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1 wxWindows 2 Change Log
2 ----------------------
3
4 next release (2.1.12 or 2.2?)
5 -----------------------------
6
7 wxBase:
8
9 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads
10 - wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
11 - wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
12 results for your platform (use ANSI function where available)
13 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
14 is available)
15 - wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprectaed wxArray::Remove(index)
16
17 all (GUI):
18 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu menagament
19 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
20 dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
21 - wxListCtrl allows setting colour/fonts for individual items
22 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (contributed by Hans-Joachim Baader, limited to
23 +/-90 degrees for now - contributions to improve it are welcome!)
24
25 wxMSW:
26
27 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
28 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
29
30 wxGTK:
31
32 - wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
33 - wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
34 - you can use UpdateUI handlers with wxTextCtrl
35
36 NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
37 change log.
38
39 Major improvements are listed in readme.txt.
40
41 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
42 -----------------------
43
44 wxGTK:
45
46 - JPEG support added.
47 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
48
49 wxMSW:
50
51 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
52 SetTabSize added.
53 - JPEG support added.
54 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
55 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
56 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
57
58 wxMotif:
59
60
61 General:
62
63 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
64
65
66 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
67 -------------------------------
68
69 wxGTK:
70
71 - wxGLCanvas fixes.
72 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
73
74 wxMSW:
75
76 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
77 - Fixed window cursor setting.
78 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
79 - Some makefile fixes.
80
81 wxMotif:
82
83 - None.
84
85 General:
86
87 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
88 - More topic overviews.
89 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
90 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
91 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
92
93
94 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
95 --------------------------
96
97 wxGTK:
98
99 - wxExecute improved.
100
101 wxMSW:
102
103 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
104 expected).
105 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
106 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
107 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
108 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
109 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
110 - Fixed focus-related crash.
111
112 wxMotif:
113
114 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
115 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
116
117 General:
118
119 - wxLocale documented.
120 - Added include filenames to class reference.
121 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
122 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
123 (though doesn't display help yet).
124
125 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
126 --------------------------
127
128 wxGTK:
129
130 - Miscellaneous fixes.
131
132 wxMSW:
133
134 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
135 rationalised.
136 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
137
138 wxMotif:
139
140 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
141 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
142 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
143 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
144 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
145 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
146 crashes for some reason).
147 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
148 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
149
150 General:
151
152 - Further doc improvements.
153 - wxGenericValidator added.
154 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
155 automatically.
156
157 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
158 -------------------------
159
160 wxGTK:
161
162 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
163 - wxToolTip class added.
164 - Miscellaneous fixes.
165
166 wxMSW:
167
168 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
169 - Makefiles for more compilers.
170 - TWIN32 support added.
171 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
172 factored out program/library settings.
173 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
174
175 wxMotif:
176
177 - A few more colour fixes.
178 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
179 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
180 - wxChoice crash fix.
181 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
182
183 General:
184
185 - wxBusyCursor class added.
186 - Added samples/dde.
187 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
188
189 Beta 2, January 1999
190 --------------------
191
192 wxGTK:
193
194 wxMSW:
195
196 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
197
198 wxMotif:
199
200 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
201 the right place.
202 - Cured some widget table clashes.
203 - Added thread support (Robert).
204 - wxPoem sample now works.
205
206 General:
207
208 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
209 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
210 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
211 or below).
212 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
213 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
214 sample.
215 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
216
217 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
218 --------------------------
219
220 wxGTK:
221
222 - Various
223
224 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
225
226
227 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
228 ----------------------------
229
230 wxMSW:
231
232 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
233 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
234 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
235 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
236 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
237 on a tab.
238 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
239 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
240 of Stefan Csomor.
241
242 wxMotif:
243
244 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
245 without (permanently) resizing the window.
246 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
247 that disabled scrollbar paging.
248 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
249 colours correctly.
250 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
251 when any button was pressed.
252 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
253 have a white background.
254 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
255 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
256 they have sensible colours by default.
257 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
258 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
259 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
260 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
261 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
262
263 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
264 ----------------------------
265
266 wxMSW:
267
268 - More documentation updates, especially for
269 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
270 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
271 of wxTrace.
272 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
273 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
274 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
275 position.
276 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
277
278 wxMotif:
279
280 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
281 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
282 child frames).
283 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
284 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
285 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
286 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
287 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
288 the debugging implementation.
289 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
290 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
291 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
292 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
293 - Added a parent-existance check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
294 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
295 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
296
297 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
298
299 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
300 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
301 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
302 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
303 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
304 - wxNotebook almost done.
305 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
306 to vertical toolbars).
307
308 More recently:
309
310 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
311 to scrollbars).
312 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
313 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
314 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
315
316 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
317 ----------------------------
318
319 wxMSW:
320
321 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
322 sample.
323 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
324 - A few more makefiles added.
325 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
326 - Further doc updates.
327 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
328
329 wxMotif:
330
331 - First start at Motif port.
332 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
333 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
334 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
335 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
336
337 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
338 --------------------------
339
340 wxMSW:
341
342 - wxBitmap debugged.
343 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
344 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
345 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
346 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
347 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
348 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
349 so event can travel up the window hierachy.
350
351 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
352 ------------------------
353
354 wxMSW:
355
356 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
357 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
358 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
359 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
360 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
361 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
362 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
363 changes, wxNotebook.
