9 - fixed problem with wxURL when using static version of the library
10 - wxZipFSHandler::FindFirst() and FindNext() now correctly list directories
11 - wxMimeTypesManager now can create file associations too
12 - wxCopyFile() respects the file permissions (Roland Scholz)
13 - wxFTP::GetFileSize() added (Søren Erland Vestø)
14 - wxDateTime::IsSameDate() bug fixed
15 - wxTimeSpan::Format() now behaves more as expected, see docs
16 - wxLocale now provides much more convenient API for setting language and detecting
17 current system language. New API is more abstracted and truly cross-platform,
18 independent of underlying C runtime library.
22 - new wxToggleButton class (John Norris, Axel Schlueter)
23 - wxCalendarCtrl now highlighting the date with time part bug fixed
24 - wxADJUST_MINSIZE sizer flag added
25 - FindOrCreateBrush/Pen() bug fix for invalid colour values
26 - new wxXPMHandler for reading and writing XPM images
27 - added new (now recommended) API for conversion between wxImage and wxBitmap
28 (wxBitmap::ConvertToImage() and wxBitmap::wxBitmap(wxImage&) instead of
29 wxImage methods and ctor)
33 - threads: bug in wxCondition::Broadcast fixed (Pieter van der Meulen)
34 - fixed bug in MDI children flags (mis)handling
38 - new feature, wxHtmlProcessor for on-the-fly modification of HTML markup
45 - Fixed bug with directories with trailing (back)slashes in wxPathExists
46 - wxString: added wxArrayString::operator==() and !=()
47 - Fixes for wxCmdLineParser
48 - Added wxGetLocalTimeMillis
49 - Completed Czech translations
50 - Some stream corrections
51 - added missing consts to wxPoint operators
52 - wxDateTime ParseFormat fixes
53 - wxFile::Open(write_append) will create file if it doesn't exist
54 - small fixes to MIME mailcap test command handling, more MIME tests in the sample
58 - wxGenericDragImage now allows virtual image drawing, and
59 flicker-free dragging is now possible
60 - Added wxPrinter::GetLastError
61 - Fixed wxLogGui reentrancy problem
62 - Paper names now translated
64 - Generic validator now caters for more cases (integers in
65 wxTextCtrl, strings in wxChoice, wxComboBox)
66 - Fixed crash when docview On... functions return FALSE. Show
67 error message when an non-existent filename is typed into the Open
69 - Corrected Baltic font encoding handling
70 - wxImage: enhanced TIFF code, added new platform-independent BMP
72 - wxKeyEvent::GetKeyCode() and HasModifiers() added and documented
73 - Fixed wxPropertyForm crashes in sample
74 - wxWizard now calls TransferDataFromWindow() before calling
75 wxWizardPage::GetNext() fixing an obvious bug
79 - wxWindow::GetCharWidth/Height now calculated accurately.
80 This will affect all .wxr dialog resources, so for
81 backward compatibility, please set
82 wxDIALOG_UNIT_COMPATIBILITY to 1 in setup.h
83 - wxListCtrl: set item text in LIST_ITEM_ACTIVATED events
84 - wxTextCtrl: implemented setting colours for rich edit controls
85 - wxColour now accepts both grey and gray
86 - BC++ DLL compilation fixed
87 - Watcom C++ makefiles improved for JPEG and TIFF compilation
88 - Fixed submenu accelerator bug
89 - Fixed dialog focus bug (crash if the previous window to have
90 the focus was destroyed before the dialog closed)
91 - Too-small default wxTextCtrl height fixed
92 - fixed "missing" initial resize of wxMDIChildFrame
93 - wxFrame restores focus better
94 - Now ignore wxTHICK_FRAME in wxWindow constructor: only relevant to
95 frames anddialogs, interferes with other window styles otherwise
96 (sometimes you'd get a thick frame in a subwindow)
97 - wxTextCtrl insertion point set to the beginning of the control by SetValue
98 - Fix so wxMDIParentFrame is actually shown when Show(TRUE) is called.
99 - wxFileDialog: adjusts struct size if there's an error (struct
100 sizes can be different on different versions of Windows)
101 - wxImageList::GetSize() documented and added to wxMSW
102 - fixed default dialog style to make them non resizeable again
103 - fixed wxFrame::IsShown() which always returned TRUE before
107 - Please see docs/gtk/changes.txt.
