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2 wxWindows 2.5/2.6 Change Log
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4
5 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
6 ================================
7
8 Please take a few minutes to read the following list, especially
9 paying attention to the most important changes which are marked
10 with '!' in the first column.
11
12 Also please note that you should ensure that WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
13 is defined to 1 if you wish to retain maximal compatibility with 2.4
14 series.
15
16 ! windows are no longer fully repainted when resized, use new style
17 wxFULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE to force this (wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE stll
18 exists but doesn't do anything any more, this behaviour is default now)
19
20
21 - no initialization/cleanup can be done in wxApp/~wxApp because they are
22 now called much earlier/later than before; please move any exiting code
23 from there to wxApp::OnInit()/OnExit()
24 - also, OnExit() is not called if OnInit() fails
25 - finally the program exit code is OnRun() return value, not OnExit() one
26 - wxTheApp can't be assigned to any longer, use wxApp::SetInstance() instead
27 - wxFileType::GetIcon() returns wxIconLocation, not wxIcon
28 - wxColourDatabase is not a wxList any more, use AddColour to add new colours
29 - wxWindow::Clear() is now called ClearBackground()
30 - pointer returned by wxFont::GetNativeFontInfo() must not be deleted now
31 - wxMouseEvent::Moving() doesn't return true if mouse is being dragged any more
32 - (most) controls now inherit parents colours by default, override
33 ShouldInheritColours() to return false if you don't want this to happen
34 - wxApp::SendIdleEvent() now takes 2 arguments
35 - wxTabView::GetLayers() changed return type from wxList& to wxTabLayerList&
36 (when WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4 == 0)
37 - wxID_SEPARATOR (id used for the menu separators) value changed from -1 to -2
38 - wxGetNumberFromUser() is now in separate wx/numdlg.h, not wx/textdlg.h
39 - wxChoice and wxCombobox now handle their size in the same way as in all the
40 other ports under MSW, new code is actually correct but different from weird
41 stuff they were doing before so the behaviour of your programs might change
42 - wxTaskBarIcon objects must now be destroyed before the application can exit.
43 Previously, the application terminated if there were no top level windows;
44 now it terminates if there are no top level windows or taskbar icons left.
45
46 wxTaskBarIcon must be explicitly destroyed now, otherwise the application
47 won't exit even though there are no top level windows
48
49
50 DEPRECATED METHODS SINCE 2.4.x
51 ==============================
52
53 Deprecated methods may still be used but will disappear in future wxWindows
54 versions, please update your code to not use them.
55
56 - wxDocManager::GetNoHistoryFiles() renamed to GetHistoryFilesCount()
57 - wxSizer::Remove(wxWindow *), use Detach() instead [it is more clear]
58 - wxSizer::Set/GetOption(): use Set/GetProportion() instead
59 - wxKeyEvent::KeyCode(): use GetKeyCode instead
60 - wxList::Number, First, Last, Nth: use GetCount, GetFirst/Last, Item instead
61 - wxNode::Next, Previous, Data: use GetNext, GetPrevious, GetData instead
62 - wxListBase::operator wxList&(): use typesafe lists instead
63 - wxTheFontMapper: use wxFontMapper::Get() instead
64 - wxStringHashTable: use wxHashMap instead
65 - wxHashTableLong: use wxHashMap instead
66 - wxArrayString::GetStringArray: use wxCArrayString or alternative wxWindows
67 methods taking wxArrayString
68 - wxArrayString::Remove(index, count): use RemoveAt instead
69 - wxTreeItemId conversion to long is deprecated and shouldn't be used
70 - [MSW only] wxWindow::GetUseCtl3D(), GetTransparentBackground() and
71 SetTransparent() as well as wxNO_3D and wxUSER_COLOURS styles
72 - wxList keyed interface: use wxHashMap instead
73 - wxColourDatabase::FindColour(): use Find() instead (NB: different ret type)
74 - wxHashTable::Next: use wxHashTable::Node* or
75 wxHashTable::compatibility_iterator to store the return
76 value
77 - wxWave class; use wxSound instead
78
79
80 OTHER CHANGES
81 =============
82
83 2.5.2
84 -----
85
86 All:
87
88 All (GUI):
89
90 - wxHtmlWindow now delays image scaling until rendering,
91 resulting in much better display of scaled images
92 - Added UpdateSize to wxSplitterWindow to allow layout
93 while hidden
94
95 wxMSW:
96
97 - wxWindow::Freeze()/Thaw() can now be nested
98 - Added wxSP_NO_XP_THEME style to wxSplitterWindow to switch off
99 XP theming (some applications look bad without 3D borders)
100 - wxMenuBar::GetLabelTop() doesn't include '&'s in the label any more
101 - wxRegConf couldn't read global settings without admin privileges and didn't
102 even try to do it by default -- now it does
103 - wxTaskBarIcon must be explicitly destroyed now, otherwise the application
104 won't exit even though there are no top level windows
105
106 wxMotif:
107
108 - removed wxMenuItem::DeleteSubMenu()
109
110 wxHTML:
111
112 - improved tables and lists layout algorithms (Tim Kosse)
113 - <div> handling fix (Xavier Nodet)
114
115
116 2.5.1
117 -----
118
119 All:
120
121 - event table macros now do some minimal type safety checks (Michael Sögtrop)
122 - added wxGzipInput/OutputStream, bug fixes in wxZlibStreams (M.J.Wetherell)
123 - wxDateTime::ParseDateTime() implemented (Linus McCabe)
124 - wxHTTP::GetResponse() added (David Nock)
125 - added conversions to/from UTF 16/32 LE/BE (Andreas Pflug)
126 - added wxTextInputStream::ReadChar() (M.J.Wetherell)
127 - added translation to Afrikaans (Petri Jooste)
128 - Spanish translations updated (Javier San Jose)
129 - added gettext plural forms support to wxLocale (Michael N. Filippov)
130 - wxFileName::Normalize(wxPATH_NORM_ALL) doesn't lower filename case any more
131 - wxFileName::Normalize(wxPATH_NORM_ENV_VARS) now works
132 - check if file exists in wxFileConfig::DeleteFile() (Christian Sturmlechner)
133 - when wxUSE_STL == 1 wxHashTable will not be implemented using wxHashMap
134 (as in 2.5.0).
135 - added some extra convenience functions to wxRect such as
136 GetBottomRight (Hajo Kirchhoff)
137 - changed built-in regex library to a Unicode-compatible version based
138 on TCL sources (Ryan Norton, M. J. Wetherell)
139 - added extra convenience functions to wxPoint for adding a
140 wxSize (Wlodzimierz Skiba)
141 - intermediate wxIPaddress class added to prepare for
142 wxIPV6address (Ray Gilbert)
143 - added overloaded constructors and Create() methods taking wxArrayString
144 for wxChoice, wxComboBox, wxListBox, wxRadioBox, wxCheckListBox,
145 wxSingleChoiceDialog, wxMultipleChoiceDialog
146 - renamed wxWave class to wxSound
147
148 All (GUI):
149
150 - added wxListBook control
151 - added 3-state checkboxes for MSW/Mac (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
152 - added some support for C++ exceptions in the library (do read the manual!)
153 - added wxListCtrl::GetViewRect()
154 - added wxTextCtrl::MarkDirty()
155 - wxToolBar::ToggleTool() now works for radio buttons (Dag Ågren)
156 - wxListCtrl now sends an END_LABEL event if editing was cancelled, too
157 - bug in wxRect ctor from two [out of order] wxPoints fixed (Steve Cornett)
158 - status text is now restored after wxMenu help is shown in it
159 - bug in wxWindow::RemoveEventHandler() fixed (Yingjun Zhang)
160 - make it possible to use wxRTTI macros with namespaces (Benjamin I. Williams)
161 - wxColourDatabase API now uses objects instead of pointers
162 - added resolution option to JPEG image handler (Jeff Burton)
163 - added wxCalendarEvent::SetDate, wxCalendarEvent::SetWeekDay
164 - wxGenericDirCtrl now accepts multiple wildcards
165 - added focus event forwarding to wxGrid (Peter Laufenberg)
166 - fixed scrollbar problem in wxGrid (not showing scrollbars
167 when sizing smaller) (Shane Harper)
168 - dbbrowse demo fixed for Unicode (Wlodzimierz Skiba)
169 - added wxStatusBar support to XRC (Brian Ravnsgaard Riis)
170 - wxMenu::Append and etc. return a pointer to the wxMenuItem that was
171 added or inserted, or NULL on failure.
