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2 wxWidgets Change Log - For more verbose changes, see the manual
3 ---------------------------------------------------------------
4
5 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.6.x
6 ================================
7
8 Changes in behaviour not resulting in compilation errors, please read this!
9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
10
11 - For all wxInputStreams, Eof() becomes true after an attempt has been made
12 to read _past_ the end of file.
13 - wxFileName::DirExists() checks if the path of the file is a directory, not
14 if the whole name is a directory.
15 - wxDialog::CreateButtonSizer() may return NULL now, please see the manual.
16 - wxStaticBoxSizer now deletes the associated wxStaticBox when it is deleted.
17 - wxArray::Alloc() now works as reserve() and does not clear the array any more
18 - Windows calling CaptureMouse() are now required to handle the
19 wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event and not call ReleaseMouse() in this case.
20 - wxInputStream::GetC() now returns an int in the range 0 - 255 on success
21 instead of a char the range -128 - 127.
22 - A sequence returned by wxFileSystem::FindFirst()/FindNext() may now be
23 be scoped to a single instance of wxFileSystem.
24 - Streams returned by wxFileSystem::OpenFile are not necessarily seekable by
25 default. Open with flags wxFS_READ | wxFS_SEEKABLE if seeking is required.
26
27
28 Changes in behaviour which may result in compilation errors
29 -----------------------------------------------------------
30
31 - Some classes (notably wxBitmap and wxImage) don't define operator==() as it
32 used to work in somewhat unexpected way as it compared only internal pointers
33 and not the object data. The code using it will have to be updated:
34 * If the object was compared with wxNullXXX, use IsOk() method instead
35 * If valid object need to be compared, use IsSameAs() to reproduce the old
36 behaviour or change the code to avoid comparing bitmaps &c.
37 - wxFontData::GetColour() now returns a const colour.
38 - wxDC objects can't be created directly now (this never worked, now it doesn't
39 even compile).
40 - wxCHECK family of macros now must be followed by a semicolon.
41 - wxMBConv::cMB2WC() and cWC2MB() take size of the input buffer and return
42 length of the converted string in all cases now.
43 - wxHtmlWindow::OnCellClicked() now returns bool.
44 - wxHtmlCell::OnMouseClick() was deprecated and replaced with
45 wxHtmlCell::ProcessMouseClick(); old code overriding OnMouseClick() will
46 continue to work with WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6, but should be rewritten to
47 use ProcessMouseClick().
48 - wxHtmlCell::GetCursor() was deprecated and replaced with
49 wxHtmlCell::GetMouseCursor(); old code overriding GetCursor() will
50 continue to work with WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6, but should be rewritten to
51 use GetMouseCursor().
52 - wxHtmlCell::AdjustPagebreak() signature has changed, update your code if you
53 override it.
54 - wxFontEnumerator::GetFacenames() and GetEncodings() now return arrays and
55 not pointers to arrays.
56 - SetDefaultItem() method was moved from wxPanel to wxTopLevelWindow
57 - wxDialog::OnOK/OnCancel() don't exist any more, use SetAffirmative/EscapeId()
58 - wxPathList doesn't derive from (deprecated) wxStringList any more
59 - wxGLContext class has no 1:1 coupling to a wxGLCanvas class any more.
60 As a consequence, the class interface changed largely. Code updates, if
61 any are required at all, are easy to accomplish though.
62
63
64 Deprecated methods since 2.6.x and their replacements
65 -----------------------------------------------------
66
67 - wxGetWorkingDirectory() deprecated in favour of wxGetCwd().
68 - wxDC::BeginDrawing() and wxDC::EndDrawing() deprecated, don't use them.
69 - wxWindowBase::GetBestFittingSize --> wxWindowBase::GetEffectiveMinSize.
70 - wxWindowBase::SetBestFittingSize --> wxWindowBase::SetInitialSize.
71
72
73 Major new features in 2.8 release
74 ---------------------------------
75
76 - New AUI library supporting docking windows and much more.
77 - New rich text control library implementing a generic wxRichTextCtrl,
78 using only the wxWidgets API. Also includes formatting dialogs, conversion
79 to HTML, and printing classes.
80 - New wxComboCtrl class giving the ability to create custom, graphical
81 comboboxes. Associated classes include wxOwnerDrawnComboBox, wxComboPopup
82 and wxBitmapComboBox.
83 - Further functionality including wxAnimationCtrl (moved from contrib/src/anim
84 and enhanced), wxSimpleHtmlListBox, wxHyperlinkCtrl, wxColourPickerCtrl,
85 wxDirPickerCtrl, wxFilePickerCtrl, wxFontPickerCtrl, wxCollapsiblePane,
86 wxAboutBox, wxTreebook, tar streams.
87
88
89 2.8.0
90 -----
91
92 All:
93
94 - wxArrayString::Alloc() now works as reserve() and doesn't clear array contents
95 - Fixed long standing bug in wxFileConfig groups renaming (Antti Koivisto).
96
97 wxMSW:
98
99 - Fixed version script problems when using configure with cygwin/mingw32.
100 - Use system default paper size for printing instead of A4
101 - Fix colours when converting wxBitmap with alpha to wxImage (nusi)
102
103 2.7.2
104 -----
105
106 All:
107
108 - Added wxFFile overload to wxFileName::CreateTemporaryFileName().
109 - Added GetTempDir() to wxFileName and wxStandardPaths.
110 - Added wxTar streams.
111 - Added wxFilterFSHandler and wxArchiveFSHandler.
112 - Added wxString::ToLongLong() and ToULongLong().
113
114 All (GUI):
115
116 - wxMemoryDC constructor now optionally accepts a wxBitmap parameter,
117 calling SelectObject itself if a valid bitmap is passed.
118 - Reverted wxBuffered[Paint]DC to pre 2.7.1 state, added
119 wxAutoBufferedPaintDC and wxAutoBufferedPaintDCFactory.
120 - Renamed wxProgressDialog::UpdatePulse() to just Pulse().
121 - Added wxCollapsiblePane (Francesco Montorsi).
122 - Added wxSimpleHtmlListBox (Francesco Montorsi).
123 - Printing framework fixes by Robert J. Lang. Bugs fixed,
124 wxPrinterDC::GetPaperRect() and other functions added to allow
125 easier printing implementation, and the documentation updated.
126 - Many enhancements to wxRichTextCtrl including URL support,
127 formatting and symbol dialogs, print/preview, and better list
128 formatting.
129 - Support for loading TGA files added (Seth Jackson).
130 - Added wxTB_RIGHT style for right-aligned toolbars (Igor Korot).
131 - wxHtmlWindow now generates events on link clicks (Francesco Montorsi).
132 - wxHtmlWindow now also generates wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_COPY event.
133
134 Unix Ports:
135
136 - Added autopackage for wxGTK and an example of using autopackage for a wx
137 program (Francesco Montorsi).
138
139 wxGTK:
140
141 - More RTL work.
142 - Support wxALWAYS_SHOW_SB.
143 - Speed up MIME types loading. Only the GNOME database should be loaded under
144 GNOME etc. For this, the code queries the X11 session protocol.
145 - wxCaret redraw problem during scrolling fixed.
146
147
148 2.7.1
149 -----
150
151 All:
152
153 - Added wxDir::FindFirst() (Francesco Montorsi).
154 - Added wxPlatformInfo class (Francesco Montorsi).
155 - Added wxLocale::IsAvailable() (Creighton).
156 - Added Malay translations (Mahrazi Mohd Kamal).
157 - Added reference counting for wxVariant.
158 - For consistency, all classes having Ok() method now also have IsOk() one, use
159 of the latter form is preferred although the former hasn't been deprecated yet.
160 - Added wxFileName::Is(Dir|File)(Writ|Read|Execut)able() (Francesco Montorsi).
161 - Added wxFileName::GetSize() and GetHumanReadableSize() (Francesco Montorsi).
162 - Added wxSizer::Replace (Francesco Montorsi).
163 - wxXmlDocument can now optionally preserve whitespace (Francesco Montorsi).
164 - Added wxBookCtrl::ChangeSelection() and wxTextCtrl::ChangeValue() to provide
165 event-free alternatives to SetSelection() and SetValue() functions; see the
166 "Events generated by the user vs programmatically generated events" paragraph
167 in the "Event handling overview" topic for more info.
168
169 All (GUI):
170
171 - Support for right-to-left text layout (started by Diaa Sami during Google Summer of
172 Code, with a lot of help from Tim Kosse and others).
173 - wxAnimationCtrl added (Francesco Montorsi).
174 - Added wxAboutBox() function for displaying the standard about dialog.
175 - Added wxID_PAGE_SETUP standard id.
176 - Added wxSize::IncBy() and DecBy() methods.
177 - Added wxTextCtrl::IsEmpty().
178 - Added file type parameter to wxTextCtrl::LoadFile, wxTextCtrl::SaveFile for
179 consistency with wxRichTextCtrl.
180 - wxRichTextCtrl: fixed range out-by-one bug to be consistent with wxTextCtrl API,
181 fixed some attribute bugs and added wxRichTextStyleComboCtrl.
182 - Added wxWindow::IsDoubleBuffered().
183 - Added wxHL_ALIGN_* flags to wxHyperlinkCtrl (Francesco Montorsi).
184 - Added wxGauge::Pulse() and wxProgressDialog::UpdatePulse() (Francesco Montorsi).
185
186 wxMSW:
187
188 - Implemented wxComboBox::SetEditable().
189 - wxSemaphore::Post() returns wxSEMA_OVERFLOW as documented (Christian Walther)
190 - Fixed a bug whereby static controls didn't use the correct text colour if the
191 parent's background colour had been set (most noticeable when switching to a
192 high-contrast theme).
193 - Respect wxBU_EXACTFIT style in wxToggleButton (Alexander Borovsky).
194
195 wxMac:
196
197 - Add parameter to the --enable-universal_binary configure option for the path
198 to the SDK.
199
200 wxGTK:
201
202 - Automatically use stock items for menu items with standard ids.
203 - Setting cursor now works for all controls.
204 - Implemented right-to-left support.
205 - Implemented left indentation and tab stops support in wxTextCtrl (Tim Kosse).
206 - Fixed wxHTML rendering of underlined text of multiple words (Mart Raudsepp).
207
208 wxUniv:
209
210 - Added wxTLW::UseNativeDecorations() and UseNativeDecorationsByDefault().
211
212
213 2.7.0
214 -----
215
216 All:
217
218 - Added positional parameters support to wxVsnprintf() (Francesco Montorsi).
219 - wx(F)File, wxTextFile and wxInputStreams recognize Unicode BOM now.
220 - Many fixes for UTF-16/32 handling in Unicode builds.
221 - wxLaunchDefaultBrowser() now supports wxBROWSER_NEW_WINDOW flag.
222 - Added wxStandardPaths::GetResourcesDir() and GetLocalizedResourcesDir()
223 - Added wxStandardPaths::GetDocumentsDir() (Ken Thomases).
224 - Added wxStringTokenizer::GetLastDelimiter(); improved documentation.
225 - Fixed wxTextFile in Unicode build.
226 - Added possibility to specify dependencies for a wxModule.
227 - Speed improvements to wxRegEx when matching is done in a loop such as
228 during a search and replace.
229 - Fix regerror and regfree name conficts when built-in regex and system regex
230 are both used in the same program.
231 - Basic authentication supported added to wxHTTP.
232 - wxCondition::WaitTimeout() now returns correct value when timeout occurs.
233 - Fixed occasional wxThread cleanup crash.
234 - Bug in wxLogStream::DoLogString in Unicode builds fixed.
235 - Added support for memo fields to wxODBC.
236 - Fixed Unicode builds using SunPro compiler by defining__WCHAR_TYPE__.
237 - wxFileName now also looks for TMPDIR on Unix.
238 - Fixed build error in list.h with VC++ 2005.
239 - Fixed wxODBC buffer overflow problem in Unicode builds.
240 - Fixed wxSocketBase::InterruptWait on wxBase.
241 - Important code cleanup (Paul Cornett).
242 - Added support for wxLongLong in wx stream classes (Mark Junker).
243 - wxSOCKET_REUSEADDR can be used with wxSocketClient.
244 - Overloaded Connect() and SetLocal() methods for binding to local address/port.
245 - Albanian translation added (Besnik Bleta).
246 - Assert messages now show the function in which assert failed.
247 - wxApp::OnAssertFailure() should now be used instead the old wxApp::OnAssert().
248 - Fixed several bugs in wxDateTime::ParseDate().
249 - The WXK*PRIOR and WXK*NEXT constants are now aliases for WXK*PAGEUP
250 and WXK*PAGEDOWN. If you have switch statements that use both
251 constants from a set then you need to remove the PRIOR/NEXT
252 versions in order to eliminate compiler errors.
253 - Fixed bug where wxDateTime::Now() would sometimes return an incorrect value
254 the first time it was called.
255 - Added wxString::rbegin() and rend().
256 - Added wxString::EndsWith().
257 - wxSocket::_Read continues reading from socket after exhausting pushback buffer.
258 Previously, only the buffer would be returned, even if more data was requested.
259 - Added wxPowerEvent (currently MSW-only).
260 - Make wx-config compatible with Bourne shells.
261 - Fixed wxDb::Open(wxDbConnectInf) when using connection string (Hellwolf Misty).
262 - Fixed crash in wxDb::Open() in Unicode build (Massimiliano Marretta).
263 - Fixed wxTimeSpan::Format() for negative time spans.
264 - Optionally count repeating wxLog messages instead of logging all (Lauri Nurmi).
265
266 All (GUI):
267
268 - New AUI (Advanced User Interface) library for docking windows and much more.
269 - Added wxComboCtrl and wxOwnerDrawnComboBox (Jaakko Salli).
270 - Added wxTreebook (uses a wxTreeCtrl to control pages).
271 - Added wxColour/Dir/File/Font/PickerCtrls (Francesco Montorsi).
272 - Added wxDC::GradientFillLinear/Concentric().
273 - Added wxHyperlinkCtrl (Francesco Montorsi).
274 - Added clipboard events (wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_COPY/CUT/PASTE).
275 - Allow to reorder wxGrid columns by drag-and-drop (Santiago Palacios).
276 - Added wxRadioBox::SetItemToolTip().
277 - Added support for CMYK JPEG images loading (Robert Wruck).
278 - Added wxListCtrl::GetSubItemRect() and subitem hit testing (Agron Selimaj).
279 - Added wxKeyEvent::GetModifiers().
280 - Added wxDialog::SetEscapeId().
281 - wxItemContainerImmutable::FindString unified (affects wxRadioBox, wxListBox,
282 wxComboBox and wxChoice).
283 - wxWindow::Fit() now works correctly for frames and dialogs too.
284 - Added access to the border size between pages and controller in book
285 based controls (wxBookCtrlBase::Get/SetInternalBorder).
286 - Added initial wxRichTextCtrl implementation.
287 - All book based controls (notebook, treebook etc.) share now the same
288 options for orientation (wxBK_TOP, wxBK_DEFAULT, ...) instead of duplicated
289 wxLB_TOP, wxNB_TOP, wxCHB_TOP, wxTBK_TOP.
290 - Added parent window parameter to wxHelpController constructor
291 and added SetParentWindow/GetParentWindow.
292 - wxMultiChoiceDialog uses now wxCheckListBox if possible, wxListBox if not.
293 - Added wxBitmapButton::SetHoverBitmap().
