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Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Category:Git}} This category contains pages concerning the use of '''Git''' in Perl projects. Within the wxPerl and wxGlade workflow, Git preserves generated and handwritten source, exposes changes made during code generation, provides recoverable checkpoints, and allows the craftsman to distinguish verified work from experimentation. '''Related workflow:''' Developing and Distributing wxPerl Applications on Windows Git C..."

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This category contains pages concerning the use of '''Git''' in Perl projects.

Within the wxPerl and wxGlade workflow, Git preserves generated and handwritten source, exposes changes made during code generation, provides recoverable checkpoints, and allows the craftsman to distinguish verified work from experimentation.

'''Related workflow:''' [[Developing and Distributing wxPerl Applications on Windows]]

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Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Category:MSYS2}} This category contains pages discussing the use of '''MSYS2''' as a Unix-like editing, Git, SSH, and shell environment for Perl development on Windows. Within the Perl Lazarus workflow, MSYS2 complements rather than replaces Strawberry Perl. It may be used for vim, Git, source inspection, and familiar shell utilities, while wxPerl applications and packaging commands are run using the intended Strawberry Perl environment. '''Related work..."

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This category contains pages discussing the use of '''MSYS2''' as a Unix-like editing, Git, SSH, and shell environment for Perl development on Windows.

Within the Perl Lazarus workflow, MSYS2 complements rather than replaces Strawberry Perl. It may be used for vim, Git, source inspection, and familiar shell utilities, while wxPerl applications and packaging commands are run using the intended Strawberry Perl environment.

'''Related workflow:''' [[Developing and Distributing wxPerl Applications on Windows]]

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Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Category:wxGlade}} This category contains pages about '''wxGlade''', a visual interface designer for wxWidgets applications. Within the Perl Lazarus workflow, wxGlade is used to save graphical interface projects as XML and emit Perl source code for wxPerl applications. Pages may cover installation, output settings, generated-code preservation, templates, interface ideas, event wiring, and efficient edit–emit–run workflows. '''GUI ideas and examples:..."

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This category contains pages about '''wxGlade''', a visual interface designer for wxWidgets applications.

Within the Perl Lazarus workflow, wxGlade is used to save graphical interface projects as XML and emit Perl source code for wxPerl applications. Pages may cover installation, output settings, generated-code preservation, templates, interface ideas, event wiring, and efficient edit–emit–run workflows.

'''GUI ideas and examples:''' [[GUI ideas for use with wxGlade]]

'''Windows wxPerl workflow:''' [[Developing and Distributing wxPerl Applications on Windows]]

'''Template repository:''' [https://github.com/The-Perl-Cottage-Guild/wxPerl-wxGlade-Templates wxPerl-wxGlade Templates]

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Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Category:Strawberry Perl}} This category contains pages about '''Strawberry Perl''', the native Perl distribution for Windows used as the principal Perl and build environment in the Perl Lazarus Project. Topics may include installation profiles, compilers, build tools, module installation, PDL distributions, environment verification, and compatibility with wxPerl and native libraries. '''Primary wxPerl installation guide:''' Developing and Distributin..."

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This category contains pages about '''Strawberry Perl''', the native Perl distribution for Windows used as the principal Perl and build environment in the Perl Lazarus Project.

Topics may include installation profiles, compilers, build tools, module installation, PDL distributions, environment verification, and compatibility with wxPerl and native libraries.

'''Primary wxPerl installation guide:''' [[Developing and Distributing wxPerl Applications on Windows]]

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This category contains pages concerning Perl development, deployment, compatibility, and application distribution on Microsoft Windows.

Relevant topics include Strawberry Perl, wxPerl, GUI development, Windows executables, installers, native DLLs, backward compatibility, and historical experiments with older Windows systems.

'''Primary wxPerl guide:''' [[Developing and Distributing wxPerl Applications on Windows]]

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Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Category:wxPerl}} This category contains pages about '''wxPerl''', the Perl bindings for the wxWidgets graphical application framework. Topics may include installation, controls, events, examples, wxGlade integration, Windows development, executable packaging, historical tools, and the creation of distributable desktop applications. '''Primary Windows guide:''' Developing and Distributing wxPerl Applications on Windows '''Related history:''' Perl..."

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This category contains pages about '''wxPerl''', the Perl bindings for the wxWidgets graphical application framework.