111 - Small compilation fixes
127 - Added wxCHMHelpController, for invoking MS HTML Help
128 files. This works under VC++ only
129 - Modal dialog handling improved
130 - Printer dialog now modal
145 - Added docs/tech for technical notes
149 - Started new contrib hierarchy that mirrors
150 the main lib structure; moved OGL and MMedia into it
155 - wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
156 available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
157 - wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
158 - wxCmdLineParser class for parsing the command line (supporting short and
159 long options, switches and parameters of different types)
160 - it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
161 and BeOS (without thread support yet)
162 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
163 added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
165 - wxDir class for enumerating files in a directory
166 - wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
167 - wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
168 results for your platform (use ANSI functions where available)
169 - wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
170 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
172 - wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprecated wxArray::Remove(index)
176 - Added wxImage::Rotate.
177 - new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively
178 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu menagament
179 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
180 dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
181 - vertical toolbars supported by MSW and GTK native wxToolBar classes
182 - wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
183 - "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
185 - wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
186 MIME types if available (Unix only)
187 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
188 - TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
189 - PCX files can now be written (256 and 24 bits)
190 - validators may work recursively if wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY is set
191 - wxScrolledWindow now has keyboard interface
192 - wxTextEntryDialog may be used for entering passwords (supports wxTE_PASSWORD)
193 - added wxEncodingConverter and improved wxFontMapper
194 for dealing with convertions between different encodings,
195 charsets support in wxLocale and wxHTML
196 - wxDragImage class added
197 - samples/help improved to show standard and advanced HTML help
198 controllers, as well as native help
199 - moved wxTreeLayout class to main lib
203 - wxFrame::MakeFullScreen added.
204 - support for enhanced metafiles added, support for copying/pasting metafiles
205 (WMF and enhanced ones) fixed/added.
206 - implemented setting colours for push buttons
207 - wxStatusBar95 may be now used in dialogs, panels (not only frames) and can be
208 positioned along the top of the screen and not only at the bottom
209 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
210 - loading/saving big (> 32K) files in wxTextCtrl works
211 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
212 - wxBitmap/wxIcon may be constructed from XPM included into a program, as in
214 - returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
215 - VC++ makefiles and project files made (mostly) consistent
216 - wxSetCursorEvent added
220 - wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
221 - wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
222 - UpdateUI handlers may be used with wxTextCtrl
226 - wxMenu::Enable works
227 - wxToolBar bugs fixed
228 - OGL samples made to work again
232 - almost complete rewrite of wxHtmlHelpController,
233 including faster search, bookmarks, printing, setup dialog
234 and cross-platform binary compatible .cached files for faster
235 loading of large helpbooks, case insensitive search
236 splitted into 3 parts: wxHtmlHelpData, Frame and Controller
237 - added support for charsets and <meta> tag
238 - added support for font faces and justified paragraphs,
239 taken some steps to prepare wxHTML for frames
240 - added dynamic pushing/poping of wxHtmlParser tag handlers
241 - improved HTML printing
242 - added extensive table of HTML characters substitutions ( etc.)
243 - fixed wxHtmlWindow flickering, several minor bugfixes
244 - added some tags: <address>, <code>, <kbd>, <samp>, <small>, <big>,
245 fixed handling of relative and absolute font sizes in <font size>
248 NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
251 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
252 -----------------------
256 - JPEG support added.
257 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
261 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
263 - JPEG support added.
264 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
265 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
266 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
273 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
276 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
277 -------------------------------
282 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
286 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
287 - Fixed window cursor setting.
288 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
289 - Some makefile fixes.
297 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
298 - More topic overviews.
299 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
300 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
301 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
304 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
305 --------------------------
309 - wxExecute improved.
313 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
315 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
316 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
317 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
318 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
319 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
320 - Fixed focus-related crash.
324 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
325 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
329 - wxLocale documented.
330 - Added include filenames to class reference.
331 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
332 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
333 (though doesn't display help yet).
335 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
336 --------------------------
340 - Miscellaneous fixes.
344 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
346 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
350 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
351 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
352 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
353 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
354 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
355 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
356 crashes for some reason).
357 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
358 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
362 - Further doc improvements.
363 - wxGenericValidator added.
364 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
367 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
368 -------------------------
372 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
373 - wxToolTip class added.
374 - Miscellaneous fixes.
378 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
379 - Makefiles for more compilers.
380 - TWIN32 support added.
381 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
382 factored out program/library settings.
383 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
387 - A few more colour fixes.
388 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
389 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
390 - wxChoice crash fix.
391 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
395 - wxBusyCursor class added.
397 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
406 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
410 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
412 - Cured some widget table clashes.
413 - Added thread support (Robert).
414 - wxPoem sample now works.
418 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
419 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
420 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
422 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
423 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
425 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
427 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
428 --------------------------
434 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
437 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
438 ----------------------------
442 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
443 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
444 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
445 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
446 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
448 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
449 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
454 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
455 without (permanently) resizing the window.
456 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
457 that disabled scrollbar paging.
458 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
460 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
461 when any button was pressed.
462 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
463 have a white background.
464 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
465 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
466 they have sensible colours by default.