294 - Access to titles through Get/SetTitle is available now only for top level
295 windows (wxDialog, wxFrame).
296 - Fixed memory leak of pending events in wxEvtHandler.
297 - Added wxRadioBox::IsItemEnabled/Shown().
298 - Added space after list item number in wxHTML.
299 - Implemented <sub> and <sup> handling in wxHTML (based on patch
300 by Sandro Sigala).
301 - Added caption parameter to wxGetFontFromUser and wxGetColourFromUser.
302 - Added wxGetMouseState function.
303 - Added wxHtmlHelpWindow, wxHtmlHelpDialog and wxHtmlModalHelp classes,
304 allowing HTML help to be embedded in an application.
305 - wxCalendarCtrl positioning and hit-testing fixes for dimensions other than
306 best size.
307 - wxCalendarCtrl colour schema changed and adjusted to system settings.
308 - wxImage::Mirror() and GetSubBitmap() now support alpha (Mickey Rose).
309 - More checking of image validity before loading into wxImage.
310 - Added wxImage::ConvertToGreyscale.
311 - Added ability to use templates with static event tables
312 with BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE_TEMPLATEn() macros.
313 - Added play, pause, and state change events to wxMediaCtrl.
314 - Added double-buffering to wxVListBox and fixed a scrolling issue.
315 - Added wxToolbook (uses a wxToolBar to control pages).
316 - Added SetSheetStyle to wxPropertySheetDialog and allowed it to
317 behave like a Mac OS X settings dialog.
318 - Added <disabled> XRC tag for wxToolBar elements and <bg> for wxToolBar itself.
319 - Fixed centering of top level windows on secondary displays.
320 - Implemented wxDisplay::GetFromWindow() for platforms other than MSW.
321 - UpdateUI handler can now show/hide the window too (Ronald Weiss).
322 - More than one filter allowed in in wxDocTemplate filter.
323 - Added wxListBox::HitTest().
324 - Added wxDisplay::GetClientArea().
325 - Indices and counts in wxControlWithItems derived API are unsigned.
326 - Added support for links to wxHtmlListBox; use code has to override
327 wxHtmlListBox::OnLinkClicked() to take advantage of it.
328 - Added an easier to use wxMenu::AppendSubMenu().
329 - wxString <-> wxColour conversions in wxColour class (Francesco Montorsi).
330 - Fixed bug with ignoring blank lines in multiline wxGrid cell labels.
331 - Added wxTextAttr::Merge() (Marcin Simonides).
332 - Added wxTB_NO_TOOLTIPS style (Igor Korot).
333 - Added wxGenericDirCtrl::CollapsePath() (Christian Buhtz).
334 - Added wxTreeCtrl::ExpandAllChildren() (Christian Buhtz)
335 - Fixed 64-bit issue in wxNotebook causing segfaults on Tru64 Unix.
336 - Made it possible to associate context help to a region of a window.
337 - Added support for tabs in wxRichTextCtrl (Ashish More).
338 - Fixed problem with zoom setting in print preview.
339 - Moved wxRichTextCtrl from the advanced library to its own.
340 - wxNB_HITTEST_* flags renamed to wxBK_HITTEST_* to serve all book controls.
341 - Added wxTopLevelWindow::SetTransparent and CanSetTransparent, with
342 implementations (so far) for wxMSW and wxMac.
343 - Allow customizing individual grid lines appearance (Søren Lassen).
344 - Fixed middle click events generation in generic wxTreeCtrl (Olly Betts).
345 - Added wxEVT_MOUSE_CAPTURE_LOST event that must be handled by all windows
346 that CaptureMouse() is called on.
347
348 wxMSW:
349
350 - Fixed crash with ownerdrawn menu items accelerators (Perry Miller).
351 - wxFileDialog respects absence of wxCHANGE_DIR flag under NT (Brad Anderson).
352 - Switching page of a hidden notebook doesn't lose focus (Jamie Gadd).
353 - Removed wxImageList *GetImageList(int) const.
354 - Fixed MDI context menu problem.
355 - Removed __WIN95__ define.
356 - Create msw/rcdefs.h in setup.h's directory, which can be included by
357 resource files. It containts platform/compiler specific defines (such as
358 target cpu) which can be used in #ifs in .rc files.
359 - Add support for Win64 manifests and VC++ 8 automatic manifests (see the
360 wxMSW faq for details).
361 - New TARGET_CPU=amd64 (or 'ia64') option for the makefile.vc files which
362 puts 64-bit builds in their own directory and adds /machine:amd64 or ia64
363 to the link command.
364 - wxStatusBar::GetFieldRect now returns correct values under XP.
365 - wxStatusBar no longer corrupts surrounding windows on resize.
366 - Enable wxListCtrl in report mode to be able to use images in other
367 columns, if ComCtl32 >= 470.
368 - Fixed problem where using SetValue and wxTE_RICH2 would cause control to
369 show.
370 - Numpad special keys are now distinguished from normal keys.
371 - Fixed GDI leak in wxStaticBitmap when setting images after
372 initial construction.
373 - Menu codes now stripped before measuring control labels.
374 - MFC sample now compiles in Unicode mode.
375 - Fixed SetScrollbar thumb size setting bug (set orientation before triggering
376 events).
377 - Fixed icon to cursor conversion problem for bitmaps with masks.
378 - Fixed wxToolBar background colour problem for some video cards.
379 - wxGenericDirCtrl now shows volume name.
380 - Added XP theme support for DrawHeaderButton, DrawTreeItemButton.
381 - Made the wxActiveXContainer class public and documentated.
382 - Added a Windows Media Player 9/10 backend for wxMediaCtrl.
383 - Multiline notebook tab label change now resizes the control
384 correctly if an extra row is removed or added.
385 - Fixed a crash when dismissing wxPrintDialog under VC++ 7.1.
386 - Fixed out by one error in wxTextCtrl::GetStyle.
387 - Fixed problem with getting input in universal/unicode build of wxMSW.
388 - Link oleacc.lib conditionally.
389 - Drag and drop now works inside static boxes.
390 - Fall back to unthemed wxNotebook if specified orientation not available.
391 - wxListCtrl and wxTreeCtrl now resize their standard font if the user
392 changes the system font.
393 - wxDisplay doesn't require multimon.h now and is enabled by default (Olly Betts).
394 - Fixed wxChoice/wxComboBox slow appending and infinite recursion
395 if its size is set within a paint handler (for example when embedded in a
396 wxHtmlWindow). [Now reverted due to problems in W2K and below.]
397 - wxDC::GetTextExtent() width calculation is more precise for italics fonts now.
398 - Warning fixes for VC++ 5.0 (Igor Korot).
399
400 wxGTK:
401
402 - Fixed handling of font encoding in non-Unicode build
403 - wxEVT_MENU_CLOSE and wxEVT_MENU_OPENED for popup menus are now generated.
404 - Implemented wxCURSOR_BLANK support.
405 - wxSlider generates all scroll events now and not only wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBTRACK.
406 - Fixed a host of bugs in wxMediaCtrl as well as added a GStreamer 0.10
407 implementation.
408 - Improved configure checks for GStreamer. You may also now specify
409 --enable-gstreamer8 to force configure to check for GStreamer 0.8.
410 - Fixed problem with choice editor in wxGrid whereby the editor
411 lost focus when the combobox menu was shown.
412 - Fixed focusing with mnemonic accelerator keys on wxStaticText which
413 is now able to focus on wxComboBox and possibly other controls
414 previously unable to be focused before.
415 - Enabled mnemonics and the corresponding accelerator keys for
416 wxStaticBox and wxRadioBox.
417 - Fixed problem trying to print from a preview, whereby wrong printer
418 class was used.
419 - Worked around pango crashes in strncmp on Solaris 10.
420 - Polygon and line drawing speeded up if there is no scaling.
421 - Fixed problems with CJK input method.
422 - Implemented ScrollLines/Pages() for all windows (Paul Cornett).
423 - Support underlined fonts in wxTextCtrl.
424 - Support all border styles; wxListBox honours the borders now.
425 - wxWindow and wxScrolledWindow now generate line, page and thumb-release scroll events.
426 - Added file preview support in file dialogs.
427 - Implemented SetLineSize and GetLineSize for wxSlider.
428
429 wxMac:
430
431 - Fixed problem with clipboard support for custom data flavors.
432 - Fixed focus handling for generic controls in carbon-cfm.
433 - Fixed a printing crash bug, for example using File->Print and changing
434 Popup from 'Copies & Pages' to e.g. 'Layout'.
435 - Improved support for help and application menu items.
436 - Added default implementations for wxTextCtrl::Replace and wxTextCtrl::Remove.
437 - Added support for 10.4 context menu.
438 - Added support for wxFRAME_EX_METAL and wxDIALOG_EX_METAL styles.
439 - Added wxNotebook::HitTest support.
440 - Corrected idle wake-up.
441 - Corrected wxExecute.
442 - Now makes use of full printer resolution.
443 - Corrected CGImage handling in wxBitmap.
444 - Now uses simple hide/show transition for top-level windows.
445 - Uses reasonable temporary path for wxFileName::CreateTempFileName.
446 - Added support for default key handling (escape, enter, command-period) even
447 if there is no control on the frame or dialog that has the focus.
448 - Fixed joystick bugs including a link error and a crash if no joysticks
449 were found.
450 - Removed an errorneous assertion from wxDir.
451 - Uses CoreFoundation based and thread-safe implementation for message boxes
452 under Mach-O.
453 - wxBitmapButton is created as a content icon if wxBORDER_NONE is
454 specified, otherwise as a bevel button.
455 - Mouse event ids set correctly (fixing problems with Connect in particular).
456 - Fixed wxZipInputStream read error on wxSocketInputStream which signals the
457 end of file with an error.
458 - Xcode wxWidgets and minimal sample project files updated to create Universal
459 binaries.
460 - Fix for setting wxMenuBar more than once.
461 - wxListBox minimum size bug fixed.
462 - Fixed wxNotebook off-by-one bug in HitTest.
463 - Fixed joystick GetXMin/Max bug.
464 - Fixed Unix domain socket problem in wxIPC.
465 - Fixed non-detection of process termination on Intel Macs by
466 polling for process termination in a separate thread.
467
468 wxCocoa:
469
470 - wxDirDialog is now native (Hiroyuki Nakamura).
471
472 wxWinCE:
473
474 - Pressing build-in joystick on WinCE phones fires wxEVT_JOY_BUTTON_DOWN event.
475 - Native wxCheckListBox implementation.
476 - All wxTopLevelWindows resizes accordingly to SIP visibility.
477 - ::wxGetUserName() implemented.
478 - wxDisplay enumeration support.
479 - Fixed wxFileDialog breakage on WinCE due to incorrect structure size.
480 - New wxSystemOption "wince.dialog.real-ok-cancel" to switch between WinCE
481 guidelines with Ok-only dialogs and dialogs using wxButtons.
482 - Checkable items in wxToolMenuBarTool supported.
483 - Fixed date formatting and mktime.
484 - Fixed getting standard folder paths on WinCE.
485 - Support for backspace key on Smartphone.
486 - Made both windows wxMediaCtrl Windows backends compilable with wxWinCE - it
487 is recommended that you use wxMEDIABACKEND_WMP10 on this platform
488 directly, however.
489 - Added support for the context menu event (wxContextMenuEvent)
490 and added platform-specific wxWindow::EnableContextMenu.
491 - Fixed wxGenericFileDialog to work with WinCE.
492 - Fixed compilation and menubar disappearance on Windows Mobile 5.
493 - Fixed wxDatePickerCtrl usage.
494
495 wxUniv:
496
497 - Send wxEVT_SCROLL_XXX events from wxSlider (Danny Raynor).
498 - Implemented wxToggleButton (David Bjorkevik).
499 - Label in Toolbar tools implemented (Danny Raynor).
500
501 wxX11:
502
503 - Invisible text problem fixed.
504 - Bitmap clipping with masks and scaling improved.
505 - Fixed a crash bug in the generic timer.
506 - Implemented child process termination notifications (David Björkevik)
507
508 Unix:
509
510 - NO_GCC_PRAGMA is not used any more, remove checks for it if you used it.
511
512 wxMGL:
513
514 - Fixed NUM_LOCK having no effect.
515 - Fixed wxFileExists (affecting wxImage::LoadFile).
516
517
518 2.6.2
519 -----
520
521 All:
522
523 - Fixed wxScopeGuard to work with VC++, documented it.
524 - Fixed proxy handling in wxURL.
525 - Added wxEVT_MEDIA_LOADED event for wxMediaCtrl.
526 - Added new methods to wxMediaCtrl (wxURI version of Load, ShowPlayerControls).
527 - Added wxZipFSHandler::Cleanup() (Stas Sergeev).
528 - Added wxImage::RotateHue() and RGB <-> HSV conversions (John Anderson).
529 - Fixed compilation with IBM xlC compiler.
530 - wxABI_VERSION, see 'Backward Compatibility' topic overview in the manual.
531 - Added wxLongLong::ToDouble().
532 - Added wxDateTime::[Make]FromTimezone(), fixed several TZ-related bugs.
533 - Fixed bug in wxStreamBuffer::Read(wxStreamBuffer *) (Paul Cornett).
534 - Fixed wxListbook and wxChoicebook internal layout.
535
536 All (GUI):
537
538 - Added wxStaticText::Wrap()
539 - wxChoice and wxComboBox::GetSelection() now returns completed selection,
540 added a new GetCurrentSelection() function having the old behaviour.
541 - Added wxXmlResource::Unload().
542 - Possibility of modeless wxWizard dialog (with presentation in sample).
543 - Fixed a rare crash due to malformed HTML in wxHTML (Xavier Nodet).
544 - Ctrl+mouse wheel changes zoom factor in print preview (Zbigniew Zagórski).
545 - Cross-compile now supported for wxGTK, wxX11 and wxMotif.
546 - Cygwin compilation of wxX11, wxGTK and wxMotif now supported.
547 - Now reads "help" parameter for all windows (context help text).
548 - wxWizard adapts to PDA-sized screens.
549 - Unicode fixes for IPC and a new IPC sample (Jurgen Doornik).
550
551 wxMSW:
552
553 - wxMSW now builds with (beta of) MSVC 8 (a.k.a. 2005).
554 - Separators are now correctly shown in the toolbars under Windows XP.
555 - Fixed multiline tooltips handling.
556 - Fixed wxSlider::GetSelEnd() (Atilim Cetin).
557 - Fixed accelerators of menu items added to already attached submenus.
558 - Position of wxEVT_MOUSEWHEEL events is now in client, not screen, coordinates.
559 - Handle absence of wxListCtrl column image better (Zbigniew Zagórski).
560 - Fixed asynchronous playback of large sound files in wxSound.
561 - Added wxDynamicLibrary::GetSymbolAorW().
562 - Fixed default size of wxStaticText controls with border being too small.
563 - Fixed bugs with wxStatusBar positioning (with or withour sizers) (Jamie Gadd).
564 - Mouse move events are now generated for all static controls (Jamie Gadd).
565 - Fixed nested static box display and splitter sash on some themes (Jamie Gadd).
566 - Made wxJoystick::GetProductName() more useful (John Ratliff).
567 - Native spline drawing implementation (Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba).
568
569 wxGTK:
570
571 - ShowFullScreen() shows the window if it was still hidden (rpedroso).
