""" This is the Advanced Generic Widgets package (AGW). It provides many custom-drawn wxPython controls: some of them can be used as a replacement of the platform native controls, others are simply an addition to the already rich wxPython widgets set. Description: AGW contains many different modules, listed below. Items labelled with an asterisk were already present in `wx.lib` before: - AdvancedSplash: reproduces the behaviour of `wx.SplashScreen`, with more advanced features like custom shapes and text animations; - AquaButton: this is another custom-drawn button class which *approximatively* mimics the behaviour of Aqua buttons on the Mac; - AUI: a pure-Python implementation of `wx.aui`, with many bug fixes and new features like HUD docking and L{AuiNotebook} tab arts; - BalloonTip: allows you to display tooltips in a balloon style window (actually a frame), similarly to the Windows XP balloon help; - ButtonPanel (*): a panel with gradient background shading with the possibility to add buttons and controls still respecting the gradient background; - CubeColourDialog: an alternative implementation of `wx.ColourDialog`, it offers different functionalities like colour wheel and RGB cube; - CustomTreeCtrl (*): mimics the behaviour of `wx.TreeCtrl`, with almost the same base functionalities plus a bunch of enhancements and goodies; - FlatMenu: as the name implies, it is a generic menu implementation, offering the same `wx.MenuBar`/`wx.Menu`/`wx.ToolBar` capabilities and much more; - FlatNotebook (*): a full implementation of the `wx.Notebook`, and designed to be a drop-in replacement for `wx.Notebook` with enhanced capabilities; - FloatSpin: this class implements a floating point spinctrl, cabable (in theory) of handling infinite-precision floating point numbers; - FoldPanelBar (*): a control that contains multiple panels that can be expanded or collapsed a la Windows Explorer/Outlook command bars; - FourWaySplitter: this is a layout manager which manages four children like four panes in a window, similar to many CAD software interfaces; - GenericMessageDialog: it is a possible replacement for the standard `wx.MessageDialog`, with a fancier look and extended functionalities; - GradientButton: another custom-drawn button class which mimics Windows CE mobile gradient buttons, using a tri-vertex blended gradient background; - HyperLinkCtrl (*): this widget acts line an hyper link in a typical browser; - HyperTreeList: a class that mimics the behaviour of `wx.gizmos.TreeListCtrl`, with almost the same base functionalities plus some more enhancements; - KnobCtrl: a widget which lets the user select a numerical value by rotating it, like a slider with a wheel shape; - LabelBook and FlatImageBook: these are a quasi-full implementations of `wx.ListBook`, with additional features; - MultiDirDialog: it represents a possible replacement for `wx.DirDialog`, with the additional ability of selecting multiple folders at once and a fancier look; - PeakMeter: this widget mimics the behaviour of LED equalizers that are usually found in stereos and MP3 players; - PersistentControls: widgets which automatically save their state when they are destroyed and restore it when they are recreated, even during another program invocation; - PieCtrl and ProgressPie: these are simple classes that reproduce the behavior of a pie chart, in a static or progress-gauge-like way; - PyBusyInfo: constructs a busy info window and displays a message in it: it is similar to `wx.BusyInfo`; - PyCollapsiblePane: a pure Python implementation of the original wxWidgets C++ code of `wx.CollapsiblePane`, with customizable buttons; - PyGauge: a generic `wx.Gauge` implementation, it supports the determinate mode functions as `wx.Gauge`; - PyProgress: it is similar to `wx.ProgressDialog` in indeterminated mode, but with a different gauge appearance and a different spinning behavior; - RibbonBar: the RibbonBar library is a set of classes for writing a ribbon user interface, similar to the user interface present in recent versions of Microsoft Office; - RulerCtrl: it implements a ruler window that can be placed on top, bottom, left or right to any wxPython widget. It is somewhat similar to the rulers you can find in text editors software; - ShapedButton: this class tries to fill the lack of "custom shaped" controls in wxPython. It can be used to build round buttons or elliptic buttons; - SpeedMeter: this widget tries to reproduce the behavior of some car controls (but not only), by creating an "angular" control; - SuperToolTip: a class that mimics the behaviour of `wx.TipWindow` and generic tooltips, with many features and highly customizable; - ThumbnailCtrl: a widget that can be used to display a series of images in a "thumbnail" format; it mimics, for example, the Windows Explorer behavior when you select the "view thumbnails" option; - ToasterBox: a cross-platform widget to make the creation of MSN-style "toaster" popups easier; - UltimateListCtrl: mimics the behaviour of `wx.ListCtrl`, with almost the same base functionalities plus some more enhancements; - ZoomBar: a class that *appoximatively* mimics the behaviour of the Mac Dock, inside a `wx.Panel`. Bugs and Limitations: many, patches and fixes welcome :-D See the demos for an example of what AGW can do, and on how to use it. Copyright: Andrea Gavana License: Same as the version of wxPython you are using it with. SVN for latest code: http://svn.wxwidgets.org/viewvc/wx/wxPython/3rdParty/AGW/ Mailing List: wxpython-users@lists.wxwidgets.org My personal web page: http://xoomer.alice.it/infinity77 Please let me know if you are using AGW! You can contact me at: andrea.gavana@gmail.com gavana@kpo.kz AGW version: 0.9.1 Last updated: 21 Jun 2011, 22.00 GMT """ __version__ = "0.9.1" __author__ = "Andrea Gavana "