libs-gui/ANNOUNCE

ANNOUNCE
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This is version 0.1.0 of the GNUstep GUI library (`libgnustep-gui').

   What is the GNUstep GUI Library?

   It is a library of graphical user interface classes written
completely in the Objective-C language; the classes are based upon the
OPENSTEP(tm) specification as release by NeXT Software, Inc.  The
library does not completely conform to the specification and has been
enhanced in a number of ways to take advantage of the GNU system.
These classes include graphical objects such as buttons, text fields,
popup lists, browser lists, and windows; there are also many associated
classes for handling events, colors, fonts, pasteboards and images.

   The design of libgnustep-gui is designed in two parts.  The first
part is the front-end component which is independent of platform and
display system.  This front-end is combined with a back-end component
which handles all of the display system dependent such as specific
calls to X/Windows.  This design allows the GNUstep applications to
have the "look and feel" of the underlying display system without any
changes to the application, and the library can be easily ported to
other display systems.

   The GNUstep GUI Library requires the GNU Objective-C compiler, the
GNUstep Base Library, and back-end component like the GNUstep X/DPS GUI
Backend.

Creators rejoice!
Scott Christley
<scottc@net-community.com>
*****

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(`http://www.next.com')

   The GNUstep GUI Library was donated to the Free Software Foundation
as part of the On-line Community project of NET-Community.
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