1 CHANGES.txt for wxPython
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7 (See also the MigrationGuide.txt file for details about some of the
8 big changes that have happened in this release and how you should
11 The wxWindows project and library is now known as wxWidgets. Please
12 see http://www.wxwindows.org/name.htm for more details. This won't
13 really affect wxPython all that much, other than the fact that the
14 wxwindows.org domain name will be changing to wxwidgets.org, so mail
15 list, CVS, and etc. addresses will be changing. We're going to try
16 and smooth the transition as much as possible, but I wanted you all to
17 be aware of this change if you run into any issues.
20 Many, many little fixes, changes and additions done as part of the move
21 to wxWidgets 2.5 that I have forgotten about.
27 Added Python wrappers and demos for the new wxVScrolledWindow,
28 wxVListBox, and wxHtmlListBox classes.
30 Added wrappers for wxBookCtrl and wxListbook. wxNotebook now derives
33 Added Gordon Williams' PyPlot module to the library, available as the
36 I made a small but important change in the code that aquires the
37 Python Global Interpreter Lock to try and prevent deadlocks that can
38 happen when there are nested attempts to aquire the GIL.
40 The RPMs will now install menu items on Mandrake Linux in
41 Applications/Development/Tools for PyCrust, XRCed, etc. The RPMs are
42 also installing icons and ``*.desktop`` items in the generic KDE and
43 GNOME locations, but I don't know yet if they are resulting in menu
44 items on non-Mandrake systems. (It didn't automatically do it on my
45 RH-9 build box but I didn't chase it very far...) If you have ideas
46 for how to improve the .spec file to work better and/or on more
47 distros please send me a patch.
49 The RPMs are now built on a fairly generic RH-9 box, and I have tested
50 installing them also on my main Mandrake 9.2 box.
52 There are some big changes in the OS X disk image. The actual
53 Installer package now *only* installs the wxMac dynlibs, wxPython
54 extension modules and Python pacakges, and also the command-line tool
55 scripts. The remaining items (demo, samples, and application bundles
56 for the Demo, PyCrust and XRCed) are now top-level items in the disk
57 image (.dmg file) that users can just drag and drop to wherever they
60 The wxWave class has been renamed to wxSound, and now has a slightly
63 Updated the AnalogClockWindow with many enhancements from E. A. Tacão.
65 wxMac now has wx.ToggleButton!
67 wx.stc.StyledTextCtrl has been updated to version 1.58 of Scintilla.
69 To help with the wx.stc.StyledTextCtrl performance issues on wxMac
70 I've added a SetUseAntiAliasing method (and GetUseAntiAliasing too)
71 that will turn off the use of antialiased fonts in the wxSTC, allowing
72 it to bypass the slow text measuring routines and use the fast and
73 simple one instead. By default the setting is turned off (on wxMac
74 only.) When run on OSX the Py* apps have a new item on the Options
75 menu for controlling this setting if you would like to experiment with
78 Updated wx.lib.calendar with many fixes and enhancements from Joerg
81 Added wx.Display and wx.VideoMode.
83 AppleEvents can be handled by overriding wx.App methods MacOpenFile,
84 MacPrintFile, MacNewFile, and MacReopenApp.
86 Added wx.PlatformInfo which is a tuple containing strings that
87 describe the platform and build options of wxPython. See the
88 MigrationGuide for more details.
96 Use wxSTC in the demo for displaying the soucre code of the samples.
98 Lots of bug fixes and such from the wxWindows folks.
100 Added wxPython.lib.newevent from Miki Tebeka. Its usage is
101 demonstrated in the Threads sample in the demo.
103 Updates to wxMaskedEditCtrl.
105 Added wxMaskedNumCtrl.
107 Added Chris Barker's FloatCanvas.
114 Added wxScrolledPanel from Will Sadkin
116 Added SetShape method to top level windows (e.g. wxFrame.)
118 Changed wxSWIG to not generate Python code using apply, (since it will
119 be deprecated in the future) wxSWIG will use ``spam(*args, **kw)`` syntax
120 instead. Also changed the generated __repr__ methods to be a bit more
123 Made the version number information more robust and uh, informative.
124 Also added asserts to check that the major.minor versions of wxPython
127 Added the new wx "renamer" package that will dynamically import from
128 the wxPython package and rename wxFooBar --> FooBar. That means that
129 people can do imports without ``"import *"`` and can use names like
130 wx.Frame instead of wx.wxFrame. This is phase 1 of a full transition
131 to the new namespace.