172 - using a -1 (wxID_ANY) for menu or toolbar item IDs will now generate new id
173 - added option to generate C++ headers to wxrc utility (Eduardo Marques)
174 - added wxDC::DrawPolyPolygon() for MSW/PS (Carl-Friedrich Braun)
175 - wxBufferedDC now allows to preserve the background and is documented
176 - added wxDC::GetPartialTextExtents
177
178 wxMSW:
179
180 - wxWindows now builds under Win64
181 - fixed DDE memory leaks
182 - fixed wxTE_*WRAP styles handling
183 - wxTextCtrl::GetValue() works with text in non default encoding
184 - changed wxCrashReport to generate minidumps instead of text files
185 - wxRadioButtons are now checked when they get focus (standard behaviour)
186 - several fixes to owner drawn menu items (Christian Sturmlechner)
187 - wxGauge now supports full 32 bit range (Miroslav Rajcic)
188 - make it possible to give focus to the notebook tabs (Hajo Kirchhoff)
189 - MDI child frames are not always resizeable any more (Andrei Fortuna)
190 - fixed enumerating of entries/groups under '/' in wxRegConfig
191 - added wxSYS_ICONTITLE_FONT (Andreas Pflug)
192 - added wxPATH_NORM_SHORTCUT to wxFileName
193 - wxComboBox::GetValue within a wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED event
194 should now pass the correct value even if the handler for
195 wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED changed the selection
196 - wxFileDialog now returns correct filter index for multiple-file dialogs
197 - added wxTextCtrl::HitTest()
198 - experimental wxURL implementation using WinInet functions (Hajo Kirchhoff)
199 - fixed several bugs in wxNotebook with wxNB_MULTILINE style
200 - accelerators are now initially hidden if appropriate (Peter Nielsen)
201 - background colour of a wxComboBox may now be set
202 - fixed wxListCtrl::GetItemText/BackgroundColour()
203 - Esc can now be used to close menus in the dialogs (Hartmut Honisch)
204 - Added msw.remap system option so colourful toolbar buttons
205 aren't mangled if you set it to 0. The default is 1
206 - Toolbar buttons are now centred if the bitmap size is smaller
207 than the specified default size
208 - Fixed a bug in wxSpinCtrl::DoGetBestSize that would make wxSpinCtrl too tall
209
210 wxGTK:
211
212 - fixes to wxTextCtrl scrolling under GTK2 (Nerijus Baliunas)
213 - fix for crash when using user-dashed lines (Chris Borgolte)
214 - fixed wxChoice::Delete() in presence of client data
215 - allow calling wxWindow::SetFont if window not yet created
216 - use same average character width as other ports when calculating dialog units
217 - fixed mouse wheel handling under GTK2 (Hugh Fisher)
218 - wxNotebook::HitTest() implemented (Daniel Lundqvist)
219 - memory leaks fixes in wxFileDialog (John Labenski)
220 - don't drop click events from triple clicks (Frode Solheim)
221
222 wxMac:
223
224 - use same average character width as other ports when calculating dialog units
225 - implemented handling of mouse wheel
226 - fix for long file names (longer than 32 characters) in file dialogs
227 - use unix sockets for Mach-o builds
228
229 wxMotif:
230
231 - look for Motif 2.1 headers before Motif 1.2 ones in configure
232
233 wxHTML:
234
235 - wxHtmlHelpController now supports compressed MS HTML Help files (*.chm)
236 on Unix (Markus Sinner)
237
238 Unix:
239
240 - added XFree86 resolution changing using xf86vidmode extensions (Ryan Norton)
241 - implemented asynchronous playback in wxSound and added SDL backend in
242 addition to existing OSS one
243 - it is now possible to send PostScript to any output stream (Zoltan Kovacs)
244
245
246 2.5.0
247 -----
248
249 All:
250
251 - It is now possible to build several smaller libraries instead of single
252 huge wxWindows library; wxBase is now dependency of GUI ports rather then
253 separately compiled library
254 - added wxDateSpan::operator==() and !=() (Lukasz Michalski)
255 - added wxFileName::GetForbiddenChars() (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
256 - use true/false throughout the library instead of TRUE/FALSE
257 - wxStopWatch::Start() resumes the stop watch if paused, as per the docs
258 - added wxDirTraverser::OnOpenError() to customize the error handling
259 - added wxArray::SetCount()
260 - wxFile, wxFFile, wxTextFile and wxTempFile now all use UTF-8 encoding
261 by default in Unicode mode
262 - bug in wxDateTime with timezones on systems with tm_gmtoff in struct tm fixed
263 - added wx/math.h (John Labenski)
264 - added Catalan translations (Pau Bosch i Crespo)
265 - added Ukrainian translations (Eugene Manko)
266 - fixed bug with deleting entries at root level in wxFileConfig
267 - chkconf.h now includes platform-specific versions (for MSW
268 and Mac) which contain some tests that were in setup.h
269 - added event sink argument to wxEvtHandler::Connect()
270 - added support for POST method and alt ports to wxHTTP (Roger Chickering)
271 - added wxSocket::IPAddress() (Chris Mellon)
272 - wxDataStreams can read/write many elements at once (Mickael Gilabert)
273 - added wxRecursionGuard class
274 - added wxThreadHelper class (Daniel Howard)
275 - Added STL support (--enable-stl for configure, wxUSE_STL in setup.h).
276 When enabled, wxString will derive from std::string, wxArray from,
277 std::vector, wxList from std::list. In addition wxHashTable will be
278 implemented in terms of wxHashMap.
279 - Added wxList::compatibility_iterator. Can be used like wxNode* (except
280 it can't be delete()d). It permits writing code which will work
281 both with wxUSE_STL==1 and wxUSE_STL==0.
282
283 wxBase:
284
285 - added Watcom makefiles
286 - fixed bug with searching in sorted arrays (Jürgen Palm)
287
288 All GUI ports:
289
290 - added wxVScrolledWindow, wxVListBox and wxHtmlLbox classes
291 - added wxListbook
292 - added alpha channel support to wxImage
293 - added wxRenderer class allowing to customize the drawing of generic controls
294 - added wxCLOSE_BOX style for dialogs and frames
295 - added wxSplitterWindow and wxWizard handlers to XRC
296 - wxWizard is now sizer-friendly and may be made resizeable (Robert Vazan)
297 - added proportion to wxFlexGridSizer::AddGrowableRow/Col (Maxim Babitski)
298 - added wxFlexGridSizer::SetFlexibleDirection() (Szczepan Holyszewski)
299 - implemented GetEditControl for wxGenericTreeCtrl (Peter Stieber)
300 - improved contrib/utils/convertrc parsing (David J. Cooke)
301 - fixed handling of URLs and filenames in wxFileSystem
302 - implemented alignment for wxGrid bool editor and renderer
303 - support wxListCtrl columns alignment for all platforms and not just MSW
304 - added wxToolBar Add/InsertTool(tool) (Janusz Piwowarski)
305 - added wxTB_HORZ_TEXT style for MSW and GTK (Axel Schlueter)
306 - fixed user dash handling for MSW and GTK (Ken Edwards)
307 - WXR resources can now be used in Unicode builds
308 - it is now possible to use several wxFileHistory objects in the same menu
309 by giving them different base IDs (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
310 - Added wxTLW::SetShape with implementations for wxMSW and wxGTK (so far)
311 - FL: rmoved const from EnableTool parameters
312 - FL: signal child window when toolbar is closed
313 - In various places, changed tests for pathsep on last char of string to call
314 wxEndsWithPathSeparator(s)
315 - Added to defs.h a couple of macros (wxPtrToULong & wxULongToPtr)
316 - Minor improvements to document/view framework, including
317 delayed deletion of a document (until after the user has chosen
318 a new document), and more intelligent addition of filenames to
319 the file history, including not adding filenames if not using the
320 default extension for the template
321 - sped up wxImage::Scale using fixed point arithmetic (Wade Brainerd)
322 - Added BLOB support to wxDB (John Skiff)
323 - wxWizard now validates when pressing Back or Next
324 - Implemented wxNotebook::DoGetBestSize so Fit now works
325 - Added FindItemByPosition to wxMenu
326 - wxTimer now derives from wxEvtHandler and is its own owner object by default
327 - Extended wxTextAttr and added wxTextCtrl::GetStyle stub
328 to allow better rich text support.