364 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
365
366 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
367 -----------------------
368
369 wxMSW:
370
371 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
372 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
373 Windows functions, for efficiency.
374 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
375 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
376 don't support it.
377 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
378 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
379
380 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
381 -----------------------
382
383 wxMSW:
384
385 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
386 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
387
388 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
389 -----------------------
390
391 wxMSW:
392
393 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
394 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
395 wxMenuBar.
396 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
397 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
398 wxMenuItem accessors.
399 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
400 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
401 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
402 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
403 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
404 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
405 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
406 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
407 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
408 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
409 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
410 first, then doing the assignment.
411 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
412 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
413
414 Generic:
415
416 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
417 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
418
419 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
420 ----------------------
421
422 wxMSW:
423
424 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
425 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
426 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
427 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
428 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
429 require application-supplied positioning code though.
430 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
431 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
432 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
433
434 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
435 ------------------------
436
437 wxMSW:
438
439 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
440 fields were used.
441 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
442 compilation and pragmas.
443 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
444 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
445
446 Generic:
447
448 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
449 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
450 compilation and pragmas.
451 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
452
453 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
454 ------------------------
455
456 wxMSW:
457
458 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
459 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
460 some reason :-(
461 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
462 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
463 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
464 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
465 startup/exit.
466 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
467 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
468 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
469 VADIM'S CHANGES:
470 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
471 compatibility functions.
472 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
473 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
474 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
475 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
476 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
477 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
478 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
479
480 Generic:
481
482 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
483 - Added samples/png.
484 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
485 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
486 header files.
487 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
488
489 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
490 ------------------------
491
492 wxMSW:
493
494 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
495 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
496 cleaned up properly before exit.
497 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
498 automatically.
499 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
500 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
501 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
502 unresolved issues.
503 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
504 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
505 tray area.
506 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
507 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
508 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
509 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
510
511 Generic:
512
513 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
514 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
515 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
516 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
517 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
518 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
519 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
520 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
521 allow better control of memory.
522 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
523 checking.
524 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
525 float to long in wxToolBar files.
526
527 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
528 ------------------------
529
530 wxMSW:
531
532 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
533 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
534 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
535 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
536 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
537 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
538 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
539 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
540 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
541 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
542 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
543 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
544 IUnknown.
545 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
546 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
547 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
548 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
549 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
550 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
551 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
552 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
553 internal implementation.
554 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
555 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
556 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
557
558 Generic:
559
560 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
561 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
562 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
563 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
564 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
565
566 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
567 --------------------------
568
569 wxMSW:
570
571 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
572 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
573 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
574 changes.
575 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
576 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
577 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
578 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
579 again.
580 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
581 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
582 e.g. wxDC.
583
584 Generic:
585
586 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
587 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
588 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
589 changes.
590 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
591 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
592 docs/gtk.
593 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
594 created dynamically, not as a global object.
595 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
596 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
597 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
598 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
599 - Added gcc pragmas.
600 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
601 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
602 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
603 added a few references to wxTransString.
604 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
605 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
606 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
607 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
608 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
609 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
610 - Cured some lemory leaks (thanks Vadim).
611 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
612 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
613 MoreRequested.
614
615 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
616 --------------------------
617
618 All:
619
620 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
621 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
622 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
623 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
624 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
625 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
626 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
627 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
628 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
629 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
630 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
631 scrolling toolbars.
632 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
633 to help printing with multiple pages.
634 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
635 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
636 implementation updated to use these base classes.
637 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
638 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
639 WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
640 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
641 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
642 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
643 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
644 New files from Vadim:
645 include\wx\string.h
646 include\wx\debug.h
647 include\wx\file.h
648 include\wx\log.h
649 include\wx\intl.h
650 src\common\string.cpp
651 src\common\log.cpp
652 src\common\intl.cpp
653 src\common\file.cpp
654 No longer use GNU wxString files.
655 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
656 src\common\filefn.cpp.
657 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
658 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
659 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
660 including changes to defs.h.
661 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
662 introduced.
663 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
664 hidden).
665 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
666 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
667 trick).
668 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
669
670 Alpha 3, September 1997
671 -----------------------
672
673 All:
674
675 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
676 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
677 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
678 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
679 - Started documentation.
680
681 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
682 ------------------------
683
684 All:
685
686 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
687 with MetroWerks compiler.
688 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
689 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
690 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
691 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
692 for testing purposes.
693 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
694 handlers.
695 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
696 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
697 fully).
698 - Added back wxRadioBox.
699 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
700 a separate file.
701
702 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
703 -----------------------
704
705 Generic:
706
707 At this point, the following has been achieved:
708
709 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
710 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
711 wxString instead of char *.
712 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
713 old system event system) and code size reduced.
714 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
715 as wxbWindow now removed.
716 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
717 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
718 - PrologIO revised.
719 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
720 MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
721 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
722 Windows settings.
723 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
724 settings mucho rationalised.
725 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
726 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
727 classes removed.
728 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
729 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
730 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
731 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
732 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
733 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
734 of event handlers.
735 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
736 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
737 wxToolBarBase
738 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
739 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
740 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
741 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
742 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
743 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
744 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
745 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
746 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
747 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
748 in the future.
749 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
750 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
751 variables instead.
752 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
753 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
754 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
755 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
756 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
757 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
758 Win95.
759 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
760 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
761 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
762 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
763 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
764 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).
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