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	= wxPerl / wxGlade Application Template Catalog =		= wxPerl / wxGlade Application Template Catalog =
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	=== Windows Help GUI ===		=== Windows Help GUI ===

	~~<div style="max-width: 900px; margin~~: ~~0 0 1em 0;">~~		[[File:Wxglade-windows-help-gui.png\|900px\|Windows Help GUI wxGlade template screenshot]]
	~~<img src="https://github.com/user~~-~~attachments/assets/041716c6~~-~~c4ab~~-~~4e21-93e1-117f58ffe0c0" alt="~~Windows Help GUI wxGlade template screenshot~~" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border:1px solid #cccccc;" />~~
	~~</div>~~

	A classic Windows 95/98-style help viewer layout.		A classic Windows 95/98-style help viewer layout.
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	=== Netscape 2.0 Clone ===		=== Netscape 2.0 Clone ===

	~~<div style="max-width: 900px; margin: 0 0 1em 0;">~~		[[File:Wxglade-netscape-clone.png\|900px\|Netscape 2.0 style wxGlade template screenshot]]
	~~<img src="https~~:~~//github.com/user~~-~~attachments/assets/c572a291~~-~~9a77-4c48-bf9f-c4823d04ba8f" alt="~~Netscape 2.0 style wxGlade template screenshot~~" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border:1px solid #cccccc;" />~~
	~~</div>~~

	A retro browser-style interface inspired by early Netscape.		A retro browser-style interface inspired by early Netscape.
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	=== PuTTY Configuration Pane ===		=== PuTTY Configuration Pane ===

	~~<div style="max-width: 900px; margin: 0 0 1em 0;">~~		[[File:Wxglade-putty-configuration-pane.png\|900px\|PuTTY configuration pane wxGlade template screenshot]]
	~~<img src="https~~:~~//github.com/user~~-~~attachments/assets/c2e41b87~~-~~48d2~~-~~4269-8d8e-75a4861a78f7" alt="~~PuTTY configuration pane wxGlade template screenshot~~" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border:1px solid #cccccc;" />~~
	~~</div>~~

	A configuration dialog inspired by PuTTY's familiar settings layout.		A configuration dialog inspired by PuTTY's familiar settings layout.
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	=== WS-FTP Clone ===		=== WS-FTP Clone ===

	~~<div style="max-width: 900px; margin: 0 0 1em 0;">~~		[[File:Wxglade-wsftp-clone.png\|900px\|WS-FTP style wxGlade template screenshot]]
	~~<img src="https~~:~~//github.com/user~~-~~attachments/assets/0082bccb~~-~~7731-4d4b-bb55-de2c0b12f49a" alt="~~WS-FTP style wxGlade template screenshot~~" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border:1px solid #cccccc;" />~~
	~~</div>~~

	A classic two-pane file transfer client layout.		A classic two-pane file transfer client layout.
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	=== LimeWire-Style Interface ===		=== LimeWire-Style Interface ===

	~~<div style="max-width: 900px; margin: 0 0 1em 0;">~~		[[File:Wxglade-limewire-style-interface.png\|900px\|LimeWire style wxGlade template screenshot]]
	~~<img src="https~~:~~//github.com/user~~-~~attachments/assets/8d65a2e5~~-~~0472~~-~~4bb0-8c64-f87ddea9ec1b" alt="~~LimeWire style wxGlade template screenshot~~" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border:1px solid #cccccc;" />~~
	~~</div>~~

	A search-and-results interface inspired by classic peer-to-peer software.		A search-and-results interface inspired by classic peer-to-peer software.
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	=== NetCDF Explorer ===		=== NetCDF Explorer ===

	~~<div style="max-width: 900px; margin~~: ~~0 0 1em 0;">~~		[[File:Wxglade-netcdf-explorer.png\|900px\|NetCDF Explorer wxGlade template screenshot]]
	~~<img src="https://github.com/user~~-~~attachments/assets/da42b521~~-~~1b7a-491b-afb2-cd1f7f35c386" alt="~~NetCDF Explorer wxGlade template screenshot~~" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border:1px solid #cccccc;" />~~
	~~</div>~~

	A scientific data browser idea intended to pair well with Strawberry Perl, PDL, and scientific Perl tooling.		A scientific data browser idea intended to pair well with Strawberry Perl, PDL, and scientific Perl tooling.
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	=== NHC Advisory Explorer ===		=== NHC Advisory Explorer ===

	~~<div style="max-width: 900px; margin~~: ~~0 0 1em 0;">~~		[[File:Wxglade-nhc-advisory-explorer-1.png\|900px\|NHC Advisory Explorer screenshot 1]]
	~~<img src="https://github.com/user~~-~~attachments/assets/0ef50655~~-~~841f~~-~~420f~~-~~be33-60c26a7cf721" alt="~~NHC Advisory Explorer screenshot 1~~" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border:1px solid #cccccc;" />~~
	~~</div>~~

	~~<div style="max-width: 900px; margin~~: ~~0 0 1em 0;">~~		[[File:Wxglade-nhc-advisory-explorer-2.png\|900px\|NHC Advisory Explorer screenshot 2]]
	~~<img src="https://github.com/user~~-~~attachments/assets/377eb242~~-~~a17c~~-~~46f1~~-~~8ceb-5f2a4593c553" alt="~~NHC Advisory Explorer screenshot 2~~" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border:1px solid #cccccc;" />~~
	~~</div>~~

	~~<div style="max-width: 900px; margin~~: ~~0 0 1em 0;">~~		[[File:Wxglade-nhc-advisory-explorer-3.png\|900px\|NHC Advisory Explorer screenshot 3]]
	~~<img src="https://github.com/user~~-~~attachments/assets/5813887a~~-~~8116~~-~~41da~~-~~bdc5-7340316b6999" alt="~~NHC Advisory Explorer screenshot 3~~" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border:1px solid #cccccc;" />~~
	~~</div>~~

	The NHC Advisory Explorer is a real wxPerl application rather than just a mockup. It has an available Windows executable release.		The NHC Advisory Explorer is a real wxPerl application rather than just a mockup. It has an available Windows executable release.

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**NOTOC**

= 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 |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| '''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)]]