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wxWindows 2.1.11
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Welcome to wxWindows 2, a sophisticated cross-platform C++
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framework for writing advanced GUI applications using (where
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possible) the native controls.
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In addition to common and advanced GUI facilities such as frames, scrolling
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windows, toolbars, tree controls, icons, device contexts, printing,
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splitter windows and so on, there are wrappers for common file operations,
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and facilities for writing TCP/IP applications, thread handling, and more.
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Where certain features are not available on a platform, such as MDI and
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tree controls on Unix, they are emulated.
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A detailed 1100-page reference manual is supplied in HTML, PDF and
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Windows Help form: see the docs hierarchy.
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For a quick start, point your Web browser at docs/html/index.htm for a list of
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important documents and samples.
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Changes in this release
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These are some of the major improvements:
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wxWindows 2.1.11
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- Numerous bug fixes and consistency improvements.
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- Further samples.
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- Factoring out of some code into base classes, for easier
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maintenance.
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- Ability to compile library in console (non-GUI) mode.
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- Integration of wxHTML widget and help controller into
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wxWindows. wxHTML allows HTML viewing and printing (wxGTK
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and wxMSW, partial support in wxMotif).
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- New classes wxChrono, wxDialUpManager, wxFontEnumerator,
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wxWizard, wxStaticLine, etc.
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- wxShowTip for showing 'startup tips' to the user.
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- wxSocket and wxThread classes rewritten.
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- New, consistent drag and drop API (not wxMotif).
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- Better-looking dialogs in wxGTK; native message box used
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in wxMotif.
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- wxSizers reimplemented and used to specify window layout
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for some generic dialogs.
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- New, more sophisticated wxGrid class (in beta). The old grid
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class can still be used.
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- Text alignment options in wxStaticText.
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- wxImage class extended to read PCX and GIF files.
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- Documentation improvements.
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- Revised configure system for wxGTK and wxMotif; tmake-based
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system for generating wxMSW makefiles.
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- Installer for Windows as alternative to zip archives.
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Platforms supported
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wxWindows 2 currently supports the following platforms:
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- Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, Windows NT
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- Most Unix variants with Motif/Lesstif
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- Most Unix variants with GTK+
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- Mac (not covered here: please see the wxWindows web site
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for details)
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Most popular C++ compilers are supported; see the release notes
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(available via docs/html/index.htm) for details.
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Files
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The distribution is available in a number of formats.
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The most convenient is the platform-specific distribution,
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but the zip set forms a more complete distribution, for example if
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you wish to take part in wxWindows development. Also, add-ons
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such as OGL may only be available in zip form.
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Zip set
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Depending on what you downloaded, you may have one or more of
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these ports. You may unarchive any or all of the ports into
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the same directory hierarchy. The zip archive set comprises the
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following, where x is the minor version and y the release number:
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wx2_x_y_gen.zip Generic source code and samples (required)
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wx2_x_y_msw.zip Windows-specific source code
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wx2_x_y_mot.zip Motif-specific source code
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wx2_x_y_gtk.zip GTK-specific source code
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wx2_x_y_stubs.zip Stubs ('empty port') source. Needs
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wx2_x_y_gen.zip/tgz.
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wx2_x_y_doc.zip Documentation source code (not required)
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wx2_x_y_hlp.zip WinHelp documentation
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wx2_x_y_pdf.zip Acrobat PDF documentation
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wx2_x_y_htm.zip HTML documentation
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wx2_x_y_vc.zip MS VC++ 5/6 project files
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wx2_x_y_bc.zip Borland C++ 5 project files
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wx2_x_y_cw.zip Metrowerks CodeWarrior 4.1 project files
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jpeg.zip Optional JPEG library
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ogl3.zip Optional Object Graphics Library
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glcanvas.zip Optional wxGLCanvas class (Motif, GTK, MSW)
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tex2rtf2.zip Tex2RTF documentation tool
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wxWindows for GTK distribution
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wxGTK-2.x.y.tgz wxGTK source distribution. You will
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need the HTML and/or PDF documentation
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from the zip set (above).
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wxWindows for Motif distribution
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wxMotif-2.x.y.tgz wxMotif source distribution. You will
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need the HTML and/or PDF documentation
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-- OR -- from the zip set (above).
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wx2_x_y_gen.zip
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wx2_x_y_mot.zip
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jpeg.zip
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wxWindows for Windows distribution
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As well as the core source, the Windows setup contains:
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- Windows Help versions of the documentation (docs/winhelp);
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- wxGLCanvas (OpenGL integration, in utils/glcanvas);
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- OGL 3 (Object Graphics Library, in utils/ogl);
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- wxTreeLayout (for tree drawing, in utils/wxtree);
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- a Dialog Editor binary;
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- the JPEG library.
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setup.exe Setup file (Windows 95/98, NT)
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setup.* Other setup files
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Installation
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wxWindows 2 needs to be compiled before you can test out
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the samples or write your own applications.
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For installation information, please see the install.txt file
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in the individual directories:
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docs/msw
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docs/gtk
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docs/motif
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Licence information
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-------------------
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For licensing information, please see the files:
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docs/preamble.txt
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docs/licence.txt
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docs/licendoc.txt
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docs/gpl.txt
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docs/lgpl.txt
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Although this may seem complex, it is there to allow authors of
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proprietary/commercial applications to use wxWindows in
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addition to those writing GPL'ed applications. In summary,
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the licence is L-GPL plus a clause allowing unrestricted
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distribution of application binaries. To answer a FAQ, you
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don't have to distribute any source if you wish to write
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commercial applications using wxWindows.
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Documentation
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See docs/release.txt for some notes about the current release.
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See docs/bugs.txt for a bug list: this file is new and will initially
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be edited by hand, later generated from a web-based bug database.
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See docs/html/index.htm for an HTML index of the major documents.
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See docs/changes.txt for a detailed history of changes to wxWindows 2
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(not up-to-date).
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The Windows help files are located in docs/winhelp.
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The PDF help files are located in docs/pdf.
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Further information
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The wxWindows Web site is located at:
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http://www.wxwindows.org
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The wxGTK Web site (with further wxGTK-specific files and
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information) is located at:
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http://www.freiburg.linux.de/~wxxt
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The main wxWindows ftp site is at:
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ftp://www.remstar.com/pub/wxwin
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A wxWindows CD-ROM with the latest distribution plus an HTML
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front-end and hundreds of MB of compilers, utilities and other
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material may be ordered from the CD-ROM page (see the wxWindows
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web site) or contact Julian Smart <julian.smart@ukonline.co.uk>.
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Good luck!
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The wxWindows Team, November 1999
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