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%% Name: tsamples.tex
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%% Purpose: Samples description
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%% Author: Vadim Zeitlin
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%% Modified by:
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%% Created: 02.11.99
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%% RCS-ID: $Id$
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%% Copyright: (c) wxWidgets team
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%% License: wxWindows license
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% NB: please keep the subsections in alphabetic order!
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\section{wxWidgets samples}\label{samples}
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Probably the best way to learn wxWidgets is by reading the source of some 50+
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samples provided with it. Many aspects of wxWidgets programming can be learnt
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from them, but sometimes it is not simple to just choose the right sample to
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look at. This overview aims at describing what each sample does/demonstrates to
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make it easier to find the relevant one if a simple grep through all sources
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didn't help. They also provide some notes about using the samples and what
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features of wxWidgets are they supposed to test.
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There are currently more than 50 different samples as part of wxWidgets and
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this list is not complete. You should start your tour of wxWidgets with the
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\helpref{minimal sample}{sampleminimal} which is the wxWidgets version of
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"Hello, world!". It shows the basic structure of wxWidgets program and is the
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most commented sample of all - looking at its source code is recommended.
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The next most useful samples are probably \helpref{widgets}{samplewidgets}
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and \helpref{controls}{samplecontrols} which show many of wxWidgets native and
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generic controls, such as buttons, listboxes, checkboxes, comboboxes etc.
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Other, more complicated controls, have their own samples. In this category you
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may find the following samples showing the corresponding controls:
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\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{samplecalendar}}{Calendar a.k.a. date picker control}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxListCtrl}{samplelistctrl}}{List view control}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxTreeCtrl}{sampletreectrl}}{Tree view control}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGrid}{samplegrid}}{Grid control}
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\end{twocollist}
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Finally, it might be helpful to do a search in the entire sample directory if
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you can't find the sample showing the control you are interested in by
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name. Most classes contained in wxWidgets occur in at least one of the samples.
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\subsection{Minimal sample}\label{sampleminimal}
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The minimal sample is what most people will know under the term Hello World,
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i.e. a minimal program that doesn't demonstrate anything apart from what is
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needed to write a program that will display a "hello" dialog. This is usually
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a good starting point for learning how to use wxWidgets.
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\subsection{Animate sample}\label{sampleanimate}
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The {\tt animate} sample shows how you can use \helpref{wxAnimationCtrl}{wxanimationctrl}
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control and shows concept of a platform-dependent animation encapsulated
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in \helpref{wxAnimation}{wxanimation}.
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\subsection{Art provider sample}\label{sampleartprovider}
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The {\tt artprov} sample shows how you can customize the look of standard
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wxWidgets dialogs by replacing default bitmaps/icons with your own versions.
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It also shows how you can use wxArtProvider to
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get stock bitmaps for use in your application.
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\subsection{Calendar sample}\label{samplecalendar}
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This font shows the \helpref{calendar control}{wxcalendarctrl} in action. It
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shows how to configure the control (see the different options in the calendar
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menu) and also how to process the notifications from it.
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\subsection{Config sample}\label{sampleconfig}
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This sample demonstrates the \helpref{wxConfig}{wxconfigbase} classes in a platform
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independent way, i.e. it uses text based files to store a given configuration under
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Unix and uses the Registry under Windows.
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See \helpref{wxConfig overview}{wxconfigoverview} for the descriptions of all
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features of this class.
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\subsection{Controls sample}\label{samplecontrols}
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The controls sample is the main test program for most simple controls used in
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wxWidgets. The sample tests their basic functionality, events, placement,
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modification in terms of colour and font as well as the possibility to change
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the controls programmatically, such as adding an item to a list box etc. Apart
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from that, the sample uses a \helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook} and tests most
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features of this special control (using bitmap in the tabs, using
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\helpref{wxSizers}{wxsizer} and \helpref{constraints}{wxlayoutconstraints} within
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notebook pages, advancing pages programmatically and vetoing a page change
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by intercepting the \helpref{wxNotebookEvent}{wxnotebookevent}.