572 - Implemented wxTopLevelWindow::RequestUserAttention() (Mart Raudsepp).
573 - Base library is now binary compatible when built with wxGTK and wxMotif.
574 - wxTextCtrl::XYToPosition, PositionToXY and GetLineLength calls are now
575 instantaneous in case of GTK 2.x multi-line controls (Mart Raudsepp).
576 - Added support for left, centre and right text alignment attributes under
577 GTK+2 multi-line text controls (Mart Raudsepp).
578 - Various wxFont improvements for GTK 2.x builds (Mart Raudsepp).
579 - Changed order of child deletion in window destructor and
580 removed focus handlers to avoid spurious events (David Surovell).
581 - Fixed domain socket handling.
582
583 wxMac:
584
585 - First implementation of native HIToolbar support.
586 - Added text control context menu (ported from wxMSW).
587 - More CoreGraphics implementation improvements.
588 - Various text control bug fixes.
589 - Automatic menu management improved.
590 - Fixed crash when wxRadioButton is deleted from a group of radio buttons,
591 due to dangling cycle pointers.
592 - Native spline drawing implementation for CoreGraphics (Robert J. Lang).
593 - Made wxDialog::IsModal meaning the same as other ports (true only when
594 showing modally).
595
596 wxOS2
597
598 - Adjustments for building with Open Watcom C++.
599
600 wxUniv:
601
602 - Window creation now honours wxVSCROLL.
603 - Standalone scrollbars generate events of correct type (Jochen Roemmler).
604
605 wxMotif:
606
607 - Base library is now binary compatible when built with wxGTK and wxMotif.
608 - wxMotif can now display Japanese text under Japanese locale.
609 - Fixed button size in common dialogs.
610 - Made wxFileDialog translatable.
611 - All top level windows should now have a border unless the wxNO_BORDER
612 flag has been specified.
613 - Improved wxNotebook support for sizers. It requires the wxNotebook to
614 be created with a "sensible" initial width.
615 - Made wxDialog::IsModal meaning the same as other ports (true only when
616 showing modally).
617
618 wxMGL:
619
620 - Fixed crash on exit.
621 - Fixed drawing problems when windows are resized.
622
623 wxX11:
624
625 - Various wxFont improvements for unicode builds (Mart Raudsepp).
626
627
628 2.6.1
629 -----
630
631 All:
632
633 - Added wxLaunchDefaultBrowser.
634 - Added wxPLURAL() macro in addition to _() (Jonas Rydberg)
635
636 All (GUI):
637
638 - Fixed potential infinite loop when adjusting wxScrolledWindow scrollbars.
639 - Radio in menus do not send menu event for selections of already selected item.
640 - Fixed wrong positioning of marks and enumerations in lists of wxHTML.
641 - wxImage::Rotate90 respects alpha channel.
642 - Added wxEVT_SCROLL_CHANGED as synonym for wxEVT_SCROLL_ENDSCROLL.
643 - Replaced artwork for some cursors, icons and toolbar buttons.
644 - Fixed sizing problem in generic wxCalendarCtrl for short day abbreviations.
645 - Fixed wxWindow::DoGetBestSize to keep original best size.
646 - PNM now supports ASCII and raw grey formats.
647 - wxGrid focus and edit key improvements.
648
649 wxMSW:
650
651 - Fixed erroneous selection of content in wxComboBox when within a wxStaticBox
652 (checking for selection caused by WM_STYLECHANGED).
653 - Added deferred positioning to wxRadioBox, wxSlider and wxSpinCtrl and thereby
654 eliminated some refresh glitches when resizing.
655 - Eliminated further refresh glitches caused by wxRadioBox (to nearby controls)
656 by refreshing parent when the radio box moves.
657 - Added ability set the system option "msw.staticbox.optimized-paint" to 0 to
658 allow a panel to paint graphics around controls within a static box.
659 - Refresh exposed areas when resizing, using WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED.
660 - Worked around an apparent bug in deferred window positioning (moving a
661 window from (x, y) to (a, b) and back to (x, y) misses the last step) by
662 checking window positions against corresponding sizer state, if any.
663 - A control's text colour now reflects the system colour setting.
664 - Fixed wxFileName::GetLongPath() to behave correctly during the first call too.
665 - Fixed alpha blitting to take into account source position.
666 - Setting foreground colour for wxCheckBox now works when using XP themes too.
667 - wxStaticBox label can use custom foreground colour.
668 - Now uses newer font MS Shell Dlg 2 if possible.
669 - Compiles again with WIN64.
670 - Winelib compilation now works.
671 - When converting a wxIcon to a bitmap check if the icon has an alpha
672 channel and set the bitmap to use it.
673 - wxSlider now also sends wxEVT_SCROLL_CHANGED when using mouse wheel
674 - Miscellaneous wxMediaCtrl improvements.
675 - wxTopLevelWindow::ShowFullScreen logic error fixed.
676 - Fixed wxScrollBar background colour bug.
677 - Fixed problems with paper sizes being ignored.
678 - wxNotebook refresh problem fixed.
679 - DDE fixed for Unicode.
680 - Fixed ownerdrawn multiline buttons.
681 - wxCheckListBox item background fixed.
682 - Fixed error when trying to read a value from key not accessible for writing.
683 - Fixed keyboard cue visibility issues under Windows 2000/XP
684
685 wxWinCE:
686
687 - Fixed wxFileName::CreateTempFileName.
688
689 wxGTK:
690
691 - Added support for wxSTAY_ON_TOP (GTK 2.4+).
692 - Fixed wxTextCtrl::SetStyle for overlapping calls.
693 - Fixed scrollbar border colour.
694 - Added bitmap support in menus.
695
696 wxMac:
697
698 - Added support for launching 'APPL' bundles with wxExecute (usually they have a
699 .app extension and are the ones that reside in the Applications folder).
700 - Fixed a bug in wxGetKeyState where shift and some other keys were returning an
701 incorrect state.
702 - Fixed toolbar colour bug on Tiger.
703 - Fixed visual problems caused by removal of About menu item.
704 - Window menu now added automatically.
705 - Configure fixed for wxBase compilation.
706 - Modified function key support fixed.
707 - wxTopLevelWindow::Maximize improvements.
708
709 wxX11:
710
711 - Menu problems fixed.
712 - wxScrolledWindow scrolls any child windows.
713 - Fixed a font memory leak.
714 - Multiple wxTimers now work correctly.
715
716
717 2.6.0
718 -----
719
720 All:
721
722 - wxPathExists deprecated, use wxDirExists instead.
723 - Configure: --enable-std_iostreams, --enable-std_string are now the default.
724
725 All (GUI):
726
727 - Fixed ~wxStatusBar and ~wxToolBar which tried to check
728 non-existent wxFrameBase RTTI, causing a crash if not in a frame.
729
730 wxMSW:
731
732 - Fixed static box border when the label is empty.
733 - Fixed SetBackgroundColour() to change only label background, not entire box.
734 - wxHelpController is now aliased to wxCHMHelpController.
735
736 wxWinCE:
737
738 - Fixed device origin setting and clipping region setting.
739
740 wxGTK:
741 - New configure syntax for specifying the GTK+ version.
742 --with-gtk Use GTK 2.x, no fallback
743 --with-gtk=1 Use GTK 1.2, no fallback
744 --with-gtk=2 Use GTK 2.x, no fallback
745 --with-gtk=any Use any available GTK
746 - wxMenuItem::SetText() takes care of hotkeys, too.
747 - Reworked text wrapping for wxStaticText.
748
749 wxMac:
750 - Implemented most of the wxFileType and wxMimeTypesManager functions
751
752 2.5.5
753 -----
754
755 All:
756
757 - wxURI::GetUser() only returns the user name now, use GetUserInfo() to get
758 user and password as in 2.5.4; wxURI::GetPassword() added.
759 - Added wxDebugReport class.
760 - Added wxTempFileOutputStream by Stas Sergeev.
761 - Fixed wxDateTime::SetToWeekDayInSameWeek(Sun, Monday_First).
762 - Added WXK_SPECIAL keycodes for special hardware buttons.
763 - Fixed bug with wxFile::Seek(-1, wxFromCurrent).
764 - Added wxString/C array constructors to wxArrayString.
765 - Added wxMemoryInputStream(wxMemoryOutputStream&) constructor (Stas Sergeev)
766
767 All (GUI):
768
769 - Added GetIcon, GetBitmap to wxImageList. wxGenericImageList's original
770 GetBitmap is renamed GetBitmapPtr.
771 - Added XPM data constructor to wxImage.
772 - Added style parameter to wxBufferedDC to allow buffering just the client, or
773 the whole virtual area.
774 - Restored ability to set a custom splitter sash size with SetSashSize.
775 - Fixed wxScrolledWindow sizer behaviour so that the virtual size
776 isn't used to set the window size.
777 - Added wxTE_BESTWRAP (based on patch by Mart Raudsepp).
778 - wxEVT_COMMAND_SPLITTER_SASH_POS_CHANGED is now only sent once at the end of
779 splitter dragging and not after each CHANGING event (Jacobo Vilella Vilahur).
780 - Added wxImage::IsTransparent().
781
782 Unix:
783
784 - Fixed build on Linux/AMD64.
785
786 wxMSW:
787
788 - Added "orient" parameter to wxMDIParentFrame::Tile().
789 - wxTextCtrl with wxTE_RICH2 style now uses RichEdit 4.1 if available.
790 - fix handling Alt-key events in wxComboBox (reported by Joakim Roubert).
791 - wxWindow::Refresh() refreshes the window children as well.
792 - Improved static box and radio box refresh and background colour
793 handling (Jamie Gadd).
794
795 wxGTK:
796
797 - Improved wxSystemSettings::GetMetric() to work better with X11 (Mart Raudsepp).
798 - Corrected wxListBox selection handling.
799 - Corrected default button size handling for different themes.
800 - Corrected splitter sash size and look for different themes.
801 - Fixed keyboard input for dead-keys.
802 - Added support for more wrapping styles (Mart Raudsepp).
803 - GTK2.4+ wxFileDialog reimplemented to support non-modal usage better,
804 and fix all known bugs (Mart Raudsepp).
805
806 wxMac:
807
808 - Added wxFRAME_EX_METAL, wxDIALOG_EX_METAL for metallic-look windows.
809
810 wxPalmOS:
811
812 - Native wxRadioBox implementation.
813
814 wxWinCE:
815
816 - Added wxNB_FLAT for flat-look notebooks on Windows CE.
817 - Titlebar OK button on PocketPC now sends command set by SetAffirmativeId.
818 You can also override wxDialog::DoOK if you need more flexibility.
819 - Dialog size now takes into account SIP or menubar.
820 - Panels more naturally white on PocketPC.
821 - wxDIALOG_EX_CONTEXTHELP ignored on WinCE since it interferes
822 with correct titlebar style.
823 - Frames have Ctrl+Q accelerator set automatically, as per the
824 PocketPC guidelines
825 - Documented issues in manual under wxWinCE topic.
826 - Made (Un)RegisterHotKey WinCE-aware.
827 - Sends wxEVT_HIBERNATE event.
828 - Now fakes wxEVT_ACTIVATE_APP to be symmetrical with wxEVT_HIBERNATE.
829 - Added wxTE_CAPITALIZE for CAPEDIT controls.
830 - wxDialog::GetToolBar can be used if you need to add buttons
831 to the dialog's toolbar.
832
833 2.5.4
834 -----
835
836 All:
837
838 - wxEvent and derived classes don't have public members any more, you must
839 use accessors methods now (Mart Raudsepp)
840 - new classes for reading and writing ZIP files (M.J.Wetherell)
841 - large files support for wxFFile (M.J.Wetherell)
842 - classes in the manual are now cross-referenced (Zbigniew Zagórski)
843 - Norwegian (Bokmål) translation added (Hans F. Nordhaug)
844 - wxDynamicLibrary::HasSymbol() added
845 - added wxEXEC_NODISABLE flag to be used with wxExecute(wxEXEC_SYNC)
846 - added wxTextInputStream::operator>>(wchar_t) for compilers which support this
847 - added wxURI, a class for dealing with Uniform Resource Identifiers
848 - changed wxURL to inherit from wxURI and provide assignment and comparison
849 - implemented wxConvUTF7 (modified patch from Fredrik Roubert)
850 - added versions of MB2WC and WC2MB for wxMBConv that works for embedded null chars
851 - Unicode support in wxODBC is now fully implemented
852 - A new data type specific to wxWidgets called SQL_C_WXCHAR has been introduced.
853 SQL_C_WXCHAR should be used rather than SQL_C_CHAR to ensure transparent
854 behavior between Unicode and non-unicode builds
855 - BLOB example added to samples/db (thanks to Casey O'Donnell)
856 - use wxStream::GetLength() instead of deprecated GetSize()
857 - wxGetOsDescription() is now more precise (Olly Betts)
858 - XRC supports system fonts and colours (Ray Gilbert)
859 - Added flags argument to wxKill/wxProcess::Kill to kill child processes.
860 - Added wxPrintFactory classes so that it is possible to add a new
861 print system backend at run-time. This was required by the new GNOME
862 printing stuff in the GTK port.
863 - Deprecated print setup dialog.
864 - Added support to the wxODBC classes for Firebird 1.5 database
865 - The samples/db sample program now includes an optional example of using a BLOB
866 datatype (if BLOB support is enabled and supported by the database)
867 - added wxDynamicLibrary::ListLoaded()
868 - wxGetPowerType() and wxGetBatteryState() addition
869 - wxSystemSettings::GetSystem*() members deprecated and replaced with
870 wxSystemSettings::Get*()
871 - wxWindowBase::DoGetBestSize now includes the difference (if any) between
872 the client size and total size of the window. Code that sets the
873 client size using the best size, or that added extra space to sizers
874 to compensate for this bug may need to be changed.
875 - Changed calculation of scrolling area to not clip away some bits
876 due to a rounding error.
877 - Changed GetVirtualSize() to return client size by default until
878 SetVirtualSize() gets called. From then on it will only return that.
879 - Various changes to how wxListCtrl and wxTreeCtrl react to right
880 mouse clicks and left mouse click for starting a drag operation.
881 - "Alt" key (VK_MENU) now results in WXK_ALT keyboard event, not WXK_MENU
882 - wxFFile::ReadAll() now takes an optional wxMBConv parameter
883 - wxCommandProcessor::MarkAsSaved() and IsDirty() added (Angela Wrobel)
884 - added wxStackWalker and related classes (Win32 and some Unix versions only)
885
886
887 All (GUI):
888
889 - added wxMediaCtrl
890 - added wxDatePickerCtrl
891 - wxHtmlWindow now supports background images given in <body> tag
892 - wxSplitterWindow now supports gravity parameter (Zbigniew Zagórski)
893 - recursive wxSizer::GetItem returns item of given window, sizer or nth index
894 - wxLayoutConstraints now use best size, not current size, for AsIs() condition
895 - wxSizer::Add/Insert etc. now returns pointer to wxSizerItem just added and this
896 item remembers its wxRect area (Brian A. Vanderburg II)
897 - wxBookCtrl renamed to wxBookCtrlBase, wxBookCtrl is reserved for most native
898 book control (for now wxChoicebook for MSSmartphone, wxNotebook for others).