Topics may include installation, controls, events, examples, wxGlade integration, Windows development, executable packaging, historical tools, and the creation of distributable desktop applications.

'''Primary Windows guide:''' [[Developing and Distributing wxPerl Applications on Windows]]

'''Related history:''' [[Perl and wxWidgets RAD on Windows]]

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Category:Perl Guilds

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Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Category:Perl Guilds}} This category contains pages related to '''Perl Guilds''': its purposes, essays, projects, guilds, and efforts to support independent Perl programmers in the practice of their trade. Perl Guilds draws upon the traditional idea of craftsmen learning, traveling, mastering a trade, forming apprentices, preserving knowledge, and supporting one another through useful work. Its purpose is not to impose a compulsory professional organiza..."

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Category:Perl Guilds}}

This category contains pages related to '''Perl Guilds''': its purposes, essays, projects, guilds, and efforts to support independent Perl programmers in the practice of their trade.

Perl Guilds draws upon the traditional idea of craftsmen learning, traveling, mastering a trade, forming apprentices, preserving knowledge, and supporting one another through useful work.

Its purpose is not to impose a compulsory professional organization or restrict entry into programming. It seeks to encourage voluntary associations through which Perl programmers can:

* preserve and share practical knowledge;
* develop marketable specialties;
* form and encourage new programmers;
* cooperate on projects;
* serve users and communities;
* and earn a just and sustainable livelihood through their labor.

The Perl Lazarus Project and ''The Virtuous Perl Programmer'' essays are two expressions of this larger work.

'''Main page:''' [[Main Page|Perl Guilds]]

'''Virtuous Programmer essays:''' [[Portal:Essays about The Virtuous Perl Programmer]]

'''Perl Lazarus material:''' [[Category:Perl Lazarus Project]]

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Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Category:Perl Lazarus Project}} The '''Perl Lazarus Project''' is an effort arising from Perl Guilds to make practical Windows GUI development, packaging, and distribution available to Perl programmers through a clear and repeatable workflow. The project joins existing tools rather than attempting to replace them with a single monolithic development environment. Its principal stack includes: * Strawberry Perl; * wxWidgets and wxPerl; * wxGlade; * MSYS2,..."

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Category:Perl Lazarus Project}}

The '''Perl Lazarus Project''' is an effort arising from Perl Guilds to make practical Windows GUI development, packaging, and distribution available to Perl programmers through a clear and repeatable workflow.

The project joins existing tools rather than attempting to replace them with a single monolithic development environment. Its principal stack includes:

* Strawberry Perl;
* wxWidgets and wxPerl;
* wxGlade;
* MSYS2, vim, and Git;
* PAR-based executable packaging;
* DLL-discovery tools;
* and Inno Setup.

The goal is to help a Perl programmer begin with existing Perl knowledge and end with a Windows application which an ordinary user can install, launch, and use without first reproducing the developer's environment.

'''Primary technical guide:''' [[Developing and Distributing wxPerl Applications on Windows]]

'''Essay series:''' [[Portal:Essays about The Virtuous Perl Programmer|Essays about The Virtuous Perl Programmer]]

'''Historical background:''' [[Perl and wxWidgets RAD on Windows]]

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Category:The Virtuous Perl Programmer

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Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Category:The Virtuous Perl Programmer}} This category contains essays in '''The Virtuous Perl Programmer''' series. The series considers programming as a human craft ordered toward truth, useful service, just exchange, and the common good. It applies the virtues developed through Perl Guilds to the practical work of designing, building, testing, distributing, selling, and supporting software. The current technical journey follows the Perl craftsman from..."

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Category:The Virtuous Perl Programmer}}

This category contains essays in '''The Virtuous Perl Programmer''' series.

The series considers programming as a human craft ordered toward truth, useful service, just exchange, and the common good. It applies the virtues developed through Perl Guilds to the practical work of designing, building, testing, distributing, selling, and supporting software.

The current technical journey follows the Perl craftsman from an existing knowledge of Perl toward the production of complete Windows desktop applications using Strawberry Perl, wxPerl, wxGlade, packaging tools, and Inno Setup.

The essays are intended to serve both experienced Perl journeymen and masters who may be seeking a renewed field for their craft, and prospective apprentices who are only beginning to discover programming.

