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Announcing wxWidgets 2.6.0: a cross-platform GUI toolkit
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April 21st, 2005 -- the wxWidgets team is pleased to announce
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a new official release of the mature cross-platform C++
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application framework.
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The following platforms are supported:
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- Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP
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- Windows CE, including Pocket PC 2003 and Smartphone 2003
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- Linux/Unix/VMS with GTK+ 1.x and 2.0
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- Linux/Unix with X11 (beta)
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- Linux/Unix with Motif/Lesstif
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- Mac OS 9.x and 10.2 and above using Carbon
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- Mac OS 10.x using Cocoa (beta)
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- OS/2 (beta)
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- MGL for Linux and DOS
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- Palm OS (alpha)
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A non-GUI subset of wxWidgets called wxBase is also supported
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on most of these platforms.
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To get wxWidgets, go to the Download page at:
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http://www.wxwidgets.org
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Since 2.4.2, we have added support for Windows Mobile devices,
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enhanced GTK+ 2 support, radically overhauled the Mac OS X port,
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replaced the build system with Bakefile, added better
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integration with STL, and added a CppUnit-based test suite.
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Other changes include sizer improvements, new Gnome printing
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features, ODBC enhancements such as BLOB support and Unicode
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support on Windows, wxTaskBarIcon support on Mac OS X and Linux
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as well as Windows, top-level windows can have arbitrary shapes,
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images can have alpha channels, plus many API enhancements and
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bug fixes to existing classes. New classes include
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wxVScrolledWindow, wxVListBox, wxHtmlListbox,
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wxPropertySheetDialog, wxGridBagSizer, wxMediaCtrl,
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wxDatePickerCtrl, wxArchiveInputStream/wxArchiveOutputStream
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(including zip archive read/write support), wxListbook,
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wxChoicebook, wxDebugReport, and more.
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*** About wxWidgets
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wxWidgets is a comprehensive open-source, multi-platform C++ GUI
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framework, that can be used to build commercial and free
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software. First released in 1992 under the name wxWindows, it's
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increasingly used by organisations and individuals all over the
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world due to its winning combination of sophistication, wide
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platform coverage, ease of use, unrestrictive licence and
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vibrant user community.
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For most ports, wxWidgets adopts the native look and feel of
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each platform since it uses the native widget sets. There is also
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a generic widget set, used for example by the wxX11 port - no
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other widget set is required, giving the potential for embedded
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use.
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An extraordinary range of classes is provided - but don't be put
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off by this because most people find wxWidgets easier to learn
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and use than MFC and other frameworks.
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As well as comprehensive support for the usual widgets, advanced
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features include: HTML viewing/printing, wxImage class providing
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handlers for reading and writing many image types, resizeable panels
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and dialogs on all platforms, document/view, OpenGL support,
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HTML-based and context-sensitive help, wizards, drag and drop,
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a grid class, ODBC support, threads, sockets, container classes,
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a styled text control, and much more. A 2,000 page reference manual
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is provided in HTML, MS HTML Help, WinHelp, wxWidgets Help and PDF
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formats, and there are over eighty samples and demos.
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If you're an MFC user, you'll find many wxWidgets concepts
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reassuringly familiar, while often clearer and more consistent.
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If you're not, you should still find it intuitive from the start.
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wxWidgets bindings for several other languages are available,
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including Python, Perl, Basic, Lua, JavaScript and Eiffel.
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If you're considering wxWidgets, do check out some of these links:
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http://www.wxwidgets.org/feedback.htm ; Comments from users
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http://www.wxwidgets.org/screensh.htm ; Screenshots
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http://www.wxwidgets.org/users.htm ; A list of some of our
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; users
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Have fun!
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The wxWidgets team
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