899 Necessary event macros, types and styles mapped accordingly.
900 - new wxBrush::IsHatch() checking for brush type replaces IS_HATCH macro
901 - wxProgressDialog accepts smooth gauge again (wxPD_SMOOTH style)
902 - wxProgressDialog new style: wxPD_CAN_SKIP which provides skipping some parts
903 of the progress (with new "Skip" button in dialog)
904 - wxGenericListCtrl::SetItemState(-1) now changes the state of all items as
905 in wxMSW version (Gunnar Roth)
906 - added wxImage::InitAlpha()
907
908 Unix:
909
910 - wxPuts() now correctly outputs trailing new line in Unicode build
911
912 wxGTK:
913
914 - Added printing support by way of using libgnomeprint. The library
915 now checks at runtime, if the library is installed and will use it
916 if it is. Otherwise, it will fall back to the old PostScript printing
917 code, from which the Pango drawing code was removed.
918 - Implemented/improved wxDC::DrawRotatedText()
919 - fixed wxFileDialog::SetWildcard()
920 - native file dialog is now used if available (Zbigniew Zagorski)
921 - implemented wxTextCtrl::Freeze() and Thaw(). The GtkTextBuffer
922 is not a valid one during frozen state. Get a pointer to it right
923 after wxTextCtrl creation if you really need to. (Mart Raudsepp)
924 - Changed calls to GTK+ 2.4.x functions so that the code checks at
925 runtime, which library version is installed so that these functions
926 are only called with GTK+ 2.4.x installed and should yield linker
927 errors otherwise.
928 - wxTextCtrl text insertion efficiency fixed. (Mart Raudsepp)
929 - Added wxRawBitmap support
930 - Corrected Input method handler code (for Chinese etc.) and its
931 interaction with wxWidgets' events.
932 - wxTE_AUTO_URL implemention for wxGTK2 multiline wxTextCtrls (Mart Raudsepp)
933
934 wxMac:
935
936 - Vertical sliders oriented consistent with MSW/GTK (0 at top) (Kevin Hock)
937 - wxDynamicLibrary::GetDllExt() now returns ".bundle", not ".dylib"
938 - wxDynamicLibrary::GetSymbol() now prepends underscore to the symbol name
939 - wxJoystick now works on OSX
940
941 wxMSW:
942
943 - fixed enhanced metafiles loading from files (Andreas Goebel)
944 - wxRadioButtons no longer have to be consecutive in a group
945 - fixed spurious selection of combobox text during resize
946 - pass correct tool id (and not always -1) to EVT_TOOL_RCLICKED() handler
947 - added wxRegKey::Export(file)
948
949 wxWinCE:
950 - Added support for MS Handheld PC 2000. This was done before 2.5.4,
951 but not mentioned anywhere.
952 - Added (preliminary) support for sockets
953
954 wxUniv:
955
956 - wxBU_... button align flags support
957 - vertical notebook orientation support
958 - 3rd state support for checkboxes
959 - wxLB_SORT and wxCB_SORT now cause case-insensitive sorting
960
961 wxPalmOS:
962
963 - William Osborne has won and new port was born
964 (see: "wxPalmOS porting challenge")
965 - polishing of the port (unnecessary 2.4 API compatibility, removed
966 all wxMSW specific code which was base for the new port)
967 - enumeration of available volumes
968 - native wxPrefConfig around Preferences database
969 - native wxProgressDialog implementation
970 - native wxColourDialog implementation
971 - native wxSystemSettings colours
972 - native wxButton implementation
973 - native wxCheckBox implementation
974 - native wxSlider implementation
975 - native wxToggleButton implementation
976 - native wxRadioButton implementation
977 - native wxStaticText implementation
978 - native wxDatePickerCtrl implementation
979
980
981 2.5.3
982 -----
983
984 All:
985
986 - support for large (>2 Gb) files in wxFile (Tim Kosse)
987 - number of fixes to wxPluginManager (Rick Brice, Hans Van Leemputten)
988 - fixed memory leak in wxURL when using a proxy (Steven Van Ingelgem)
989 - fixed bug in wxDateTime::Set(jdn) when DST was in effect
990 - fixed fatal bug in wxString when wxUSE_STL==1 (Kurt Granroth)
991 - support msgids in charsets other than C and languages other than English
992 (based on patch by Stefan Kowski)
993 - added wxMicroSleep() and wxMilliSleep() replacing deprecated wxUsleep()
994 - basic UDP sockets support (Lenny Maiorani)
995 - fixed wxDateTime::GetWeekDayName() for some dates (Daniel Kaps)
996 - deprecated wxDateTime::SetToTheWeek() in favour of SetToWeekOfYear()
997 - active mode support in wxFTP (Randall Fox)
998 - sped up wxHTTP and wxFTP
999 - added wxStringInput/OutputStreams
1000 - added wxFileConfig::Save(wxOutputStream)
1001 - fixed wxString's behavior with inserted null characters
1002
1003 All (GUI):
1004
1005 - added wxWindow::MoveBefore/AfterInTabOrder() to change tab navigation order
1006 - added wxTaskBarIcon::CreatePopupMenu which is now the recommended way
1007 of showing a popup menu; calling wxTaskBarIcon::PopupMenu directly
1008 is discouraged
1009 - added ..._CMD_...(id) variants for wxGrid event table entry macros
1010 - added wxWindow::Navigate for programmatic navigation to the next control
1011 - wxTextCtrl::OnChar now inserts a tab character if wxTE_PROCESS_TAB is set
1012 - added wxKeyEvent::GetUnicodeKey()
1013 - added wxKeyEvent::CmdDown() and wxMouseEvent::CmdDown()
1014 - implemented wxListCtrl::FindItem() for non-MSW (Robin Stoll)
1015 - added status bar fields styles support (Tim Kosse)
1016 - added convenience functions wxSizer::AddSpacer() and
1017 wxSizer::AddStretchSpacer() (as well as Prepend and Insert variants)
1018 - added samples/splash
1019 - added support for stock buttons
1020 - added wxTopLevelWindow::RequestUserAttention()
1021 - support for comma in contrib gizmo wxLEDNumberCtrl (Grant Likely)
1022 - recursive wxSizer::Show for subsizer and return value if element was found
1023 - added wxChoicebook control
1024 - smoother time estimation updates in wxProgressDialog (Christian Sturmlechner)
1025 - the XRC contrib library was moved to the core
1026 - wx(Choice/List/Note)book controls send CHANG(ED/ING) events in SetSelection
1027 - it is now possible to create a wxFont with given size in pixels (d2walter)
1028 - added wxTopLevelWindow::IsActive()
1029 - wxSystemSettings::GetMetric now returns -1 for metrics that are not
1030 supported, instead of zero.
1031 - IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2 macro compilation fixed (Serge Bakkal)
1032
1033 Unix:
1034
1035 - wxTaskBarIcon now supports freedesktop.org System Tray protocol
1036 - security fixes to wxSingleInstanceChecker
1037 - wx-config script was modified to allow choosing from multiple installed
1038 builds of wxWidgets and to return flags/libs for selected libraries only
1039 - wx-config has new --version-full option
1040
1041 wxCocoa:
1042
1043 - added Unicode compatibility layer for OSX 10.2
1044 - fixed so that wxCocoa runs in OSX 10.2
1045 - Tooltips now supported
1046 - wxSound now supported
1047 - wxDisplay now supported
1048 - Some stock cursors now supported
1049
1050 wxMac:
1051
1052 - fixed MLTE text control GetLineText and GetLineLength on OSX
1053 - added OSX wxTaskBarIcon implementation for the OSX Dock
1054 - added Unicode compatibility layer for OSX 10.2
1055 - wxGetKeyState now works with nearly all wx key codes
1056
1057 wxGTK:
1058
1059 - wxGTK uses GTK+ 2.x by default now, you have to pass --disable-gtk2 to
1060 configure if you want to use GTK+ 1.2
1061 - fixed many rendering artifacts and wrong colours with lots of GTK+ themes
1062 - implemented wxColourDialog as native dialog
1063 - implemented wxTextCtrl::HitTest() (GTK+ >= 2)
1064 - implemented wxTextCtrl::ScrollLines() and ScrollPages for GTK+ 2.x
1065 - wxTreeCtrl::GetCount() counts root as well now (compatible with MSW)
1066 - added support for wxCHK_3STATE style (GTK2 only)
1067 - implemented text underlining under GTK2
1068 - implemented wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR style (GTK >= 2.2)
1069 - implemented support for wxSYS_DCLICK_?, wxSYS_DRAG_? and wxSYS_CURSOR_?
1070 in wxSystemSettings::GetMetric (Mart Raudsepp)
1071 - implemented wxTopLevel::IsMaximized() for GTK+2 and WMs that implement
1072 freedesktop.org's wm-spec (Mart Raudsepp)
1073 - wxEVT_CONTEXT_MENU is now generated for right mouse press, not release
1074 - implemented alpha channel support in wxBitmap
1075 - added native GTK+2 wxArtProvider implementation with ability to load
1076 icons from icon theme in addition to recognized stock art
1077 - fixed crash on 64 bit platforms (Paul Cornett)
1078
1079 wxMotif:
1080
1081 - added support for wxCHK_3STATE style (3 state checkbox)
1082
1083 wxMSW:
1084
1085 - fixed UNC paths handling in wxFileSystem (Daniel Nash)
1086 - set wxKeyEvent::m_uniChar in Unicode build
1087 - support for alpha channel in toolbar bitmaps (Jurgen Doornik)
1088 - wxFileDialog can now be moved and centered (Randall Fox)
1089 - restored (and improved) possibility to use wx with MFC broken in 2.5.2
1090 - fixed wxTextCtrl::SetMaxLength for rich edit controls
1091 - fixed flat style for toolbars under XP, Windows Classic style
1092 - fixed truncation of transferred data in wxConnection under unicode build
1093 - wxChoice and wxComboBox dropdown background can be set now too (Adrian Lupei)
1094 - fixed wxMaximizeEvent generation in wxFrame
1095 - don't send duplicate EVT_COMBOBOX events whenever selection changes any more
1096 - implemented support for selecting printer bin (Steven Van Ingelgem)
1097 - fixed wxListCtrl::SetSingleStyle() which was broken since a few releases
1098 - fixed print setup problem (always uses default printer) in Unicode build
1099
1100 wxUniv/X11:
1101
1102 - fixed fatal crash when opening a menu
1103
1104 wxWinCE:
1105
1106 - added native WinCE driven smartphone wxTextCtrl implementation using spinners
1107 - added native WinCE driven smartphone wxChoice implementation using spinners
1108 - added automated but customizable handling of native WinCE driven smartphone menus
1109 - fixed wxRadioBox and wxStaticBox
1110
1111 wxHTML:
1112
1113 - added support for nested index entries and index entries pointing to more
1114 than one page to wxHtmlHelpController
1115
1116
1117 2.5.2
1118 -----
1119
1120 All:
1121
1122 - Hindi translation added (Dhananjaya Sharma)
1123 - Brazilian Portuguese translation added (E. A. Tacao)
1124 - wxDynamicCast() now uses static_cast<wxObject *> internally and so using it
1125 with anything not deriving from wxObject will fail at compile time (instead
1126 of run-time) now
1127 - when wxUSE_STL == 1 and STL provides quasi-standard hash_map/hash_set,
1128 wxHashMap/wxHashSet are just typedefs for them. This makes impossible
1129 to forward declare these classes.
1130
1131 All (GUI):
1132
1133 - wxHtmlWindow now delays image scaling until rendering,
1134 resulting in much better display of scaled images
1135 - Added UpdateSize to wxSplitterWindow to allow layout while hidden
1136 - implemented Freeze/Thaw() for wxGenericTreeCtrl (Kevin Hock)
1137 - support for KOI8-U encoding added (Yuriy Tkachenko)
1138 - The old wxADJUST_MINSIZE behaviour is now the default behaviour for
1139 sizer items that are windows. This means that GetAdjustedBestSize
1140 will now be called by default to determine the minimum size that a
1141 window in a sizer should have. If you want to still use the initial
1142 size (and not the BestSize) then use the wxFIXED_MINSIZE flag. When
1143 windows are added to a sizer their initial size is made the window's
1144 min size using SetSizeHints, and calls to wxSizer::SetItemMinSize
1145 are also forwarded to SetSizeHints for window items.
1146 - added wxRegEx::GetMatchCount()
1147 - it is now possible to display images in wxHtmlListBox
1148
1149 wxMSW:
1150
1151 - wxWindow::Freeze()/Thaw() can now be nested
1152 - Added wxSP_NO_XP_THEME style to wxSplitterWindow to switch off
1153 XP theming (some applications look bad without 3D borders)
1154 - wxMenuBar::GetLabelTop() doesn't include '&'s in the label any more
1155 - wxRegConf couldn't read global settings without admin privileges and didn't
1156 even try to do it by default -- now it does
1157 - wxTaskBarIcon must be explicitly destroyed now, otherwise the application
1158 won't exit even though there are no top level windows
1159 - wxFileName::GetModificationTime() works with opened files too now
1160 - wxDC::GetClippingBox() now works even for clipping regions created by Windows
1161 - fixed wxFileDataObject in Unicode build (Alex D)
1162 - subindented paragraphs support (Tim Kosse)
1163
1164 wxGTK:
1165
1166 - added support for wxTE_RIGHT and wxTE_CENTRE styles under GTK2 (Mart Raudsepp)
1167
1168 wxMotif:
1169
1170 - removed wxMenuItem::DeleteSubMenu()
1171 - wxButtons use Motif default size, which is smaller than it used to be
1172 and closer to wxMSW/wxGTK look. This can be disabled by setting
1173 motif.largebuttons system option to 1 (see wxSystemOptions).
1174
1175 wxUniv/X11:
1176
1177 - implemented DrawRoundedRectangle() (clawghoul)
1178
1179 wxHTML:
1180
1181 - improved tables and lists layout algorithms (Tim Kosse)
1182 - <div> handling fix (Xavier Nodet)
1183
1184 Unix:
1185
1186 - fixed priorities of mailcap entries (David Hart)
1187 - added "wx-config --libs=std,<extra>" syntax (i.e. support for "std")
1188
1189 wxODBC:
1190
1191 - Full Unicode support is now available
1192 - BLOB support is working
1193
1194
1195 2.5.1
1196 -----
1197
1198 All:
1199
1200 - event table macros now do some minimal type safety checks (Michael Sögtrop)
1201 - added wxGzipInput/OutputStream, bug fixes in wxZlibStreams (M.J.Wetherell)
1202 - wxDateTime::ParseDateTime() implemented (Linus McCabe)
1203 - wxHTTP::GetResponse() added (David Nock)
1204 - added conversions to/from UTF 16/32 LE/BE (Andreas Pflug)
1205 - added wxTextInputStream::ReadChar() (M.J.Wetherell)
1206 - added translation to Afrikaans (Petri Jooste)
1207 - Spanish translations updated (Javier San Jose)
1208 - added gettext plural forms support to wxLocale (Michael N. Filippov)
1209 - wxFileName::Normalize(wxPATH_NORM_ALL) doesn't lower filename case any more
1210 - wxFileName::Normalize(wxPATH_NORM_ENV_VARS) now works
1211 - check if file exists in wxFileConfig::DeleteFile() (Christian Sturmlechner)
1212 - when wxUSE_STL == 1 wxHashTable will not be implemented using wxHashMap
1213 (as in 2.5.0).
