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Announcing wxWidgets 2.5.2: a cross-platform GUI toolkit
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May 31st, 2004 -- the wxWidgets team is pleased to announce
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a development snapshot 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
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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.x 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 (Linux and DOS)
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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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This is a development snapshot, sometimes known as
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an 'unstable' release. Improvements over 2.4.x include:
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numerous bug fixes, STL-like container classes,
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improved GTK+ 2 compatibility, new build system,
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improved Unicode compatibility, wxRenderer class,
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shaped frame and dialog windows on Windows and GTK+,
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more efficient UI update processing, print preview
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improvements, wxCrashReport class, OpenWatcom and
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Digital Mars compiler support, and more. Improvements
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over 2.5.1 include much improved Mac OS X and Windows CE
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support, as well as the usual bug fixes and minor enhancements.
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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 eading 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. An 1800-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 80 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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