'''Main portal:''' [[Portal:Essays about The Virtuous Perl Programmer|Essays about The Virtuous Perl Programmer]]

'''Related project:''' [[Category:Perl Lazarus Project|Perl Lazarus Project]]

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Raising a Working wxPerl Shop on Windows

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	== The Perl Lazarus journey ==		== The Perl Lazarus journey ==

			[[File:perl-lazarus-project-workflow.png\|thumb\|right\|420px\|alt=Six-stage Perl Lazarus Project workflow from installing the development stack through testing the finished Windows application\|The Perl Lazarus Project follows a complete path: install the stack, design the GUI, write the Perl code, package the executable, build the installer, and test the result on Windows.]]

	The Perl Lazarus Project builds upon the renewed wxPerl work associated with Johan Vromans and others in the wxPerl community.<ref>[https://dev.to/sciurius/wxperl-revival-5fde Johan Vromans, “wxPerl Revival”]</ref>		The Perl Lazarus Project builds upon the renewed wxPerl work associated with Johan Vromans and others in the wxPerl community.<ref>[https://dev.to/sciurius/wxperl-revival-5fde Johan Vromans, “wxPerl Revival”]</ref>
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	Its name also acknowledges the example of the [https://www.lazarus-ide.org/ Lazarus IDE and Free Pascal community]. Lazarus demonstrates what can happen when a programming community joins a language, a visual designer, components, documentation, packaging practices, and an economy of books, support, consulting, and application development.		Its name also acknowledges the example of the [https://www.lazarus-ide.org/ Lazarus IDE and Free Pascal community]. Lazarus demonstrates what can happen when a programming community joins a language, a visual designer, components, documentation, packaging practices, and an economy of books, support, consulting, and application development.

	Perl does not necessarily need a single enormous Lazarus-like IDE. It needs a path which craftsmen can follow.		Perl does not necessarily need a single enormous Lazarus-like IDE. It needs a clear path which craftsmen can follow:

	~~[[File~~:perl-lazarus-project-workflow.png\|thumb\|center\|900px\|alt=Workflow from installing the wxPerl stack through testing an installed Windows application\|The Perl Lazarus Project follows the complete journey from installing the stack to testing an installed Windows application.]]

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	The present stack joins Strawberry Perl, wxWidgets, wxPerl, wxGlade, PAR-based packaging tools, and Inno Setup. The next essay, [[The Perl Lazarus Workshop]], will explain why these tools belong together.		The significance of this path is not that any individual step is unknown. Perl already has a native Windows distribution, graphical bindings, interface-design tools, packaging modules, and installer technology. The missing element has been a coherent and repeatable journey connecting them.

			The present stack joins Strawberry Perl, wxWidgets, wxPerl, wxGlade, PAR-based packaging tools, and Inno Setup. The next essay, [[The Perl Lazarus Workshop]], will explain why these tools belong together and what role each one performs in the craftsman’s workshop.

	The series will then proceed through installation, visual design, the wxGlade-to-Perl development cycle, application structure, local data, communication with Perl web services, executable creation, installer construction, testing, and support.		The series will then proceed through installation, visual design, the wxGlade-to-Perl development cycle, application structure, local data, communication with Perl web services, executable creation, installer construction, testing, and support.

			{{clear}}

			[[File:nhc-advisory-explorer-windows.png\|thumb\|left\|380px\|alt=NHC Advisory Explorer running as a packaged Windows desktop application\|The NHC Advisory Explorer demonstrates the practical result: a wxPerl program packaged for ordinary Windows users.]]

	This is not merely a theoretical possibility. The [https://github.com/StormSurgeLive/nhc-advisory-gui NHC Advisory Explorer] is one example of a wxPerl program packaged for Windows users.<ref>[https://github.com/StormSurgeLive/nhc-advisory-gui StormSurgeLive, “NHC Advisory Explorer”]</ref>		This is not merely a theoretical possibility. The [https://github.com/StormSurgeLive/nhc-advisory-gui NHC Advisory Explorer] is one example of a wxPerl program packaged for Windows users.<ref>[https://github.com/StormSurgeLive/nhc-advisory-gui StormSurgeLive, “NHC Advisory Explorer”]</ref>

			The program retrieves and presents National Hurricane Center advisory information through a familiar desktop interface. More importantly for this series, it demonstrates that the complete path can be followed: a Perl application can be given a graphical interface, packaged as a Windows executable, placed into an installer, and distributed to users who do not need to install Perl or understand the application’s dependencies.

