Re: [wxCode-users] wxCode categories

[Francesco M. <f18...@ya...>]

Hi,

John Labenski wrote:
> I took some time to set the categories for some of the components, I
> hope people don't mind. Many were just under miscellaneous when they
> are clearly controls or something else.
thanks !
actually, as soon as Scotland-Italy soccer match will end, I'll fix the EDIT form so that 
user can update their component categories theyself ;)
I suppose you did the changes using phpMyAdmin


> Francesco, could you make it possible to select a few at once? Like wxport.
sorry, I don't understand: what do you mean by select a few at once ? do you mean in 
phpMyAdmin interface ?


> I think some of the category names are a little confusing, does this
> make sense?
please see also my thread "new component list" about the available categories.
in short I took them from wxWidgets docs (where a also a short desc is provided)


> Please update it with corrections or clarifications, I'm just guessing
> what they're supposed to mean.

> 
> ================
> 
> managed windows - A wxWindow derived control that manages other child
> windows. (eg. wxSplitterWindow)
yes


> 
> miscellaneous windows - dunno? isn't controls good enough?
wx docs list under misc windows the following:

wxPanel  A window whose colour changes according to current user settings
wxScrolledWindow  Window with automatically managed scrollbars
wxGrid  A grid (table) window
wxSplitterWindow  Window which can be split vertically or horizontally
wxStatusBar  Implements the status bar on a frame
wxToolBar  Toolbar class
wxNotebook  Notebook class
wxListbook  Similar to notebook but using list control
wxChoicebook  Similar to notebook but using choice control
wxSashWindow  Window with four optional sashes that can be dragged
wxSashLayoutWindow  Window that can be involved in an IDE-like layout arrangement
wxVScrolledWindow  As wxScrolledWindow but supports lines of variable height
wxWizardPage  A base class for the page in wizard dialog.
wxWizardPageSimple  A page in wizard dialog.

... though I don't know how many components could go in this category...


> 
> common dialogs - A control that can be used as a wxDialog. 
>     (shouldn't this just be dialogs) (worded this way since it may be
> a wxMiniFrame based control)
> 
> controls - A wxWindow dervived control. (eg. wxButton, wxGrid, wxStaticText...)
>    (include non user input controls here too?)
no controls are only windows that interact with user

> 
> window layout - A layout mechanism for wxWindow derived classes. (eg. wxSizer) 
>     (not a window itself though, like managed windows) ??
exactly:

> 
> networking - A library to provide networking functions.
> 
> stream classes - A library providing stream classes. (eg. wxInput/OutputStream)
> 
> database classes - A library providing database functions.
> 
> miscellaneous - A library containing various functions.
> 
> utilities -  ??? File stuff maybe?
I added this even if not present in wx docs because I thought it could have been useful 
but maybe that this is confusing (being 'miscellaneous' already there)

> 
> tutorials/wxdocs - Documentation.
> 
> ================
> 
> To add... maybe others?
I'm open to any new category entry

> 
> data container - A library providing data containers. (eg. wxObject, wxArray)
>     (I think this may come into use)
yes, this could prove useful.

Francesco