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The various controls tested are listed here:
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\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}}{Push button control, displaying text}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxBitmapButton}{wxbitmapbutton}}{Push button control, displaying a bitmap}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxCheckBox}{wxcheckbox}}{Checkbox control}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxChoice}{wxchoice}}{Choice control (a combobox without the editable area)}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxComboBox}{wxcombobox}}{A choice with an editable area}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxGauge}{wxgauge}}{A control to represent a varying quantity, such as time remaining}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticBox}{wxstaticbox}}{A static, or group box for visually grouping related controls}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxListBox}{wxlistbox}}{A list of strings for single or multiple selection}
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\twocolitem{wxSpinCtrl}{A spin ctrl with a text field and a `up-down' control}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSpinButton}{wxspinbutton}}{A spin or `up-down' control}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticText}{wxstatictext}}{One or more lines of non-editable text}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxStaticBitmap}{wxstaticbitmap}}{A control to display a bitmap}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRadioBox}{wxradiobox}}{A group of radio buttons}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxRadioButton}{wxradiobutton}}{A round button to be used with others in a mutually exclusive way}
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\twocolitem{\helpref{wxSlider}{wxslider}}{A slider that can be dragged by the user}
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\end{twocollist}
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\subsection{Database sample}\label{sampledb}
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The database sample is a small test program showing how to use the ODBC
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classes written by Remstar Intl. Obviously, this sample requires a
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database with ODBC support to be correctly installed on your system.
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\subsection{DebugRpt sample}\label{sampledebugrpt}
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This sample shows how to use \helpref{wxDebugReport}{wxdebugreport} class to
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generate a debug report in case of a program crash or otherwise. On start up,
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it proposes to either crash itself (by dereferencing a NULL pointer) or
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generate debug report without doing it. Next it initializes the debug report
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with standard information adding a custom file to it (just a timestamp) and
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allows to view the information gathered using
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\helpref{wxDebugReportPreview}{wxdebugreportpreview}.
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For the report processing part of the sample to work you should make available
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a Web server accepting form uploads, otherwise
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\helpref{wxDebugReportUpload}{wxdebugreportupload} will report an error.
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\subsection{Dialogs sample}\label{sampledialogs}
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This sample shows how to use the common dialogs available from wxWidgets. These
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dialogs are described in detail in the \helpref{Common dialogs overview}{commondialogsoverview}.
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\subsection{Dialup sample}\label{sampledialup}
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This sample shows the \helpref{wxDialUpManager}{wxdialupmanager}
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class. In the status bar, it displays the information gathered through its
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interface: in particular, the current connection status (online or offline) and
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whether the connection is permanent (in which case a string `LAN' appears in
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the third status bar field - but note that you may be on a LAN not
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connected to the Internet, in which case you will not see this) or not.
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Using the menu entries, you may also dial or hang up the line if you have a
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modem attached and (this only makes sense for Windows) list the available
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connections.
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\subsection{DnD sample}\label{samplednd}
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This sample shows both clipboard and drag and drop in action. It is quite non
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trivial and may be safely used as a basis for implementing the clipboard and
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drag and drop operations in a real-life program.
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When you run the sample, its screen is split in several parts. On the top,
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there are two listboxes which show the standard derivations of
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\helpref{wxDropTarget}{wxdroptarget}:
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\helpref{wxTextDropTarget}{wxtextdroptarget} and
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\helpref{wxFileDropTarget}{wxfiledroptarget}.
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The middle of the sample window is taken by the log window which shows what is
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going on (of course, this only works in debug builds) and may be helpful to see
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the sequence of steps of data transfer.
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Finally, the last part is used for dragging text from it to either one of the
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listboxes (only one will accept it) or another application. The last
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functionality available from the main frame is to paste a bitmap from the
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clipboard (or, in the case of the Windows version, also a metafile) - it will be
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shown in a new frame.
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So far, everything we mentioned was implemented with minimal amount of code
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using standard wxWidgets classes. The more advanced features are demonstrated
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if you create a shape frame from the main frame menu. A shape is a geometric
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object which has a position, size and color. It models some
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application-specific data in this sample. A shape object supports its own
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private \helpref{wxDataFormat}{wxdataformat} which means that you may cut and
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paste it or drag and drop (between one and the same or different shapes) from
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one sample instance to another (or the same). However, chances are that no
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other program supports this format and so shapes can also be rendered as
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bitmaps which allows them to be pasted/dropped in many other applications
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(and, under Windows, also as metafiles which are supported by most of Windows
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programs as well - try Write/Wordpad, for example).
