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2wxWidgets Change Log - For more verbose changes, see the manual
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5INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x
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7
8- wxFontData::GetColour() now returns a const colour
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9- wxDC objects can't be created directly now (this never worked, now it doesn't
10 even compile)
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11- For all wxInputStreams, Eof() becomes true after an attempt has been made
12 to read _past_ the end of file.
637b7e4f 13- wxCHECK family of macros now must be followed by a semicolon
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14- wxMBConv::cMB2WC() and cWC2MB() take size of the input buffer and return
15 length of the converted string in all cases now.
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16- wxHtmlWindow::OnCellClicked() now returns bool.
17- wxHtmlCell::OnMouseClick() was deprecated and replaced with
18 wxHtmlCell::ProcessMouseClick(); old code overriding OnMouseClick() will
19 continue to work with WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6, but should be rewritten to
20 use ProcessMouseClick().
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21- wxHtmlCell::GetCursor() was deprecated and replaced with
22 wxHtmlCell::GetMouseCursor(); old code overriding GetCursor() will
23 continue to work with WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6, but should be rewritten to
24 use GetMouseCursor().
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27Deprecated methods since 2.6.x and their replacements
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29
30- wxGetWorkingDirectory() deprecated in favour of wxGetCwd()
31- wxDC::BeginDrawing() and wxDC::EndDrawing() deprecated, just don't use them
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36
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37All:
38
830f8f11 39- wx(F)File, wxTextFile and wxInputStreams recognize Unicode BOM now
43563ef2 40- Many fixes for UTF-16/32 handling in Unicode builds
b83d533a 41- wxLaunchDefaultBrowser() now supports wxBROWSER_NEW_WINDOW flag.
3af9f2de 42- Added wxStandardPaths::GetResourcesDir() and GetLocalizedResourcesDir()
17af82fb 43- Added wxStandardPaths::GetDocumentsDir() (Ken Thomases)
b83d533a 44- Added wxStringTokenizer::GetLastDelimiter(); improved documentation.
e11e27cf 45- Fixed wxTextFile in Unicode build
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46- Speed improvements to wxRegEx when matching is done in a loop such as
47 during a search and replace.
48- Fix regerror and regfree name conficts when built-in regex and system regex
49 are both used in the same program.
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50- Basic authentication supported added to wxHTTP.
51- wxCondition::WaitTimeout() now returns correct value when timeout occurs.
52- Fixed occasional wxThread cleanup crash.
53- Bug in wxLogStream::DoLogString in Unicode builds fixed.
54- Added support for memo fields to wxODBC.
55- Fixed Unicode builds using SunPro compiler by defining__WCHAR_TYPE__.
56- wxFileName now also looks for TMPDIR on Unix.
57- Fixed build error in list.h with VC++ 2005.
58- Fixed wxODBC buffer overflow problem in Unicode builds.
2decc3bd 59- Fixed wxSocketBase::InterruptWait on wxBase.
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60- Important code cleanup (Paul Cornett).
61- Added support for wxLongLong in wx stream classes (Mark Junker).
24f4fc23 62- wxSOCKET_REUSEADDR can be used with wxSocketClient.
480abc8f 63- Overloaded Connect() and SetLocal() methods for binding to local address/port.
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64- Albanian translation added (Besnik Bleta)
65- Assert messages now show the function in which assert failed
66- wxApp::OnAssertFailure() should now be used instead the old wxApp::OnAssert()
67- Fixed several bugs in wxDateTime::ParseDate()
968f291b 68- The WXK*PRIOR and WXK*NEXT constants are now aliases for WXK*PAGEUP
6fa9383b 69 and WXK*PAGEDOWN. If you have switch statements that use both
968f291b 70 constants from a set then you need to remove the PRIOR/NEXT
6fa9383b 71 versions in order to eliminate compiler errors.
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72- Fixed bug where wxDateTime::Now() would sometimes return an incorrect value
73 the first time it was called.
968f291b 74- Added wxString::rbegin() and rend()
3affcd07 75- Added wxString::EndsWith()
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79
0bcb13b8 80- Added wxComboControl and wxOwnerDrawnComboBox (Jaakko Salli)
03a37db9 81- Added wxTreebook (uses a wxTreeCtrl to control pages).
213ad8e7 82- Added wxDC::GradientFillLinear/Concentric()
c670c855 83- Added wxRadioBox::SetItemToolTip()
e7102772 84- Added wxKeyEvent::GetModifiers()
5d7836c4 85- Added wxDialog::SetEscapeId().
f7c40316 86- wxItemContainerImmutable::FindString unified (affects wxRadioBox, wxListBox,
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87 wxComboBox and wxChoice).