1214 - added some extra convenience functions to wxRect such as
1215 GetBottomRight (Hajo Kirchhoff)
1216 - changed built-in regex library to a Unicode-compatible version based
1217 on TCL sources (Ryan Norton, M. J. Wetherell)
1218 - added extra convenience functions to wxPoint for adding a
1219 wxSize (Wlodzimierz Skiba)
1220 - intermediate wxIPaddress class added to prepare for
1221 wxIPV6address (Ray Gilbert)
1222 - added overloaded constructors and Create() methods taking wxArrayString
1223 for wxChoice, wxComboBox, wxListBox, wxRadioBox, wxCheckListBox,
1224 wxSingleChoiceDialog, wxMultipleChoiceDialog
1225 - renamed wxWave class to wxSound
1226
1227 All (GUI):
1228
1229 - added 3-state checkboxes for MSW/Mac (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
1230 - added some support for C++ exceptions in the library (do read the manual!)
1231 - added wxListCtrl::GetViewRect()
1232 - added wxTextCtrl::MarkDirty()
1233 - wxToolBar::ToggleTool() now works for radio buttons (Dag Ã…gren)
1234 - wxListCtrl now sends an END_LABEL event if editing was cancelled, too
1235 - bug in wxRect ctor from two [out of order] wxPoints fixed (Steve Cornett)
1236 - status text is now restored after wxMenu help is shown in it
1237 - bug in wxWindow::RemoveEventHandler() fixed (Yingjun Zhang)
1238 - make it possible to use wxRTTI macros with namespaces (Benjamin I. Williams)
1239 - wxColourDatabase API now uses objects instead of pointers
1240 - added resolution option to JPEG image handler (Jeff Burton)
1241 - added wxCalendarEvent::SetDate, wxCalendarEvent::SetWeekDay
1242 - wxGenericDirCtrl now accepts multiple wildcards
1243 - added focus event forwarding to wxGrid (Peter Laufenberg)
1244 - fixed scrollbar problem in wxGrid (not showing scrollbars
1245 when sizing smaller) (Shane Harper)
1246 - dbbrowse demo fixed for Unicode (Wlodzimierz Skiba)
1247 - added wxStatusBar support to XRC (Brian Ravnsgaard Riis)
1248 - wxMenu::Append and etc. return a pointer to the wxMenuItem that was
1249 added or inserted, or NULL on failure.
1250 - using a -1 (wxID_ANY) for menu or toolbar item IDs will now generate new id
1251 - added option to generate C++ headers to wxrc utility (Eduardo Marques)
1252 - added wxDC::DrawPolyPolygon() for MSW/PS (Carl-Friedrich Braun)
1253 - wxBufferedDC now allows to preserve the background and is documented
1254 - added wxDC::GetPartialTextExtents
1255
1256 wxMSW:
1257
1258 - wxWidgets now builds under Win64
1259 - fixed DDE memory leaks
1260 - fixed wxTE_*WRAP styles handling
1261 - wxTextCtrl::GetValue() works with text in non default encoding
1262 - changed wxCrashReport to generate minidumps instead of text files
1263 - wxRadioButtons are now checked when they get focus (standard behaviour)
1264 - several fixes to owner drawn menu items (Christian Sturmlechner)
1265 - wxGauge now supports full 32 bit range (Miroslav Rajcic)
1266 - make it possible to give focus to the notebook tabs (Hajo Kirchhoff)
1267 - MDI child frames are not always resizeable any more (Andrei Fortuna)
1268 - fixed enumerating of entries/groups under '/' in wxRegConfig
1269 - added wxSYS_ICONTITLE_FONT (Andreas Pflug)
1270 - added wxPATH_NORM_SHORTCUT to wxFileName
1271 - wxComboBox::GetValue within a wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED event
1272 should now pass the correct value even if the handler for
1273 wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED changed the selection
1274 - wxFileDialog now returns correct filter index for multiple-file dialogs
1275 - added wxTextCtrl::HitTest()
1276 - experimental wxURL implementation using WinInet functions (Hajo Kirchhoff)
1277 - fixed several bugs in wxNotebook with wxNB_MULTILINE style
1278 - accelerators are now initially hidden if appropriate (Peter Nielsen)
1279 - background colour of a wxComboBox may now be set
1280 - fixed wxListCtrl::GetItemText/BackgroundColour()
1281 - Esc can now be used to close menus in the dialogs (Hartmut Honisch)
1282 - Added msw.remap system option so colourful toolbar buttons
1283 aren't mangled if you set it to 0. The default is 1
1284 - Toolbar buttons are now centred if the bitmap size is smaller
1285 than the specified default size
1286 - Fixed a bug in wxSpinCtrl::DoGetBestSize that would make wxSpinCtrl too tall
1287
1288 wxGTK:
1289
1290 - fixes to wxTextCtrl scrolling under GTK2 (Nerijus Baliunas)
1291 - fix for crash when using user-dashed lines (Chris Borgolte)
1292 - fixed wxChoice::Delete() in presence of client data
1293 - allow calling wxWindow::SetFont if window not yet created
1294 - use same average character width as other ports when calculating dialog units
1295 - fixed mouse wheel handling under GTK2 (Hugh Fisher)
1296 - wxNotebook::HitTest() implemented (Daniel Lundqvist)
1297 - memory leaks fixes in wxFileDialog (John Labenski)
1298 - don't drop click events from triple clicks (Frode Solheim)
1299
1300 wxMac:
1301
1302 - use same average character width as other ports when calculating dialog units
1303 - implemented handling of mouse wheel
1304 - fix for long file names (longer than 32 characters) in file dialogs
1305 - use Unix sockets for Mach-o builds
1306
1307 wxMotif:
1308
1309 - look for Motif 2.1 headers before Motif 1.2 ones in configure
1310
1311 wxHTML:
1312
1313 - wxHtmlHelpController now supports compressed MS HTML Help files (*.chm)
1314 on Unix (Markus Sinner)
1315
1316 Unix:
1317
1318 - added XFree86 resolution changing using xf86vidmode extensions (Ryan Norton)
1319 - implemented asynchronous playback in wxSound and added SDL backend in
1320 addition to existing OSS one
1321 - it is now possible to send PostScript to any output stream (Zoltan Kovacs)
1322
1323
1324 2.5.0
1325 -----
1326
1327 All:
1328
1329 - It is now possible to build several smaller libraries instead of single
1330 huge wxWidgets library; wxBase is now dependency of GUI ports rather then
1331 separately compiled library
1332 - added wxDateSpan::operator==() and !=() (Lukasz Michalski)
1333 - added wxFileName::GetForbiddenChars() (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
1334 - use true/false throughout the library instead of TRUE/FALSE
1335 - wxStopWatch::Start() resumes the stop watch if paused, as per the docs
1336 - added wxDirTraverser::OnOpenError() to customize the error handling
1337 - added wxArray::SetCount()
1338 - wxFile, wxFFile, wxTextFile and wxTempFile now all use UTF-8 encoding
1339 by default in Unicode mode
1340 - bug in wxDateTime with timezones on systems with tm_gmtoff in struct tm fixed
1341 - added wx/math.h (John Labenski)
1342 - added Catalan translations (Pau Bosch i Crespo)
1343 - added Ukrainian translations (Eugene Manko)
1344 - fixed bug with deleting entries at root level in wxFileConfig
1345 - chkconf.h now includes platform-specific versions (for MSW
1346 and Mac) which contain some tests that were in setup.h
1347 - added event sink argument to wxEvtHandler::Connect()
1348 - added support for POST method and alt ports to wxHTTP (Roger Chickering)
1349 - added wxSocket::IPAddress() (Chris Mellon)
1350 - wxDataStreams can read/write many elements at once (Mickael Gilabert)
1351 - added wxRecursionGuard class
1352 - added wxThreadHelper class (Daniel Howard)
1353 - Added STL support (--enable-stl for configure, wxUSE_STL in setup.h).
1354 When enabled, wxString will derive from std::string, wxArray from,
1355 std::vector, wxList from std::list. In addition wxHashTable will be
1356 implemented in terms of wxHashMap.
1357 - Added wxList::compatibility_iterator. Can be used like wxNode* (except
1358 it can't be delete()d). It permits writing code which will work
1359 both with wxUSE_STL==1 and wxUSE_STL==0.
1360
1361 wxBase:
1362
1363 - added Watcom makefiles
1364 - fixed bug with searching in sorted arrays (Jürgen Palm)
1365
1366 All GUI ports:
1367
1368 - added wxVScrolledWindow, wxVListBox and wxHtmlLbox classes
1369 - added wxListbook control
1370 - added alpha channel support to wxImage
1371 - added wxRenderer class allowing to customize the drawing of generic controls
1372 - added wxCLOSE_BOX style for dialogs and frames
1373 - added wxSplitterWindow and wxWizard handlers to XRC
1374 - wxWizard is now sizer-friendly and may be made resizeable (Robert Vazan)
1375 - added proportion to wxFlexGridSizer::AddGrowableRow/Col (Maxim Babitski)
1376 - added wxFlexGridSizer::SetFlexibleDirection() (Szczepan Holyszewski)
1377 - implemented GetEditControl for wxGenericTreeCtrl (Peter Stieber)
1378 - improved contrib/utils/convertrc parsing (David J. Cooke)
1379 - fixed handling of URLs and filenames in wxFileSystem
1380 - implemented alignment for wxGrid bool editor and renderer
1381 - support wxListCtrl columns alignment for all platforms and not just MSW
1382 - added wxToolBar Add/InsertTool(tool) (Janusz Piwowarski)
1383 - added wxTB_HORZ_TEXT style for MSW and GTK (Axel Schlueter)
1384 - fixed user dash handling for MSW and GTK (Ken Edwards)
1385 - WXR resources can now be used in Unicode builds
1386 - it is now possible to use several wxFileHistory objects in the same menu
1387 by giving them different base IDs (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
1388 - Added wxTLW::SetShape with implementations for wxMSW and wxGTK (so far)
1389 - FL: removed const from EnableTool parameters
1390 - FL: signal child window when toolbar is closed
1391 - In various places, changed tests for pathsep on last char of string to call
1392 wxEndsWithPathSeparator(s)
1393 - Added to defs.h a couple of macros (wxPtrToULong & wxULongToPtr)
1394 - Minor improvements to document/view framework, including
1395 delayed deletion of a document (until after the user has chosen
1396 a new document), and more intelligent addition of filenames to
1397 the file history, including not adding filenames if not using the
1398 default extension for the template
1399 - sped up wxImage::Scale using fixed point arithmetic (Wade Brainerd)
1400 - Added BLOB support to wxDB (John Skiff)
1401 - wxWizard now validates when pressing Back or Next
1402 - Implemented wxNotebook::DoGetBestSize so Fit now works
1403 - Added FindItemByPosition to wxMenu
1404 - wxTimer now derives from wxEvtHandler and is its own owner object by default
1405 - Extended wxTextAttr and added wxTextCtrl::GetStyle stub
1406 to allow better rich text support.
1407 - implemented wxFlexGridSizer::Show() (Wade Brainerd)
1408 - Added m_ prefix to wxColourData and wxFontData members
1409 - Added wxHtmlPrintout::AddFilter so HTML printing can be subject to
1410 custom filters as well as HTML viewing.
1411 - Moved wxApp::SendIdleEvents and wxApp::ProcessIdle into common code.
1412 - wxWindow::OnInternalIdle is now used in all ports, and ensures that
1413 user OnIdle events do not interfere with crucial internal processing.
1414 - wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI is now a documented function that
1415 sends wxUpdateUIEvents, and can be overridden. It has a helper function
1416 DoUpdateWindowUI for taking appropriate wxUpdateUIEvent action.
1417 - Added functions to wxUpdateUIEvent: Set/GetMode, Set/GetUpdateInterval,
1418 CanUpdate, to assist with optimising update event frequency.
1419 - Added functions to wxIdleEvent: Set/GetMode, CanSend, to
1420 determine whether a window should receive idle events.
1421 - Added wxWS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE, wxWS_EX_PROCESS_UI_UPDATES window
1422 styles for use with conservative idle and update event modes.
1423 - send menu update events only when a menu is about to be used (MSW/GTK)
1424 - improved event processing performance (Hans Van Leemputten)
1425 - added wxMirrorDC class
1426 - printing improvements: GetPageInfo() gets called after the DC has
1427 been set and after OnPreparePrinting() has been called so it can
1428 report the number of pages accurately; doesn't try to set
1429 number of pages in print dialog, in common with other Windows apps;
1430 wxHTML easy printing's preview shows number of pages
1431 correctly; preview scrollbars are set correctly; keyboard navigation
1432 improved
1433
1434 Unix:
1435
1436 - fixed compilation on systems with zlib installed but < 1.1.3 version
1437 - fixed compilation on Solaris 7 with large files support enabled
1438 - added wxTaskBarIcon implementation for X11
1439 - added support for GNU/Hurd in configure
1440 - wxLocale::Init now tries to set .utf8 locale in Unicode mode (Andreas Pflug)
1441
1442 Generic controls:
1443
1444 - implemented wxListCtrl::Refresh() (Norbert Berzen)
1445 - support adding/removing columns dynamically (Donald C. Taylor)
1446 - wxToolBarSimple, property list classes, wxTreeLayout moved
1447 to contrib/src/deprecated
1448
1449 wxGTK:
1450
1451 - added support for label mnemonics to GTK+2 build (Michael Moss)
1452 - added native wxMessageDialog implementation for GTK+2 build
1453 - fixed wxMenu::Remove (John Skiff and Benjamin Williams)
1454 - made wxTextCtrl::EmulateKeyPress() work for Delete and Backspace
1455 - fixed wxTopLevelWindow::ShowFullScreen to work with kwin, IceWM and
1456 window managers that support _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN
1457 - added wxEVT_MENU_OPEN event generation
1458 - fixed bug in generic file selector causing incomplete file extensions to
1459 be appended to filenames with no extension
1460 - added wxTextCtrl::SetSelection implementation for GTK+ 2
1461 - fixed wxTextCtrl::IsEditable() for GTK+ 2
1462 - fixed wxStaticText alignment for GTK+ 2 (Kevin Hock)
1463 - don't consume 100% CPU when showing a popup menu
1464
1465 wxMac:
1466
1467 - generate wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE and wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_THUMBRELEASE events
1468 - generate wxEVT_MENU_OPEN and wxEVT_MENU_CLOSE events
1469
1470 wxMSW:
1471
1472 - possibility to use DIBs for wxBitmap implementation (Derry Bryson)
1473 - added wxCrashReport
1474 - wxStaticBitmap doesn't stretch its bitmap any longer (like other ports)
1475 - support for accelerator keys in the owner drawn menus (Derry Bryson)
1476 - wxCaret::SetSize() doesn't hide the caret any longer as it used to
1477 - wxCheckListBox::Check() doesn't send CHECKLISTBOX_TOGGLE event any more
1478 - fixed bugs in wxThread::Wait() and IsAlive()
1479 - fixed bug with wxTR_EDIT_LABELS not working with wxTR_MULTIPLE
1480 - fixes for compilation with OpenWatcom and DigitalMars compilers
1481 - fixed wxStaticText best size calculation (was wrong by '&' width)
1482 - fixed calling wxFrame::Maximize(FALSE) before the window is shown
1483 - added wxNotebook::HitTest() (Otto Wyss)
1484 - libraries built with makefile.g95 have a _min or _cyg suffix (MinGW/Cygwin)
1485 - when using DLL, wxLocalFSHandler was not being exported
1486 - fixed problem with wxEvtHandler object not removed from wxPendingEvents
1487 - Windows XP manifest is now included in wx.rc; it is no longer necessary
1488 to ship .exe.manifest file with applications to support XP themes
1489 - wxLocale::Init no longer reports error if trying to set Unicode-only locale
1490 or if user's default locale is Unicode-only
1491 - improved border handling under Windows XP
1492 - partial fix for wxNotebook pages looking bad under XP: wxUSE_UXTHEME
1493 enables XP theme engine code, and wxUSE_UXTHEME_AUTO tells
1494 wxWidgets to use the theme tab colour for control backgrounds.
