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/*! \page doxywizard_usage Doxywizard usage
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Doxywizard is a GUI front-end for configuring and running doxygen. 
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Note it is possible to start the doxywizard with as argument the configuration file to be used.
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When you start doxywizard it will display the main window 
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(the actual look depends on the OS used).
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\image html doxywizard_main.png "Main window"
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\image latex doxywizard_main.png "Main window" width=15cm
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The windows shows the steps to take to configure and run doxygen.
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The first step is to choose one of the ways to configure doxygen.
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Wizard
Click this button to quickly configure the most important
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    settings and leave the rest of the options to their defaults.
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Expert
Click this button to gain access to the
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    \ref config "full range of configuration options".
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Load
Click this button to load an existing configuration file
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    from disk.
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Note that you can select multiple buttons in a row, for instance to first 
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configure doxygen using the Wizard and then fine tune the settings via 
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the Expert.
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After doxygen is configured you need to save the configuration as a file
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to disk. This second step allows doxygen to use the configuration 
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and has the additional advantage that the configuration can be reused 
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to run doxygen with the same settings at a later point in time.
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Since some configuration options may use relative paths, the next step is
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to select a directory from which to run doxygen. This is typically the root
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of the source tree and will most of the time already be filled in correctly.
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Once the configuration file is saved and the working directory is set, you
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can run doxygen based on the selected settings. Do this by pressing the
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"Start" button. Once doxygen runs you can cancel it by clicking the same
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button again. The output produced by doxygen is captured and shown in a log
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window. Once doxygen finishes, the log can be saved as a text file.
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The Wizard Dialog

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If you select the Wizard button in step 1, then a dialog with
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a number of tabs will appear.
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\image html doxywizard_page1.png "Wizard dialog: Project settings"
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\image latex doxywizard_page1.png "Wizard dialog: Project settings" width=13cm
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The fields in the project tab speak for themselves. Once doxygen has finished
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the Destination directory is where to look for the results. Doxygen will
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put each output format in a separate sub-directory.
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\image html doxywizard_page2.png "Wizard dialog: Mode of operating"
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\image latex doxywizard_page2.png "Wizard dialog: Mode of operating" width=13cm
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The mode tab allows you to select how doxygen will look at your sources.
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The default is to only look for things that have been documented. 
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You can also select how doxygen should present the results. 
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The latter does not affect the way doxygen parses your source code.
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\image html doxywizard_page3.png "Wizard dialog: Output to produce"
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\image latex doxywizard_page3.png "Wizard dialog: Output to produce" width=13cm
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You can select one or more of the output formats that doxygen should
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produce. For HTML and \LaTeX there are additional options. 
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\image html doxywizard_page4.png "Wizard dialog: Diagrams to generate"
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\image latex doxywizard_page4.png "Wizard dialog: Diagrams to generate" width=13cm
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Doxygen can produce a number of diagrams. Using the diagrams tab you
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can select which ones to generate. For most diagrams the 
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dot tool of the GraphViz package
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is needed (if you use the binary packages for MacOSX this
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tool is already included).
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Expert dialog

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The Expert dialog has a number of tab fields, one
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for each section in the configuration file. Each tab-field
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contains a number of lines, one for each configuration option in
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that section. 
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The kind of input widget depends on the type of the configuration option. 
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  • For each boolean option (those options that are answered with YES or
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        NO in the configuration file) there is a check-box. 
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  • For items taking one of a fixed set of values (like
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        \ref cfg_output_language "OUTPUT_LANGUAGE") a combo box is used.
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  • For items taking an integer value from a range, a spinbox is used.
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  • For free form string-type options there is a one line edit field
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  • For options taking a lists of strings, a one line edit field is
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        available, with a `+' button to add this string to the list and 
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        a `-' button to remove the selected string from the list. There 
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        is also a `*' button that, when pressed, 
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        replaces the selected item in the list with the string entered in the 
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        edit field. 
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  • For file and folder entries, there are special buttons
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        that start a file selection dialog.
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    \image html doxywizard_expert.png "Some options from the Expert dialog"
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    \image latex doxywizard_expert.png "Some options from the Expert dialog" width=15cm
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    The get additional information about the meaning of an option, click
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    on the "Help" button at the bottom right of the dialog and then on the
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    item. A tooltip with additional information will appear.
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    Menu options

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    The GUI front-end has a menu with a couple of useful items
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    \image html doxywizard_menu.png "File menu"
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    \image latex doxywizard_menu.png "File menu" width=15cm
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    Open...
    This is the same as the "Load" button in the main window
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        and allows to open a configuration file from disk.
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    Save as..
    This is the same as the "Save" button in the main window
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        and can be used to save the current configuration settings to disk.
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    Recent configurations
    Allow to quickly load a recently saved
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        configuration.
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    Set as default...
    Stores the current configuration settings as the
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        default to use next time the GUI is started. You will be asked to
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        confirm the action.
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    Reset...
    Restores the factory defaults as the default settings to use.
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        You will be asked to confirm the action.
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    \htmlonly
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    Go to the next section or return to the
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     index.
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    \endhtmlonly
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    */