NUI

h1. NUI Wiki

This wiki is about *NUI*, a C++ framework designed to build multiplatform applications with hardware accelerated GUIs.

To know a bit more:

"about nui":http://www.libnui.net/index.php?menu=about

"about nui's licensing":http://www.libnui.net/index.php?menu=licensing

"how to download nui":http://www.libnui.net/index.php?menu=download

h2. Services

* This server, http://redmine.libnui.net, is used to coordinate the developpers. Please use this "wiki":http://redmine.libnui.net/wiki/libnui, the "forums":http://redmine.libnui.net/projects/libnui/boards and enter or fix "issues":http://redmine.libnui.net/projects/libnui/issues.

* The mailing lists on http://mailman.libnui.net

  * Each SVN commit send an email to the "NUI-SVN":http://mailman.libnui.net/mailman/listinfo/nui-svn list

  * Users can help each others on "NUI-Users":http://mailman.libnui.net/mailman/listinfo/nui-users

  * Developers can interact and organise their work on "NUI-Devel":http://mailman.libnui.net/mailman/listinfo/nui-devel

* If you don't like the way this site presents the sources you can use the alternative "ViewVC":http://viewvc.libnui.net

* Of course you can go social ;-)

  * Be a fan of NUI on !facebook.png!:http://www.facebook.com/pages/NUI/64218938150?ref=ts

  * Join to the NUI group on !facebook.png!:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=81398872600&ref=ts

  * Follow the developers on !twitter.png!:http://twitter.com/meeelooo

  * Join us on IRC (Internet Relay Chat): #ngl on irc.freenode.net .

  * Vote for us on "Ohloh":https://www.ohloh.net/p/LibNUI

h2. Getting Started

* [[GettingStartedWin32|On Windows]]

* [[GettingStartedMacOSX|On MacOSX and iPhone]]

* [[GettingStartedLinux|On Linux]]

* [[ScreenShots|Screenshots of the tutorial applications]]

h2. Development tutorials

 * [[TutorialCommon|Let's get started]]

 * [[TutorialCommunication|Communication systems]] 

 * [[TutorialAlways|Basics Overview part I: Strings, Paths and Streams]]

 * [[VirtualFileSystem|The virtual file system]] and how to access files and resources in an nui application

 * [[TutorialAlways2|Basics Overview part II: Timers, Threads and Critical Sections]]

 * [[TutorialButtons|GUI Layout]] (including how to place widgets by hand)

 * [[TutorialCommonWidgets|Basics Overview part III: Common Widgets]]

 * [[GLUTBridge|How to integrate NUI in a GLUT application]]

  ... to be continued

h2. Design documents

 * [[NuiOverall|Overall]]

 * [[SimpleTypes|Simple types]]

 * [[ObjectModel|Object Model]]

 * [[GraphicRenderingEngine|Graphic rendering engine]]

 * [[WidgetTree|Widget tree]]

 * [[WidgetTree#Layout|Widget layout]]

 * [[WidgetTree#Events|Event propagation]]

 * [[DebuggingTools|Powerful debugging tools]]

 * [[CssSyntax|CSS language syntax]]

 * [[Licensing]]

 * [[ImageAlphaFormat|Premultiplied Alpha vs raw Alpha in PNGs]]

 * [[CocoaPort|Notes about the ongoing Cocoa OSX Port]]

 * [[PartialRedraw|Partial Redraw and its challenges]]

h4. [[PressRelations|Places to update with project news]]