329 - implemented wxFlexGridSizer::Show() (Wade Brainerd)
330 - Added m_ prefix to wxColourData and wxFontData members
331 - Added wxHtmlPrintout::AddFilter so HTML printing can be subject to
332 custom filters as well as HTML viewing.
333 - Moved wxApp::SendIdleEvents and wxApp::ProcessIdle into common code.
334 - wxWindow::OnInternalIdle is now used in all ports, and ensures that
335 user OnIdle events do not interfere with crucial internal processing.
336 - wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI is now a documented function that
337 sends wxUpdateUIEvents, and can be overridden. It has a helper function
338 DoUpdateWindowUI for taking appropriate wxUpdateUIEvent action.
339 - Added functions to wxUpdateUIEvent: Set/GetMode, Set/GetUpdateInterval,
340 CanUpdate, to assist with optimising update event frequency.
341 - Added functions to wxIdleEvent: Set/GetMode, CanSend, to
342 determine whether a window should receive idle events.
343 - Added wxWS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE, wxWS_EX_PROCESS_UI_UPDATES window
344 styles for use with conservative idle and update event modes.
345 - send menu update events only when a menu is about to be used (MSW/GTK)
346 - improved event processing performance (Hans Van Leemputten)
347 - added wxMirrorDC class
348 - printing improvements: GetPageInfo() gets called after the DC has
349 been set and after OnPreparePrinting() has been called so it can
350 report the number of pages accurately; doesn't try to set
351 number of pages in print dialog, in common with other Windows apps;
352 wxHTML easy printing's preview shows number of pages
353 correctly; preview scrollbars are set correctly; keyboard navigation
354 improved
355
356 Unix:
357
358 - fixed compilation on systems with zlib installed but < 1.1.3 version
359 - fixed compilation on Solaris 7 with large files support enabled
360 - added wxTaskBarIcon implementation for X11
361 - added support for GNU/Hurd in configure
362 - wxLocale::Init now tries to set .utf8 locale in Unicode mode (Andreas Pflug)
363
364 Generic controls:
365
366 - implemented wxListCtrl::Refresh() (Norbert Berzen)
367 - support adding/removing columns dynamically (Donald C. Taylor)
368 - wxToolBarSimple, property list classes, wxTreeLayout moved
369 to contrib/src/deprecated
370
371 wxGTK:
372
373 - added support for label mnemonics to GTK+2 build (Michael Moss)
374 - added native wxMessageDialog implementation for GTK+2 build
375 - fixed wxMenu::Remove (John Skiff and Benjamin Williams)
376 - made wxTextCtrl::EmulateKeyPress() work for Delete and Backspace
377 - fixed wxTopLevelWindow::ShowFullScreen to work with kwin, IceWM and
378 window managers that support _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN
379 - added wxEVT_MENU_OPEN event generation
380 - fixed bug in generic file selector causing incomplete file extensions to
381 be appended to filenames with no extension
382 - added wxTextCtrl::SetSelection implementation for GTK+ 2
383 - fixed wxTextCtrl::IsEditable() for GTK+ 2
384 - fixed wxStaticText alignment for GTK+ 2 (Kevin Hock)
385 - don't consume 100% CPU when showing a poup menu
386
387 wxMac:
388
389 - generate wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE and wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_THUMBRELEASE events
390 - generate wxEVT_MENU_OPEN and wxEVT_MENU_CLOSE events
391
392 wxMSW:
393
394 - possibility to use DIBs for wxBitmap implementation (Derry Bryson)
395 - added wxCrashReport
396 - wxStaticBitmap doesn't stretch its bitmap any longer (like other ports)
397 - support for accelerator keys in the owner drawn menus (Derry Bryson)
398 - wxCaret::SetSize() doesn't hide the caret any longer as it used to
399 - wxCheckListBox::Check() doesn't send CHECKLISTBOX_TOGGLE event any more
400 - fixed bugs in wxThread::Wait() and IsAlive()
401 - fixed bug with wxTR_EDIT_LABELS not working with wxTR_MULTIPLE
402 - fixes for compilation with OpenWatcom and DigitalMars compilers
403 - fixed wxStaticText best size calculation (was wrong by '&' width)
404 - fixed calling wxFrame::Maximize(FALSE) before the window is shown
405 - added wxNotebook::HitTest() (Otto Wyss)
406 - libraries built with makefile.g95 have a _min or _cyg suffix (MinGW/Cygwin)
407 - when using DLL, wxLocalFSHandler was not being exported
408 - fixed problem with wxEvtHandler object not removed from wxPendingEvents
409 - Windows XP manifest is now included in wx.rc; it is no longer neccessary
410 to ship .exe.manifest file with applications to support XP themes
411 - wxLocale::Init no longer reports error if trying to set Unicode-only locale
412 or if user's default locale is Unicode-only
413 - improved border handling under Windows XP
414 - partial fix for wxNotebook pages looking bad under XP: wxUSE_UXTHEME
415 enables XP theme engine code, and wxUSE_UXTHEME_AUTO tells
416 wxWindows to use the theme tab colour for control backgrounds.
417 - disable wxNB_RIGHT, wxNB_LEFT, wxNB_BOTTOM notebook styles under Windows XP
418 - fixed release mode build with VC 7.x (Martin Ecker)
419 - added support for wxALWAYS_SHOW_SB style
420 - you don't need to add opengl32.lib when using VC++ now (David Falkinder)
421
422 wxMotif:
423
424 - made wxFileDialog behaviour with complex wildcards more sensible (it still
425 does not support all the features other ports do); refer to wxFileDialog
426 documentation for a detailed explanation
427 - implemented wxWakeUpIdle
428 - for Motif 2.0, used the native combobox widget instead of the GPL'd
429 xmcombo; xmcombo is still used for Motif 1.x and Lesstif when compiled
430 with Motif 1.x compatibility
431 - implemented wxToggleButton
432 - wxRadioBox and wxStaticBox now use the default shadow (border) style
433 instead of a sunken border
434 - implemented wxBitmapDataObject
435 - finished wxClipboard implementation
436
437 wxUniv:
438
439 - controls in toolbars now supported
440
441 wxHTML:
442
443 - added text selection to wxHtmlWindow
444 - added SetFonts to HTML printing classes (Adrian Philip Look)
445 - it is now possible to force page break when printing by inserting
446 <div style="page-break-before:always"> into the markup (Greg Chicares)
447 - wxHtmlWindow now uses double buffering to prevent flicker
448
449
450 OLD CHANGES
451 ===========
452
453 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.2.x
454 ================================
455
456 Please take a few minutes to read the following list, especially
457 paying attention to the most important changes which are marked
458 with '!' in the first column.
459
460 Also please note that you should ensure that WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2
461 is defined to 1 if you wish to retain maximal compatibility with 2.2
462 series -- however you are also strongly encouraged to try to compile
463 your code without this define as it won't be default any longer in
464 2.6 release.
465
466 NB: if you want to build your program with different major versions
467 of wxWindows you will probably find the wxCHECK_VERSION() macro
468 (see the documentation) useful.
469
470
471 wxBase:
472
473 ! wxArray<T>::Remove(size_t) has been removed to fix compilation problems
474 under 64 bit architectures, please replace it with RemoveAt() in your
475 code.
476
477 ! wxArray<T> macros have been changed to fix runtime problems under 64 bit
478 architectures and as a side effect of this WX_DEFINE_ARRAY() can only be
479 used now for the pointer types, WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_INT should be used for the
480 arrays containing non-pointers.
481
482 - wxObject::CopyObject() and Clone() methods were removed because they
483 simply don't make sense for all objects
484
485 - wxEvent now has a pure virtual Clone() method which must be implemented
486 by all derived classes, if you have user-defined event classes please
487 add "wxEvent *Clone() const { return new MyEvent(*this); }" line to them
488
489 - small change to wxStopWatch::Pause() semantics, please see the documentation
490
491 - unlikely but possible incompatibility: the definition of TRUE has changed
492 from "1" to "(bool)1" (and the same thing for FALSE), so the code which
493 could be erroneously compiled previously such as doing "return FALSE" from
494 a function returning a pointer would stop compiling now (but this change
495 is not supposed to have any effects on valid code)
496
497 - another minor change: wxApp::OnAssert() has a new "cond" argument, you
498 must modify YourApp::OnAssert() signature if you were using it to override
499 the default assert handling.