1495 - disable wxNB_RIGHT, wxNB_LEFT, wxNB_BOTTOM notebook styles under Windows XP
1496 - fixed release mode build with VC 7.x (Martin Ecker)
1497 - added support for wxALWAYS_SHOW_SB style
1498 - you don't need to add opengl32.lib when using VC++ now (David Falkinder)
1499
1500 wxMotif:
1501
1502 - made wxFileDialog behaviour with complex wildcards more sensible (it still
1503 does not support all the features other ports do); refer to wxFileDialog
1504 documentation for a detailed explanation
1505 - implemented wxWakeUpIdle
1506 - for Motif 2.0, used the native combobox widget instead of the GPL'd
1507 xmcombo; xmcombo is still used for Motif 1.x and Lesstif when compiled
1508 with Motif 1.x compatibility
1509 - implemented wxToggleButton
1510 - wxRadioBox and wxStaticBox now use the default shadow (border) style
1511 instead of a sunken border
1512 - implemented wxBitmapDataObject
1513 - finished wxClipboard implementation
1514
1515 wxUniv:
1516
1517 - controls in toolbars now supported
1518
1519 wxHTML:
1520
1521 - added text selection to wxHtmlWindow
1522 - added SetFonts to HTML printing classes (Adrian Philip Look)
1523 - it is now possible to force page break when printing by inserting
1524 <div style="page-break-before:always"> into the markup (Greg Chicares)
1525 - wxHtmlWindow now uses double buffering to prevent flicker
1526
1527
1528 OLD CHANGES
1529 ===========
1530
1531 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.2.x
1532 ================================
1533
1534 Please take a few minutes to read the following list, especially
1535 paying attention to the most important changes which are marked
1536 with '!' in the first column.
1537
1538 Also please note that you should ensure that WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2
1539 is defined to 1 if you wish to retain maximal compatibility with 2.2
1540 series -- however you are also strongly encouraged to try to compile
1541 your code without this define as it won't be default any longer in
1542 2.6 release.
1543
1544 NB: if you want to build your program with different major versions
1545 of wxWidgets you will probably find the wxCHECK_VERSION() macro
1546 (see the documentation) useful.
1547
1548
1549 wxBase:
1550
1551 ! wxArray<T>::Remove(size_t) has been removed to fix compilation problems
1552 under 64 bit architectures, please replace it with RemoveAt() in your
1553 code.
1554
1555 ! wxArray<T> macros have been changed to fix runtime problems under 64 bit
1556 architectures and as a side effect of this WX_DEFINE_ARRAY() can only be
1557 used now for the pointer types, WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_INT should be used for the
1558 arrays containing non-pointers.
1559
1560 - wxObject::CopyObject() and Clone() methods were removed because they
1561 simply don't make sense for all objects
1562
1563 - wxEvent now has a pure virtual Clone() method which must be implemented
1564 by all derived classes, if you have user-defined event classes please
1565 add "wxEvent *Clone() const { return new MyEvent(*this); }" line to them
1566
1567 - small change to wxStopWatch::Pause() semantics, please see the documentation
1568
1569 - unlikely but possible incompatibility: the definition of TRUE has changed
1570 from "1" to "(bool)1" (and the same thing for FALSE), so the code which
1571 could be erroneously compiled previously such as doing "return FALSE" from
1572 a function returning a pointer would stop compiling now (but this change
1573 is not supposed to have any effects on valid code)
1574
1575 - another minor change: wxApp::OnAssert() has a new "cond" argument, you
1576 must modify YourApp::OnAssert() signature if you were using it to override
1577 the default assert handling.
1578
1579 All (GUI):
1580
1581 ! the event type constants are not constants any more but are dynamically
1582 allocated during run-time which means that they can't be used as case labels
1583 in the switch()es, you must rewrite them to use if()s instead
1584
1585 You may also define WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_EVENT_TYPES to get the old behaviour
1586 but this is strongly discouraged, please consider changing your code
1587 instead!
1588
1589 ! wxDialog does not derive from wxPanel any longer - if you were using it in
1590 your code, please update it. The quick fix for the most cases is to replace
1591 the occurrences of wxPanel with wxWindow.
1592
1593 ! if you handle (and don't skip) EVT_KEY_DOWN, the EVT_CHAR event is not
1594 generated at all, so you must call event.Skip() in your OnKeyDown() if
1595 you want to get OnChar() as well
1596
1597 - in general, the key events sent for the various non ASCII key combinations
1598 have been changed to make them consistent over all supported platforms,
1599 please see the wxKeyEvent documentation for details
1600
1601 - wxYES_NO is now wxYES | wxNO and the manifest values of both wxYES and wxNO
1602 have changed (to fix some unfortunate clashes), please check your code to
1603 ensure that no tests for wxYES or wxNO are broken: for example, the following
1604 will *NOT* work any longer:
1605
1606 if ( flags & wxYES_NO )
1607 ... do something ...
1608 if ( flags & wxYES )
1609 ... do something else ...
1610
1611 - static wxWizard::Create() doesn't exist any more, the wizards are created
1612 in the same way as all the other wxWindow objects, i.e. by directly using
1613 the ctor
1614
1615 - wxGLCanvas now derives directly from wxWindow, not wxScrolledWindow
1616
1617 - wxGridCellAttrProvider class API changed, you will need to update your code
1618 if you derived any classes from it
1619
1620 - wxImage::ComputeHistogram()'s signature changed to
1621 unsigned long ComputeHistogram(wxImageHistogram&) const
1622
1623 - wxEvtHandler cannot be copied/assigned any longer - this never worked but
1624 now it results in compile-time error instead of run-time crashes
1625
1626 - WXK_NUMLOCK and WXK_SCROLL keys no longer result in EVT_CHAR() events,
1627 they only generate EVT_KEY_DOWN/UP() ones
1628
1629 - the dialogs use wxApp::GetTopWindow() as the parent implicitly if the
1630 parent specified is NULL, use wxDIALOG_NO_PARENT style to prevent this
1631 from happening
1632
1633 - several obsolete synonyms are only retained in WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2 mode:
1634 for example, use wxScrolledWindow::GetViewStart() now instead of ViewStart()
1635 and GetCount() instead of Number() in many classes
1636
1637 - wxCmdLineParser does not use wxLog to output messages anymore.
1638 to obtain the previous behaviour, add
1639 wxMessageOutput::Set(new wxMessageOutputLog); to your program
1640 (you will need to #include <wx/msgout.h>)
1641
1642 wxMSW:
1643
1644 ! build system changed: setup.h is not a static file in include/wx any more
1645 but is created as part of the build process under lib/<toolkit>/wx
1646 where <toolkit> is of the form (msw|univ)[dll][u][d]. You'll need to update
1647 the include path in your make/project files appropriately. Furthermore,
1648 xpm.lib is no longer used by wxMSW, it was superseded by the wxXPMDecoder
1649 class. You'll need to remove all references to xpm.lib from your
1650 make/project files. Finally, the library names have changed as well and now
1651 use the following consistent naming convention: wxmsw[ver][u][d].(lib|dll)
1652 where 'u' appears for Unicode version, 'd' -- for the debug one and version
1653 is only present for the DLLs builds.
1654
1655 - child frames appear in the taskbar by default now, use wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR
1656 style to avoid it
1657
1658 - all overloads of wxDC::SetClippingRegion() combine the given region with the
1659 previously selected one instead of replacing it
1660
1661 - wxGetHomeDir() uses HOME environment variable and if it is set will not
1662 return the programs directory any longer but its value (this function has
1663 never been meant to return the programs directory anyhow)
1664
1665 - wxHTML apps don't need to include wx/html/msw/wxhtml.rc in resources file
1666 anymore. The file was removed from wxMSW
1667
1668
1669 Unix ports:
1670
1671 ! You should use `wx-config --cxxflags` in your makefiles instead of
1672 `wx-config --cflags` for compiling C++ files. CXXFLAGS contains CFLAGS
1673 and the compiler flags for C++ files only, CFLAGS should still be used
1674 to compile pure C files.
1675
1676
1677 wxThread and related classes:
1678
1679 - The thread-related classes have been heavily changed since 2.2.x versions
1680 as the old code had many serious problems. This could have resulted in
1681 semantical changes other than those mentioned here, please review use of
1682 wxThread, wxMutex and wxCondition classes in your code.
1683
1684 ! wxCondition now *must* be used with a mutex, please read the (updated) class
1685 documentation for details and revise your code accordingly: this change was
1686 unfortunately needed as it was impossible to ensure the correct behaviour
1687 (i.e. absence of race conditions) using the old API.
1688
1689 - wxMutex is not recursive any more in POSIX implementation (it hasn't been
1690 recursive in 2.2.x but was in 2.3.1 and 2.3.2), please refer to the class
1691 documentation for the discussion of the recursive mutexes.
1692
1693 - wxMutex::IsLocked() doesn't exist any more and should have never existed:
1694 this is was unique example of a thread-unsafe-by-design method.
1695
1696
1697 OTHER CHANGES
1698 =============
1699
1700 2.4.0
1701 -----
1702
1703 wxMSW:
1704
1705 - fixed loss of client data in wxChoice::SetString()
1706
1707 2.3.4
1708 -----
1709
1710 All:
1711
1712 - added (partial) Indonesian translations (Bambang Purnomosidi D. P.)
1713 - added wxSizer::Show()/Hide() (Carl Godkin)
1714 - fixed bugs in wxDateTime::SetToWeekDay()/GetWeek()
1715
1716 Unix (Base/GUI):
1717
1718 - minor OpenBSD compilation/linking fixes, now builds OOB under OpenBSD 3.1
1719 - don't include -I/usr/include nor -I/usr/local/include in wx-config output
1720 - shared library symbols are now versioned on platforms that support it (Linux)
1721
1722 wxGTK:
1723 - Further work for GTK 2.0 and Unicode support.
1724 - Addition of native frame site grip.
1725
1726 wxX11:
1727 - Unicode support through Pango library.
1728
1729 wxMSW:
1730
1731 - fixed crashes in wxListCtrl under XP
1732 - added context menu for rich edit wxTextCtrl
1733
1734 wxHTML:
1735
1736 - fixed wxHTML to work in Unicode build
1737
1738 2.3.3
1739 -----
1740
1741 wxBase:
1742
1743 - building wxBase with Borland C++ is now supported (Michael Fieldings)
1744 - wxSemaphore class added, many fixed to wxCondition and wxThread (K.S. Sreeram)
1745 - fixes to the command line parsing error and usage messages
1746 - modified wxFileName::CreateTempFileName() to open the file atomically
1747 (if possible) and, especially, not to leak the file descriptors under Unix
1748 - memory leak in wxHTTP fixed (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
1749 - fixes to AM_PATH_WXCONFIG autoconf macro
1750 - added wxHashMap class that replaces type-unsafe wxHashTable and is modelled
1751 after (non standard) STL hash_map
1752 - wxLocale now works in Unicode mode
1753 - wxLocale can now load message catalogs in arbitrary encoding
1754 - added wxShutdown() function (Marco Cavallini)
1755 - added wxEXPLICIT macro
1756 - IPC classes improved and memory leaks fixed (Michael Fielding).
1757 Global buffer removed, duplication in docs removed
1758 - debug new/free implementations made thread-safe
1759
1760 Unix (Base/GUI):
1761
1762 - wxWidgets may be built using BSD and Solaris (and possibly other) make
1763 programs and not only GNU make
1764 - wxTCP-based IPC classes now support communicating over Unix domain sockets
1765 - wxWidgets may be built as a dynamic shared library under Darwin / Mac OS X
1766 lazy linking issues have been solved by linking a single module (.o) into
1767 the shared library (two step link using distrib/mac/shared-ld-sh)
1768 - fixed thread priority setting under Linux
1769
1770 All (GUI):
1771
1772 - it is now possible to set the icons of different sizes for frames (e.g. a
1773 small and big ones) using the new wxIconBundle class
1774 - implemented radio menu items and radio toolbar buttons
1775 - added possibility to show text in the toolbar buttons
1776 - added wxArtProvider class that can be used to customize the look of standard
1777 wxWidgets dialogs
1778 - significantly improved native font support
1779 - wxImage::ComputeHistogram() now uses wxImageHistogram instead of type-unsafe
1780 wxHashTable
1781 - added IFF image handler
1782 - fixed using custom renderers in wxGrid which was broken in 2.3.2
1783 - support for multiple images in one file added to wxImage
1784 (TIFF, GIF and ICO formats)
1785 - support for CUR and ANI files in wxImage added (Chris Elliott)
1786 - wxTextCtrl::GetRange() added
1787 - added wxGetFontFromUser() convenience function
1788 - added EVT_MENU_OPEN and EVT_MENU_CLOSE events
1789 - added Hungarian translations (Janos Vegh)
1790 - added wxImage::SaveFile(filename) method (Chris Elliott)
1791 - added wxImage::FloodFill and implemented wxWindowDC::DoFloodFill method
1792 for GTK+, Mac, MGL, X11, Motif ports (Chris Elliott)
1793 - added (platform-dependent) scan code to wxKeyEvent (Bryce Denney)
1794 - added wxTextCtrl::EmulateKeyPress()
1795 - Added wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
1796 - Added custom character filtering to wxTextValidator
1797 - wxTreeCtrl now supports incremental keyboard search
1798 - wxMessageOutput class added
1799 - wxHelpProvider::RemoveHelp added and called from ~wxWindowBase
1800 so that erroneous help strings are no longer found as the hash
1801 table fills up
1802 - updated libpng from 1.0.3 to 1.2.4
1803 - Added wxView::OnClosingDocument so the application can do cleanup.
1804 - generic wxListCtrl renamed to wxGenericListCtrl, wxImageList
1805 renamed to wxGenericImageList, so they can be used on wxMSW
1806 (Rene Rivera).
1807 - Added wxTreeEvent::IsEditCancelled so the application can tell
1808 whether a label edit was cancelled.
