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byo:

--- Quote from: Bonanza on October 26, 2006, 08:15:28 pm ---Hi Guys,

I compiled the new wxsmith replaced the dll and zip file and it seems to work.

However the possibility to create a new wxsmith project seems to have dissapeared form the project wizrd.

Is this supposed to happen?

Thanks

--- End quote ---

Yes, new wxSmith currently doesn't have it's own wizard. In order to create wxSmith app you could create standard wxWidgets app and choose "Configure current project" - this will search for available wxApp classes and adopt it for wxSmith.

But once again I must warn - new wxSmith is NOT USABLE yet. It doesn't event create editor for resources. I need some time to reorganize base classes responsible for really basic things :(

Bonanza:
Thanks for all the help:-)

DC@DR:
OK, so now is there any info about the progress of the new wxSmith? When can we expect it to be integrated into NBs and become usable? Thanks :-)

byo:
Ok, current status of new wxSmith (I've worked really hard on wxSmith last week to make it usable in any way :))

Currently working:
* New framework prepared for new resources and even GUIs
* Adopting wxWidgest projects created using wxWidgets wizard to work with wxSmith (it tries to modify code where wxApp is created) - wxSmith's wizad is no longer needed
* Create wxFrame / wxDialog / wxPanel (just like before)
* Editor almost done - you can add new items, edit them in property grid and use mouse to change size / placement of items
* Full source code creation - all required source code is generated, but I haven't tested resources using XRC files
* Undo / redo
* Cut / Copy / Paste (but not yet tested)
* Each item has priority - items palette is better organized now
* Can use dialog units in resources for size / position and few other properties (this wasn't supported in old wxSmith)

Not yet working (comparing to old wxSmith):
* resource browser is not fully supported (resources are shown, selecting resource opens editor but selecting item inside resource does not select it on editor)
* No Quick-Properties panels
* No importing of XRC files
* Preview button in editor does not work
* Can not edit events (this is almost done but not enabled in property grid)
* Not all items supported in old wxSmith version are supported (few items require some extra threatment - like wxNoteBoox needs system to swap currently edited page)
* Converting from old wxSmith format not yet done
* No MAC support
* Not tested on Linux
* Editor needs to be polished up - it tends to blink to much and sometimes it does not refresh correctly (but looks like it's more stable than previous versions)
* No automake files
* No linux project file

In my opinion, 80-90% of rewrite is done :)

Regards
   BYO

DC@DR:
Sounds interesting, huh. We're all looking forward to see new wxSmith rolled out in good shape, thanks in advance for the great coming plug-in, Byo. Cheers :-)

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