wxWidgets/wxPython
Robin Dunn 185d7c3ee4 New typemaps for wxString when compiling for Python 2.0 and beyond
that allow Unicode objects to be passed as well as String objects.  If
a Unicode object is passed PyString_AsStringAndSize is used to convert
it to a wxString using the default encoding.

Fixed the generic buttons so tool tips work for them.

Fixed a bug in the demo's tree control.

Added a listbox to the listbox demo that shows how to find items with
a patching prefix as keys are typed.

Added code to the wxListCtrl demo to show how to get text from a
column in report mode.

Added code to the toolbar demo to clear the long help from the status
bar after 2 seconds.

Added wxJoystick.

Fixed wxTimer so it can be used as described in the docs, either with
a Notify method in a subclass, or sending an event to a wxEvtHandler
object, (usually a window.)

Added wxNotifyEvent.Allow()


git-svn-id: https://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk@8764 c3d73ce0-8a6f-49c7-b76d-6d57e0e08775
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contrib New typemaps for wxString when compiling for Python 2.0 and beyond 2000-11-21 03:44:14 +00:00
demo New typemaps for wxString when compiling for Python 2.0 and beyond 2000-11-21 03:44:14 +00:00
distrib Merged wxPython 2.2.2 over to the main branch 2000-10-30 21:08:42 +00:00
src New typemaps for wxString when compiling for Python 2.0 and beyond 2000-11-21 03:44:14 +00:00
SWIG Merged wxPython 2.2.2 over to the main branch 2000-10-30 21:08:42 +00:00
tests some cleanup 2000-11-12 00:07:56 +00:00
wxPython New typemaps for wxString when compiling for Python 2.0 and beyond 2000-11-21 03:44:14 +00:00
.cvsignore Merged wxPython 2.2.2 over to the main branch 2000-10-30 21:08:42 +00:00
b Merged wxPython 2.2.2 over to the main branch 2000-10-30 21:08:42 +00:00
b.bat New typemaps for wxString when compiling for Python 2.0 and beyond 2000-11-21 03:44:14 +00:00
BUILD.unix.txt New typemaps for wxString when compiling for Python 2.0 and beyond 2000-11-21 03:44:14 +00:00
BUILD.win32.txt Merged wxPython 2.2.2 over to the main branch 2000-10-30 21:08:42 +00:00
CHANGES.txt New typemaps for wxString when compiling for Python 2.0 and beyond 2000-11-21 03:44:14 +00:00
MANIFEST.in Merged wxPython 2.2.2 over to the main branch 2000-10-30 21:08:42 +00:00
my_distutils.py New typemaps for wxString when compiling for Python 2.0 and beyond 2000-11-21 03:44:14 +00:00
my_install_data.py Merged wxPython 2.2.2 over to the main branch 2000-10-30 21:08:42 +00:00
README.txt Merged wxPython 2.2.2 over to the main branch 2000-10-30 21:08:42 +00:00
setup.cfg Merged wxPython 2.2.2 over to the main branch 2000-10-30 21:08:42 +00:00
setup.py New typemaps for wxString when compiling for Python 2.0 and beyond 2000-11-21 03:44:14 +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/workshop/author/htmlhelp/download.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.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/wxpython-users

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

       wxpython-users@lists.sourceforge.net


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.

       licence/*       Text of the wxWindows license.


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Robin Dunn
robin@alldunn.com