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Take a look at DnDShapeDataObject class to see how you may use
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\helpref{wxDataObject}{wxdataobject} to achieve this.
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\subsection{Event sample}\label{sampleevent}
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The event sample demonstrates various features of the wxWidgets events. It
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shows using dynamic events and connecting/disconnecting the event handlers
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during run time and also using
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\helpref{PushEventHandler()}{wxwindowpusheventhandler} and
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\helpref{PopEventHandler()}{wxwindowpopeventhandler}.
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\subsection{Except(ions) sample}\label{sampleexcept}
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This very simple sample shows how to use C++ exceptions in wxWidgets programs,
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i.e. where to catch the exception which may be thrown by the program code. It
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doesn't do anything very exciting by itself, you need to study its code to
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understand what goes on.
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You need to build the library with \texttt{wxUSE\_EXCEPTIONS} being set to $1$
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and compile your code with C++ exceptions support to be able to build this
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sample.
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\subsection{Exec sample}\label{sampleexec}
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The exec sample demonstrates the \helpref{wxExecute}{wxexecute} and
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\helpref{wxShell}{wxshell} functions. Both of them are used to execute the
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external programs and the sample shows how to do this synchronously (waiting
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until the program terminates) or asynchronously (notification will come later).
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It also shows how to capture the output of the child process in both
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synchronous and asynchronous cases and how to kill the processes with
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\helpref{wxProcess::Kill}{wxprocesskill} and test for their existence with
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\helpref{wxProcess::Exists}{wxprocessexists}.
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\subsection{Font sample}\label{samplefont}
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The font sample demonstrates \helpref{wxFont}{wxfont},
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\helpref{wxFontEnumerator}{wxfontenumerator} and
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\helpref{wxFontMapper}{wxfontmapper} classes. It allows you to see the fonts
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available (to wxWidgets) on the computer and shows all characters of the
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chosen font as well.
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\subsection{Grid sample}\label{samplegrid}
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TODO.
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\subsection{HTML samples}\label{samplehtml}
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Eight HTML samples (you can find them in directory {\tt samples/html})
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cover all features of the HTML sub-library.
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{\bf Test} demonstrates how to create \helpref{wxHtmlWindow}{wxhtmlwindow}
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and also shows most supported HTML tags.
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{\bf Widget} shows how you can embed ordinary controls or windows within an
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HTML page. It also nicely explains how to write new tag handlers and extend
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the library to work with unsupported tags.
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{\bf About} may give you an idea how to write good-looking About boxes.
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{\bf Zip} demonstrates use of virtual file systems in wxHTML. The zip archives
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handler (ships with wxWidgets) allows you to access HTML pages stored
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in a compressed archive as if they were ordinary files.
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{\bf Virtual} is yet another virtual file systems demo. This one generates pages at run-time.
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You may find it useful if you need to display some reports in your application.
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{\bf Printing} explains use of \helpref{wxHtmlEasyPrinting}{wxhtmleasyprinting}
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class which serves as as-simple-as-possible interface for printing HTML
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documents without much work. In fact, only few function calls are sufficient.
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{\bf Help} and {\bf Helpview} are variations on displaying HTML help
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(compatible with MS HTML Help Workshop). {\it Help} shows how to embed
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\helpref{wxHtmlHelpController}{wxhtmlhelpcontroller} in your application
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while {\it Helpview} is a simple tool that only pops up the help window and
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displays help books given at command line.
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\subsection{Image sample}\label{sampleimage}
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The image sample demonstrates use of the \helpref{wxImage}{wximage} class
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and shows how to download images in a variety of formats, currently PNG, GIF,
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TIFF, JPEG, BMP, PNM and PCX. The top of the sample shows two rectangles, one
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of which is drawn directly in the window, the other one is drawn into a
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\helpref{wxBitmap}{wxbitmap}, converted to a wxImage, saved as a PNG image
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and then reloaded from the PNG file again so that conversions between wxImage
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and wxBitmap as well as loading and saving PNG files are tested.
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At the bottom of the main frame there is a test for using a monochrome bitmap by
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drawing into a \helpref{wxMemoryDC}{wxmemorydc}. The bitmap is then drawn
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specifying the foreground and background colours with
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\helpref{wxDC::SetTextForeground}{wxdcsettextforeground} and
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\helpref{wxDC::SetTextBackground}{wxdcsettextbackground} (on the left). The
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bitmap is then converted to a wxImage and the foreground colour (black) is
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replaced with red using \helpref{wxImage::Replace}{wximagereplace}.
