wxStartPage

About

A wxWidgets landing page for an application.

It displays a most-recently-used file list on the right side (up to 9 files) and a list of customizable buttons on the left.

• Users clicking on these buttons can be handled via a wxEVT_STARTPAGE_CLICKED event.
• Modified dates are shown next to each file in the MRU list. These dates are shown in a human readable format (e.g., "Just now", "12 minutes ago", "Yesterday", "Tues at 1:07 PM").
• Human readable file paths are shown below the files (e.g., "Documents » Invoices")
• Includes a "Clear file list" button beneath the MRU list.
• The application name & logo can be shown above the custom buttons.
• A dynamic greeting (based on the time of day) is shown above the MRU list. This greeting is also customizable (e.g., can optionally include the user's name).
• Customizable theming.
• Supports dark mode.
• Supports HiDPI displays.

Dark theme:

Button hover effect:

Button hover 3D effect:

Building

Download the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Blake-Madden/wxStartPage.git

Then, include startpage.h and startpage.cpp in your project.

To build the demo, build demo/CMakeLists.txt with CMake and your compiler of choice.

Documentation

To build the API documentation, open Doxyfile in Doxygen and run it.

Dependencies

• wxWidgets 3.2 or higher
• A C++14 compatible compiler