467 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
468 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
469 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
470 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
471 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
473 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
474 ----------------------------
478 - More documentation updates, especially for
479 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
480 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
482 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
483 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
484 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
486 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
490 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
491 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
493 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
494 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
495 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
496 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
497 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
498 the debugging implementation.
499 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
500 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
501 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
502 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
503 - Added a parent-existance check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
504 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
505 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
507 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
509 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
510 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
511 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
512 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
513 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
514 - wxNotebook almost done.
515 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
516 to vertical toolbars).
520 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
522 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
523 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
524 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
526 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
527 ----------------------------
531 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
533 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
534 - A few more makefiles added.
535 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
536 - Further doc updates.
537 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
541 - First start at Motif port.
542 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
543 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
544 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
545 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
547 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
548 --------------------------
553 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
554 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
555 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
556 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
557 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
558 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
559 so event can travel up the window hierachy.
561 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
562 ------------------------
566 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
567 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
568 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
569 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
570 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
571 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
572 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
574 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
576 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
577 -----------------------
581 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
582 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
583 Windows functions, for efficiency.
584 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
585 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
587 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
588 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
590 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
591 -----------------------
595 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
596 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
598 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
599 -----------------------
603 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
604 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
606 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
607 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
608 wxMenuItem accessors.
609 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
610 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
611 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
612 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
613 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
614 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
615 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
616 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
617 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
618 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
619 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
620 first, then doing the assignment.
621 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
622 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
626 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
627 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
629 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
630 ----------------------
634 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
635 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
636 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
637 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
638 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
639 require application-supplied positioning code though.
640 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
641 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
642 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
644 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
645 ------------------------
649 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
651 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
652 compilation and pragmas.
653 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
654 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
658 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
659 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
660 compilation and pragmas.
661 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
663 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
664 ------------------------
668 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
669 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
671 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
672 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
673 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
674 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
676 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
677 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
678 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
680 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
681 compatibility functions.
682 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
683 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
684 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
685 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
686 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
687 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
688 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
692 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
694 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
695 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
697 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
699 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
700 ------------------------
704 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
705 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
706 cleaned up properly before exit.
707 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
709 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
710 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
711 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
713 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
714 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
716 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
717 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
718 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
719 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
723 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
724 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
725 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
726 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
727 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
728 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
729 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
730 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
731 allow better control of memory.
732 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
734 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
735 float to long in wxToolBar files.
737 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
738 ------------------------
742 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
743 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
744 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
745 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
746 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
747 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
748 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
749 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
750 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
751 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
752 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
753 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
755 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
756 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
757 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
758 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
759 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
760 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
761 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
762 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
763 internal implementation.
764 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
765 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
766 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
770 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
771 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
772 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
773 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
774 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
776 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
777 --------------------------
781 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
782 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
783 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
785 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
786 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
787 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
788 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
790 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
791 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
796 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
797 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
798 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
800 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
801 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
803 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
804 created dynamically, not as a global object.
805 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
806 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
807 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
808 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
810 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
811 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
812 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
813 added a few references to wxTransString.
814 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
815 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
816 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
817 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
818 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
819 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
820 - Cured some lemory leaks (thanks Vadim).
821 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
822 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
825 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
826 --------------------------
830 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
831 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
832 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
833 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
834 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
835 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
836 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
837 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
838 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
839 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
840 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
842 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
843 to help printing with multiple pages.
844 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
845 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
846 implementation updated to use these base classes.
847 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
848 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
849 WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
850 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
851 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
852 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
853 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
854 New files from Vadim:
860 src\common\string.cpp
864 No longer use GNU wxString files.
865 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
866 src\common\filefn.cpp.
867 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
868 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
869 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
870 including changes to defs.h.
871 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
873 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
875 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
876 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
878 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
880 Alpha 3, September 1997
881 -----------------------
885 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
886 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
887 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
888 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
889 - Started documentation.
891 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
892 ------------------------
896 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
897 with MetroWerks compiler.
898 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
899 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
900 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
901 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
902 for testing purposes.
903 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
905 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
906 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
908 - Added back wxRadioBox.
909 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
912 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
913 -----------------------
917 At this point, the following has been achieved:
919 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
920 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
921 wxString instead of char *.
922 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
923 old system event system) and code size reduced.
924 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
925 as wxbWindow now removed.
926 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
927 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
929 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
930 MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
931 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
933 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
934 settings mucho rationalised.
935 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
936 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
938 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
939 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
940 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
941 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
942 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
943 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
945 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
946 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
948 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
949 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
950 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
951 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
952 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
953 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
954 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
955 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
956 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
957 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
959 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
960 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
962 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
963 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
964 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
965 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
966 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
967 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
969 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
970 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
971 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
972 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
973 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
974 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).