500
501 All (GUI):
502
503 ! the event type constants are not constants any more but are dynamically
504 allocated during run-time which means that they can't be used as case labels
505 in the switch()es, you must rewrite them to use if()s instead
506
507 You may also define WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_EVENT_TYPES to get the old behaviour
508 but this is strongly discouraged, please consider changing your code
509 instead!
510
511 ! wxDialog does not derive from wxPanel any longer - if you were using it in
512 your code, please update it. The quick fix for the most cases is to replace
513 the occurrences of wxPanel with wxWindow.
514
515 ! if you handle (and don't skip) EVT_KEY_DOWN, the EVT_CHAR event is not
516 generated at all, so you must call event.Skip() in your OnKeyDown() if
517 you want to get OnChar() as well
518
519 - in general, the key events sent for the various non ASCII key combinations
520 have been changed to make them consistent over all supported platforms,
521 please see the wxKeyEvent documentation for details
522
523 - wxYES_NO is now wxYES | wxNO and the manifest values of both wxYES and wxNO
524 have changed (to fix some unfortunate clashes), please check your code to
525 ensure that no tests for wxYES or wxNO are broken: for example, the following
526 will *NOT* work any longer:
527
528 if ( flags & wxYES_NO )
529 ... do something ...
530 if ( flags & wxYES )
531 ... do something else ...
532
533 - static wxWizard::Create() doesn't exist any more, the wizards are created
534 in the same way as all the other wxWindow objects, i.e. by directly using
535 the ctor
536
537 - wxGLCanvas now derives directly from wxWindow, not wxScrolledWindow
538
539 - wxGridCellAttrProvider class API changed, you will need to update your code
540 if you derived any classes from it
541
542 - wxImage::ComputeHistogram()'s signature changed to
543 unsigned long ComputeHistogram(wxImageHistogram&) const
544
545 - wxEvtHandler cannot be copied/assigned any longer - this never worked but
546 now it results in compile-time error instead of run-time crashes
547
548 - WXK_NUMLOCK and WXK_SCROLL keys no longer result in EVT_CHAR() events,
549 they only generate EVT_KEY_DOWN/UP() ones
550
551 - the dialogs use wxApp::GetTopWindow() as the parent implicitly if the
552 parent specified is NULL, use wxDIALOG_NO_PARENT style to prevent this
553 from happening
554
555 - several obsolete synonyms are only retained in WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2 mode:
556 for example, use wxScrolledWindow::GetViewStart() now instead of ViewStart()
557 and GetCount() instead of Number() in many classes
558
559 - wxCmdLineParser does not use wxLog to output messages anymore.
560 to obtain the previous behaviour, add
561 wxMessageOutput::Set(new wxMessageOutputLog); to your program
562 (you will need to #include <wx/msgout.h>)
563
564 wxMSW:
565
566 ! build system changed: setup.h is not a static file in include/wx any more
567 but is created as part of the build process under lib/<toolkit>/wx
568 where <toolkit> is of the form (msw|univ)[dll][u][d]. You'll need to update
569 the include path in your make/project files appropriately. Furthermore,
570 xpm.lib is no longer used by wxMSW, it was superseded by the wxXPMDecoder
571 class. You'll need to remove all references to xpm.lib from your
572 make/project files. Finally, the library names have changed as well and now
573 use the following consistent naming convention: wxmsw[ver][u][d].(lib|dll)
574 where 'u' appears for Unicode version, 'd' -- for the debug one and version
575 is only present for the DLLs builds.
576
577 - child frames appear in the taskbar by default now, use wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR
578 style to avoid it
579
580 - all overloads of wxDC::SetClippingRegion() combine the given region with the
581 previously selected one instead of replacing it
582
583 - wxGetHomeDir() uses HOME environment variable and if it is set will not
584 return the programs directory any longer but its value (this function has
585 never been meant to return the programs directory anyhow)
586
587 - wxHTML apps don't need to include wx/html/msw/wxhtml.rc in resources file
588 anymore. The file was removed from wxMSW
589
590
591 Unix ports:
592
593 ! You should use `wx-config --cxxflags` in your makefiles instead of
594 `wx-config --cflags` for compiling C++ files. CXXFLAGS contains CFLAGS
595 and the compiler flags for C++ files only, CFLAGS should still be used
596 to compile pure C files.
597
598
599 wxThread and related classes:
600
601 - The thread-related classes have been heavily changed since 2.2.x versions
602 as the old code had many serious problems. This could have resulted in
603 semantical changes other than those mentioned here, please review use of
604 wxThread, wxMutex and wxCondition classes in your code.
605
606 ! wxCondition now *must* be used with a mutex, please read the (updated) class
607 documentation for details and revise your code accordingly: this change was
608 unfortunately needed as it was impossible to ensure the correct behaviour
609 (i.e. absense of race conditions) using the old API.
610
611 - wxMutex is not recursive any more in POSIX implementation (it hasn't been
612 recursive in 2.2.x but was in 2.3.1 and 2.3.2), please refer to the class
613 documentation for the discussion of the recursive mutexes.
614
615 - wxMutex::IsLocked() doesn't exist any more and should have never existed:
616 this is was unique example of a thread-unsafe-by-design method.
617
618
619 OTHER CHANGES
620 =============
621
622 2.4.0
623 -----
624
625 wxMSW:
626
627 - fixed loss of client data in wxChoice::SetString()
628
629 2.3.4
630 -----
631
632 All:
633
634 - added (partial) Indonesian translations (Bambang Purnomosidi D. P.)
635 - added wxSizer::Show()/Hide() (Carl Godkin)
636 - fixed bugs in wxDateTime::SetToWeekDay()/GetWeek()
637
638 Unix (Base/GUI):
639
640 - minor OpenBSD compilation/linking fixes, now builds OOB under OpenBSD 3.1
641 - don't include -I/usr/include nor -I/usr/local/include in wx-config output
642 - shared library symbols are now versioned on platforms that support it (Linux)
643
644 wxGTK:
645 - Further work for GTK 2.0 and Unicode support.
646 - Addition of native frame site grip.
647
648 wxX11:
649 - Unicode support through Pango library.
650
651 wxMSW:
652
653 - fixed crashes in wxListCtrl under XP
654 - added context menu for rich edit wxTextCtrl
655
656 wxHTML:
657
658 - fixed wxHTML to work in Unicode build
659
660 2.3.3
661 -----
662
663 wxBase:
664
665 - building wxBase with Borland C++ is now supported (Michael Fieldings)
666 - wxSemaphore class added, many fixed to wxCondition and wxThread (K.S. Sreeram)
667 - fixes to the command line parsing error and usage messages
668 - modified wxFileName::CreateTempFileName() to open the file atomically
669 (if possible) and, especially, not to leak the file descriptors under Unix
670 - memory leak in wxHTTP fixed (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
671 - fixes to AM_PATH_WXCONFIG autoconf macro
672 - added wxHashMap class that replaces type-unsafe wxHashTable and is modelled
673 after (non standard) STL hash_map
674 - wxLocale now works in Unicode mode
675 - wxLocale can now load message catalogs in arbitrary encoding
676 - added wxShutdown() function (Marco Cavallini)
677 - added wxEXPLICIT macro
678 - IPC classes improved and memory leaks fixed (Michael Fielding).
