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wxWidgets 2.9.2 Release Notes
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Welcome to the latest release of wxWidgets, a cross-platform C++
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framework for writing advanced GUI applications using native
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controls where possible.
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Welcome to the latest release of wxWidgets, a free cross-platform C++
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framework for writing advanced GUI applications using native controls.
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In addition to common and advanced GUI facilities such as frames,
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scrolling windows, toolbars, tree controls, icons, device contexts,
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printing, splitter windows and so on, there are wrappers for common
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file operations, and facilities for writing TCP/IP applications,
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thread handling, and more.
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file operations, facilities for writing network applications,
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thread handling, and so on. You can learn more about wxWidgets at
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http://www.wxwidgets.org/
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wxWidgets sources are available for download from
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https://sourceforge.net/projects/wxwindows/files/2.9.2/
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or
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ftp://ftp.wxwidgets.org/pub/2.9.2/
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Please see the "Files" section below for the description of various
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files available at these locations.
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A detailed reference manual including in-depth overviews for various
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topics is supplied in various formats and can be accessed online at
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http://docs.wxwidgets.org/2.9.2/
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http://docs.wxwidgets.org/2.9.2/
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Note about naming: while 2.9.2 is called a "development" release,
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this only means that API is not guaranteed to remain unchanged in
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the subsequent 2.9.x releases, unlike in the stable 2.8.x branch. We
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believe the current version is stable and suitable for use in
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production environment.
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this only means that API is not guaranteed to remain unchanged in the
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subsequent 2.9.x releases (although it is still likely that it will),
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unlike in the stable 2.8.x branch. We believe the current version is
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stable and suitable for use in production environment.
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Files
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The distribution is available in archive formats appropriate to the
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target system, i.e. ZIP or 7z for Microsoft Windows and compressed tar
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archives for Unix systems. Please notice that some Windows tools still
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don't accept files with Unix line endings and that compiling sources
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with DOS line endings under Unix will fail, so please choosw the
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correct file for your system.
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wxWidgets is distributed in source form in several archive formats.
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ZIP and 7z archives are for Microsoft Windows users and contain the
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files with DOS/Windows line endings while the compressed tar archives
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for Unix systems users (including OS X) and contain the files with
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Unix line endings. Please notice that some Windows tools still don't
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accept files with Unix line endings and that compiling sources with
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DOS line endings under Unix will fail, so please choose the correct
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file for your system.
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See the download pages for the details of the files available for this
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release.
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In addition to the sources, documentation in HTML, CHM and HTB
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(wxWidgets help viewer) formats is provided as well as an installer
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for Microsoft Windows. Notice that you will still need to compile
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wxWidgets even when using the installer.
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Installation
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