X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/8a7fd2e3edf2ae83db82d4e83829594466d388b7..b0dd9c00ab0f192d58f008f37beed9a2af258d22:/docs/latex/wx/libs.tex?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/libs.tex b/docs/latex/wx/libs.tex index ee7436b8a7..0183a64e7b 100644 --- a/docs/latex/wx/libs.tex +++ b/docs/latex/wx/libs.tex @@ -2,17 +2,22 @@ \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 +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 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. @@ -20,16 +25,19 @@ 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 wxXML}} @@ -37,35 +45,74 @@ 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. +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{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{wxSound}{wxsound} } +\item{ \helpref{wxWizard}{wxwizard} } +\item{ \helpref{wxSashLayoutWindow}{wxsashlayoutwindow} } +\item{ \helpref{wxSashWindow}{wxsashwindow} } +\end{itemize} + +Requires wxCore and wxBase. + +{\large {\bf wxMedia}} + +Advanced classes that are either low-level or deal with media. + +\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt +\item{ \helpref{wxMediaCtrl}{wxmediactrl} } +\end{itemize} + 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 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. +