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Overview and comparison with other GUI models

wxWindows takes elements of other GUI APIs, and adds some elements of its own. Of course, it cannot hope to cover every (or even one) native API completely. The following sections discuss different GUI models and compare these with what wxWindows provides.

Windows
Dialog boxes
Menus
Events
Keyboard input
Repainting of windows
Scrolling
Printing
Programmatic versus interactive GUI building
Dimensions
Colour
On-line help
User preferences
Interprocess Communication