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diff --git a/x11/wxGTK24/DESCR b/x11/wxGTK24/DESCR index 9c14979e7d4..3fab9dcf8ec 100644 --- a/x11/wxGTK24/DESCR +++ b/x11/wxGTK24/DESCR @@ -1,25 +1,24 @@ 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. +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. 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 andx +user-friendly applications. There is also a python interface available, wxPython (see the py-wxWidgets package). |