Editing GUI ideas for use with wxGlade (section)

== Suggested Template 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