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1wxWindows 2 Change Log
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7Documentation:
8
9- Added docs/tech for technical notes
10
11File hierarchy:
12
13- Started new contrib hierarchy that mirrors
14 the main lib structure; moved OGL and MMedia into it
15
1aaef614 16wxBase:
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8e907a13 18- wxSocket support
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19- wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
20 available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
4f6aed9c 21- wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
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22- wxCmdLineParser class for parsing the command line (supporting short and
23 long options, switches and parameters of different types)
13e8d36e 24- it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
b12915c1 25 and BeOS (without thread support yet)
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26- wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
27 added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
28 only so far)
13e8d36e 29- wxDir class for enumerating files in a directory
1aaef614 30- wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
0470b1e6 31- wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
13e8d36e 32 results for your platform (use ANSI functions where available)
be4017f8 33- wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
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34- buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
35 is available)
9bb3479c 36- wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprecated wxArray::Remove(index)
7c0ea335 37
1aaef614 38all (GUI):
4f6aed9c 39
9bb3479c 40- Added wxImage::Rotate.
4f6aed9c 41- new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively
1aaef614 42- wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu menagament
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43- wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
44 dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
cd0b1709 45- vertical toolbars supported by MSW and GTK native wxToolBar classes
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46- wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
47- "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
48 John Norris)
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49- wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
50 MIME types if available (Unix only)
13e8d36e 51- wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
9a8c7620 52- TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
f0f951fa 53- PCX files can now be written (24 bit only so far)
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54- validators may work recursively if wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY is set
55- wxScrolledWindow now has keyboard interface
a294c6d5 56- wxTextEntryDialog may be used for entering passwords (supports wxTE_PASSWORD)
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57- added wxEncodingConverter and improved wxFontMapper
58 for dealing with convertions between different encodings,
59 charsets support in wxLocale and wxHTML
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60- wxDragImage class added
61- samples/help improved to show standard and advanced HTML help
62 controllers, as well as native help
53adbc34 63- moved wxTreeLayout class to main lib
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65wxMSW:
66
9bb3479c 67- wxFrame::MakeFullScreen added.
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68- support for enhanced metafiles added, support for copying/pasting metafiles
69 (WMF and enhanced ones) fixed/added.
be4017f8 70- implemented setting colours for push buttons
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71- wxStatusBar95 may be now used in dialogs, panels (not only frames) and can be
72 positioned along the top of the screen and not only at the bottom
bdc72a22 73- wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
b12915c1 74- loading/saving big (> 32K) files in wxTextCtrl works
d9317fd4 75- tooltips work with wxRadioBox
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76- wxBitmap/wxIcon may be constructed from XPM included into a program, as in
77 Unix ports
9ec64fa7 78- returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
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79- VC++ makefiles and project files made (mostly) consistent
80- wxSetCursorEvent added
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82wxGTK:
83
0470b1e6 84- wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
7c0ea335 85- wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
13e8d36e 86- UpdateUI handlers may be used with wxTextCtrl
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88wxMotif:
89
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91- wxToolBar bugs fixed
92- OGL samples made to work again
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94wxHTML:
95
96- almost complete rewrite of wxHtmlHelpController,
97 including faster search, bookmarks, printing, setup dialog
98 and cross-platform binary compatible .cached files for faster
99 loading of large helpbooks, case insensitive search
100 splitted into 3 parts: wxHtmlHelpData, Frame and Controller
101- added support for charsets and <meta> tag
102- added support for font faces and justified paragraphs,
103 taken some steps to prepare wxHTML for frames
104- added dynamic pushing/poping of wxHtmlParser tag handlers
105- improved HTML printing
106- added extensive table of HTML characters substitutions (&nbsp; etc.)
107- fixed wxHtmlWindow flickering, several minor bugfixes
108- added some tags: <address>, <code>, <kbd>, <samp>, <small>, <big>,
109 fixed handling of relative and absolute font sizes in <font size>
110
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112NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
113change log.
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117
118wxGTK:
119
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120- JPEG support added.
121- Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
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122
123wxMSW:
124
125- wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
126 SetTabSize added.
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127- JPEG support added.
128- Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
129- Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
130- Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
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131
132wxMotif:
133
134
135General:
136
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137- Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
138
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1402.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
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142
143wxGTK:
144
145- wxGLCanvas fixes.
146- Slider/spinbutton fixes.
147
148wxMSW:
149
150- Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
151- Fixed window cursor setting.
b69f1bd1 152- Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
20e85460 153- Some makefile fixes.
