wxFormBuilder

What is wxFormBuilder?

wxFormBuilder is a powerful tool that enables the creation of cross-platform applications with or without a graphical user interface. This application overcomes the limitations of existing visual development tools, such as the restricted set of widgets or the inability to include non-graphical components.

Highlights

• Supports inclusion of non-graphical components in the visual development process
• Provides facilities for easily extending the set of widgets through the use of plugins, similar to other applications like Qt Designer
• Stores project information in XML documents, simplifying the application's code and facilitating the modification of object properties and generated code without the need for recompilation
• Utilizes a code generation system based on "templates" defined in the class information document, allowing for the use of a simple set of directives to process functions, handle object properties, perform conditional code generation, implement loops, and more
• Requires the implementation of a plugin for visual components, but this plugin can be used to "personalize" the generation of code for that component, making the process straightforward