88- wxWindow::Fit() now works correctly for frames and dialogs too.
89- Added access to the border size between pages and controller in book
90 based controls (wxBookCtrlBase::Get/SetInternalBorder).
91- Added initial wxRichTextCtrl implementation.
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92- All book based controls (notebook, treebook etc.) share now the same
93 options for orientation (wxBK_TOP, wxBK_DEFAULT, ...) instead of duplicated
94 wxLB_TOP, wxNB_TOP, wxCHB_TOP, wxTBK_TOP.
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95- Added parent window parameter to wxHelpController constructor
96 and added SetParentWindow/GetParentWindow.
60104cba 97- wxMultiChoiceDialog uses now wxCheckListBox if possible, wxListBox if not.
b83d533a 98- Added wxBitmapButton::SetHoverBitmap().
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99- Access to titles through Get/SetTitle is available now only for top level
100 windows (wxDialog, wxFrame).
b83d533a 101- Fixed memory leak of pending events in wxEvtHandler.
3bfa7be9 102- Added wxRadioBox::IsItemEnabled/Shown()
3d941982 103- Added space after list item number in wxHTML.
3c115835 104- Implemented <sub> and <sup> handling in wxHTML (based on patch
b83d533a 105 by Sandro Sigala).
f14d6dd1 106- Added caption parameter to wxGetFontFromUser and wxGetColourFromUser.
7dd40b6f 107- Added wxGetMouseState function.
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108- Added wxHtmlHelpWindow, wxHtmlHelpDialog and wxHtmlModalHelp classes,
109 allowing HTML help to be embedded in an application.
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110- wxCalendarCtrl positioning and hit-testing fixes for dimensions other than
111 best size.
d9170b47 112- wxCalendarCtrl colour schema changed and adjusted to system settings.
051924b8 113- wxImage::Mirror() and GetSubBitmap() now support alpha (Mickey Rose)
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114- More checking of image validity before loading into wxImage.
115- Added wxImage::ConvertToGreyscale.
116- Added ability to use templates with static event tables
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117 with BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE_TEMPLATEn() macros.
118- Added play, pause, and state change events to wxMediaCtrl.
a5fa20cb 119- Added double-buffering to wxVListBox and fixed a scrolling issue.
fd0d619f 120- Added wxToolbook (uses a wxToolBar to control pages).
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121- Added SetSheetStyle to wxPropertySheetDialog and allowed it to
122 behave like a Mac OS X settings dialog.
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123- Added <disabled> XRC tag for wxToolBar elements and <bg> for wxToolBar itself.
124- Fixed centering of top level windows on secondary displays.
125- Implemented wxDisplay::GetFromWindow() for platforms other than MSW.
b83d533a 126- UpdateUI handler can now show/hide the window too (Ronald Weiss).
0f30d8e3 127- More than one filter allowed in in wxDocTemplate filter.
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128- Added wxListBox::HitTest().
129- Added wxDisplay::GetClientArea().
894b93d3 130- Indices and counts in wxControlWithItems derived API are unsigned.
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131- Added support for links to wxHtmlListBox; use code has to override
132 wxHtmlListBox::OnLinkClicked() to take advantage of it.
3786c8b5 133- Added an easier to use wxMenu::AppendSubMenu()
40989e46 134- wxString <-> wxColour conversions in wxColour class (Francesco Montorsi).
9b7d3c09 135- Fixed bug with ignoring blank lines in multiline wxGrid cell labels
53ee6090 136- Added wxTextAttr::Merge() (Marcin Simonides)
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138wxMSW:
139
7cc1ad29 140- Fixed crash with ownerdrawn menu items accelerators (Perry Miller).
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141- wxFileDialog respects absence of wxCHANGE_DIR flag under NT (Brad Anderson).
142- Switching page of a hidden notebook doesn't lose focus (Jamie Gadd).
2c028d83 143- Removed wxImageList *GetImageList(int) const.
7dbe942a 144- Fixed MDI context menu problem.
a71d815b 145- Removed __WIN95__ define
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146- Create msw/rcdefs.h in setup.h's directory, which can be included by
147 resource files. It containts platform/compiler specific defines (such as
148 target cpu) which can be used in #ifs in .rc files.
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149- Add support for Win64 manifests and VC++ 8 automatic manifests (see the
150 wxMSW faq for details).
151- New TARGET_CPU=amd64 (or 'ia64') option for the makefile.vc files which
152 puts 64-bit builds in their own directory and adds /machine:amd64 or ia64
153 to the link command.