679 Global buffer removed, duplication in docs removed
680 - debug new/free implementations made thread-safe
681
682 Unix (Base/GUI):
683
684 - wxWindows may be built using BSD and Solaris (and possibly other) make
685 programs and not only GNU make
686 - wxTCP-based IPC classes now support communicating over Unix domain sockets
687 - wxWindows may be built as a dynamic shared library under Darwin / Mac OS X
688 lazy linking issues have been solved by linking a single module (.o) into
689 the shared library (two step link using distrib/mac/shared-ld-sh)
690 - fixed thread priority setting under Linux
691
692 All (GUI):
693
694 - it is now possible to set the icons of different sizes for frames (e.g. a
695 small and big ones) using the new wxIconBundle class
696 - implemented radio menu items and radio toolbar buttons
697 - added possibility to show text in the toolbar buttons
698 - added wxArtProvider class that can be used to customize the look of standard
699 wxWindows dialogs
700 - significantly improved native font support
701 - wxImage::ComputeHistogram() now uses wxImageHistogram instead of type-unsafe
702 wxHashTable
703 - added IFF image handler
704 - fixed using custom renderers in wxGrid which was broken in 2.3.2
705 - support for multiple images in one file added to wxImage
706 (TIFF, GIF and ICO formats)
707 - support for CUR and ANI files in wxImage added (Chris Elliott)
708 - wxTextCtrl::GetRange() added
709 - added wxGetFontFromUser() convenience function
710 - added EVT_MENU_OPEN and EVT_MENU_CLOSE events
711 - added Hungarian translations (Janos Vegh)
712 - added wxImage::SaveFile(filename) method (Chris Elliott)
713 - added wxImage::FloodFill and implemented wxWindowDC::DoFloodFill method
714 for GTK+, Mac, MGL, X11, Motif ports (Chris Elliott)
715 - added (platform-dependent) scan code to wxKeyEvent (Bryce Denney)
716 - added wxTextCtrl::EmulateKeyPress()
717 - Added wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
718 - Added custom character filtering to wxTextValidator
719 - wxTreeCtrl now supports incremental keyboard search
720 - wxMessageOutput class added
721 - wxHelpProvider::RemoveHelp added and called from ~wxWindowBase
722 so that erroneous help strings are no longer found as the hash
723 table fills up
724 - updated libpng from 1.0.3 to 1.2.4
725 - Added wxView::OnClosingDocument so the application can do cleanup.
726 - generic wxListCtrl renamed to wxGenericListCtrl, wxImageList
727 renamed to wxGenericImageList, so they can be used on wxMSW
728 (Rene Rivera).
729 - Added wxTreeEvent::IsEditCancelled so the application can tell
730 whether a label edit was cancelled.
731 - added static wxFontMapper::Get() accessor
732
733 wxMSW:
734
735 - small appearance fixes for native look under Windows XP
736 - fixed the bug related to the redrawing on resize introduced in 2.3.2
737 - fixed multiple bugs in wxExecute() with IO redirection
738 - refresh the buttons properly when the window is resized (Hans Van Leemputten)
739 - huge (40*) speed up in wxMask::Create()
740 - changing wxWindows styles also changes the underlying Windows window style
741 - wxTreeCtrl supports wxTR_HIDE_ROOT style (George Policello)
742 - fixed flicker in wxTreeCtrl::SetItemXXX()
743 - fixed redraw problems in dynamically resized wxStaticText
744 - improvements to wxWindows applications behaviour when the system colours
745 are changed
746 - choose implicit parent for the dialog boxes better
747 - fixed wxProgressDialog for ranges > 65535
748 - wxSpinButton and wxSpinCtrl now support full 32 bit range (if the version
749 of comctl32.dll installed on the system supports it)
750 - wxFontEnumerator now returns all fonts, not only TrueType ones
751 - bugs in handling wxFrame styles (border/caption related) fixed
752 - showing a dialog from EVT_RADIOBUTTON handler doesn't lead to an infinite
753 recursion any more
754 - wxTextCtrl with wxTE_RICH flag scrolls to the end when text is appended to it
755 - the separators are not seen behind the controls added to the toolbar any more
756 - wxLB_SORT style can be used with wxCheckListBox
757 - wxWindowDC and wxClientDC::GetSize() works correctly now
758 - Added wxTB_NODIVIDER and wxTB_NOALIGN so native toolbar can be used in FL
759 - Multiline labels in buttons are now supoprted (simply use "\n" in the label)
760 - Implemented wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent and made wxGenericDragImage check it
761 has the capture before release it.
762 - fixed bugs in multiple selection wxCheckListBox
763 - default button handling is now closer to expected
764 - setting tooltips for wxSlider now works
765 - disabling a parent window also disables all of its children (as in wxGTK)
766 - multiple events avoided in wxComboBox
767 - tooltip asserts avoided for read-only wxComboBox
768 - fixed a race condition during a thread exit and a join
769 - fixed a condition where a thread can hang during message/event processing
770 - increased space between wxRadioBox label and first radio button
771 - don't fail to register remaining window classes if one fails to register
772 - wxFontDialog effects only turned on if a valid colour was
773 provided in wxFontData
774 - Added wxTE_LEFT, wxTE_CENTRE and wxTE_RIGHT flags for text control alignment.
775 - Bitmap printing uses 24 bits now, not 8.
776
777 wxGTK:
778
779 - wxDirDialog now presents the file system in standard Unix way
780 - wxButton now honours wxBU_EXACTFIT
781 - wxStaticBox now honours wxALIGN_XXX styles
782 - added support for non alphanumeric simple character accelerators ('-', '=')
783 - new behaviour for wxWindow::Refresh() as it now produces a delayed refresh.
784 Call the new wxWindow::Update() to force an immediate update
785 - support for more SGI hardware (12-bit mode among others)
786 - fixed wxDC::Blit() to honour source DC's logical coordinates
787 - implemented wxIdleEvent::RequestMore() for simple background tasks
788 - implemented wxChoice::Delete()
789 - fixed bad memory leak in wxFileDialog (Chris Elliott)
790 - made internal GC pool dynamically growable
791 - added GTK+ 2 and Unicode support
792
793 wxMotif:
794
795 - improved colour settings return values (Ian Brown)
796 - improved border style handling for wxStaticText (Ian Brown)
797 - improved toolbar control alignment
798 - implemented wxSpinButton
799 - implemented wxCheckListBox
800 - fixed wxSpinCtrl and wxStaticLine when used with sizers
801 - wxStaticBitmap now shows transparent icons correctly
802
803 wxX11:
804
805 - added generic MDI implementation (Hans Van Leemputten)
806 - first cut at wxSocket support (not yet working)
807
808 wxMac:
809
810 - Many improvements
811
812 wxOS2:
813
814 - First alpha-quality release
815
816 wxHTML:
817
818 - fixed wxHtmlHelpController's cache files handling on big endian machines
819 - added blocking and redirecting capabilities to wxHtmlWindow via
820 wxHtmlWindow::OnOpeningURL()
821 - fixed alignment handling in tables
822 - fixed <font face="..."> handling to be case insensitive
823
824 2.3.2
825 -----
826
827 New port: wxUniv for Win32/GTK+ is now included in the distribution.
828
829 wxBase:
830
831 - wxRegEx class added
832 - wxGetDiskSpace() function added (Jonothan Farr, Markus Fieber)
833 - wxTextBuffer and wxTextFile(wxStream) added (Morten Hanssen)
834 - more fixes to wxMBConv classes. Conversion to and from wchar_t now works with
835 glibc 2.2 as well as with glibc 2.1. Unix version now checks for iconv()'s
836 capabilities at runtime instead of in the configure script.
