The Two-Layered GUI Toolkit Files

The Two-Layered GUI Toolkit
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Version 0.1.9
2012-09-24

A .NET/Mono library that provides frequently used dialogs and GUI components.

The dialogs can be set up with objects that are independent from the GUI
framework. Framework-specific modules then transform these settings objects into
actual dialog boxes. Currently, implementations for Windows Forms, WPF and Gtk#
are provided.

Learn more on the project page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/twolayeredgui

Check out the sample application in the source code release to see how it's
used. Additional tipps and tricks are supplied in the Wiki:
http://sourceforge.net/p/twolayeredgui/wiki/

For any questions or suggestions, visit our forums:
http://sourceforge.net/p/twolayeredgui/discussion/

To see current or file new bug reports, visit the tickets system:
http://sourceforge.net/p/twolayeredgui/tickets/

Version Notes
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IMPORTANT: This is a preview version. Interfaces might still change slightly
before the first stable release. This release is meant to demonstrate what the
Two-Layered GUI Toolkit is capable of, so it can be considered for projects that
are in their early stages now.

This version is one of the last preview versions before the first API-stable
release.

Compiling the Source Code
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Download the source code, extract the archive and build the solution.
Tested on SharpDevelop 3.1.1 with .NET 3.5.
For building the help file, use Sandcastle Help File Builder 1.9.3.0 and the
appropriate version of Microsoft Sandcastle.

The libraries were tested on .NET 3.5 and Mono 2.10.8 on Windows Vista 32 bit.

Building the Samples
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All samples need the SampleCore project, so make sure to compile it before the
other sample projects. SampleCore initializes dialog box settings objects that
are displayed using various GUI toolkits in the various other sample projects.

Obtaining the Binaries
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Binary packages are available on the SourceForge project site:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/twolayeredgui/files/

The Two-Layered GUI Toolkit is also available on NuGet: Look for packages
whose names start with "TwoLayeredGUI".

License & Credits
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The Two-Layered GUI Toolkit is published under the terms of the MIT license:

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
THE SOFTWARE.

People who have contributed to The Two-Layered GUI Toolkit:
 * Florian Haag [fhaag@users.sourceforge.net] (code)
 * Mangal Rakesh Vankadaru (some WPF code)