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154
155wxMotif:
156
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158
159General:
160
161- Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
162- More topic overviews.
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163- Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
164 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
165 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
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167
168Beta 5, February 18th 1999
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170
171wxGTK:
172
33b64e6f 173- wxExecute improved.
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174
175wxMSW:
176
177- Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
178 expected).
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179- Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
180 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
181 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
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182- Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
183- Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
2e35f56f 184- Fixed focus-related crash.
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185
186wxMotif:
187
33b64e6f 188- Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
2e35f56f 189- Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
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190
191General:
192
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193- wxLocale documented.
194- Added include filenames to class reference.
195- wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
196 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
197 (though doesn't display help yet).
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199Beta 4, February 12th 1999
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201
202wxGTK:
203
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204- Miscellaneous fixes.
205
206wxMSW:
207
208- Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
209 rationalised.
cba2db0c 210- Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
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212wxMotif:
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214- Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
215- Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
216- Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
217- Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
218 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
219- Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
220 crashes for some reason).
221- Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
222 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
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224General:
225
226- Further doc improvements.
227- wxGenericValidator added.
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228- Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
229 automatically.
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233
234wxGTK:
235
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236- wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
237- wxToolTip class added.
238- Miscellaneous fixes.
239
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240wxMSW:
241
242- wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
243- Makefiles for more compilers.
244- TWIN32 support added.
245- Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
246 factored out program/library settings.
8870c26e 247- Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
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248
249wxMotif:
250
251- A few more colour fixes.
252- wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
253- Some compiler warnings fixed.
254- wxChoice crash fix.
255- Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
256
257General:
258
259- wxBusyCursor class added.
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260- Added samples/dde.
261- More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
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263Beta 2, January 1999
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265
266wxGTK:
267
268wxMSW:
269
270- 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
271
272wxMotif:
273
274- Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
275 the right place.
276- Cured some widget table clashes.
277- Added thread support (Robert).
278- wxPoem sample now works.
279
280General:
281
282- Rearranged documentation a bit.
283- Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
284 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
285 or below).
286- Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
287- Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
288 sample.
289- Added bombs and fractal samples.
290
291Beta 1, December 24th 1998
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294wxGTK:
295
296- Various
297
298wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
299
300
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301Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
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304wxMSW:
305
306- Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
307- Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
308 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
309 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
310 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
311 on a tab.
312- Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
313- Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
314 of Stefan Csomor.
315
316wxMotif:
317
318- Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
319 without (permanently) resizing the window.
320- Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
321 that disabled scrollbar paging.
322- Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
323 colours correctly.
324- Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
325 when any button was pressed.
326- Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
327 have a white background.
328- Fixed dialog colour setting.
329- Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
330 they have sensible colours by default.
331- Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
332- Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
333- Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
334- Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
335- Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
336
337Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
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340wxMSW:
341
342- More documentation updates, especially for
343 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
344- Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
345 of wxTrace.
346- Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
347 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
348 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
349 position.
350- Numerous miscellaneous changes.
351
352wxMotif:
353
354- Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
355 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
356 child frames).
357- Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
358- wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
359 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
360- Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
361 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
362 the debugging implementation.
363- Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
364 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
365 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
366- Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
367- Added a parent-existance check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
368- Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
369 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
370
371It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
372
373- wxFrame, wxDialog done.
374- wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
375- wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
376- Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
377- Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
378- wxNotebook almost done.
379- wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
380 to vertical toolbars).
381
382More recently:
383
384- Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
385 to scrollbars).
386- Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
387 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
388- wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
389
390Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
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393wxMSW:
394
395- Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
396 sample.
397- Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
398- A few more makefiles added.
399- GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
400- Further doc updates.
401- wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
402
403wxMotif:
404
405- First start at Motif port.
406- Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
407- First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
408 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
409 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
410
411Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
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414wxMSW:
415
416- wxBitmap debugged.
417- wxDC::GetDepth added.
418- Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
419 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
420- wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
421- Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
422- wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
423 so event can travel up the window hierachy.
424
425Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
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428wxMSW:
429
430- Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
431 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
432 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
433 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
434- Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
435- New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
436- Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
437 changes, wxNotebook.
438- Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
439
440Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
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443wxMSW:
444
445- Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
446 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
447 Windows functions, for efficiency.
448- Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
449- #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
450 don't support it.
451- Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
452- Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
453
454Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
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457wxMSW:
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459- Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
460 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
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465wxMSW:
466
467- Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
468- Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
469 wxMenuBar.
470- Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
471 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
472 wxMenuItem accessors.
473- Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
474 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
475- Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
476- ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
477- Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
478- Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
479- Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
480 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
481 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
482 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
483 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
484 first, then doing the assignment.
485- Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
486- Various other bug fixes and additions.
