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+# gwen-dotnet without OS dependancies
+
+This is a fork of the original gwen-dotnet project which has been slightly
+modified to remove OS dependancies (specifically, usage of varios Windows
+APIs) to simplify using Gwen with Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.iOS.
+
+Ultimately, this means that things such as the file save/open dialog support
+are not implemented and those methods instead simply do nothing. As well,
+the cursor support (changing the cursor to, for example, a resize icon when
+the mouse is positioned at the edge of a resizable control) has also been
+stubbed out and will not work.
+
+As well, the dependancy on System.Drawing has been removed with equivalent
+structs to Color, Rectangle, etc being re-implemented with very light-weight
+equivalents.