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wxWindows 2.5/2.6 Change Log
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INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
================================

    Please take a few minutes to read the following list, especially
    paying attention to the most important changes which are marked
    with '!' in the first column.

    Also please note that you should ensure that WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
    is defined to 1 if you wish to retain maximal compatibility with 2.4
    series.

! windows are no longer fully repainted when resized, use new style
  wxFULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE to force this (wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE stll
  exists but doesn't do anything any more, this behaviour is default now)


- no initialization/cleanup can be done in wxApp/~wxApp because they are
  now called much earlier/later than before; please move any exiting code
  from there to wxApp::OnInit()/OnExit()
- also, OnExit() is not called if OnInit() fails
- wxTheApp can't be assigned to any longer, use wxApp::SetInstance() instead
- wxFileType::GetIcon() returns wxIconLocation, not wxIcon
- wxColourDatabase doesn't derive from wxList anymore: use AddColour to add
  new colours
- wxWindow::Clear() is now called ClearBackground()
- pointer returned by wxFont::GetNativeFontInfo() must not be deleted now
- wxMouseEvent::Moving() doesn't return true if mouse is being dragged
- pointer returned by wxColourDatabase::FindColour() must now always (and
  not just sometimes) be deleted, to avoid problems, don't use it at all,
  use wxColourDatabase::Find() instead.


DEPRECATED METHODS SINCE 2.4.x
==============================

Deprecated methods may still be used but will disappear in future wxWindows
versions, please update your code to not use them.

- wxDocManager::GetNoHistoryFiles() renamed to GetHistoryFilesCount()
- wxSizer::Remove(wxWindow *), use Detach() instead [it is more clear]
- wxSizer::Set/GetOption(): use Set/GetProportion() instead
- wxKeyEvent::KeyCode(): use GetKeyCode instead
- wxList::Number, First, Last, Nth: use GetCount, GetFirst/Last, Item instead
- wxNode::Next, Previous, Data: use GetNext, GetPrevious, GetData instead
- wxListBase::operator wxList&(): use typesafe lists instead
- wxTheFontMapper: use wxFontMapper::Get() instead
- wxStringHashTable: use wxHashMap instead
- wxHashTableLong: use wxHashMap instead
- wxArrayString::GetStringArray: no replacement
- wxArrayString::Remove(index, count): use RemoveAt instead
- wxTreeItemId conversion to long is deprecated and shouldn't be used
- [MSW only] wxWindow::GetUseCtl3D(), GetTransparentBackground() and
             SetTransparent() as well as wxNO_3D and wxUSER_COLOURS styles
- wxList keyed interface: use wxHashMap instead

OTHER CHANGES
=============

2.5.1
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All:

- added wxGzipInput/OutputStream, bug fixes in wxZlibStreams (M.J.Wetherell)
- wxDateTime::ParseDateTime() implemented (Linus McCabe)
- wxHTTP::GetResponse() added (David Nock)
- added conversions to/from UTF 16/32 LE/BE (Andreas Pflug)
- added wxTextInputStream::ReadChar() (M.J.Wetherell)
- added translation to Afrikaans (Petri Jooste)
- Spanish translations updated (Javier San Jose)
- added gettext plural forms support to wxLocale (Michael N. Filippov)
- wxFileName::Normalize(wxPATH_NORM_ALL) doesn't lower filename case any more
- wxFileName::Normalize(wxPATH_NORM_ENV_VARS) now works
- check if file exists in wxFileConfig::DeleteFile() (Christian Sturmlechner)

All (GUI):

- added wxListBook control
- added 3-state checkboxes for MSW/Mac (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
- added some support for C++ exceptions in the library (do read the manual!)
- added wxListCtrl::GetViewRect()
- added wxTextCtrl::MarkDirty()