wxWidgets/wxPython
Robin Dunn 09740c31b9 Mode distrib scripts and such
git-svn-id: https://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk@16846 c3d73ce0-8a6f-49c7-b76d-6d57e0e08775
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contrib Added wxXmlResourceHandler to wxPython and enabled it's virtuals to be 2002-08-24 02:29:34 +00:00
demo Some updates for the demo 2002-08-28 01:39:00 +00:00
distrib Mode distrib scripts and such 2002-08-28 20:02:20 +00:00
samples Typo fixed 2002-08-14 23:25:45 +00:00
scripts Some distrib updates for wxPythonOSX, and reSWIGged a bit 2002-08-27 01:11:04 +00:00
src SWIGged updates for wxMac 2002-08-28 04:35:28 +00:00
tests Checked wxConfig on Linux, added filename 2001-10-03 06:14:25 +00:00
wxPython Use the default stdio window for the gui tools 2002-08-27 18:59:18 +00:00
wxSWIG Ignore generated Makefile 2002-04-30 02:56:48 +00:00
.cvsignore Some little tweaks 2002-08-27 00:57:19 +00:00
b Minor updates to build scripts 2002-05-14 07:47:40 +00:00
b.bat Installer updates 2002-08-28 17:49:58 +00:00
BUILD.osx.txt Updated wxPython build instructions 2002-05-30 18:40:57 +00:00
BUILD.unix.txt Typo fixed 2002-07-11 20:17:16 +00:00
BUILD.win32.txt MSLU clarifications 2002-07-27 22:28:19 +00:00
CHANGES.txt Updated note about the tool scripts 2002-08-27 18:56:35 +00:00
MANIFEST.in Moved tools to be a Python package in wxPython.tools, added scripts to 2002-08-08 18:28:21 +00:00
my_distutils.py Since I have made several changes to SWIG over the years to accomodate 2002-04-29 19:56:57 +00:00
README.txt minor updates 2002-06-05 16:45:04 +00:00
setup.cfg Some distribution tweaks 2001-05-22 18:22:04 +00:00
setup.py Some build/distrib tweaks 2002-08-25 05:59:23 +00:00

wxPython README
---------------

Welcome to the wonderful world of wxPython!

Once you have installed the wxPython extension module, you can try it
out by going to the [install dir]\wxPython\demo directory and typing:

    python demo.py

There are also some other sample files there for you to play with and
learn from.

If you selected to install the documentation then point your browser
to [install dir]\wxPython\docs\index.htm and you will then be looking
at the docs for wxWindows.  For the most part you can use the C++ docs
as most classes and methods are used identically.  Where there are
differences they are documented with a "wxPython Note."

On Win32 systems the binary self-installer creates a program group on
the Start Menu that contains a link to running the demo and a link to
the help file.  To help you save disk space I'm now using Microsoft's
HTML Help format.  If your system doesn't know what to do with the help
file, you can install the HTML Help Viewer as part of IE 4+, NT
Service Pack 4+, or the HTML Workshop at

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/htmlhelp/html/hwMicrosoftHTMLHelpDownloads.asp

For some features, the latest common controls library from microsoft
is required.  You can get this by installing IE 5.0 or Office 2000.
You can also get it independently from here:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/Comctl32/5.80.2614.3600/W9XNT4/EN-US/50comupd.exe

Windows 95 users may also need the WinSock 2.0 and OpenGL libraries.
These can be found at these sites:


http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/default.asp

http://www.opengl.org/Downloads/Downloads.html



Getting Help
------------

Since wxPython is a blending of multiple technologies, help comes from
multiple sources.  See the http://wxPython.org/ for details on various
sources of help, but probably the best source is the wxPython-users
mail list.  You can view the archive or subscribe by going to

       http://lists.wxwindows.org/mailman/listinfo/wxpython-users

Or you can send mail directly to the list using this address:

       wxpython-users@lists.wxwindows.org


Other Info
----------

Please also see the following files in this directory:

       CHANGES.txt     Information about new features, fixes, etc. in
                       each release.

       BUILD.unix.txt  Instructions for building wxPython on various
		       Unix-like platforms.

       BUILD.win32.txt Instructions for building wxPython on Windows.

       BUILD.osx.txt   Instructions for building wxPython on Mac OS X.

       licence/*       Text of the wxWindows license.



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Robin Dunn
robin@alldunn.com