Chapter12.Advanced Window Classes

Chapter 12. Advanced Window Classes

Although this book can't cover all the classes in wxWidgets in detail, it's worth looking at a few of the more advanced GUI classes that can contribute to the creation of a more interesting application. This chapter covers the following topics:

• wxTReeCtrl; a control that helps you model hierarchical data.

• wxListCtrl; a flexible control for showing lists of text labels and icons in several styles.

• wxWizard; a special dialog to guide your user through a specific task using a sequence of pages.

• wxHtmlWindow; a highly versatile, lightweight HTML control for use in anything from "About" boxes to report windows.

• wxGrid; a feature-rich control for displaying tabular data.

• wxTaskBarIcon; a quick way for your users to access features in your application from the system tray or equivalent.

• Writing your own controls. The necessary steps to build a well-behaved "custom control."