133 Updated Scintilla to 1.52. I also changed it to use wxListCtrl
134 instead of wxListBox for the AutoComplete window, added the ability to
135 use custom bitmaps in the margin and in the AutoComplete windows, and
136 worked out how to do proper clipping of child windows on wxGTK.
138 Patrick O'Brien's PyCrust package has been renamed to Py and now
139 includes several new tools. As part of the change the location of the
140 pacakge has changed as well, it is now accessible as "from wxPython
141 import py" (or "from wx import py" using the new namespace.) There
142 are still some transition modules in the wxPython.lib.PyCrust package
143 that will issue a warning and then import what is needed from the new
144 package. These will be removed in a future release.
146 Added __nonzero__ method to wxTreeItemId, wxBitmap, wxImage, wxFont,
147 and most other classes that have an Ok or IsOK method. This allows
148 code like "if obj: ..." to be the same as "if obj.IsOk(): ..."
150 Toolbars on wxMac can now have controls on them.
152 Added wxPython.lib.analogclock module based on samples that were
153 passed back and forth on wxPython-users a while back.
155 Added masked edit controls (wxPython.lib.maskededit) by Jeff Childers
156 and Will Sadkin. Updated wxTimeCtrl to use MaskedEdit.
158 When the __class__ of a dead object is replaced with _wxPyDeadObject
159 the __del__ of the original class is now called first.
161 Added wxTreeListCtrl. (Looks like a wxTreeCtrl embedded in a
162 wxListCtrl, but actually is just giving multiple columns to a
165 Added wxFutureCall, a subclass of wxTimer that makes it easy to delay
166 a call to any Python callable object.
168 Added wxPy versions of wxPrintPreview, wxPreviewFrame, and
169 wxPreviewControlBar so they can be derived from in Python and be able
170 to override the C++ virtual methods.
172 Simplified how the wxSizer methods are wrapped, changed the name of
173 the "option" parameter to "proportion" to match the docs ("option" is
174 still accepted for compatibility, but this will go away in a future
175 release,) SetItemMinSize can now take a wxSize (or 2-tuple) parameter,
176 and Spacers can be specified with a wxSize (or 2-tuple) parameter
178 Added wxCursorFromBits.
187 Gave up on generating a warning upon the use of the old true/false or
190 Fixed wxGenericTreeCtrl (used on wxGTK and wxMac for wxTreeCtrl) so
191 that it can successfully handle lots of nodes instead of overflowing
192 when the virtual height of the widget overflowed a 16-bit value.
194 Fixed the typemap that converts strings to wxColours to also accept
197 Fixed problem where the wrong class name could sometimes be used for
200 Fixed an interpreter lock problem in the __eq__ and __ne__ methods in
203 Updated PyCrust to version 0.9
205 Instead of always logging C++ assertions, added wxPYAPP_ASSERT_LOG
206 flag to turn it on. In most cases turning it into an exception (the
207 default behavior) is enough. See below in the 2.3.4.1 notes for more
213 2.4.0.6 (a.k.a. the I'm so stupid release)
214 ------------------------------------------
216 The new deprecation class for the old true/false symbols can now be
217 returned from OnInit. And I promise to be sure I am testing what I
218 think I am testing in the future...
222 2.4.0.5 (a.k.a. the blame it on Kevin release)
223 ----------------------------------------------
225 A few little but annoying bug fixes.
227 Updated pycolourchooser.
229 Updated to 0.9b of PyCrust.
235 Added missing wxRect methods
237 Add OOR support for wxApp objects too.
239 Added wxCursorFromImage, which works on wxMSW and wxGTK so far.
241 All platforms now send EVT_DESTROY_WINDOW. Be warned that at the time
242 the event is sent the window is in the process of being deconstructed,
243 and so calling some (most?) methods of the window itself may cause
246 Fixed SF Bug #689481, a method in the OGL wrappers was using the wrong
249 Fixed SF Bug #689958, an endless loop in printout.py.
251 Added EVT_WINDOW_CREATE_ID and EVT_WINDOW_DESTROY_ID so these events
252 can be associated with a specific window ID and more easily caught by
255 Fixed copy-paste error in wxListCtrl.GetFirstSelected.
257 Added missing Init method (and an overloading wrapper) to wxLocale
260 Added a wxBitmap.SetMaskColour convenience method.
262 Changed how the dynamic event tables (used for all Python wx classes,
263 C++ wx classes typically use static event tables) are searched such
264 that they behave from a Python perspective more like the static tables
265 in C++. Namely that if there are identical event bindings in a base
266 Python class and a derived Python class that the one in the derived
267 class will be found first and that if Skip is called that the one in
268 the base class will still be found instead of skipping directly to the
269 static stable in the C++ class.