			That final point is essential. The Perl programmer may know that the application depends upon Strawberry Perl, wxPerl, wxWidgets, CPAN modules, native DLLs, and packaging tools. The user should ordinarily experience only a Windows application which installs and runs in the expected way.

	Readers who want to examine earlier tools and historical attempts at wxWidgets rapid application development in Perl may also consult [[Perl and wxWidgets RAD on Windows]].		Readers who want to examine earlier tools and historical attempts at wxWidgets rapid application development in Perl may also consult [[Perl and wxWidgets RAD on Windows]].

	[[File:nhc-advisory-explorer-windows.png\|thumb\|center\|850px\|alt=NHC Advisory Explorer running as a Windows desktop application\|The NHC Advisory Explorer demonstrates a wxPerl application distributed for ordinary Windows use.]]		{{clear}}

	== The craft and the virtue ==		== The craft and the virtue ==

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== The Technical Journey ==

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# [[Raising a Working wxPerl Shop on Windows|Raising a Working wxPerl Shop on Windows]]
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	=== Welcome to the Perl Guilds Wiki ===		=== Welcome to the Perl Guilds Wiki ===
	The '''Perl Guilds''' wiki is a community-driven resource designed to support '''freelance Perl programmers''' and help them thrive in their independent careers. The original wiki concept was inspired by [https://wiki.freepascal.org FreePascal]'s community wiki.		The '''Perl Guilds''' wiki is a community-driven resource designed to support '''freelance Perl programmers''' and help them thrive in their independent careers. The original wiki concept was inspired by [https://wiki.freepascal.org FreePascal]'s community wiki.
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= wxPerl / wxGlade Application Template Catalog =

This page catalogs GUI mockups, template applications, and app ideas from the [https://github.com/The-Perl-Cottage-Guild/wxPerl-wxGlade-Templates wxPerl-wxGlade-Templates] repository.

The repository is intended as a place to collect [https://sourceforge.net/projects/wxglade/ wxGlade] <code>.wxg</code> project files and working Perl driver scripts that generate wxPerl GUIs directly from wxGlade output. These examples are meant to serve as starting points for real wxPerl applications.

For setup instructions, see:

* [[Developing and Distributing wxPerl Applications on Windows|Developing and Distributing wxPerl Applications on Windows]]

== Purpose ==

The goal of this catalog is to make it easier for Perl programmers to find practical wxGlade GUI ideas that can be copied, studied, modified, and eventually turned into working wxPerl desktop applications.

These examples are especially useful for:

* learning wxGlade layout techniques
* testing wxPerl widgets on Windows
* building simple commercial desktop utilities
* creating GUI front ends for existing Perl scripts
* prototyping Windows-style applications with Perl
* preserving classic desktop UI patterns that still work well

== Repository ==

* Repository: [https://github.com/The-Perl-Cottage-Guild/wxPerl-wxGlade-Templates The-Perl-Cottage-Guild/wxPerl-wxGlade-Templates]
* Main setup guide: [[Developing and Distributing wxPerl Applications on Windows]]
* Intended files:
** wxGlade <code>.wxg</code> XML project files
** generated Perl GUI code
** Perl driver scripts
** screenshots
** notes on packaging or distribution, where applicable

== Template and Application Idea Gallery ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
! Application / Template
! Screenshot
! Type
! Status
! What It Demonstrates

