Mercurial > fife-parpg

annotate ext/guichan-0.8.2/README @ 419:6dace911ac2d

Find changesets by keywords (author, files, the commit message), revision number or hash, or revset expression.
Fixes a freeze when setting text in a label with word_wrap enabled. [t:408]
author prock@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
date Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:38:37 +0000
parents 64738befdf3b
children
rev   line source
378
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
1 IMPORTANT!
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
2 =========
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
3 Guichan is currently in a beta stage. This means that the API is not fixed and
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
4 may change in the future. Every API change will break compatibility between
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
5 older versions of Guichan.
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
6
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
7 INTRODUCTON TO GUICHAN
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
8 ======================
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
9 Guichan is a C++ GUI library designed for games. It comes with a standard set
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
10 of 'widgets' and can use several different objects for displaying graphics and
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
11 capturing user input. Guichan has an abstract design which allows users of
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
12 Guichan to use different objects for displaying of graphics and grabbing of
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
13 user input. Guichan comes with three implemented graphics objects (SDLGraphics,
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
14 OpenGLGraphics and AllegroGraphics) and two implemented input objects (SDLInput
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
15 and AllegroInput). Due to Guichan's extendible nature, new objects can also be
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
16 created by the developer to suit their needs. As Guichan is designed for
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
17 games, Guichan lacks many features of more advanced GUI libraries (such as GTK
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
18 and QT). However, a game developer may not normally require all the advanced
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
19 features of the larger GUI libraries. Guichan aims to keep small and simple,
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
20 thus avoiding the complication and large dependencies found with some other GUI
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
21 libraries. Guichan is small but contains all basic GUI features making it ideal
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
22 for games.
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
23
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
24 Guichan allows the developer control over the initialization of external
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
25 libraries, giving a degree of freedom which is almost required in game
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
26 development, but not provided by some GUI libraries. Guichan should not be
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
27 considered a full GUI library but rather a tool or helper library for game
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
28 development.
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
29
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
30 The basic nature of Guichan means that it comes with a small number of default
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
31 widgets. There exists no themes or theme handling for Guichan, as their
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
32 implementation would increase the size and complexity of the library
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
33 unnecessarily. Instead, the developer creates their own new widgets by
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
34 inheriting from the standard widgets or by overloading standard widget
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
35 functions. This makes Guichan much more flexible for customisation than theme
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
36 based GUIs, and more natural to use for C++ developers, as they need only learn
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
37 the API instead of a whole new theming system.
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
38
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
39 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND DOWNLOADS
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
40 ==================================
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
41 For more general information about Guichan and/or downloads related to Guichan
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
42 please visit the Guichan homepage at http://guichan.sourceforge.net.
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
43
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
44 GETTING HELP WITH GUICHAN
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
45 =========================
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
46 If you need help with Guichan, the best way to proceed is to ask questions
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
47 either by joining the users mailing list or by joining our forum. Information
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
48 about Guichan's mailing lists and our forum is found at the Guichan homepate at
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
49 http://guichan.sourceforge.net.
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
50
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
51
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
52 GETTING INVOLVED WITH GUICHAN DEVELOPMENT
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
53 =========================================
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
54 If you want to get involved with Guichan development, the best way to proceed
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
55 is to suggest improvements to Guichan either by joining the developers mailing
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
56 list or by joining our forum. Information about Guichan's mailing lists and our
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
57 forum is found at the Guichan homepate at http://guichan.sourceforge.net.
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
58
64738befdf3b bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
vtchill@33b003aa-7bff-0310-803a-e67f0ece8222
parents:
diff changeset
59 By Olof Naessén 2006-06-30.