All +wxWidgets GUI applications must link against this library, only console mode +applications don't. + +Requires wxBase. + +{\large {\bf wxAui}} + +This contains the Advanced User Interface docking library. + +Requires wxAdvanced, wxHTML, wxXML, wxCore, wxBase. + {\large {\bf wxNet}} Classes for network access: \begin{itemize} \item{ wxSocket classes (\helpref{wxSocketClient}{wxsocketclient}, - \helpref{wxSocketServer}{wxsocketserver} and related classes) } + \helpref{wxSocketServer}{wxsocketserver} and related classes) } \item{ \helpref{wxSocketOutputStream}{wxsocketoutputstream} and - \helpref{wxSocketInputStream}{wxsocketinputstream} } + \helpref{wxSocketInputStream}{wxsocketinputstream} } \item{ sockets-based IPC classes (\helpref{wxTCPServer}{wxddeserver}, - \helpref{wxTCPClient}{wxddeclient} and - \helpref{wxTCPConnection}{wxddeconnection}) } + \helpref{wxTCPClient}{wxddeclient} and + \helpref{wxTCPConnection}{wxddeconnection}) } \item{ \helpref{wxURL}{wxurl} } \item{ wxInternetFSHandler (a \helpref{wxFileSystem handler}{fs}) } -Requires wxBase. \end{itemize} -{\large {\bf wxXML}} - -This library contains simple classes for parsing XML documents. Note that -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. Requires wxBase. -{\large {\bf wxODBC}} +{\large {\bf wxRichText}} -\helpref{Database classes}{odbcoverview}. Requires wxBase. +This contains generic rich text control functionality. -{\large {\bf wxCore}} +Requires wxAdvanced, wxHTML, wxXML, wxCore, wxBase. -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 -applications don't. +{\large {\bf wxXML}} + +This library contains simple classes for parsing XML documents. + +Requires wxBase. {\large {\bf wxAdvanced}} -More advanced or rarely used GUI classes: +Advanced or rarely used GUI classes: -\begin{itemize} +\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt \item{ \helpref{wxBufferedDC}{wxbuffereddc} } \item{ \helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl} } -\item{ \helpref{wxDragImage}{wxdragimage} } \item{ \helpref{wxGrid classes}{gridoverview} } \item{ \helpref{wxJoystick}{wxjoystick} } \item{ \helpref{wxLayoutAlgorithm}{wxlayoutalgorithm} } \item{ \helpref{wxSplashScreen}{wxsplashscreen} } \item{ \helpref{wxTaskBarIcon}{wxtaskbaricon} } -\item{ \helpref{wxTipDialog}{wxtipdialog} } -\item{ \helpref{wxWave}{wxwave} } +\item{ \helpref{wxSound}{wxsound} } \item{ \helpref{wxWizard}{wxwizard} } \item{ \helpref{wxSashLayoutWindow}{wxsashlayoutwindow} } \item{ \helpref{wxSashWindow}{wxsashwindow} } +\item{ ...others } \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 wxXML, wxCore, wxBase. + +{\large {\bf wxDbGrid}} + +\helpref{wxDbGridTableBase}{wxdbgridtablebase} class which combines + \helpref{wxGrid}{wxgrid} and \helpref{wxDbTable}{wxdbtable}. + +Requires wxODBC, wxAdvanced, wxCore, wxBase. + +{\large {\bf wxXRC}} + +This library contains \helpref{wxXmlResource}{wxxmlresource} class that +provides access to XML resource files in XRC format + +Requires wxAdvanced, wxHTML, wxXML, wxCore, wxBase. + +{\large {\bf wxSTC}} + +STC (Styled Text Control) is a wrapper around Scintilla, a syntax-highlighting text editor. + +Requires wxCore, wxBase.