| ! Possible Perl Uses |
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| '''Windows Help GUI''' |
| [https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/041716c6-c4ab-4e21-93e1-117f58ffe0c0 Screenshot] |
| Classic Windows-style help viewer |
| Template / mockup |
| Menus, toolbar-like navigation, tree/list navigation, document pane, classic Windows 95/98-style layout |
| Documentation viewer, local help browser, offline manual reader, FAQ viewer, product support utility |
| - |
| '''Netscape 2.0 Clone''' |
| [https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c572a291-9a77-4c48-bf9f-c4823d04ba8f Screenshot] |
| Retro web browser UI study |
| Template / mockup |
| Menu bar, toolbar buttons, location field, large content area, status bar, classic browser layout |
| HTML documentation shell, internal web viewer, archive browser, kiosk-style viewer, local content navigator |
| - |
| '''PuTTY Configuration Pane''' |
| [https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c2e41b87-48d2-4269-8d8e-75a4861a78f7 Screenshot] |
| Configuration dialog |
| Template / mockup |
| Category tree, settings panels, grouped options, form controls, dialog buttons |
| SSH profile manager, rsync/SFTP launcher, server connection manager, backup configuration tool, cluster login helper |
| - |
| '''WS-FTP Clone''' |
| [https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0082bccb-7731-4d4b-bb55-de2c0b12f49a Screenshot] |
| File transfer client UI |
| Template / mockup |
| Dual-pane file manager layout, connection controls, list views, transfer queue area |
| FTP/SFTP client, deployment tool, file sync GUI, webhost upload utility, batch transfer manager |
| - |
| '''LimeWire-Style Interface''' |
| [https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8d65a2e5-0472-4bb0-8c64-f87ddea9ec1b Screenshot] |
| Search/download manager UI |
| Template / mockup |
| Search field, results grid, tabs, sidebar navigation, progress/list panes |
| Archive search tool, CPAN package browser, media catalog, dataset searcher, internal document finder |
| - |
| '''NetCDF Explorer''' |
| [https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/da42b521-1b7a-491b-afb2-cd1f7f35c386 Screenshot] |
| Scientific data browser |
| Template / app idea |
| Dataset navigation, variable lists, metadata panes, plotting/viewer layout, scientific workflow UI |
| NetCDF viewer, PDL-based data explorer, ADCIRC/ASGS result browser, HDF/NetCDF inspection utility, teaching tool for scientific Perl |
| - |
| '''NHC Advisory Explorer''' |
| [https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0ef50655-841f-420f-be33-60c26a7cf721 Screenshot 1]<br /> |
| [https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/377eb242-a17c-46f1-8ceb-5f2a4593c553 Screenshot 2]<br /> |
| [https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5813887a-8116-41da-bdc5-7340316b6999 Screenshot 3] |
| Weather / hurricane advisory viewer |
| Implemented; Windows EXE release available |
| Real-world wxPerl application, advisory navigation, text display, data retrieval, desktop packaging |
| Hurricane advisory browser, emergency-management tool, weather data front end, example of shipping a wxPerl Windows executable |
| } |

== Implemented Example ==

=== NHC Advisory Explorer ===

The '''NHC Advisory Explorer''' is currently the strongest example in the collection because it has moved beyond a mockup and has an actual Windows executable release.

* Project release: [https://github.com/StormSurgeLive/nhc-advisory-gui/releases NHC Advisory GUI releases]
* Useful as an example of:
** turning a wxGlade layout into a working wxPerl application
** packaging a Perl GUI for Windows users
** building a practical domain-specific desktop tool
** using Perl as the hidden implementation advantage behind a normal-looking Windows application

== Suggested Template Categories ==

As the repository grows, templates can be grouped into the following categories.

=== Classic Windows Utilities ===

Good examples:

* Windows Help GUI
* PuTTY Configuration Pane
* WS-FTP Clone

These are useful because they model familiar desktop patterns that ordinary Windows users already understand.

Possible apps:

* configuration editors
* log viewers
* backup managers
* system inventory tools
* connection/profile managers
* installer front ends
* INI / YAML / JSON editors

=== Internet and Network Tools ===

Good examples:

* Netscape 2.0 Clone
* PuTTY Configuration Pane
* WS-FTP Clone
* LimeWire-style Interface

Possible apps:

* SSH/SFTP launcher
* website deployment GUI
* CPAN mirror browser
* FTP/SFTP batch uploader
* network scanner front end
* API test client
* simple web archive browser

=== Search, Archive, and Catalog Tools ===

Good examples:

* LimeWire-style Interface
* Netscape 2.0 Clone
* Windows Help GUI

Possible apps:

* local document search
* eBay/archive search front end
* image OCR search tool
* CPAN module browser
* source-code search tool
* PDF/manual index browser

=== Scientific and Engineering Tools ===

Good examples:

* NetCDF Explorer
* NHC Advisory Explorer

Possible apps:

* NetCDF/HDF data explorer
* PDL plotting front end
* ADCIRC/ASGS results viewer
* meteorological data browser
* CSV/SQLite data inspector
* sensor log viewer
* engineering calculator collection

=== Commercial Desktop Utilities ===

These are simple programs that could realistically be sold, bundled, or used internally by small businesses.

