nx_controls
Compiled
on:
http://www.bloodshed.net/dev/index.html
What is nx_controls?
nx_controls is a set
of wrapper classes
for wxWindows GUI classes which greatly reduce the level of effort
required to
write your GUI related code.
The project at this point is very much a proof of concept. The nx_controls classes
currently
include the following features:
- no
event tables
- no requirement for event ids
- all components of the GUI are inserted (ie. <<) into their parent component (this includes panels, controls, menus and even columns in multi-column list boxes)
- the
layout and size of all controls is automatically handled using wxSizers
via
nx_Groups
- the structure of the code reflects the structure of the GUI
- Now with pipes – GUI elements can transparently pass information between themselves. For example a listbox will automatically populate a textctrl which when the contents are edited by the user will automagically update the selected listbox entry (if there is one) or add the contents to the end of the list. Similar functionality can easily be achieved for other elements via a single function call. See the project documentation for more details.
Most of these concepts are demonstrated in the code sample below:
Click here to view the result.
Note that only a basic set of wxWindows controls are currently supported by nx_controls. Additonal controls will be added if there is sufficient interest in the concepts demonstrated here.A simple Guide for Programmers is now available. The nx_controls Project is currently hosted on SourceForge.net.
Also see the NxNet Project site for another example implementation using nx_controls.
Your comments and feedback
regarding
the concepts and ideas demonstrated in the project are most welcome.
Author: Chris Aitken