1809 - added static wxFontMapper::Get() accessor
1810
1811 wxMSW:
1812
1813 - small appearance fixes for native look under Windows XP
1814 - fixed the bug related to the redrawing on resize introduced in 2.3.2
1815 - fixed multiple bugs in wxExecute() with IO redirection
1816 - refresh the buttons properly when the window is resized (Hans Van Leemputten)
1817 - huge (40*) speed up in wxMask::Create()
1818 - changing wxWidgets styles also changes the underlying Windows window style
1819 - wxTreeCtrl supports wxTR_HIDE_ROOT style (George Policello)
1820 - fixed flicker in wxTreeCtrl::SetItemXXX()
1821 - fixed redraw problems in dynamically resized wxStaticText
1822 - improvements to wxWidgets applications behaviour when the system colours
1823 are changed
1824 - choose implicit parent for the dialog boxes better
1825 - fixed wxProgressDialog for ranges > 65535
1826 - wxSpinButton and wxSpinCtrl now support full 32 bit range (if the version
1827 of comctl32.dll installed on the system supports it)
1828 - wxFontEnumerator now returns all fonts, not only TrueType ones
1829 - bugs in handling wxFrame styles (border/caption related) fixed
1830 - showing a dialog from EVT_RADIOBUTTON handler doesn't lead to an infinite
1831 recursion any more
1832 - wxTextCtrl with wxTE_RICH flag scrolls to the end when text is appended to it
1833 - the separators are not seen behind the controls added to the toolbar any more
1834 - wxLB_SORT style can be used with wxCheckListBox
1835 - wxWindowDC and wxClientDC::GetSize() works correctly now
1836 - Added wxTB_NODIVIDER and wxTB_NOALIGN so native toolbar can be used in FL
1837 - Multiline labels in buttons are now supported (simply use "\n" in the label)
1838 - Implemented wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent and made wxGenericDragImage check it
1839 has the capture before release it.
1840 - fixed bugs in multiple selection wxCheckListBox
1841 - default button handling is now closer to expected
1842 - setting tooltips for wxSlider now works
1843 - disabling a parent window also disables all of its children (as in wxGTK)
1844 - multiple events avoided in wxComboBox
1845 - tooltip asserts avoided for read-only wxComboBox
1846 - fixed a race condition during a thread exit and a join
1847 - fixed a condition where a thread can hang during message/event processing
1848 - increased space between wxRadioBox label and first radio button
1849 - don't fail to register remaining window classes if one fails to register
1850 - wxFontDialog effects only turned on if a valid colour was
1851 provided in wxFontData
1852 - Added wxTE_LEFT, wxTE_CENTRE and wxTE_RIGHT flags for text control alignment.
1853 - Bitmap printing uses 24 bits now, not 8.
1854
1855 wxGTK:
1856
1857 - wxDirDialog now presents the file system in standard Unix way
1858 - wxButton now honours wxBU_EXACTFIT
1859 - wxStaticBox now honours wxALIGN_XXX styles
1860 - added support for non alphanumeric simple character accelerators ('-', '=')
1861 - new behaviour for wxWindow::Refresh() as it now produces a delayed refresh.
1862 Call the new wxWindow::Update() to force an immediate update
1863 - support for more SGI hardware (12-bit mode among others)
1864 - fixed wxDC::Blit() to honour source DC's logical coordinates
1865 - implemented wxIdleEvent::RequestMore() for simple background tasks
1866 - implemented wxChoice::Delete()
1867 - fixed bad memory leak in wxFileDialog (Chris Elliott)
1868 - made internal GC pool dynamically growable
1869 - added GTK+ 2 and Unicode support
1870
1871 wxMotif:
1872
1873 - improved colour settings return values (Ian Brown)
1874 - improved border style handling for wxStaticText (Ian Brown)
1875 - improved toolbar control alignment
1876 - implemented wxSpinButton
1877 - implemented wxCheckListBox
1878 - fixed wxSpinCtrl and wxStaticLine when used with sizers
1879 - wxStaticBitmap now shows transparent icons correctly
1880
1881 wxX11:
1882
1883 - added generic MDI implementation (Hans Van Leemputten)
1884 - first cut at wxSocket support (not yet working)
1885
1886 wxMac:
1887
1888 - Many improvements
1889
1890 wxOS2:
1891
1892 - First alpha-quality release
1893
1894 wxHTML:
1895
1896 - fixed wxHtmlHelpController's cache files handling on big endian machines
1897 - added blocking and redirecting capabilities to wxHtmlWindow via
1898 wxHtmlWindow::OnOpeningURL()
1899 - fixed alignment handling in tables
1900 - fixed <font face="..."> handling to be case insensitive
1901
1902 2.3.2
1903 -----
1904
1905 New port: wxUniv for Win32/GTK+ is now included in the distribution.
1906
1907 wxBase:
1908
1909 - wxRegEx class added
1910 - wxGetDiskSpace() function added (Jonothan Farr, Markus Fieber)
1911 - wxTextBuffer and wxTextFile(wxStream) added (Morten Hanssen)
1912 - more fixes to wxMBConv classes. Conversion to and from wchar_t now works with
1913 glibc 2.2 as well as with glibc 2.1. Unix version now checks for iconv()'s
1914 capabilities at runtime instead of in the configure script.
1915
1916 All (GUI):
1917
1918 - support for virtual list control added
1919 - column images in report mode of the list control
1920 - wxFindReplaceDialog added (based on work of Markus Greither)
1921 - wxTextCtrl::SetMaxLength() added (wxMSW/wxGTK)
1922 - polygon support in wxRegion (Klaas Holwerda)
1923 - wxStreamToTextRedirector to allow easily redirect cout to wxTextCtrl added
1924 - fixed bug with using wxExecute() to capture huge amounts of output
1925 - new wxCalendarCtrl styles added (Søren Erland Vestø)
1926 - wxWizard changes: loading from WXR support, help button (Robert Cavanaugh)
1927 - wxDirSelector() added (Paul A. Thiessen)
1928 - wxGrid cell editing veto support (Roger Gammans)
1929 - wxListCtrl ITEM_FOCUSED event added
1930 - support for ICO files in wxImage added (Chris Elliott)
1931 - improvements to wxDragImage (Chuck Messenger)
1932
1933 wxMSW:
1934
1935 - support for the DBCS fonts (CP 932, 936, 949, 950) (Nathan Cook)
1936 - new library naming convention under VC++ -- please change your application
1937 project files
1938
1939 wxGTK:
1940
1941 - fixed popup menu positioning bug
1942 - fixed the edit function for wxListCtrl (Chuck Messenger)
1943 - fixed the key-hitting events for wxListCtrl and wxTreeCtrl, so they
1944 correctly return the key which was pressed (Chuck Messenger)
1945
1946 wxMac:
1947
1948 - support for configuration and build under Mac OS X using the Apple Developer
1949 Tools
1950
1951 wxHTML:
1952
1953 - new HTML parser with correct parsing of character entities and fixes
1954 to tags parsing
1955 - added support for animated GIFs
1956
1957 2.3.1
1958 -----
1959
1960 wxBase:
1961
1962 - Fixes for gcc 3.0
1963 - Fixed new charset detection code
1964 - ODBC Informix fixes (submitted by Roger Gammans)
1965 - Added ODBC date support to wxVariant
1966 - Added wxDir::Traverse
1967 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker class
1968 - Removed redundant wxDebugContext functions using C++ streams,
1969 so now standard stream usage should be unnecessary
1970
1971 All (GUI):
1972
1973 - Added wxDbGrid class for displaying ODBC tables
1974 - Added EVT_GRID_EDITOR_CREATED and wxGridEditorCreatedEvent so the
1975 user code can get access to the edit control when it is created, (to
1976 push on a custom event handler for example)
1977 - Added wxTextAttr class and SetStyle, SetDefaultStyle and
1978 GetDefaultStyle methods to wxTextCtrl
1979 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker
1980 - Improvements to Tex2RTF
1981 - Added Paul and Roger Gammans' grid controls
1982 - Bug in wxDocument::Save logic corrected, whereby Save didn't save when not
1983 first-time saved
1984 - Fixed memory leak in textcmn.cpp
1985 - Various wxXML enhancements
1986 - Removed wxCLIP_CHILDREN style from wxSplitterWindow
1987 - Fixed memory leak in DoPrint, htmprint.cpp
1988 - Fixed calendar sample bug with using wxCommandEvent::GetInt()
1989 instead of GetId()
1990 - Added wxDbGrid combining wxODBC classes with wxGrid
1991 - Added more makefiles and project files for contrib hierarchy
1992
1993 wxMSW:
1994
1995 - Fixed wxApp::ProcessMessage so controls don't lose their
1996 accelerators when the accelerators are redefined elsewhere
1997 - Accelerators consisting of simple keystrokes (without control,
1998 alt or shift) now work
1999 - Compile fixes for Watcom C++ added
2000 - Compile fixes for Cygwin 1.0 added
2001 - Use SetForegroundWindow() in wxWindow::Raise() instead of BringWindowToTop()
2002 - Replaced wxYield() call in PopupMenu() by a much safer
2003 wxYieldForCommandsOnly() - fixes tree ctrl popup menu bug and other ones
2004 - Enter processing in wxSpinCtrl fixed
2005 - Fixed bug in determining the best listbox size
2006 - Fix for wxFrame's last focus bug
2007 - We now send iconize events
2008 - Fixed wxFrame::SetClientSize() with toolbar bug
2009 - Added mousewheel processing
2010 - Added wxSystemSettings::Get/SetOption so we can configure
2011 wxWidgets at run time; used this to implement no-maskblt option
2012 in wxDC
2013 - Fixed bug when using MDIS_ALLCHILDSTYLES style: so now MDI
2014 child frame styles are honoured
2015
2016 wxGTK:
2017
2018 - Fixed slider rounding bug
2019 - Added code to set wxFont's default encoding to wxLocale::GetSystemEncoding()
2020 - We now send iconize events
2021 - Fix for discrepancies between wxNotebookEvent and wxNotebook
2022 GetSelection() results
2023
2024 2.3.0
2025 -----
2026
2027 wxBase:
2028
2029 - fixed problem with wxURL when using static version of the library
2030 - wxZipFSHandler::FindFirst() and FindNext() now correctly list directories
2031 - wxMimeTypesManager now can create file associations too (Chris Elliott)
2032 - wxCopyFile() respects the file permissions (Roland Scholz)
2033 - wxFTP::GetFileSize() added (Søren Erland Vestø)
2034 - wxDateTime::IsSameDate() bug fixed
2035 - wxTimeSpan::Format() now behaves more as expected, see docs
2036 - wxLocale now provides much more convenient API for setting language and
2037 detecting current system language. New API is more abstracted and truly
2038 cross-platform, independent of underlying C runtime library.
2039
2040 All (GUI):
2041
2042 - new wxToggleButton class (John Norris, Axel Schlueter)
2043 - wxCalendarCtrl not highlighting the date with time part bug fixed
2044 - wxADJUST_MINSIZE sizer flag added
2045 - FindOrCreateBrush/Pen() bug fix for invalid colour values
2046 - new wxXPMHandler for reading and writing XPM images
2047 - added new (now recommended) API for conversion between wxImage and wxBitmap
2048 (wxBitmap::ConvertToImage() and wxBitmap::wxBitmap(wxImage&) instead of
2049 wxImage methods and ctor)
2050 - ODBC classes now support DB2, Interbase, and Pervasive SQL
2051 - ODBC documentation complete!!
2052 - ODBC classes have much Unicode support added, but not complete
2053 - ODBC experimental BLOB support added, but not completely tested
2054 - ODBC NULL column support completed (Roger/Paul Gammans)
2055 - ODBC All "char *" and char arrays removed and replaced with wxString use
2056
2057 wxMSW:
2058
2059 - threads: bug in wxCondition::Broadcast fixed (Pieter van der Meulen)
2060 - fixed bug in MDI children flags (mis)handling
2061 - it is possible to compile wxCHMHelpController with compilers
2062 other than Visual C++ now and hhctrl.ocx is loaded at runtime
2063
2064 wxGTK:
2065
2066 - added support for wchar_t (wxUSE_WCHAR_T) under Unix
2067
2068 wxHTML:
2069
2070 - mew feature, wxHtmlProcessor for on-the-fly modification of HTML markup
2071 - visual enhancements to contents panel of wxHtmlHelpController
2072
2073 2.2.0
2074 -----
2075
2076 wxBase:
2077
2078 - Fixed bug with directories with trailing (back)slashes in wxPathExists
2079 - wxString: added wxArrayString::operator==() and !=()
2080 - Fixes for wxCmdLineParser
2081 - Added wxGetLocalTimeMillis
2082 - Completed Czech translations
2083 - Some stream corrections
2084 - added missing consts to wxPoint operators
2085 - wxDateTime ParseFormat fixes
2086 - wxFile::Open(write_append) will create file if it doesn't exist
2087 - small fixes to MIME mailcap test command handling, more MIME tests in the sample
2088
2089 All (GUI):
2090
2091 - wxGenericDragImage now allows virtual image drawing, and
2092 flicker-free dragging is now possible
2093 - Added wxPrinter::GetLastError
2094 - Fixed wxLogGui reentrancy problem
2095 - Paper names now translated
2096 - wxGrid fixes
2097 - Generic validator now caters for more cases (integers in
2098 wxTextCtrl, strings in wxChoice, wxComboBox)
2099 - Fixed crash when docview On... functions return FALSE. Show
2100 error message when an non-existent filename is typed into the Open
2101 File dialog.
2102 - Corrected Baltic font encoding handling
2103 - wxImage: enhanced TIFF code, added new platform-independent BMP
2104 writing code
2105 - wxKeyEvent::GetKeyCode() and HasModifiers() added and documented
2106 - Fixed wxPropertyForm crashes in sample
2107 - wxWizard now calls TransferDataFromWindow() before calling
2108 wxWizardPage::GetNext() fixing an obvious bug
2109
2110 wxMSW:
2111
2112 - wxWindow::GetCharWidth/Height now calculated accurately.
2113 This will affect all .wxr dialog resources, so for
2114 backward compatibility, please set
2115 wxDIALOG_UNIT_COMPATIBILITY to 1 in setup.h
2116 - wxListCtrl: set item text in LIST_ITEM_ACTIVATED events
2117 - wxTextCtrl: implemented setting colours for rich edit controls
2118 - wxColour now accepts both grey and gray
2119 - BC++ DLL compilation fixed
2120 - Watcom C++ makefiles improved for JPEG and TIFF compilation
2121 - Fixed submenu accelerator bug
2122 - Fixed dialog focus bug (crash if the previous window to have
2123 the focus was destroyed before the dialog closed)
2124 - Too-small default wxTextCtrl height fixed
2125 - fixed "missing" initial resize of wxMDIChildFrame
2126 - wxFrame restores focus better
2127 - Now ignore wxTHICK_FRAME in wxWindow constructor: only relevant to
2128 frames and dialogs, interferes with other window styles otherwise
2129 (sometimes you'd get a thick frame in a subwindow)
2130 - wxTextCtrl insertion point set to the beginning of the control by SetValue
2131 - Fix so wxMDIParentFrame is actually shown when Show(TRUE) is called.
2132 - wxFileDialog: adjusts struct size if there's an error (struct
2133 sizes can be different on different versions of Windows)
2134 - wxImageList::GetSize() documented and added to wxMSW
2135 - fixed default dialog style to make them non resizeable again
2136 - fixed wxFrame::IsShown() which always returned TRUE before
2137
2138 wxGTK:
2139
2140 - Please see docs/gtk/changes.txt.
