wxHTML for Beginners
By Abhijit Belapurkar2004-10-30
Resources
• For an intro to wxPython, see " wxPython for newbies" ( developerWorks, March 2001).
• Read " Looking through wxWindows " for a discussion of the wxWindows architecture, tips for dealing with multi-platform file handling, and a brief look at wxHTML ( developerWorks , February, 2001).
• In " Porting MFC applications to Linux", Markus Neifer uses wxWindows as a straightforward mechanism for porting Microsoft Foundation Class applications to Linux ( developerWorks , April 2002).
• Check the wxPython home page for the latest source and documentation.
• Download basic.py, the complete code for the project described in this article.
• Python Essential Reference by David Beazley (New Riders Publishing, 2001; ISBN 0735710910) is the best Python language reference on the planet, and you should own a copy.
• NGLayout/Gecko is the HTML parsing and rendering component of Mozilla/Netscape, and as such supports a great many more features (CSS/XML, etc.) than wxHtml, although it is more difficult to extend.
• Find more articles on Linux topics in the developerWorks Linux zone, and more articles on Web architecture topics in the developerWorks Web architecture zone.
Tutorial Pages:
» Building Basic Browser Functionality with wxPython
» The World's Most Basic Browser
» Resources
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