837
838 All (GUI):
839
840 - support for virtual list control added
841 - column images in report mode of the list control
842 - wxFindReplaceDialog added (based on work of Markus Greither)
843 - wxTextCtrl::SetMaxLength() added (wxMSW/wxGTK)
844 - polygon support in wxRegion (Klaas Holwerda)
845 - wxStreamToTextRedirector to allow easily redirect cout to wxTextCtrl added
846 - fixed bug with using wxExecute() to capture huge amounts of output
847 - new wxCalendarCtrl styles added (Søren Erland Vestø)
848 - wxWizard changes: loading from WXR support, help button (Robert Cavanaugh)
849 - wxDirSelector() added (Paul A. Thiessen)
850 - wxGrid cell editing veto support (Roger Gammans)
851 - wxListCtrl ITEM_FOCUSED event added
852 - support for ICO files in wxImage added (Chris Elliott)
853 - improvements to wxDragImage (Chuck Messenger)
854
855 wxMSW:
856
857 - support for the DBCS fonts (CP 932, 936, 949, 950) (Nathan Cook)
858 - new library naming convention under VC++ -- please change your application
859 project files
860
861 wxGTK:
862
863 - fixed popup menu positioning bug
864 - fixed the edit function for wxListCtrl (Chuck Messenger)
865 - fixed the key-hitting events for wxListCtrl and wxTreeCtrl, so they
866 correctly return the key which was pressed (Chuck Messenger)
867
868 wxMac:
869
870 - support for configuration and build under Mac OS X using the Apple Developer
871 Tools
872
873 wxHTML:
874
875 - new HTML parser with correct parsing of character entities and fixes
876 to tags parsing
877 - added support for animated GIFs
878
879 2.3.1
880 -----
881
882 wxBase:
883
884 - Fixes for gcc 3.0
885 - Fixed new charset detection code
886 - ODBC Informix fixes (submitted by Roger Gammans)
887 - Added ODBC date support to wxVariant
888 - Added wxDir::Traverse
889 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker class
890 - Removed redundant wxDebugContext functions using C++ streams,
891 so now standard stream usage should be unnecessary
892
893 All (GUI):
894
895 - Added wxDbGrid class for displaying ODBC tables
896 - Added EVT_GRID_EDITOR_CREATED and wxGridEditorCreatedEvent so the
897 user code can get access to the edit control when it is created, (to
898 push on a custom event handler for example)
899 - Added wxTextAttr class and SetStyle, SetDefaultStyle and
900 GetDefaultStyle methods to wxTextCtrl
901 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker
902 - Improvements to Tex2RTF
903 - Added Paul and Roger Gammans' grid controls
904 - Bug in wxDocument::Save logic corrected, whereby Save didn't save when not
905 first-time saved
906 - Fixed memory leak in textcmn.cpp
907 - Various wxXML enhancements
908 - Removed wxCLIP_CHILDREN style from wxSplitterWindow
909 - Fixed memory leak in DoPrint, htmprint.cpp
910 - Fixed calendar sample bug with using wxCommandEvent::GetInt()
911 instead of GetId()
912 - Added wxDbGrid combining wxODBC classes with wxGrid
913 - Added more makefiles and project files for contrib hierarchy
914
915 wxMSW:
916
917 - Fixed wxApp::ProcessMessage so controls don't lose their
918 accelerators when the accelerators are redefined elsewhere
919 - Accelerators consisting of simple keystrokes (without control,
920 alt or shift) now work
921 - Compile fixes for Watcom C++ added
922 - Compile fixes for Cygwin 1.0 added
923 - Use SetForegroundWindow() in wxWindow::Raise() instead of BringWindowToTop()
924 - Replaced wxYield() call in PopupMenu() by a much safer
925 wxYieldForCommandsOnly() - fixes tree ctrl popup menu bug and other ones
926 - Enter processing in wxSpinCtrl fixed
927 - Fixed bug in determining the best listbox size
928 - Fix for wxFrame's last focus bug
929 - We now send iconize events
930 - Fixed wxFrame::SetClientSize() with toolbar bug
931 - Added mousewheel processing
932 - Added wxSystemSettings::Get/SetOption so we can configure
933 wxWindows at run time; used this to implement no-maskblt option
934 in wxDC
935 - Fixed bug when using MDIS_ALLCHILDSTYLES style: so now MDI
936 child frame styles are honoured
937
938 wxGTK:
939
940 - Fixed slider rounding bug
941 - Added code to set wxFont's default encoding to wxLocale::GetSystemEncoding()
942 - We now send iconize events
943 - Fix for discrepancies between wxNotebookEvent and wxNotebook
944 GetSelection() results
945
946 2.3.0
947 -----
948
949 wxBase:
950
951 - fixed problem with wxURL when using static version of the library
952 - wxZipFSHandler::FindFirst() and FindNext() now correctly list directories
953 - wxMimeTypesManager now can create file associations too (Chris Elliott)
954 - wxCopyFile() respects the file permissions (Roland Scholz)
955 - wxFTP::GetFileSize() added (Søren Erland Vestø)
956 - wxDateTime::IsSameDate() bug fixed
957 - wxTimeSpan::Format() now behaves more as expected, see docs
958 - wxLocale now provides much more convenient API for setting language and
959 detecting current system language. New API is more abstracted and truly
960 cross-platform, independent of underlying C runtime library.
961
962 All (GUI):
963
964 - new wxToggleButton class (John Norris, Axel Schlueter)
965 - wxCalendarCtrl not highlighting the date with time part bug fixed
966 - wxADJUST_MINSIZE sizer flag added
967 - FindOrCreateBrush/Pen() bug fix for invalid colour values
968 - new wxXPMHandler for reading and writing XPM images
969 - added new (now recommended) API for conversion between wxImage and wxBitmap
970 (wxBitmap::ConvertToImage() and wxBitmap::wxBitmap(wxImage&) instead of
971 wxImage methods and ctor)
972 - ODBC classes now support DB2, Interbase, and Pervasive SQL
973 - ODBC documentation complete!!
974 - ODBC classes have much Unicode support added, but not complete
975 - ODBC experimental BLOB support added, but not completely tested
976 - ODBC NULL column support completed (Roger/Paul Gammans)
977 - ODBC All "char *" and char arrays removed and replaced with wxString use
978
979 wxMSW:
980
981 - threads: bug in wxCondition::Broadcast fixed (Pieter van der Meulen)
982 - fixed bug in MDI children flags (mis)handling
983 - it is possible to compile wxCHMHelpController with compilers
984 other than Visual C++ now and hhctrl.ocx is loaded at runtime
985
986 wxGTK:
987
988 - added support for wchar_t (wxUSE_WCHAR_T) under Unix
989
990 wxHTML:
991
992 - mew feature, wxHtmlProcessor for on-the-fly modification of HTML markup
993 - visual enhancements to contents panel of wxHtmlHelpController
994
995 2.2.0
996 -----
997
998 wxBase:
999
1000 - Fixed bug with directories with trailing (back)slashes in wxPathExists
1001 - wxString: added wxArrayString::operator==() and !=()
1002 - Fixes for wxCmdLineParser
1003 - Added wxGetLocalTimeMillis
1004 - Completed Czech translations
1005 - Some stream corrections
1006 - added missing consts to wxPoint operators
1007 - wxDateTime ParseFormat fixes
1008 - wxFile::Open(write_append) will create file if it doesn't exist
1009 - small fixes to MIME mailcap test command handling, more MIME tests in the sample
1010
1011 All (GUI):
1012
1013 - wxGenericDragImage now allows virtual image drawing, and
1014 flicker-free dragging is now possible
1015 - Added wxPrinter::GetLastError
1016 - Fixed wxLogGui reentrancy problem
1017 - Paper names now translated
1018 - wxGrid fixes
1019 - Generic validator now caters for more cases (integers in
1020 wxTextCtrl, strings in wxChoice, wxComboBox)
1021 - Fixed crash when docview On... functions return FALSE. Show
1022 error message when an non-existent filename is typed into the Open
1023 File dialog.
1024 - Corrected Baltic font encoding handling
1025 - wxImage: enhanced TIFF code, added new platform-independent BMP
1026 writing code
1027 - wxKeyEvent::GetKeyCode() and HasModifiers() added and documented
1028 - Fixed wxPropertyForm crashes in sample
1029 - wxWizard now calls TransferDataFromWindow() before calling
1030 wxWizardPage::GetNext() fixing an obvious bug
1031
1032 wxMSW:
1033
1034 - wxWindow::GetCharWidth/Height now calculated accurately.
1035 This will affect all .wxr dialog resources, so for
1036 backward compatibility, please set
1037 wxDIALOG_UNIT_COMPATIBILITY to 1 in setup.h
1038 - wxListCtrl: set item text in LIST_ITEM_ACTIVATED events
1039 - wxTextCtrl: implemented setting colours for rich edit controls
1040 - wxColour now accepts both grey and gray
1041 - BC++ DLL compilation fixed
1042 - Watcom C++ makefiles improved for JPEG and TIFF compilation
1043 - Fixed submenu accelerator bug
1044 - Fixed dialog focus bug (crash if the previous window to have
1045 the focus was destroyed before the dialog closed)
1046 - Too-small default wxTextCtrl height fixed
1047 - fixed "missing" initial resize of wxMDIChildFrame
1048 - wxFrame restores focus better
1049 - Now ignore wxTHICK_FRAME in wxWindow constructor: only relevant to
1050 frames and dialogs, interferes with other window styles otherwise
1051 (sometimes you'd get a thick frame in a subwindow)
1052 - wxTextCtrl insertion point set to the beginning of the control by SetValue
1053 - Fix so wxMDIParentFrame is actually shown when Show(TRUE) is called.
