Comparison of wxSmith features
From Code::Blocks
Here is a list of wxSmith features when compared to other wxWidgets RAD solutions.
Note that support for new features are added on a daily basis for some of these RADs.
Please update this list when something gets added.
General information
Basic general information about the RADs: developer, license/price etc.
RAD | Developer | Cost (USD) | Open source | Software licence |
---|---|---|---|---|
wxSmith | Bartlomiej Swiecki | Free | Yes | GPL |
DialogBlocks | Julian Smart | Free (trial), $65 (normal), $30 (student) | No | Proprietary |
wxDesigner | Robert Roembling | Free (trial), $129 (normal), $29 (student) | No | Proprietary |
wxFormBuilder | José Antonio Hurtado, Juan Antonio Ortega | Free | Yes | GPL |
VisualWx | ? | Free | No | ? |
RAD | Developer | Cost (USD) | Open source | Software licence |
Widgets supported
Widget | wxSmith | DialogBlocks | wxDesigner | wxFormBuilder | VisualWx |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
wxBitmapButton | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxBoxSizer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxButton | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxCalendarCtrl | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
wxCheckBox | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxCheckListBox | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
wxChoice | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxChoicebook | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
wxComboBox | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxContextHelpButton | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
wxDatePickerCtrl | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
wxDynamicSashWindow | No | No | No | No | Yes |
wxFlexGridSizer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxGauge | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxGenericDirCtrl | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
wxGrid | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxGridBagSizer | No | No | No | No | No |
wxGridSizer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxHtmlListBox | No | No | No | No | No |
wxHtmlWindow | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
wxListbook | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
wxListBox | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxListCtrl | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxListView | No | No | No | No | Yes |
wxMenu | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
wxNotebook | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxPanel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxRadioBox | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
wxRadioButton | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxSashLayoutWindow | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
wxSashWindow | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
wxScrollBar | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
wxScrolledWindow | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
wxSlider | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxSpacer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxSpinButton | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxSpinCtrl | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxSplitterWindow | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxStaticBitmap | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxStaticBox | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
wxStaticBoxSizer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxStaticLine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxStaticText | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxStatusBar | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
wxStdDialogButtonSizer | No | Yes | No | No | No |
wxTextCtrl | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxToggleButton | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
wxToolbar | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxTreebook | No | No | No | No | No |
wxTreeCtrl | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
wxVListBox | No | No | No | No | No |
wxVScrolledWindow | No | No | No | No | No |
wxWindow (Foreign) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
wxWizardPage | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Widget | wxSmith | DialogBlocks | wxDesigner | wxFormBuilder | VisualWx |
VisualWx additionally supports the following contrib widgets:
- wxStyledTextCtrl
- wxEditableListBox
- wxLEDNumberCtrl
- wxPlotWindow
Languages supported
Feature | wxSmith | DialogBlocks | wxDesigner | wxFormBuilder | VisualWx |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C++ code output | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Python code output | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Lua code output | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Ruby code output | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Perl code output | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
C# code output | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Basic code output | No | No | No | No | No |
Feature | wxSmith | DialogBlocks | wxDesigner | wxFormBuilder | VisualWx |
Features supported
Feature | wxSmith | DialogBlocks | wxDesigner | wxFormBuilder | VisualWx |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
XRC input | Yes† | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
XRC output | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
XRC code loading | No | Yes | No | No | ? |
Validators | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Conditional UI | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Event table and handler generation | Partial | Yes | Partial | No | Partial |
Bitmaps support | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
English descriptions | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Easy access to window pointers | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? |
Visually creating custom controls | No | Yes | Partial | No | Partial |
Template controls | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Sizer design | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Non-sizer design | Partial | No | No | No | Yes |
Feature | wxSmith | DialogBlocks | wxDesigner | wxFormBuilder | VisualWx |
- ^ Although XRC import is supported, it fails when I try to import XRC generated by other RADs, at least for now.