Possible apps:

* invoice helper
* customer lookup tool
* report generator
* file renamer
* batch image processor
* shipping label assistant
* data cleanup tool
* small SQLite-backed business app
* upload/deployment utility
* quote/order tracker

== Suggested Repository Layout ==

A useful structure for each template would be:

<pre>
template-name/
README.md
screenshot.png
template.wxg
generated/
MyFrame.pm
driver.pl
dist/
build-notes.md
</pre>

Recommended files:

* <code>README.md</code> - what the template demonstrates
* <code>template.wxg</code> - wxGlade project file
* <code>driver.pl</code> - minimal runnable Perl script
* <code>screenshot.png</code> - current screenshot
* <code>build-notes.md</code> - notes about Strawberry Perl, wxPerl, DLLs, packaging, or installer creation

== Suggested README Fields for Each Template ==

Each template should ideally document:

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! Field

| ! Description |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| '''Name''' |
| Human-readable name of the template or application idea |
| - |
| '''Status''' |
| Mockup, partial implementation, working prototype, packaged release, abandoned, etc. |
| - |
| '''Purpose''' |
| What kind of application this layout is good for |
| - |
| '''Widgets Used''' |
| Major wxWidgets/wxPerl controls demonstrated |
| - |
| '''Perl Modules''' |
| Useful Perl modules that pair well with the template |
| - |
| '''Tested On''' |
| Strawberry Perl version, wxPerl version, Windows version, etc. |
| - |
| '''Packaging Notes''' |
| Any notes about building an EXE or installer |
| - |
| '''Screenshot''' |
| Link or local file reference |
| } |

== Widget Patterns to Demonstrate ==

Future templates should try to cover common wxPerl/wxGlade patterns such as:

* main frame with menu bar and status bar
* toolbar-driven application
* tabbed notebook interface
* split-pane application
* tree navigation plus detail panel
* dual-pane file manager
* modal configuration dialog
* wizard-style workflow
* searchable list/grid interface
* log viewer with controls
* progress dialog for long-running Perl tasks
* system tray utility
* SQLite-backed data-entry form
* plot/image viewer shell

== Notes on Clone-Style Templates ==

Some templates intentionally resemble well-known classic applications. These should be treated as UI studies and educational examples, not as trademarked product replacements.

When turning a template into a real application:

* use your own application name
* use your own icons and artwork
* avoid copying trademarks
* keep the useful layout pattern
* replace mockup controls with real Perl logic

== Why This Matters ==

wxPerl and wxGlade give Perl programmers a practical path to creating normal-looking desktop applications, especially on Windows. A good collection of templates lowers the barrier to entry by giving programmers something visual and runnable to start from.

The real advantage is simple:

'''Use wxGlade to design the interface. Use Perl to make it useful. Package it so users never need to know it was Perl.'''

== See Also ==

* [[Portal:GUIs with Perl]]
* [[Portal:Windows]]
* [[Developing and Distributing wxPerl Applications on Windows]]
* [[Portal:Perl for Profit]]
* [[Portal:Software Development Tools]]
* [[Portal:SciTech]]
* [[Portal:Perl Powered Programs (PPP)]]

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	== ~~Installation~~ ==		== Installing wxPerl on Windows for Development ==

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	* email list - https://sourceforge.net/p/wxglade/mailman/wxglade-general/		* email list - https://sourceforge.net/p/wxglade/mailman/wxglade-general/
			* See [[GUI ideas for use with wxGlade]] if you don't know where to start!

	== Development Workflow Notes ==		== Development Workflow Notes ==

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	* wxGlade (https://github.com/wxGlade/wxGlade/releases) - wxWidgets GUI builder that can export wxPerl code		* wxGlade (https://github.com/wxGlade/wxGlade/releases) - wxWidgets GUI builder that can export wxPerl code
	* Slic3r (https://slic3r.org/) - open source 3D printing slicer; historically Perl-heavy in high-level flow, GUI, and testing, with later forks moving much of that work to C++		* Slic3r (https://slic3r.org/) - open source 3D printing slicer; historically Perl-heavy in high-level flow, GUI, and testing, with later forks moving much of that work to C++

	~~=Moved / Not Perl-Based=~~

	~~These are useful programs, but should not be listed under "Written in Perl":~~

	* PmWiki (https://www.pmwiki.org/) - written in PHP
	* TiddlyWiki (https://tiddlywiki.com/) - written in JavaScript