X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/f6bcfd974ef26faf6f91a62cac09827e09463fd1..6a54cc2a1156229f1db27ec816c9be84e8da2ee3:/docs/html/faqgen.htm?ds=inline diff --git a/docs/html/faqgen.htm b/docs/html/faqgen.htm index a4e15b4185..4bcbaf21df 100644 --- a/docs/html/faqgen.htm +++ b/docs/html/faqgen.htm @@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ different platforms. wxWindows defines a common API across platforms, but uses t so your program will take on the native 'look and feel' that users are familiar with.

Although GUI applications are mostly built programmatically, there is a dialog editor to help -build attractive dialogs and panels.

+build attractive dialogs and panels. Robert Roebling's wxDesigner +makes light work of resizable, portable dialogs.

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 Python interface for wxWindows 2.

Can I use wxWindows 2 for both proprietary (commercial) projects, and GPL'ed projects?

@@ -61,34 +62,8 @@ wxWindows is obtained by many different means, and we cannot monitor distribution. The mailing list contains around 300-400 entries which is quite large for a list of this type.

-

I am about to start a wxWindows 1.xx project. Should I use 2 instead?

- -wxWindows 2 is still in beta but it's actually pretty useable (Windows, GTK, Motif).

- -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.

- -

Why would I want to use wxWindows 2 in preference to wxWindows 1.xx?

- -Some reasons: - - - -

How can I prepare for wxWindows 2?

- -To make porting to wxWindows 2 easier in the future, take a look at some -tips for writing existing code in a 2-compatible way.

+See Users for a list of some users and their applications, and +also Feedback for comments.

How much has the API changed since 1.xx?

@@ -124,18 +99,17 @@ While wxWindows 2 is being developed, there will be further patches to wxWindows Obviously we are investing most of our energy into the new code, but we're also trying to fix bugs in the current version.

-

What platforms will be supported by wxWindows 2?

+

What platforms are supported by wxWindows 2?

@@ -207,7 +181,7 @@ no wxWindows wrapper for these.

How is wxWindows 2 being developed?

We are using the CVS 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.

To build source from CVS, see the file BuildCVS.txt in the top-level wxWindows distribution