1054 - wxFileDialog: adjusts struct size if there's an error (struct
1055 sizes can be different on different versions of Windows)
1056 - wxImageList::GetSize() documented and added to wxMSW
1057 - fixed default dialog style to make them non resizeable again
1058 - fixed wxFrame::IsShown() which always returned TRUE before
1059
1060 wxGTK:
1061
1062 - Please see docs/gtk/changes.txt.
1063
1064 wxMotif:
1065
1066 - Small compilation fixes
1067
1068 Documentation:
1069
1070 - wxCaret documented
1071
1072 2.1.16
1073 ------
1074
1075 wxBase:
1076
1077 All (GUI):
1078
1079 wxMSW:
1080
1081 - Various bug fixes
1082 - Added wxCHMHelpController, for invoking MS HTML Help
1083 files. This works under VC++ only
1084 - Modal dialog handling improved
1085 - Printer dialog now modal
1086
1087 wxGTK:
1088
1089 - Various bug fixes
1090
1091 wxMotif:
1092
1093 - Various bug fixes
1094
1095 2.1.15
1096 ------
1097
1098 Documentation:
1099
1100 - Added docs/tech for technical notes
1101
1102 File hierarchy:
1103
1104 - Started new contrib hierarchy that mirrors
1105 the main lib structure; moved OGL and MMedia into it
1106
1107 wxBase:
1108
1109 - wxSocket support
1110 - wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
1111 available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
1112 - wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
1113 - wxCmdLineParser class for parsing the command line (supporting short and
1114 long options, switches and parameters of different types)
1115 - it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
1116 and BeOS (without thread support yet)
1117 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
1118 added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
1119 only so far)
1120 - wxDir class for enumerating files in a directory
1121 - wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
1122 - wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
1123 results for your platform (use ANSI functions where available)
1124 - wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
1125 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
1126 is available)
1127 - wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprecated wxArray::Remove(index)
1128
1129 all (GUI):
1130
1131 - Added wxImage::Rotate.
1132 - new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively
1133 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu management
1134 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
1135 dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
1136 - vertical toolbars supported by MSW and GTK native wxToolBar classes
1137 - wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
1138 - "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
1139 John Norris)
1140 - wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
1141 MIME types if available (Unix only)
1142 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
1143 - TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
1144 - PCX files can now be written (256 and 24 bits)
1145 - validators may work recursively if wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY is set
1146 - wxScrolledWindow now has keyboard interface
1147 - wxTextEntryDialog may be used for entering passwords (supports wxTE_PASSWORD)
1148 - added wxEncodingConverter and improved wxFontMapper
1149 for dealing with conversions between different encodings,
1150 charsets support in wxLocale and wxHTML
1151 - wxDragImage class added
1152 - samples/help improved to show standard and advanced HTML help
1153 controllers, as well as native help
1154 - moved wxTreeLayout class to main lib
1155
1156 wxMSW:
1157
1158 - wxFrame::MakeFullScreen added.
1159 - support for enhanced metafiles added, support for copying/pasting metafiles
1160 (WMF and enhanced ones) fixed/added.
1161 - implemented setting colours for push buttons
1162 - wxStatusBar95 may be now used in dialogs, panels (not only frames) and can be
1163 positioned along the top of the screen and not only at the bottom
1164 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
1165 - loading/saving big (> 32K) files in wxTextCtrl works
1166 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
1167 - wxBitmap/wxIcon may be constructed from XPM included into a program, as in
1168 Unix ports
1169 - returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
1170 - VC++ makefiles and project files made (mostly) consistent
1171 - wxSetCursorEvent added
1172
1173 wxGTK:
1174
1175 - wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
1176 - wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
1177 - UpdateUI handlers may be used with wxTextCtrl
1178
1179 wxMotif:
1180
1181 - wxMenu::Enable works
1182 - wxToolBar bugs fixed
1183 - OGL samples made to work again
1184
1185 wxHTML:
1186
1187 - almost complete rewrite of wxHtmlHelpController,
1188 including faster search, bookmarks, printing, setup dialog
1189 and cross-platform binary compatible .cached files for faster
1190 loading of large helpbooks, case insensitive search
1191 split into 3 parts: wxHtmlHelpData, Frame and Controller
1192 - added support for charsets and <meta> tag
1193 - added support for font faces and justified paragraphs,
1194 taken some steps to prepare wxHTML for frames
1195 - added dynamic pushing/popping of wxHtmlParser tag handlers
1196 - improved HTML printing
1197 - added extensive table of HTML characters substitutions (&nbsp; etc.)
1198 - fixed wxHtmlWindow flickering, several minor bugfixes
1199 - added some tags: <address>, <code>, <kbd>, <samp>, <small>, <big>,
1200 fixed handling of relative and absolute font sizes in <font size>
1201
1202
1203 NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
1204 change log.
1205
1206 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
1207 -----------------------
1208
1209 wxGTK:
1210
1211 - JPEG support added.
1212 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
1213
1214 wxMSW:
1215
1216 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
1217 SetTabSize added.
1218 - JPEG support added.
1219 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
1220 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
1221 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
1222
1223 wxMotif:
1224
1225
1226 General:
1227
1228 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
1229
1230
1231 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
1232 -------------------------------
1233
1234 wxGTK:
1235
1236 - wxGLCanvas fixes.
1237 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
1238
1239 wxMSW:
1240
1241 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
1242 - Fixed window cursor setting.
1243 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
1244 - Some makefile fixes.
1245
1246 wxMotif:
1247
1248 - None.
1249
1250 General:
1251
1252 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
1253 - More topic overviews.
1254 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
1255 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
1256 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
1257
1258
1259 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
1260 --------------------------
1261
1262 wxGTK:
1263
1264 - wxExecute improved.
1265
1266 wxMSW:
1267
1268 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
1269 expected).
1270 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
1271 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
1272 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
1273 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
1274 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
1275 - Fixed focus-related crash.
1276
1277 wxMotif:
1278
1279 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
1280 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
1281
1282 General:
1283
1284 - wxLocale documented.
1285 - Added include filenames to class reference.
1286 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
1287 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
1288 (though doesn't display help yet).
1289
1290 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
1291 --------------------------
1292
1293 wxGTK:
1294
1295 - Miscellaneous fixes.
1296
1297 wxMSW:
1298
1299 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
1300 rationalised.
1301 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
1302
1303 wxMotif:
1304
1305 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
1306 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
1307 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
1308 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
1309 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
1310 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
1311 crashes for some reason).
1312 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
1313 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
1314
1315 General:
1316
1317 - Further doc improvements.
1318 - wxGenericValidator added.
1319 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
1320 automatically.
1321
1322 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
1323 -------------------------
1324
1325 wxGTK:
1326
1327 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
1328 - wxToolTip class added.
1329 - Miscellaneous fixes.
1330
1331 wxMSW:
1332
1333 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
1334 - Makefiles for more compilers.
1335 - TWIN32 support added.
1336 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
1337 factored out program/library settings.
1338 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
1339
1340 wxMotif:
1341
1342 - A few more colour fixes.
1343 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
1344 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
1345 - wxChoice crash fix.
1346 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
1347
1348 General:
1349
1350 - wxBusyCursor class added.
1351 - Added samples/dde.
1352 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
1353
1354 Beta 2, January 1999
1355 --------------------
1356
1357 wxGTK:
1358
1359 wxMSW:
1360
1361 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
1362
1363 wxMotif:
1364
1365 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
1366 the right place.
1367 - Cured some widget table clashes.
1368 - Added thread support (Robert).
1369 - wxPoem sample now works.
1370
1371 General:
1372
1373 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
1374 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
1375 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
1376 or below).
1377 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
1378 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
1379 sample.
1380 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
1381
1382 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
1383 --------------------------
1384
1385 wxGTK:
1386
1387 - Various
1388
1389 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
1390
1391
1392 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
1393 ----------------------------
1394
1395 wxMSW:
1396
1397 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
1398 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
1399 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
1400 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
1401 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
1402 on a tab.
1403 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
1404 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
1405 of Stefan Csomor.
1406
1407 wxMotif:
1408
1409 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
1410 without (permanently) resizing the window.