1feb5443 154- wxStatusBar::GetFieldRect now returns correct values under XP.
f01fbad8 155- wxStatusBar no longer corrupts surrounding windows on resize.
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156- Enable wxListCtrl in report mode to be able to use images in other
157 columns, if ComCtl32 >= 470.
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158- Fixed problem where using SetValue and wxTE_RICH2 would cause control to
159 show.
413553cc 160- Numpad special keys are now distinguished from normal keys.
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161- Fixed GDI leak in wxStaticBitmap when setting images after
162 initial construction.
163- Menu codes now stripped before measuring control labels.
164- MFC sample now compiles in Unicode mode.
165- Fixed SetScrollbar thumb size setting bug (set orientation before triggering
166 events).
167- Fixed icon to cursor conversion problem for bitmaps with masks.
168- Fixed wxToolBar background colour problem for some video cards.
169- wxGenericDirCtrl now shows volume name.
170- Added XP theme support for DrawHeaderButton, DrawTreeItemButton.
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171- Made the wxActiveXContainer class public and documentated.
172- Added a Windows Media Player 9/10 backend for wxMediaCtrl.
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173- Multiline notebook tab label change now resizes the control
174 correctly if an extra row is removed or added.
175- Fixed a crash when dismissing wxPrintDialog under VC++ 7.1.
176- Fixed out by one error in wxTextCtrl::GetStyle.
177- Fixed problem with getting input in universal/unicode build of wxMSW.
5a0a8487 178- Link oleacc.lib conditionally.
006b8dff 179- Drag and drop now works inside static boxes.
7cc1ad29 180- Fall back to unthemed wxNotebook if specified orientation not available.
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181- wxListCtrl and wxTreeCtrl now resize their standard font if the user
182 changes the system font.
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183- wxDisplay doesn't require multimon.h now and is enabled by default (Olly Betts).
184- Fixed wxChoice/wxComboBox slow appending and infinite recursion
185 if its size is set within a paint handler (for example when embedded in a
d4445d24 186 wxHtmlWindow). [Now reverted due to problems in W2K and below.]
481203cb 187- wxDC::GetTextExtent() width calculation is more precise for italics fonts now
af1f0a76 188
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189wxGTK:
190
5f11fef5 191- Fixed handling of font encoding in non-Unicode build
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192- wxEVT_MENU_CLOSE and wxEVT_MENU_OPENED for popup menus are now generated.
193- Implemented wxCURSOR_BLANK support.
194- wxSlider generates all scroll events now and not only wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBTRACK.
9d4e821b 195- Fixed a host of bugs in wxMediaCtrl as well as added a GStreamer 0.10
b83d533a 196 implementation.
9d4e821b 197- Improved configure checks for GStreamer. You may also now specify
b83d533a 198 --enable-gstreamer8 to force configure to check for GStreamer 0.8.
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199- Fixed problem with choice editor in wxGrid whereby the editor
200 lost focus when the combobox menu was shown.
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201- Fixed focusing with mnemonic accelerator keys on wxStaticText which
202 is now able to focus on wxComboBox and possibly other controls
b83d533a 203 previously unable to be focused before.
968f291b 204- Enabled mnemonics and the corresponding accelerator keys for
b83d533a 205 wxStaticBox and wxRadioBox.
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206- Fixed problem trying to print from a preview, whereby wrong printer
207 class was used.
c6bb9255 208- Worked around pango crashes in strncmp on Solaris 10.
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209- Polygon and line drawing speeded up if there is no scaling.
210- Fixed problems with CJK input method.
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211- Implemented ScrollLines/Pages() for all windows (Paul Cornett).
212- Support underlined fonts in wxTextCtrl.
6493aaca 213- Support all border styles; wxListBox honours the borders now
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215wxMac:
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217- Fixed problem with clipboard support for custom data flavors.
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218- Fixed focus handling for generic controls in carbon-cfm.
219- Fixed a printing crash bug, for example using File->Print and changing
220 Popup from 'Copies & Pages' to e.g. 'Layout'.
221- Improved support for help and application menu items.
222- Added default implementations for wxTextCtrl::Replace and wxTextCtrl::Remove.
223- Added support for 10.4 context menu.
224- Added support for wxFRAME_EX_METAL and wxDIALOG_EX_METAL styles.
225- Added wxNotebook::HitTest support.
226- Corrected idle wake-up.
227- Corrected wxExecute.
228- Now makes use of full printer resolution.
