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1wxWindows 2 Change Log
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4next release (2.1.12 or 2.2?)
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6
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7all:
8
9- wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
10 results for your platform (use ANSI function where available)
11
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12- buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
13 is available)
14
15- wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprectaed wxArray::Remove(index)
16
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17wxMSW:
18
19- arbitrary controls (and not only buttons) can be put into a toolbar
20
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21wxGTK:
22
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25- you can use UpdateUI handlers with wxTextCtrl
26
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27NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
28change log.
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322.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
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34
35wxGTK:
36
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37- JPEG support added.
38- Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
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40wxMSW:
41
42- wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
43 SetTabSize added.
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44- JPEG support added.
45- Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
46- Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
47- Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
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48
49wxMotif:
50
51
52General:
53
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54- Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
55
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60wxGTK:
61
62- wxGLCanvas fixes.
63- Slider/spinbutton fixes.
64
65wxMSW:
66
67- Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
68- Fixed window cursor setting.
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72wxMotif:
73
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76General:
77
78- Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
79- More topic overviews.
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80- Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
81 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
82 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
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84
85Beta 5, February 18th 1999
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88wxGTK:
89
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92wxMSW:
93
94- Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
95 expected).
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96- Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
97 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
98 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
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99- Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
100- Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
2e35f56f 101- Fixed focus-related crash.
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103wxMotif:
104
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2e35f56f 106- Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
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108General:
109
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110- wxLocale documented.
111- Added include filenames to class reference.
112- wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
113 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
114 (though doesn't display help yet).
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116Beta 4, February 12th 1999
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118
119wxGTK:
120
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121- Miscellaneous fixes.
122
123wxMSW:
124
125- Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
126 rationalised.
cba2db0c 127- Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
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129wxMotif:
130
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131- Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
132- Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
133- Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
134- Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
135 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
136- Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
137 crashes for some reason).
138- Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
139 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
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141General:
142
143- Further doc improvements.
144- wxGenericValidator added.
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145- Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
146 automatically.
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150
151wxGTK:
152
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153- wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
154- wxToolTip class added.
155- Miscellaneous fixes.
156
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157wxMSW:
158
159- wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
160- Makefiles for more compilers.
161- TWIN32 support added.
162- Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
163 factored out program/library settings.
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165
166wxMotif:
167
168- A few more colour fixes.
169- wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
170- Some compiler warnings fixed.
171- wxChoice crash fix.
172- Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
173
174General:
175
176- wxBusyCursor class added.
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177- Added samples/dde.
178- More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
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180Beta 2, January 1999
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183wxGTK:
184
185wxMSW:
186
187- 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
188
189wxMotif:
190
191- Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
192 the right place.
193- Cured some widget table clashes.
194- Added thread support (Robert).
195- wxPoem sample now works.
196
197General:
198
199- Rearranged documentation a bit.
200- Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
201 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
202 or below).
203- Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
204- Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
205 sample.
206- Added bombs and fractal samples.
207
208Beta 1, December 24th 1998
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210
211wxGTK:
212
213- Various
214
215wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
216
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218Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
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220
221wxMSW:
222
223- Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
224- Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
225 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
226 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
227 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
228 on a tab.
229- Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
230- Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
231 of Stefan Csomor.
232
233wxMotif:
234
235- Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
236 without (permanently) resizing the window.
237- Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
238 that disabled scrollbar paging.
239- Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
240 colours correctly.
241- Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
242 when any button was pressed.
243- Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
244 have a white background.
245- Fixed dialog colour setting.
246- Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
247 they have sensible colours by default.
248- Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
249- Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
250- Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
251- Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
252- Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
253
254Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
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256
257wxMSW:
258
259- More documentation updates, especially for
260 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
261- Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
262 of wxTrace.
263- Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
264 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
265 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
266 position.
267- Numerous miscellaneous changes.
268
269wxMotif:
270
271- Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
272 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
273 child frames).
274- Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
275- wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
276 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
277- Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
278 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
279 the debugging implementation.
280- Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
281 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
282 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
283- Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
284- Added a parent-existance check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
285- Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
286 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
287
288It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
289
290- wxFrame, wxDialog done.
291- wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
292- wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
293- Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
294- Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
295- wxNotebook almost done.
296- wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
297 to vertical toolbars).
298
299More recently:
300
301- Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
302 to scrollbars).
303- Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
304 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
305- wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
306
307Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
308----------------------------
309
310wxMSW:
311
312- Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
313 sample.
314- Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
315- A few more makefiles added.
316- GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
317- Further doc updates.
318- wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
319
320wxMotif:
321
322- First start at Motif port.
323- Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
324- First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
325 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
326 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
327
328Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
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331wxMSW:
332
333- wxBitmap debugged.
334- wxDC::GetDepth added.
335- Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
336 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
337- wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
338- Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
339- wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
340 so event can travel up the window hierachy.
341
342Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
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344
345wxMSW:
346
347- Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
348 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
349 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
350 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
351- Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
352- New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
353- Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
354 changes, wxNotebook.
355- Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
356
357Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
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359
360wxMSW:
361
362- Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
363 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
364 Windows functions, for efficiency.
365- Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
366- #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
367 don't support it.
368- Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
369- Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
370
371Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
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374wxMSW:
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377 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
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382wxMSW:
383
384- Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
385- Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
386 wxMenuBar.
387- Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
388 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
389 wxMenuItem accessors.
390- Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
391 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
392- Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
393- ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
394- Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
395- Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
396- Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
397 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
398 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
399 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
400 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
401 first, then doing the assignment.
402- Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
403- Various other bug fixes and additions.
404
405Generic:
406
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407- Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
408- Expanded documentation a bit more.
409
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410Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
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413wxMSW:
414
415- Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
416 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
417 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
418- wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
419- Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
420 require application-supplied positioning code though.
421- Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
422 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
423 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
424
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429
430- Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
431 fields were used.
432- Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
433 compilation and pragmas.
434- Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
435 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
436
437Generic:
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439- Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
440- Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
441 compilation and pragmas.
442- Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
443
444Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
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448
449- Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
450- Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
451 some reason :-(
452- Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
453- Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
454- Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
455 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
456 startup/exit.
457- Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
458 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
459- Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
460VADIM'S CHANGES:
461- Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
462 compatibility functions.
463- Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
464- file.h: new wxTempFile class.
465- defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
466- statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
467- registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
468- listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
469- wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
470
471Generic:
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473- Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
474- Added samples/png.
475- IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
476 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
477 header files.
478- Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
479
480Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
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484
485- Added tab classes, tab sample.
486- Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
487 cleaned up properly before exit.
488- Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
489 automatically.
490- Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
491- Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
492 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
493 unresolved issues.
494- Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
495 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
496 tray area.
497- Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
498 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
499- Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
500- Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
501
502Generic:
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504- Added tab classes, tab sample.
505- Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
506 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
507 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
508 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
509- resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
510 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
511 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
512 allow better control of memory.
513- wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
514 checking.
515- Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
516 float to long in wxToolBar files.
517
518Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
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522
523- Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
524- Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
525- Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
526 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
527 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
528 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
529 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
530- Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
531- Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
532 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
533 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
534 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
535 IUnknown.
536 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
537- Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
538 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
539- Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
540- Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
541 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
542- Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
543 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
544 internal implementation.
545- Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
546 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
547 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
548
549Generic:
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551- Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
552- Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
553- Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
554 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
555 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
556
557Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
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561
562- GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
563 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
564 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
565 changes.
566- Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
567 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
568 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
569- Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
570 again.
571- Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
572- Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
573 e.g. wxDC.
574
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577- GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
578 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
579 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
580 changes.
581- Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
582 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
583 docs/gtk.
584- Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
585 created dynamically, not as a global object.
586- Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
587- Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
588 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
589 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
590- Added gcc pragmas.
591- Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
592- Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
593- Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
594 added a few references to wxTransString.
595- Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
596 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
597- samples/internat now works (minimally).
598- Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
599 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
600- Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
601- Cured some lemory leaks (thanks Vadim).
602- Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
603 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
604 MoreRequested.
605
606Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
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611- Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
612 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
613- const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
614- Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
615 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
616 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
617- wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
618 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
619 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
620 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
621- wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
622 scrolling toolbars.
623- Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
624 to help printing with multiple pages.
625- IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
626 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
627 implementation updated to use these base classes.
628- wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
629 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
630 WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
631 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
632 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
633- Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
634 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
635 New files from Vadim:
636 include\wx\string.h
637 include\wx\debug.h
638 include\wx\file.h
639 include\wx\log.h
640 include\wx\intl.h
641 src\common\string.cpp
642 src\common\log.cpp
643 src\common\intl.cpp
644 src\common\file.cpp
645 No longer use GNU wxString files.
646- Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
647 src\common\filefn.cpp.
648- Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
649 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
650- Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
651 including changes to defs.h.
652- wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
653 introduced.
654- Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
655 hidden).
656- Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
657 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
658 trick).
659- Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
660
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666- wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
667- Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
668- PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
669- Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
670- Started documentation.
671
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677- EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
678 with MetroWerks compiler.
679- Added ids to .wxr file format.
680- Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
681 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
682 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
683 for testing purposes.
684- Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
685 handlers.
686- Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
687- Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
688 fully).
689- Added back wxRadioBox.
690- Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
691 a separate file.
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700- A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
701 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
702 wxString instead of char *.
703- Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
704 old system event system) and code size reduced.
705- Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
706 as wxbWindow now removed.
707- No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
708 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
709- PrologIO revised.
710- wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
711 MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
712- wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
713 Windows settings.
714- SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
715 settings mucho rationalised.
716- All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
717 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
718 classes removed.
719- API for controls revised, in particular addition of
720 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
721- 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
722- Event table system introduced (see most samples and
723 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
724 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
725 of event handlers.
726- wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
727- Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
728 wxToolBarBase
729 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
730 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
731 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
732- Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
733- wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
734 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
735 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
736- .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
737 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
738 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
739 in the future.
740- Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
741 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
742 variables instead.
743- wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
744 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
745 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
746- Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
747 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
748- Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
749 Win95.
750- Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
751 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
752 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
753- utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
754 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
755- GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).
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