ANN: wxWidgets 2.6.3 GUI toolkit
- From: "Julian Smart" <julian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:57:00 +0100
Announcing wxWidgets 2.6.3: a cross-platform GUI toolkit
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March 27th, 2006 -- the wxWidgets team is pleased to announce
a new official release of the mature cross-platform C++
application framework.
The following platforms are supported:
- Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista
- Windows CE, including Pocket PC/Smartphone 2003, Mobile 5.0
- Linux/Unix/VMS with GTK+ 1.x and 2.0
- Linux/Unix with X11
- Linux/Unix with Motif/Lesstif
- MGL for Linux and DOS
- Mac OS 9.x and 10.2 and above using Carbon
- Mac OS 10.x using Cocoa (beta)
- OS/2 (beta)
A non-GUI subset of wxWidgets called wxBase is also supported
on most of these platforms.
To get wxWidgets, go to the Download page at:
http://www.wxwidgets.org
This is primarily a bug fix release. Notable improvements include
Mac universal binary creation with the command-line tools,
Windows Mobile 5.0 support, context menu and enhanced file selector
support on Windows CE, AMD 64-bit compilation on Windows,
better VC++ 2005 support, and more efficient paint handling on GTK+.
*** About wxWidgets
wxWidgets is a comprehensive open-source, multi-platform C++ GUI
framework, that can be used to build commercial and free
software. First released in 1992 under the name wxWindows, it's
increasingly used by organisations and individuals all over the
world due to its winning combination of sophistication, wide
platform coverage, ease of use, unrestrictive licence and
vibrant user community.
For most ports, wxWidgets adopts the native look and feel of
each platform since it uses the native widget sets. There is also
a generic widget set, used for example by the wxX11 port - no
other widget set is required, giving the potential for embedded
use.
An extraordinary range of classes is provided - but don't be put
off by this because most people find wxWidgets easier to learn
and use than MFC and other frameworks.
As well as comprehensive support for the usual widgets, advanced
features include: HTML viewing/printing, wxImage class providing
handlers for reading and writing many image types, resizeable panels
and dialogs on all platforms, document/view, OpenGL support,
HTML-based and context-sensitive help, wizards, drag and drop,
a grid class, ODBC support, threads, sockets, container classes,
a styled text control, and much more. A 2,000-page reference manual
is provided in HTML, MS HTML Help, WinHelp, wxWidgets Help and PDF
formats, and there are over eighty samples and demos.
wxWidgets bindings for several other languages are available,
including Python, Perl, Basic, Lua, JavaScript and Eiffel.
Have fun!
The wxWidgets team
March, 2006
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