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This sample also contains the code for testing the image rotation and resizing
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and using raw bitmap access, see the corresponding menu commands.
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\subsection{Internat(ionalization) sample}\label{sampleinternat}
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The not very clearly named internat sample demonstrates the wxWidgets
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internationalization (i18n for short from now on) features. To be more
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precise, it only shows localization support, i.e. support for translating the
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program messages into another language while true i18n would also involve
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changing the other aspects of the programs behaviour.
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More information about this sample can be found in the {\tt readme.txt} file in
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its directory. Please see also \helpref{i18n overview}{internationalization}.
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\subsection{Layout sample}\label{samplelayout}
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The layout sample demonstrates the two different layout systems offered
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by wxWidgets. When starting the program, you will see a frame with some
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controls and some graphics. The controls will change their size whenever
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you resize the entire frame and the exact behaviour of the size changes
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is determined using the \helpref{wxLayoutConstraints}{wxlayoutconstraints}
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class. See also the \helpref{overview}{constraintsoverview} and the
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\helpref{wxIndividualLayoutConstraint}{wxindividuallayoutconstraint}
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class for further information.
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The menu in this sample offers two more tests, one showing how to use
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a \helpref{wxBoxSizer}{wxboxsizer} in a simple dialog and the other one
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showing how to use sizers in connection with a \helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}
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class. See also \helpref{wxSizer}{wxsizer}.
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\subsection{Listctrl sample}\label{samplelistctrl}
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This sample shows the \helpref{wxListCtrl}{wxlistctrl} control. Different modes
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supported by the control (list, icons, small icons, report) may be chosen from
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the menu.
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The sample also provides some timings for adding/deleting/sorting a lot of
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(several thousands) items into the control.
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\subsection{Mediaplayer sample}\label{samplemediaplayer}
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This sample demonstrates how to use all the features of
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\helpref{wxMediaCtrl}{wxmediactrl} and play various types of sound, video,
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and other files.
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It replaces the old dynamic sample.
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\subsection{Notebook sample}\label{samplenotebook}
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This samples shows \helpref{wxBookCtrl}{wxbookctrloverview} family of controls.
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Although initially it was written to demonstrate \helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}
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only, it can now be also used to see \helpref{wxListbook}{wxlistbook},
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\helpref{wxChoicebook}{wxchoicebook} and \helpref{wxTreebook}{wxtreebook} in action.
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Test each of the controls, their orientation, images and pages using commands through menu.
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\subsection{Render sample}\label{samplerender}
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This sample shows how to replace the default wxWidgets
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\helpref{renderer}{wxrenderernative} and also how to write a shared library
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(DLL) implementing a renderer and load and unload it during the run-time.
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\subsection{Scroll subwindow sample}\label{samplescrollsub}
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This sample demonstrates use of the \helpref{wxScrolledWindow}{wxscrolledwindow}
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class including placing subwindows into it and drawing simple graphics. It uses the
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\helpref{SetTargetWindow}{wxscrolledwindowsettargetwindow} method and thus the effect
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of scrolling does not show in the scrolled window itself, but in one of its subwindows.
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Additionally, this samples demonstrates how to optimize drawing operations in wxWidgets,
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in particular using the \helpref{wxWindow::IsExposed}{wxwindowisexposed} method with
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the aim to prevent unnecessary drawing in the window and thus reducing or removing
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flicker on screen.
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\subsection{Sockets sample}\label{samplesockets}
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The sockets sample demonstrates how to use the communication facilities
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provided by \helpref{wxSocket}{wxsocketbase}. There are two different
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applications in this sample: a server, which is implemented using a
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\helpref{wxSocketServer}{wxsocketserver} object, and a client, which
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is implemented as a \helpref{wxSocketClient}{wxsocketclient}.
