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Appendix F. wxWidgets Application Showcase

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of applications using wxWidgets. All of the applications in this selection are mature, usable programs that are actively developed and supported. See also the "Tools" section in Appendix E, which also contains good examples of wxWidgets applications. In addition, there are some small but complete applications in the demos directory of the wxWidgets distribution, including a card game, a poetry viewer, a cellular automaton toy, and a fractal mountain generator.

AOL Communicator is a convenient way for AOL members to manage their email, address book, and much more. Communicator integrates email (including multiple email addresses), spam filtering, AIM instant messaging, and news in one interface. It's available for Windows and Mac OS X from http://communicator.aol.com .

Audacity is a free audio editor that can record and play sounds, import and export WAV, AIFF, Ogg Vorbis, and MP3 files, and more. It also has a built-in amplitude envelope editor, a customizable spectrogram mode, and a frequency analysis window for audio analysis applications. It's available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X (see Figure F-1) from http://audacity.sourceforge.net .

AVG Antivirus is a comprehensive antivirus program. The unique combination of detection methods (heuristic analysis, generic detection, scanning, and integrity checking) ensures maximum protection on multiple levels. There are versions for workstations, networks, email servers, and file servers. It's available for Windows and Linux from http://www.grisoft.com .

BitWise IM is an instant messenger with text, file transfer/sharing, whiteboard, and voice capability. All data sent between clients is automatically encrypted for privacy. The cross-platform interoperability of all features is unmatched by any other instant messenger. A free Personal and a paid Professional version are available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X (see Figure F-2) from http://www.bitwiseim.com .

Chess Commander is a chess game featuring legal move display, realistic voices, an orchestral soundtrack, and board annotation. Play chess against the computer as well as against email and network opponents with one interface. It's available for Windows (see Figure F-3) from http://www.chesscommander.com .

Cn3D is an application for viewing 3D structures from the National Center for Biotechnology Information's Entrez retrieval service. Cn3D runs on Windows (see Figure F-4), Mac, and Unix. Cn3D simultaneously displays structure, sequence, and alignment. It's available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml .

Documancer is a programmer's documentation reader for Unix and Windows that has very fast full-text searching. It is written in wxPython using Mozilla as the rendering engine. It's available for Windows and Linux from http://documancer.sourceforge.net .

EarthVision is software for 3D model building and visualization that makes accurate well positioning, reservoir characterization, and environmental analysis easy. EarthVision's multitude of visualization tools, including integrated seismic display and interactive well design, improve and simplify quality control, well planning, and communication to management, investors, partners, and the diverse members of the asset team. It's available for Windows and Linux from http://www.dgi.com/earthvision .

Forte Agent is the top-rated UseNet newsreader on the Internet and is also a POP email client. Agent provides basic newsreader functionality, along with threaded discussions, off-line newsgroup datastore, automatic multi-part binary combining, yEnc encoding and decoding, kill and watch lists, cross-post management, and more. It's available for Windows from http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php .

KICAD is an open source (GPL) application for designing electronic schematic diagrams and printed circuit board artwork. Figure F-5 shows 2D and 3D views of different KICAD designs. It's available for Windows and Linux from http://www.lis.inpg.fr/realise_au_lis/kicad .

Kirix Strata is a dynamic database application for Windows (see Figure F-6) and Linux. With Strata, users can integrate data from diverse systems, create instant calculations across millions of records, and manipulate data interactively in a flexible graphical environment. Kirix Strata won the LinuxWorld 2005 Product Excellence Award for Best Desktop/Productivity/ Business Application. It's available from http://www.kirix.com .

Mahogany Mail is an open source mail and news client, focusing on IMAP4 support. Everything within Mahogany is configurable, and Mahogany also includes Python scripting, built-in filters, multiple identities, calendars, a powerful address book, Palm synchronization, fax capability, and much more. It's available for Windows, Linux (see Figure F-7), and Mac OS X from http://mahogany.sourceforge.net .