2141
2142 wxMotif:
2143
2144 - Small compilation fixes
2145
2146 Documentation:
2147
2148 - wxCaret documented
2149
2150 2.1.16
2151 ------
2152
2153 wxBase:
2154
2155 All (GUI):
2156
2157 wxMSW:
2158
2159 - Various bug fixes
2160 - Added wxCHMHelpController, for invoking MS HTML Help
2161 files. This works under VC++ only
2162 - Modal dialog handling improved
2163 - Printer dialog now modal
2164
2165 wxGTK:
2166
2167 - Various bug fixes
2168
2169 wxMotif:
2170
2171 - Various bug fixes
2172
2173 2.1.15
2174 ------
2175
2176 Documentation:
2177
2178 - Added docs/tech for technical notes
2179
2180 File hierarchy:
2181
2182 - Started new contrib hierarchy that mirrors
2183 the main lib structure; moved OGL and MMedia into it
2184
2185 wxBase:
2186
2187 - wxSocket support
2188 - wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
2189 available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
2190 - wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
2191 - wxCmdLineParser class for parsing the command line (supporting short and
2192 long options, switches and parameters of different types)
2193 - it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
2194 and BeOS (without thread support yet)
2195 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
2196 added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
2197 only so far)
2198 - wxDir class for enumerating files in a directory
2199 - wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
2200 - wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
2201 results for your platform (use ANSI functions where available)
2202 - wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
2203 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
2204 is available)
2205 - wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprecated wxArray::Remove(index)
2206
2207 all (GUI):
2208
2209 - Added wxImage::Rotate.
2210 - new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively
2211 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu management
2212 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
2213 dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
2214 - vertical toolbars supported by MSW and GTK native wxToolBar classes
2215 - wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
2216 - "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
2217 John Norris)
2218 - wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
2219 MIME types if available (Unix only)
2220 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
2221 - TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
2222 - PCX files can now be written (256 and 24 bits)
2223 - validators may work recursively if wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY is set
2224 - wxScrolledWindow now has keyboard interface
2225 - wxTextEntryDialog may be used for entering passwords (supports wxTE_PASSWORD)
2226 - added wxEncodingConverter and improved wxFontMapper
2227 for dealing with conversions between different encodings,
2228 charsets support in wxLocale and wxHTML
2229 - wxDragImage class added
2230 - samples/help improved to show standard and advanced HTML help
2231 controllers, as well as native help
2232 - moved wxTreeLayout class to main lib
2233
2234 wxMSW:
2235
2236 - wxFrame::MakeFullScreen added.
2237 - support for enhanced metafiles added, support for copying/pasting metafiles
2238 (WMF and enhanced ones) fixed/added.
2239 - implemented setting colours for push buttons
2240 - wxStatusBar95 may be now used in dialogs, panels (not only frames) and can be
2241 positioned along the top of the screen and not only at the bottom
2242 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
2243 - loading/saving big (> 32K) files in wxTextCtrl works
2244 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
2245 - wxBitmap/wxIcon may be constructed from XPM included into a program, as in
2246 Unix ports
2247 - returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
2248 - VC++ makefiles and project files made (mostly) consistent
2249 - wxSetCursorEvent added
2250
2251 wxGTK:
2252
2253 - wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
2254 - wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
2255 - UpdateUI handlers may be used with wxTextCtrl
2256
2257 wxMotif:
2258
2259 - wxMenu::Enable works
2260 - wxToolBar bugs fixed
2261 - OGL samples made to work again
2262
2263 wxHTML:
2264
2265 - almost complete rewrite of wxHtmlHelpController,
2266 including faster search, bookmarks, printing, setup dialog
2267 and cross-platform binary compatible .cached files for faster
2268 loading of large helpbooks, case insensitive search
2269 split into 3 parts: wxHtmlHelpData, Frame and Controller
2270 - added support for charsets and <meta> tag
2271 - added support for font faces and justified paragraphs,
2272 taken some steps to prepare wxHTML for frames
2273 - added dynamic pushing/popping of wxHtmlParser tag handlers
2274 - improved HTML printing
2275 - added extensive table of HTML characters substitutions (&nbsp; etc.)
2276 - fixed wxHtmlWindow flickering, several minor bugfixes
2277 - added some tags: <address>, <code>, <kbd>, <samp>, <small>, <big>,
2278 fixed handling of relative and absolute font sizes in <font size>
2279
2280
2281 NOTE: for changes after wxWidgets 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
2282 change log.
2283
2284 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
2285 -----------------------
2286
2287 wxGTK:
2288
2289 - JPEG support added.
2290 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
2291
2292 wxMSW:
2293
2294 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
2295 SetTabSize added.
2296 - JPEG support added.
2297 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
2298 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
2299 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
2300
2301 wxMotif:
2302
2303
2304 General:
2305
2306 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
2307
2308
2309 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
2310 -------------------------------
2311
2312 wxGTK:
2313
2314 - wxGLCanvas fixes.
2315 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
2316
2317 wxMSW:
2318
2319 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
2320 - Fixed window cursor setting.
2321 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
2322 - Some makefile fixes.
2323
2324 wxMotif:
2325
2326 - None.
2327
2328 General:
2329
2330 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
2331 - More topic overviews.
2332 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
2333 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
2334 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
2335
2336
2337 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
2338 --------------------------
2339
2340 wxGTK:
2341
2342 - wxExecute improved.
2343
2344 wxMSW:
2345
2346 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
2347 expected).
2348 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
2349 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
2350 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
2351 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
2352 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
2353 - Fixed focus-related crash.
2354
2355 wxMotif:
2356
2357 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
2358 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
2359
2360 General:
2361
2362 - wxLocale documented.
2363 - Added include filenames to class reference.
2364 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
2365 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
2366 (though doesn't display help yet).
2367
2368 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
2369 --------------------------
2370
2371 wxGTK:
2372
2373 - Miscellaneous fixes.
2374
2375 wxMSW:
2376
2377 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
2378 rationalised.
2379 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWidgets as DLL.
2380
2381 wxMotif:
2382
2383 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
2384 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
2385 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
2386 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
2387 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
2388 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
2389 crashes for some reason).
2390 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
2391 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
2392
2393 General:
2394
2395 - Further doc improvements.
2396 - wxGenericValidator added.
2397 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
2398 automatically.
2399
2400 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
2401 -------------------------
2402
2403 wxGTK:
2404
2405 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
2406 - wxToolTip class added.
2407 - Miscellaneous fixes.
2408
2409 wxMSW:
2410
2411 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
2412 - Makefiles for more compilers.
2413 - TWIN32 support added.
2414 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
2415 factored out program/library settings.
2416 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
2417
2418 wxMotif:
2419
2420 - A few more colour fixes.
2421 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
2422 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
2423 - wxChoice crash fix.
2424 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
2425
2426 General:
2427
2428 - wxBusyCursor class added.
2429 - Added samples/dde.
2430 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
2431
2432 Beta 2, January 1999
2433 --------------------
2434
2435 wxGTK:
2436
2437 wxMSW:
2438
2439 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
2440
2441 wxMotif:
2442
2443 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
2444 the right place.
2445 - Cured some widget table clashes.
2446 - Added thread support (Robert).
2447 - wxPoem sample now works.
2448
2449 General:
2450
2451 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
2452 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
2453 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
2454 or below).
2455 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
2456 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
2457 sample.
2458 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
2459
2460 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
2461 --------------------------
2462
2463 wxGTK:
2464
2465 - Various
2466
2467 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
2468
2469
2470 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
2471 ----------------------------
2472
2473 wxMSW:
2474
2475 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
2476 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
2477 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
2478 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
2479 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
2480 on a tab.
2481 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
2482 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
2483 of Stefan Csomor.
2484
2485 wxMotif:
2486
2487 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
2488 without (permanently) resizing the window.
2489 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
2490 that disabled scrollbar paging.
2491 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
2492 colours correctly.
2493 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
2494 when any button was pressed.
2495 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
2496 have a white background.
2497 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
2498 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
2499 they have sensible colours by default.
2500 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
2501 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
2502 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
2503 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
2504 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
2505
2506 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
2507 ----------------------------
2508
2509 wxMSW:
2510
2511 - More documentation updates, especially for
2512 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
2513 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
2514 of wxTrace.
2515 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
2516 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
2517 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
2518 position.
2519 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
2520
2521 wxMotif:
2522
2523 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
2524 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
2525 child frames).
2526 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
2527 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
2528 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
2529 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
2530 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
2531 the debugging implementation.
2532 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
2533 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
2534 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
2535 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
2536 - Added a parent-existence check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
2537 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
2538 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
2539
2540 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
2541
2542 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
2543 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
2544 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
2545 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
2546 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
2547 - wxNotebook almost done.
2548 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
2549 to vertical toolbars).
2550
2551 More recently:
2552
2553 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
2554 to scrollbars).
2555 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
2556 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
2557 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
2558
2559 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
2560 ----------------------------
2561
2562 wxMSW:
2563
2564 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
2565 sample.
2566 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
2567 - A few more makefiles added.
2568 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
2569 - Further doc updates.
2570 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
2571
2572 wxMotif:
2573
2574 - First start at Motif port.
2575 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
2576 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
2577 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
2578 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
2579
2580 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
2581 --------------------------
2582
2583 wxMSW:
2584
2585 - wxBitmap debugged.
2586 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
2587 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
2588 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
2589 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
2590 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
2591 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
2592 so event can travel up the window hierarchy.
2593
2594 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
2595 ------------------------
2596
2597 wxMSW:
2598
2599 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
2600 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
2601 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
2602 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
2603 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
2604 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
2605 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
2606 changes, wxNotebook.
2607 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
2608
2609 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
2610 -----------------------
2611
2612 wxMSW:
2613
2614 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
2615 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
2616 Windows functions, for efficiency.
2617 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
2618 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
2619 don't support it.
2620 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
2621 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
2622
2623 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
2624 -----------------------
2625
2626 wxMSW:
2627
2628 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
2629 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
2630
2631 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
2632 -----------------------
2633
2634 wxMSW:
2635
2636 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
2637 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
2638 wxMenuBar.
2639 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
2640 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
2641 wxMenuItem accessors.
2642 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
2643 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
2644 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
2645 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
2646 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
2647 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
2648 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
2649 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
2650 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
2651 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
2652 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
2653 first, then doing the assignment.
2654 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
2655 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
2656
2657 Generic:
2658
2659 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
2660 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
2661
2662 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
2663 ----------------------
2664
2665 wxMSW:
2666
2667 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
2668 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
2669 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
2670 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
2671 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
2672 require application-supplied positioning code though.
2673 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
2674 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
2675 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
2676
2677 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
2678 ------------------------
2679
2680 wxMSW:
2681
2682 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
2683 fields were used.
2684 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
2685 compilation and pragmas.
2686 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
2687 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
2688
2689 Generic:
2690
2691 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
2692 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
2693 compilation and pragmas.
2694 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
2695
2696 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
2697 ------------------------
2698
2699 wxMSW:
2700
2701 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
2702 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
2703 some reason :-(
2704 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
2705 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
2706 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
2707 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWidgets
2708 startup/exit.
2709 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
2710 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
2711 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
2712 VADIM'S CHANGES:
2713 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
2714 compatibility functions.
2715 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
2716 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
2717 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
2718 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
2719 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
2720 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
2721 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
2722
2723 Generic:
2724
2725 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
2726 - Added samples/png.
2727 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
2728 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
2729 header files.
2730 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
2731
2732 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
2733 ------------------------
2734
2735 wxMSW:
2736
2737 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
2738 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
2739 cleaned up properly before exit.
2740 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
2741 automatically.
2742 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
2743 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
2744 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
2745 unresolved issues.
2746 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
2747 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
2748 tray area.
2749 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWidgets in the same
2750 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
2751 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
2752 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
2753
2754 Generic:
2755
2756 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
2757 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
2758 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
2759 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
2760 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
2761 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
2762 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
2763 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
2764 allow better control of memory.
2765 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
2766 checking.
2767 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
2768 float to long in wxToolBar files.
2769
2770 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
2771 ------------------------
2772
2773 wxMSW:
2774
2775 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
2776 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
2777 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
2778 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
2779 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
2780 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
2781 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
2782 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
2783 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
2784 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
2785 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
2786 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
2787 IUnknown.
2788 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
2789 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
2790 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
2791 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
2792 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
2793 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
2794 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
2795 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
2796 internal implementation.
2797 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
2798 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
2799 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
2800
2801 Generic:
2802
2803 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
2804 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
2805 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
2806 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
2807 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
2808
2809 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
2810 --------------------------
2811
2812 wxMSW:
2813
2814 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
2815 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
2816 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
2817 changes.
2818 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
2819 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
2820 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
2821 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
2822 again.
2823 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
2824 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
2825 e.g. wxDC.
2826
2827 Generic:
2828
2829 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
2830 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
2831 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
2832 changes.
2833 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
2834 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
2835 docs/gtk.
2836 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
2837 created dynamically, not as a global object.
2838 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
2839 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
2840 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
2841 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
2842 - Added gcc pragmas.
2843 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
2844 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
2845 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
2846 added a few references to wxTransString.
2847 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
2848 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
2849 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
2850 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
2851 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
2852 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
2853 - Cured some memory leaks (thanks Vadim).
2854 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
2855 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
2856 MoreRequested.
2857
2858 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
2859 --------------------------
2860
2861 All:
2862
2863 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
2864 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
2865 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
2866 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
2867 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
2868 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
2869 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
2870 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
2871 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
2872 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
2873 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
2874 scrolling toolbars.
2875 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
2876 to help printing with multiple pages.
2877 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
2878 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
2879 implementation updated to use these base classes.
2880 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
2881 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
2882 WinHelp), wxXLPHelpController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
2883 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
2884 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
2885 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
2886 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
2887 New files from Vadim:
2888 include\wx\string.h
2889 include\wx\debug.h
2890 include\wx\file.h
2891 include\wx\log.h
2892 include\wx\intl.h
2893 src\common\string.cpp
2894 src\common\log.cpp
2895 src\common\intl.cpp
2896 src\common\file.cpp
2897 No longer use GNU wxString files.
2898 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
2899 src\common\filefn.cpp.
2900 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
2901 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
2902 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
2903 including changes to defs.h.
2904 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
2905 introduced.
2906 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
2907 hidden).
2908 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
2909 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
2910 trick).
2911 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
2912
2913 Alpha 3, September 1997
2914 -----------------------
2915
2916 All:
2917
2918 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
2919 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
2920 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
2921 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
2922 - Started documentation.
2923
2924 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
2925 ------------------------
2926
2927 All:
2928
2929 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
2930 with MetroWerks compiler.
2931 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
2932 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
2933 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
2934 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
2935 for testing purposes.
2936 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
2937 handlers.
2938 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
2939 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
2940 fully).
2941 - Added back wxRadioBox.
2942 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
2943 a separate file.
2944
2945 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
2946 -----------------------
2947
2948 Generic:
2949
2950 At this point, the following has been achieved:
2951
2952 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
2953 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
2954 wxString instead of char *.
2955 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
2956 old system event system) and code size reduced.
2957 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
2958 as wxbWindow now removed.
2959 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
2960 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
2961 - PrologIO revised.
2962 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
2963 MDI is now achieved using separate classes, not window styles.
2964 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
2965 Windows settings.
2966 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
2967 settings mucho rationalised.
2968 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
2969 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
2970 classes removed.
2971 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
2972 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
2973 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
2974 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
2975 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
2976 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
2977 of event handlers.
2978 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
2979 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
2980 wxToolBarBase
2981 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
2982 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95)
2983 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
2984 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
2985 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
2986 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
2987 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
2988 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
2989 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
2990 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
2991 in the future.
2992 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
2993 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
2994 variables instead.
2995 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
2996 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
2997 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
2998 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
2999 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
3000 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
3001 Win95.
3002 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
3003 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
3004 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
3005 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
3006 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
3007 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).