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The server binds to the local address, using TCP port number 3000,
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sets up an event handler to be notified of incoming connection requests
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({\bf wxSOCKET\_CONNECTION} events), and sits there, waiting for clients
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({\it listening}, in socket parlance). For each accepted connection,
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a new \helpref{wxSocketBase}{wxsocketbase} object is created. These
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socket objects are independent from the server that created them, so
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they set up their own event handler, and then request to be notified
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of {\bf wxSOCKET\_INPUT} (incoming data) or {\bf wxSOCKET\_LOST}
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(connection closed at the remote end) events. In the sample, the event
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handler is the same for all connections; to find out which socket the
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event is addressed to, the \helpref{GetSocket}{wxsocketeventgetsocket} function
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is used.
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Although it might take some time to get used to the event-oriented
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system upon which wxSocket is built, the benefits are many. See, for
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example, that the server application, while being single-threaded
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(and of course without using fork() or ugly select() loops) can handle
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an arbitrary number of connections.
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The client starts up unconnected, so you can use the Connect... option
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to specify the address of the server you are going to connect to (the
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TCP port number is hard-coded as 3000). Once connected, a number of
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tests are possible. Currently, three tests are implemented. They show
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how to use the basic IO calls in \helpref{wxSocketBase}{wxsocketbase},
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such as \helpref{Read}{wxsocketbaseread}, \helpref{Write}{wxsocketbasewrite},
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\helpref{ReadMsg}{wxsocketbasereadmsg} and \helpref{WriteMsg}{wxsocketbasewritemsg},
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and how to set up the correct IO flags depending on what you are going to
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do. See the comments in the code for more information. Note that because
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both clients and connection objects in the server set up an event handler
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to catch {\bf wxSOCKET\_LOST} events, each one is immediately notified
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if the other end closes the connection.
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There is also a URL test which shows how to use
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the \helpref{wxURL}{wxurl} class to fetch data from a given URL.
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The sockets sample is work in progress. Some things to do:
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item More tests for basic socket functionality.
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\item More tests for protocol classes (wxProtocol and its descendants).
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\item Tests for the recently added (and still in alpha stage) datagram sockets.
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\item New samples which actually do something useful (suggestions accepted).
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\end{itemize}
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\subsection{Sound sample}\label{samplesound}
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The {\tt sound} sample shows how to use \helpref{wxSound}{wxsound} for simple
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audio output (e.g. notifications).
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\subsection{Statbar sample}\label{samplestatbar}
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This sample shows how to create and use wxStatusBar. Although most of the
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samples have a statusbar, they usually only create a default one and only
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do it once.
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Here you can see how to recreate the statusbar (with possibly different number
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of fields) and how to use it to show icons/bitmaps and/or put arbitrary
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controls into it.
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\subsection{Tab order sample}\label{sampletaborder}
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This sample allows to test keyboard navigation (mostly done using the
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\texttt{\textsc{TAB}} key, hence the sample name) between different controls.
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It shows the use of
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\helpref{wxWindow::MoveBeforeInTabOrder()}{wxwindowmovebeforeintaborder} and
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\helpref{MoveAfterInTabOrder()}{wxwindowmoveafterintaborder} methods to change
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the default order of the windows in the navigation chain and of
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\helpref{wxWindow::Navigate()}{wxwindownavigate} for moving focus along this
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chain.
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\subsection{Text sample}\label{sampletext}
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This sample demonstrates four features: firstly the use and many variants of
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the \helpref{wxTextCtrl}{wxtextctrl} class (single line, multi line, read only,
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password, ignoring TAB, ignoring ENTER).
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Secondly it shows how to intercept a \helpref{wxKeyEvent}{wxkeyevent} in both
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the raw form using the {\tt EVT\_KEY\_UP} and {\tt EVT\_KEY\_DOWN} macros and the
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higher level from using the {\tt EVT\_CHAR} macro. All characters will be logged
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in a log window at the bottom of the main window. By pressing some of the function
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keys, you can test some actions in the text ctrl as well as get statistics on the
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text ctrls, which is useful for testing if these statistics actually are correct.
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Thirdly, on platforms which support it, the sample will offer to copy text to the
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\helpref{wxClipboard}{wxclipboard} and to paste text from it. The GTK version will
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use the so called PRIMARY SELECTION, which is the pseudo clipboard under X and
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best known from pasting text to the XTerm program.
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Last not least: some of the text controls have tooltips and the sample also shows
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how tooltips can be centrally disabled and their latency controlled.
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\subsection{Thread sample}\label{samplethread}
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This sample demonstrates use of threads in connection with GUI programs.