487
488Generic:
489
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490- Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
491- Expanded documentation a bit more.
492
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493Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
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496wxMSW:
497
498- Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
499 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
500 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
501- wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
502- Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
503 require application-supplied positioning code though.
504- Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
505 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
506 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
507
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511wxMSW:
512
513- Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
514 fields were used.
515- Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
516 compilation and pragmas.
517- Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
518 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
519
520Generic:
521
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522- Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
523- Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
524 compilation and pragmas.
525- Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
526
527Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
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530wxMSW:
531
532- Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
533- Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
534 some reason :-(
535- Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
536- Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
537- Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
538 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
539 startup/exit.
540- Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
541 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
542- Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
543VADIM'S CHANGES:
544- Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
545 compatibility functions.
546- Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
547- file.h: new wxTempFile class.
548- defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
549- statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
550- registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
551- listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
552- wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
553
554Generic:
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556- Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
557- Added samples/png.
558- IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
559 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
560 header files.
561- Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
562
563Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
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566wxMSW:
567
568- Added tab classes, tab sample.
569- Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
570 cleaned up properly before exit.
571- Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
572 automatically.
573- Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
574- Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
575 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
576 unresolved issues.
577- Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
578 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
579 tray area.
580- Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
581 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
582- Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
583- Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
584
585Generic:
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587- Added tab classes, tab sample.
588- Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
589 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
590 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
591 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
592- resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
593 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
594 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
595 allow better control of memory.
596- wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
597 checking.
598- Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
599 float to long in wxToolBar files.
600
601Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
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604wxMSW:
605
606- Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
607- Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
608- Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
609 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
610 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
611 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
612 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
613- Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
614- Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
615 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
616 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
617 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
618 IUnknown.
619 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
620- Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
621 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
622- Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
623- Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
624 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
625- Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
626 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
627 internal implementation.
628- Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
629 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
630 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
631
632Generic:
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634- Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
635- Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
636- Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
637 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
638 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
639
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645- GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
646 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
647 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
648 changes.
649- Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
650 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
651 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
652- Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
653 again.
654- Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
655- Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
656 e.g. wxDC.
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661 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
662 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
663 changes.
664- Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
665 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
666 docs/gtk.
667- Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
668 created dynamically, not as a global object.
669- Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
670- Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
671 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
672 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
673- Added gcc pragmas.
674- Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
675- Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
676- Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
677 added a few references to wxTransString.
678- Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
679 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
680- samples/internat now works (minimally).
681- Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
682 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
683- Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
684- Cured some lemory leaks (thanks Vadim).
685- Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
686 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
687 MoreRequested.
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694- Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
695 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
696- const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
697- Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
698 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
699 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
700- wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
701 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
702 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
703 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
704- wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
705 scrolling toolbars.
706- Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
707 to help printing with multiple pages.
708- IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
709 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
710 implementation updated to use these base classes.
711- wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
712 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
713 WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
714 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
715 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
716- Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
717 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
718 New files from Vadim:
719 include\wx\string.h
720 include\wx\debug.h
721 include\wx\file.h
722 include\wx\log.h
723 include\wx\intl.h
724 src\common\string.cpp
725 src\common\log.cpp
726 src\common\intl.cpp
727 src\common\file.cpp
728 No longer use GNU wxString files.
729- Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
730 src\common\filefn.cpp.
731- Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
732 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
733- Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
734 including changes to defs.h.
735- wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
736 introduced.
737- Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
738 hidden).
739- Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
740 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
741 trick).
742- Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
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749- wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
750- Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
751- PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
752- Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
753- Started documentation.
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760- EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
761 with MetroWerks compiler.
762- Added ids to .wxr file format.
763- Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
764 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
765 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
766 for testing purposes.
767- Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
768 handlers.
769- Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
770- Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
771 fully).
772- Added back wxRadioBox.
773- Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
774 a separate file.
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783- A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
784 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
785 wxString instead of char *.
786- Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
787 old system event system) and code size reduced.
788- Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
789 as wxbWindow now removed.
790- No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
791 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
792- PrologIO revised.
793- wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
794 MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
795- wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
796 Windows settings.
797- SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
798 settings mucho rationalised.
799- All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
800 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
801 classes removed.
802- API for controls revised, in particular addition of
803 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
804- 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
805- Event table system introduced (see most samples and
806 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
807 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
808 of event handlers.
809- wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
810- Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
811 wxToolBarBase
812 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
813 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
814 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
815- Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
816- wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
817 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
818 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
819- .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
820 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
821 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
822 in the future.
823- Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
824 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
825 variables instead.
826- wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
827 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
828 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
829- Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
830 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
831- Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
832 Win95.
833- Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
834 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
835 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
836- utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
837 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
838- GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).
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