1411 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
1412 that disabled scrollbar paging.
1413 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
1414 colours correctly.
1415 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
1416 when any button was pressed.
1417 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
1418 have a white background.
1419 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
1420 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
1421 they have sensible colours by default.
1422 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
1423 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
1424 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
1425 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
1426 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
1427
1428 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
1429 ----------------------------
1430
1431 wxMSW:
1432
1433 - More documentation updates, especially for
1434 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
1435 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
1436 of wxTrace.
1437 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
1438 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
1439 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
1440 position.
1441 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
1442
1443 wxMotif:
1444
1445 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
1446 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
1447 child frames).
1448 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
1449 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
1450 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
1451 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
1452 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
1453 the debugging implementation.
1454 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
1455 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
1456 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
1457 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
1458 - Added a parent-existence check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
1459 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
1460 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
1461
1462 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
1463
1464 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
1465 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
1466 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
1467 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
1468 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
1469 - wxNotebook almost done.
1470 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
1471 to vertical toolbars).
1472
1473 More recently:
1474
1475 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
1476 to scrollbars).
1477 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
1478 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
1479 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
1480
1481 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
1482 ----------------------------
1483
1484 wxMSW:
1485
1486 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
1487 sample.
1488 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
1489 - A few more makefiles added.
1490 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
1491 - Further doc updates.
1492 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
1493
1494 wxMotif:
1495
1496 - First start at Motif port.
1497 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
1498 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
1499 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
1500 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
1501
1502 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
1503 --------------------------
1504
1505 wxMSW:
1506
1507 - wxBitmap debugged.
1508 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
1509 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
1510 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
1511 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
1512 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
1513 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
1514 so event can travel up the window hierarchy.
1515
1516 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
1517 ------------------------
1518
1519 wxMSW:
1520
1521 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
1522 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
1523 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
1524 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
1525 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
1526 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
1527 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
1528 changes, wxNotebook.
1529 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
1530
1531 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
1532 -----------------------
1533
1534 wxMSW:
1535
1536 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
1537 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
1538 Windows functions, for efficiency.
1539 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
1540 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
1541 don't support it.
1542 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
1543 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
1544
1545 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
1546 -----------------------
1547
1548 wxMSW:
1549
1550 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
1551 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
1552
1553 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
1554 -----------------------
1555
1556 wxMSW:
1557
1558 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
1559 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
1560 wxMenuBar.
1561 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
1562 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
1563 wxMenuItem accessors.
1564 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
1565 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
1566 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
1567 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
1568 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
1569 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
1570 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
1571 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
1572 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
1573 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
1574 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
1575 first, then doing the assignment.
1576 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
1577 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
1578
1579 Generic:
1580
1581 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
1582 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
1583
1584 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
1585 ----------------------
1586
1587 wxMSW:
1588
1589 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
1590 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
1591 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
1592 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
1593 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
1594 require application-supplied positioning code though.
1595 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
1596 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
1597 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
1598
1599 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
1600 ------------------------
1601
1602 wxMSW:
1603
1604 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
1605 fields were used.
1606 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
1607 compilation and pragmas.
1608 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
1609 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
1610
1611 Generic:
1612
1613 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
1614 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
1615 compilation and pragmas.
1616 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
1617
1618 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
1619 ------------------------
1620
1621 wxMSW:
1622
1623 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
1624 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
1625 some reason :-(
1626 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
1627 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
1628 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
1629 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
1630 startup/exit.
1631 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
1632 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
1633 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
1634 VADIM'S CHANGES:
1635 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
1636 compatibility functions.
1637 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
1638 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
1639 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
1640 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
1641 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
1642 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
1643 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
1644
1645 Generic:
1646
1647 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
1648 - Added samples/png.
1649 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
1650 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
1651 header files.
1652 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
1653
1654 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
1655 ------------------------
1656
1657 wxMSW:
1658
1659 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
1660 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
1661 cleaned up properly before exit.
1662 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
1663 automatically.
1664 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
1665 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
1666 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
1667 unresolved issues.
1668 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
1669 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
1670 tray area.
1671 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
1672 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
1673 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
1674 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
1675
1676 Generic:
1677
1678 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
1679 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
1680 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
1681 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
1682 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
1683 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
1684 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
1685 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
1686 allow better control of memory.
1687 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
1688 checking.
1689 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
1690 float to long in wxToolBar files.
1691
1692 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
1693 ------------------------
1694
1695 wxMSW:
1696
1697 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
1698 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
1699 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
1700 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
1701 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
1702 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
1703 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
1704 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
1705 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
1706 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
1707 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
1708 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
1709 IUnknown.
1710 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
1711 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
1712 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
1713 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
1714 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
1715 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
1716 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
1717 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
1718 internal implementation.
1719 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
1720 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
1721 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
1722
1723 Generic:
1724
1725 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
1726 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
1727 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
1728 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
1729 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
1730
1731 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
1732 --------------------------
1733
1734 wxMSW:
1735
1736 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
1737 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
1738 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
1739 changes.
1740 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
1741 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
1742 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
1743 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
1744 again.
1745 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
1746 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
1747 e.g. wxDC.
1748
1749 Generic:
1750
1751 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
1752 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
1753 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
1754 changes.
1755 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
1756 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
1757 docs/gtk.
1758 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
1759 created dynamically, not as a global object.
1760 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
1761 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
1762 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
1763 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
1764 - Added gcc pragmas.
1765 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
1766 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
1767 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
1768 added a few references to wxTransString.
1769 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
1770 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
1771 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
1772 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
1773 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
1774 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
1775 - Cured some memory leaks (thanks Vadim).
1776 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
1777 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
1778 MoreRequested.
1779
1780 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
1781 --------------------------
1782
1783 All:
1784
1785 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
1786 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
1787 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
1788 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
1789 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
1790 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
1791 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
1792 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
1793 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
1794 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
1795 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
1796 scrolling toolbars.
1797 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
1798 to help printing with multiple pages.
1799 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
1800 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
1801 implementation updated to use these base classes.
1802 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
1803 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
1804 WinHelp), wxXLPHelpController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
1805 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
1806 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
1807 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
1808 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
1809 New files from Vadim:
1810 include\wx\string.h
1811 include\wx\debug.h
1812 include\wx\file.h
1813 include\wx\log.h
1814 include\wx\intl.h
1815 src\common\string.cpp
1816 src\common\log.cpp
1817 src\common\intl.cpp
1818 src\common\file.cpp
1819 No longer use GNU wxString files.
1820 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
1821 src\common\filefn.cpp.
1822 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
1823 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
1824 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
1825 including changes to defs.h.
1826 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
1827 introduced.
1828 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
1829 hidden).
1830 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
1831 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
1832 trick).
1833 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
1834
1835 Alpha 3, September 1997
1836 -----------------------
1837
1838 All:
1839
1840 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
1841 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
1842 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
1843 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
1844 - Started documentation.
1845
1846 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
1847 ------------------------
1848
1849 All:
1850
1851 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
1852 with MetroWerks compiler.
1853 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
1854 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
1855 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
1856 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
1857 for testing purposes.
1858 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
1859 handlers.
1860 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
1861 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
1862 fully).
1863 - Added back wxRadioBox.
1864 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
1865 a separate file.
1866
1867 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
1868 -----------------------
1869
1870 Generic:
1871
1872 At this point, the following has been achieved:
1873
1874 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
1875 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
1876 wxString instead of char *.
1877 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
1878 old system event system) and code size reduced.
1879 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
1880 as wxbWindow now removed.
1881 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
1882 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
1883 - PrologIO revised.
1884 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
1885 MDI is now achieved using separate classes, not window styles.
1886 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
1887 Windows settings.
1888 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
1889 settings mucho rationalised.
1890 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
1891 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
1892 classes removed.
1893 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
1894 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
1895 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
1896 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
1897 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
1898 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
1899 of event handlers.
1900 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
1901 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
1902 wxToolBarBase
1903 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
1904 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
1905 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
1906 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
1907 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
1908 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
1909 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
1910 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
1911 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
1912 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
1913 in the future.
1914 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
1915 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
1916 variables instead.
1917 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
1918 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
1919 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
1920 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
1921 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
1922 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
1923 Win95.
1924 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
1925 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
1926 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
1927 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
1928 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
1929 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).
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