229- Corrected CGImage handling in wxBitmap.
d48e6fea 230- Now uses simple hide/show transition for top-level windows.
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231- Uses reasonable temporary path for wxFileName::CreateTempFileName.
232- Added support for default key handling (escape, enter, command-period) even
233 if there is no control on the frame or dialog that has the focus.
234- Fixed joystick bugs including a link error and a crash if no joysticks
235 were found.
236- Removed an errorneous assertion from wxDir.
237- Uses CoreFoundation based and thread-safe implementation for message boxes
238 under Mach-O.
239- wxBitmapButton is created as a content icon if wxBORDER_NONE is
240 specified, otherwise as a bevel button.
241- Mouse event ids set correctly (fixing problems with Connect in particular).
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242- Fixed wxZipInputStream read error on wxSocketInputStream which signals the
243 end of file with an error.
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244- Xcode wxWidgets and minimal sample project files updated to create Universal
245 binaries.
246- Fix for setting wxMenuBar more than once.
247- wxListBox minimum size bug fixed.
248- Fixed wxNotebook off-by-one bug in HitTest.
249- Fixed joystick GetXMin/Max bug.
250- Fixed Unix domain socket problem in wxIPC.
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252wxCocoa:
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b83d533a 254- wxDirDialog is now native (Hiroyuki Nakamura).
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256wxWinCE:
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258- Pressing build-in joystick on WinCE phones fires wxEVT_JOY_BUTTON_DOWN event.
31618973 259- Native wxCheckListBox implementation.
08b97268 260- All wxTopLevelWindows resizes accordingly to SIP visibility.
717870a6 261- ::wxGetUserName() implemented.
2ad495fb 262- wxDisplay enumeration support.
e8615999 263- Fixed wxFileDialog breakage on WinCE due to incorrect structure size.
c616c2e8 264- New wxSystemOption "wince.dialog.real-ok-cancel" to switch between WinCE
897b24cf 265 guidelines with Ok-only dialogs and dialogs using wxButtons.
c616c2e8 266- Checkable items in wxToolMenuBarTool supported.
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267- Fixed date formatting and mktime.
268- Fixed getting standard folder paths on WinCE.
53754b92 269- Support for backspace key on Smartphone.
9d4e821b 270- Made both windows wxMediaCtrl Windows backends compilable with wxWinCE - it
f154b9fa 271 is recommended that you use wxMEDIABACKEND_WMP10 on this platform
9d4e821b 272 directly, however.
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273- Added support for the context menu event (wxContextMenuEvent)
274 and added platform-specific wxWindow::EnableContextMenu.
619111b9 275- Fixed wxGenericFileDialog to work with WinCE.
6fdaa477 276- Fixed compilation and menubar disappearance on Windows Mobile 5.
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278wxUniv:
279
b83d533a 280- Send wxEVT_SCROLL_XXX events from wxSlider (Danny Raynor).
c4edb7ac 281
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284- Invisible text problem fixed.
285- Bitmap clipping with masks and scaling improved.
b83d533a 286- Fixed a crash bug in the generic timer.
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288Unix:
289
5d7836c4 290- NO_GCC_PRAGMA is not used any more, remove checks for it if you used it.
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298- Fixed wxScopeGuard to work with VC++, documented it.
299- Fixed proxy handling in wxURL.
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300- Added wxEVT_MEDIA_LOADED event for wxMediaCtrl.
301- Added new methods to wxMediaCtrl (wxURI version of Load, ShowPlayerControls).
302- Added wxZipFSHandler::Cleanup() (Stas Sergeev).
303- Added wxImage::RotateHue() and RGB <-> HSV conversions (John Anderson).
304- Fixed compilation with IBM xlC compiler.
e38bddf5 305- wxABI_VERSION, see 'Backward Compatibility' topic overview in the manual.
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306- Added wxLongLong::ToDouble().
307- Added wxDateTime::[Make]FromTimezone(), fixed several TZ-related bugs.
308- Fixed bug in wxStreamBuffer::Read(wxStreamBuffer *) (Paul Cornett).
bf8ca20d 309- Fixed wxListbook and wxChoicebook internal layout.
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5d1b4919 313- Added wxStaticText::Wrap()
6ba93d23 314- wxChoice and wxComboBox::GetSelection() now returns completed selection,
12c69341 315 added a new GetCurrentSelection() function having the old behaviour.
3285ee53 316- Added wxXmlResource::Unload().
b3eb133b 317- Possibility of modeless wxWizard dialog (with presentation in sample).
3285ee53 318- Fixed a rare crash due to malformed HTML in wxHTML (Xavier Nodet).
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