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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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11- wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
12 results for your platform (use ANSI function where available)
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13- buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
14 is available)
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15- wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprectaed wxArray::Remove(index)
16
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17all (GUI):
18- wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu menagament
19
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20wxMSW:
21
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23- arbitrary controls (and not only buttons) can be put into a toolbar
24
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25wxGTK:
26
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7c0ea335 28- wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
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29- you can use UpdateUI handlers with wxTextCtrl
30
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31NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
32change log.
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448af9a4 34Major improvements are listed in readme.txt.
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362.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
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38
39wxGTK:
40
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41- JPEG support added.
42- Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
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44wxMSW:
45
46- wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
47 SetTabSize added.
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48- JPEG support added.
49- Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
50- Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
51- Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
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52
53wxMotif:
54
55
56General:
57
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58- Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
59
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63
64wxGTK:
65
66- wxGLCanvas fixes.
67- Slider/spinbutton fixes.
68
69wxMSW:
70
71- Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
72- Fixed window cursor setting.
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20e85460 74- Some makefile fixes.
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76wxMotif:
77
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80General:
81
82- Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
83- More topic overviews.
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84- Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
85 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
86 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
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87
88
89Beta 5, February 18th 1999
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92wxGTK:
93
33b64e6f 94- wxExecute improved.
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96wxMSW:
97
98- Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
99 expected).
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100- Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
101 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
102 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
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103- Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
104- Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
2e35f56f 105- Fixed focus-related crash.
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107wxMotif:
108
33b64e6f 109- Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
2e35f56f 110- Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
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111
112General:
113
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114- wxLocale documented.
115- Added include filenames to class reference.
116- wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
117 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
118 (though doesn't display help yet).
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119
120Beta 4, February 12th 1999
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122
123wxGTK:
124
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125- Miscellaneous fixes.
126
127wxMSW:
128
129- Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
130 rationalised.
cba2db0c 131- Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
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133wxMotif:
134
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135- Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
136- Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
137- Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
138- Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
139 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
140- Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
141 crashes for some reason).
142- Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
143 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
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145General:
146
147- Further doc improvements.
148- wxGenericValidator added.
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149- Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
150 automatically.
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154
155wxGTK:
156
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157- wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
158- wxToolTip class added.
159- Miscellaneous fixes.
160
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161wxMSW:
162
163- wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
164- Makefiles for more compilers.
165- TWIN32 support added.
166- Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
167 factored out program/library settings.
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170wxMotif:
171
172- A few more colour fixes.
173- wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
174- Some compiler warnings fixed.
175- wxChoice crash fix.
176- Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
177
178General:
179
180- wxBusyCursor class added.
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181- Added samples/dde.
182- More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
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183
184Beta 2, January 1999
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186
187wxGTK:
188
189wxMSW:
190
191- 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
192
193wxMotif:
194
195- Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
196 the right place.
197- Cured some widget table clashes.
198- Added thread support (Robert).
199- wxPoem sample now works.
200
201General:
202
203- Rearranged documentation a bit.
204- Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
205 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
206 or below).
207- Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
208- Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
209 sample.
210- Added bombs and fractal samples.
211
212Beta 1, December 24th 1998
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214
215wxGTK:
216
217- Various
218
219wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
220
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222Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
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224
225wxMSW:
226
227- Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
228- Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
229 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
230 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
231 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
232 on a tab.
233- Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
234- Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
235 of Stefan Csomor.
236
237wxMotif:
238
239- Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
240 without (permanently) resizing the window.
241- Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
242 that disabled scrollbar paging.
243- Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
244 colours correctly.
245- Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
246 when any button was pressed.
247- Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
248 have a white background.
249- Fixed dialog colour setting.
250- Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
251 they have sensible colours by default.
252- Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
253- Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
254- Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
255- Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
256- Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
257
258Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
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260
261wxMSW:
262
263- More documentation updates, especially for
264 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
265- Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
266 of wxTrace.
267- Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
268 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
269 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
270 position.
271- Numerous miscellaneous changes.
272
273wxMotif:
274
275- Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
276 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
277 child frames).
278- Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
279- wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
280 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
281- Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
282 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
283 the debugging implementation.
284- Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
285 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
286 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
287- Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
288- Added a parent-existance check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
289- Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
290 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
291
292It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
293
294- wxFrame, wxDialog done.
295- wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
296- wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
297- Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
298- Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
299- wxNotebook almost done.
300- wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
301 to vertical toolbars).
302
303More recently:
304
305- Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
306 to scrollbars).
307- Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
308 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
309- wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
310
311Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
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313
314wxMSW:
315
316- Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
317 sample.
318- Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
319- A few more makefiles added.
320- GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
321- Further doc updates.
322- wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
323
324wxMotif:
325
326- First start at Motif port.
327- Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
328- First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
329 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
330 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
331
332Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
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335wxMSW:
336
337- wxBitmap debugged.
338- wxDC::GetDepth added.
339- Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
340 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
341- wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
342- Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
343- wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
344 so event can travel up the window hierachy.
345
346Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
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348
349wxMSW:
350
351- Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
352 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
353 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
354 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
355- Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
356- New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
357- Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
358 changes, wxNotebook.
359- Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
360
361Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
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363
364wxMSW:
365
366- Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
367 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
368 Windows functions, for efficiency.
369- Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
370- #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
371 don't support it.
372- Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
373- Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
374
375Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
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378wxMSW:
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380- Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
381 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
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386wxMSW:
387
388- Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
389- Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
390 wxMenuBar.
391- Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
392 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
393 wxMenuItem accessors.
394- Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
395 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
396- Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
397- ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
398- Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
399- Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
400- Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
401 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
402 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
403 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
404 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
405 first, then doing the assignment.
406- Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
407- Various other bug fixes and additions.
408
409Generic:
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411- Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
412- Expanded documentation a bit more.
413
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417wxMSW:
418
419- Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
420 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
421 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
422- wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
423- Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
424 require application-supplied positioning code though.
425- Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
426 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
427 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
428
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432wxMSW:
433
434- Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
435 fields were used.
436- Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
437 compilation and pragmas.
438- Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
439 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
440
441Generic:
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443- Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
444- Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
445 compilation and pragmas.
446- Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
447
448Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
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451wxMSW:
452
453- Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
454- Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
455 some reason :-(
456- Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
457- Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
458- Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
459 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
460 startup/exit.
461- Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
462 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
463- Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
464VADIM'S CHANGES:
465- Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
466 compatibility functions.
467- Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
468- file.h: new wxTempFile class.
469- defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
470- statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
471- registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
472- listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
473- wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
474
475Generic:
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477- Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
478- Added samples/png.
479- IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
480 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
481 header files.
482- Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
483
484Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
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488
489- Added tab classes, tab sample.
490- Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
491 cleaned up properly before exit.
492- Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
493 automatically.
494- Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
495- Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
496 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
497 unresolved issues.
498- Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
499 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
500 tray area.
501- Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
502 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
503- Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
504- Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
505
506Generic:
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508- Added tab classes, tab sample.
509- Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
510 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
511 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
512 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
513- resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
514 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
515 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
516 allow better control of memory.
517- wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
518 checking.
519- Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
520 float to long in wxToolBar files.
521
522Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
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526
527- Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
528- Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
529- Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
530 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
531 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
532 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
533 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
534- Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
535- Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
536 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
537 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
538 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
539 IUnknown.
540 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
541- Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
542 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
543- Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
544- Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
545 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
546- Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
547 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
548 internal implementation.
549- Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
550 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
551 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
552
553Generic:
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555- Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
556- Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
557- Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
558 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
559 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
560
561Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
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565
566- GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
567 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
568 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
569 changes.
570- Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
571 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
572 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
573- Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
574 again.
575- Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
576- Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
577 e.g. wxDC.
578
579Generic:
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581- GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
582 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
583 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
584 changes.
585- Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
586 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
587 docs/gtk.
588- Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
589 created dynamically, not as a global object.
590- Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
591- Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
592 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
593 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
594- Added gcc pragmas.
595- Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
596- Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
597- Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
598 added a few references to wxTransString.
599- Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
600 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
601- samples/internat now works (minimally).
602- Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
603 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
604- Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
605- Cured some lemory leaks (thanks Vadim).
606- Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
607 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
608 MoreRequested.
609
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615- Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
616 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
617- const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
618- Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
619 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
620 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
621- wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
622 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
623 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
624 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
625- wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
626 scrolling toolbars.
627- Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
628 to help printing with multiple pages.
629- IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
630 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
631 implementation updated to use these base classes.
632- wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
633 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
634 WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
635 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
636 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
637- Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
638 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
639 New files from Vadim:
640 include\wx\string.h
641 include\wx\debug.h
642 include\wx\file.h
643 include\wx\log.h
644 include\wx\intl.h
645 src\common\string.cpp
646 src\common\log.cpp
647 src\common\intl.cpp
648 src\common\file.cpp
649 No longer use GNU wxString files.
650- Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
651 src\common\filefn.cpp.
652- Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
653 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
654- Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
655 including changes to defs.h.
656- wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
657 introduced.
658- Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
659 hidden).
660- Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
661 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
662 trick).
663- Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
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665Alpha 3, September 1997
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670- wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
671- Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
672- PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
673- Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
674- Started documentation.
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676Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
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681- EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
682 with MetroWerks compiler.
683- Added ids to .wxr file format.
684- Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
685 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
686 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
687 for testing purposes.
688- Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
689 handlers.
690- Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
691- Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
692 fully).
693- Added back wxRadioBox.
694- Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
695 a separate file.
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702At this point, the following has been achieved:
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704- A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
705 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
706 wxString instead of char *.
707- Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
708 old system event system) and code size reduced.
709- Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
710 as wxbWindow now removed.
711- No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
712 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
713- PrologIO revised.
714- wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
715 MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
716- wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
717 Windows settings.
718- SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
719 settings mucho rationalised.
720- All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
721 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
722 classes removed.
723- API for controls revised, in particular addition of
724 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
725- 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
726- Event table system introduced (see most samples and
727 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
728 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
729 of event handlers.
730- wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
731- Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
732 wxToolBarBase
733 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
734 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
735 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
736- Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
737- wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
738 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
739 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
740- .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
741 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
742 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
743 in the future.
744- Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
745 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
746 variables instead.
747- wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
748 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
749 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
750- Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
751 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
752- Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
753 Win95.
754- Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
755 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
756 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
757- utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
758 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
759- GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).
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