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author | joerg <joerg@pkgsrc.org> | 2008-09-22 19:43:11 +0000 |
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committer | joerg <joerg@pkgsrc.org> | 2008-09-22 19:43:11 +0000 |
commit | 3b38ccaec263dfd3ca1b1239923c49f4cb100953 (patch) | |
tree | 62ff96fa930d2018b502181928f9755154d0ac3b /x11/wxGTK24/DESCR | |
parent | c34813b71b6376157fb05b1e39e37a3816bbe11c (diff) | |
download | pkgsrc-3b38ccaec263dfd3ca1b1239923c49f4cb100953.tar.gz |
Reimport x11/wxGTK as x11/wxGTK24.
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diff --git a/x11/wxGTK24/DESCR b/x11/wxGTK24/DESCR index 9c14979e7d4..e81d1b332b4 100644 --- a/x11/wxGTK24/DESCR +++ b/x11/wxGTK24/DESCR @@ -1,25 +1,23 @@ A GTK+-based implementation of the wxWidgets cross-platform GUI library. -This package contains the older 2.4 release. wxWidgets is a set of libraries that allows C++ applications to compile and run on several different types of computer, with minimal source code changes. -There is one library per supported GUI (such as Windows, GTK+, Motif, and -Mac). As well as providing a common API (Application Programming Interface) -for GUI functionality, it provides functionality for accessing some -commonly-used operating system facilities, from copying and deleting files -to socket and thread support. wxWidgets is a 'framework' in the sense that -it provides a lot of built-in functionality, which the application can use -or replace as required, thus saving a great deal of coding effort. Basic data -structures such as strings, arrays, linked lists and hash tables are also -supported. +There is one library per supported GUI (such as Windows, GTK+, Motif, and Mac). +As well as providing a common API (Application Programming Interface) for GUI +functionality, it provides functionality for accessing some commonly-used +operating system facilities, from copying and deleting files to socket and +thread support. wxWidgets is a 'framework' in the sense that it provides a lot +of built-in functionality, which the application can use or replace as required, +thus saving a great deal of coding effort. Basic data structures such as +strings, arrays, linked lists and hash tables are also supported. Such a toolkit is not unique - there are others to choose from - but wxWidgets -is free, well-established, well-documented, and very broad in its coverage -of GUI functionality. It has some extras that make it stand out from the -crowd, such as the many convenience dialogs, built-in HTML display and -printing, virtual filesystems, easy-to-use OLE automation controller class, -Open GL support, and many other features that make it easier to write modern -and user-friendly applications. +is free, well-established, well-documented, and very broad in its coverage of +GUI functionality. It has some extras that make it stand out from the crowd, +such as the many convenience dialogs, built-in HTML display and printing, +virtual filesystems, easy-to-use OLE automation controller class, Open GL +support, and many other features that make it easier to write modern and +user-friendly applications. There is also a python interface available, wxPython (see the py-wxWidgets package). |