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There are two fundamentally different ways to use threads in GUI programs and
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either way has to take care of the fact that the GUI library itself usually
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is not multi-threading safe, i.e. that it might crash if two threads try to
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access the GUI class simultaneously. One way to prevent that is have a normal
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GUI program in the main thread and some worker threads which work in the
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background. In order to make communication between the main thread and the
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worker threads possible, wxWidgets offers the \helpref{wxPostEvent}{wxpostevent}
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function and this sample makes use of this function.
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The other way to use a so called Mutex (such as those offered in the \helpref{wxMutex}{wxmutex}
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class) that prevent threads from accessing the GUI classes as long as any other
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thread accesses them. For this, wxWidgets has the \helpref{wxMutexGuiEnter}{wxmutexguienter}
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and \helpref{wxMutexGuiLeave}{wxmutexguileave} functions, both of which are
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used and tested in the sample as well.
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See also \helpref{Multithreading overview}{wxthreadoverview} and \helpref{wxThread}{wxthread}.
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\subsection{Toolbar sample}\label{sampletoolbar}
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The toolbar sample shows the \helpref{wxToolBar}{wxtoolbar} class in action.
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The following things are demonstrated:
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Creating the toolbar using \helpref{wxToolBar::AddTool}{wxtoolbaraddtool}
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and \helpref{wxToolBar::AddControl}{wxtoolbaraddcontrol}: see
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MyApp::InitToolbar in the sample.
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\item Using {\tt EVT\_UPDATE\_UI} handler for automatically enabling/disabling
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toolbar buttons without having to explicitly call EnableTool. This is done
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in MyFrame::OnUpdateCopyAndCut.
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\item Using \helpref{wxToolBar::DeleteTool}{wxtoolbardeletetool} and
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\helpref{wxToolBar::InsertTool}{wxtoolbarinserttool} to dynamically update the
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toolbar.
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\end{itemize}
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Some buttons in the main toolbar are check buttons, i.e. they stay checked when
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pressed. On the platforms which support it, the sample also adds a combobox
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to the toolbar showing how you can use arbitrary controls and not only buttons
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in it.
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If you toggle another toolbar in the sample (using {\tt Ctrl-A}) you will also
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see the radio toolbar buttons in action: the first three buttons form a radio
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group, i.e. checking any of them automatically unchecks the previously
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checked one.
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\subsection{Treectrl sample}\label{sampletreectrl}
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This sample demonstrates using the \helpref{wxTreeCtrl}{wxtreectrl} class. Here
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you may see how to process various notification messages sent by this control
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and also when they occur (by looking at the messages in the text control in
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the bottom part of the frame).
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Adding, inserting and deleting items and branches from the tree as well as
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sorting (in default alphabetical order as well as in custom one) is
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demonstrated here as well - try the corresponding menu entries.
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\subsection{Widgets sample}\label{samplewidgets}
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The widgets sample is the main presentation program for most simple and advanced
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native controls and complex generic widgets provided by wxWidgets.
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The sample tests their basic functionality, events, placement, modification
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in terms of colour and font as well as the possibility to change
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the controls programmatically, such as adding an item to a list box etc.
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All widgets are categorized for easy browsing.
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\subsection{Wizard sample}\label{samplewizard}
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This sample shows the so-called wizard dialog (implemented using
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\helpref{wxWizard}{wxwizard} and related classes). It shows almost all
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features supported:
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Using bitmaps with the wizard and changing them depending on the page
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shown (notice that wxValidationPage in the sample has a different image from
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the other ones)
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\item Using \helpref{TransferDataFromWindow}{wxwindowtransferdatafromwindow}
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to verify that the data entered is correct before passing to the next page
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(done in wxValidationPage which forces the user to check a checkbox before
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continuing).
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\item Using more elaborated techniques to allow returning to the previous
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page, but not continuing to the next one or vice versa (in wxRadioboxPage)
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\item This (wxRadioboxPage) page also shows how the page may process the {\tt
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Cancel} button itself instead of relying on the wizard parent to do it.
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\item Normally, the order of the pages in the wizard is known at compile-time,
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but sometimes it depends on the user choices: wxCheckboxPage shows how to
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dynamically decide which page to display next (see also
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\helpref{wxWizardPage}{wxwizardpage})
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\end{itemize}
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