Setup wxWorks Library on Ubuntu 18.04
Since the official Ubuntu repository is likely to have a dated wxWorks version , the best option is to download the source code and compile [...]
View ArticleInstalling Eclipse 2021-03 IDE In Ubuntu 18.x
The preferred way of installing Eclipse in Ubuntu is to go to the official Eclipse site, download the package and manually install it. The reason [...]
View ArticlePreventing interaction in wxVTKRenderWindowInteractor.py
wxVTKRenderWindowInteractor.py is a class which allows a VTK rendering in a wxPython window. This class is available here:...
View ArticleSetting up a Landing Page with Email Capture
OVERVIEW Some days back I wanted to setup a landing page for a web app which I am planning to start soon. I wanted people [...]
View ArticleSetting up a Landing Page with Email Capture – Spring 5 MVC
OVERVIEW Some days back I wanted to setup a landing page for a web app which I am planning to start soon. I wanted people [...]
View ArticleSetting up a Landing Page with Email Capture – ASP.NET Core 2.1 with Razor Pages
OVERVIEW Some days back I wanted to setup a landing page for a web app which I am planning to start soon. I wanted people [...]
View ArticleSetting up wxWidgets Environment for C++ in Ubuntu Linux
The objective here is to provide step by step instructions to setup wxWidgets for use in C++ applications under Linux. Setup Build Environment Ensure that [...]
View ArticleGoodbye Google Analytics, Hello Matomo
Google Analytics is the standard go-to tool for tracking website traffic. I have been using it for many many years. But over the years it [...]
View ArticleSetting up wxWidgets Environment for C++ in Windows 10
OVERVIEW wxWidgets is primarily something which is used under Linux and *nix platforms and is definitely not the first choice of a UI framework for [...]
View Article1.wxWidgets – Introduction
OVERVIEW wxWidgets along with Qt are the two most popular cross-platform GUI libraries for C++. wxWidgets has been ported to other languages as well like [...]
View Article2.wxWidgets – Basics of Getting Started
Before we look into the core UI classes of wxWidgets, we will explore the supporting non-UI utility classes which are often needed in writing applications. [...]
View Article2a.wxWidgets – console
OVERVIEW The two most common ways of displaying anything out on the console is by using wxPuts() and wxPrintf() . wxPuts() prints a string value [...]
View Article2b.wxWidgets – wxString
OVERVIEW Strings are used in every application so the wxString class is something which will be used very often. Given below is code which shows [...]
View Article2c.wxWidgets – Process Control
OVERVIEW wxWidgets provides various functions to interact with the OS and call other applications. wxShell() is used to run OS level commands. wxExecute() can also [...]
View Article2d.wxWidgets – Platform Info
OVERVIEW These are predefined functions which retrieve various information about the current system. SAMPLE CODE platform.cpp The output is given below: /home/amit ubuntu-amit amit Linux [...]
View Article2e.wxWidgets – Date and Time
OVERVIEW wxWidgets provides powerful date and time management functions like formatting time strings, handling time zones and doing time calculations. SAMPLE CODE datetime.cpp The output [...]
View Article2f.wxWidgets – Files & Directories
All standard file and directory operations are supported in wxWidgets. Below are two sample programs – the first writes and reads a text file while [...]
View Article3.wxWidgets – Windowing Basics
OVERVIEW Now we can actually start using wxWidgets for building GUI screens. The example code in this section will show how to create windows and [...]
View Article3a. wxWidgets – Simple Window
OVERVIEW We create two windows in the sample program below. SAMPLE CODE window1.h window1.cpp window2.h window2.cpp main.h main.cpp The output is shown below:
View Article3b. wxWidgets -Application Icon
OVERVIEW Adding an application icon is fairly simple. However the behaviour may differ based on the underlying OS. The standard behaviour of an application icon [...]
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