271 Switched to using True/False in the wxPython lib and demo instead of
272 true/false or TRUE/FALSE to prepare for the new boolean type and
273 constants being added to Python. Added code to wx.py to test for the
274 existence of the new constants and to create suitable values if not
277 Added some static wxApp functions that help with integration with the
278 Mac UI. They are no-ops on other platforms so it doesn't hurt to
279 always call them. The functions are:
281 wxApp_GetMacDefaultEncodingIsPC
282 wxApp_GetMacSupportPCMenuShortcuts
283 wxApp_GetMacAboutMenuItemId
284 wxApp_GetMacPreferencesMenuItemId
285 wxApp_GetMacExitMenuItemId
286 wxApp_GetMacHelpMenuTitleName
287 wxApp_SetMacDefaultEncodingIsPC
288 wxApp_SetMacSupportPCMenuShortcuts
289 wxApp_SetMacAboutMenuItemId
290 wxApp_SetMacPreferencesMenuItemId
291 wxApp_SetMacExitMenuItemId
292 wxApp_SetMacHelpMenuTitleName
294 Refactored, enhanced and added capabilities for the DrawXXXList
295 functions, inspired by code from Chris Barker.
297 The wxWindows .mo language catalog files are now installed in a
298 subdirectory of the wxPython package dir on MSW since that platform
299 doesn't have a standard place for them.
301 Added missing deselect methods for wxGrid.
303 Fixed typemaps for wxGridCellCoordsArray.
305 Updated to the 0.9a version of PyCrust
313 Added wxIntCtrl from Will Sadkin.
315 Added wxPyColourChooser by Michael Gilfix.
322 No major new features since 2.3.4.2, mostly bug fixes and minor
325 Added function wrappers for the common dialogs from Kevin Altis. See
326 wxPython/lib/dialogs.py for more details.
338 Updated XRCed and wxTimeCtrl contribs.
340 Show a couple new wxGrid features in the demo.
342 Several bug fixes in wxWindows.
346 wxASSERT and related C++ runtime diagnostics are now converted to
347 Python exceptions. When an assert happens a wxPyAssertionError
348 (which derives from AssertionError) exception is created and when
349 control returns back to the Python code that invoked the C++ API it
350 will be raised. The same exception restrictions are in place as
351 before, namely that exceptions can't cross from one Python layer
352 through C++ to another Python layer. That simply means that if you
353 want to catch wxPyAssertionError or any other exception that you need
354 to do it before control returns to C++ at the end of your event
355 handler or callback code. There is some test code in demo/wxButton.py
356 you can use to play with this new feature.
358 Added some methods to wxApp (SetAssertMode and GetAssertMode) that let
359 you control how C++ assertions are processed. Valid modes are:
360 wxPYAPP_ASSERT_SUPPRESS, wxPYAPP_ASSERT_EXCEPTION, and
361 wxPYAPP_ASSERT_DIALOG. Using _SUPPRESS will give you behavior like
362 the old "final" builds and the assert will be ignored, _EXCEPTION is
363 the new default described above, and _DIALOG is like the default in
364 2.3.3.1 and prior "hybrid" builds. You can also combine _EXCEPTION
365 and _DIALOG if you wish, although I don't know why you would.
367 You can now overload OnInitGui, OnExit and OnAssert in your classes
370 Added GetSelectedCells, GetSelectionBlockTopLeft,
371 GetSelectionBlockBottomRight, GetSelectedRows, GetSelectedCols nethods
374 Added Python == and != operators for some basic classes
376 Fixed the Python wrappers for wxInputStream so they no longer block
377 when reading from a wxProcess on wxGTK. They now work more or less as
378 they did before 2.3.3.1 but the dual meaning of eof() has been
379 removed. There is now a CanRead() method that lets you know if there
380 is data waiting to be read from the pipe.
382 Fixed method name clash in wxIEHtmlWin, renamed Refresh to RefreshPage.
384 Added Throbber from Cliff Wells to the library and the demo.
386 Windows installer prompts to uninstall old version first.
388 Added wxPython.lib.evtmgr by Robb Shecter, which is an easier, more
389 "Pythonic" and more OO method of registering handlers for wxWindows
390 events using the Publish/Subscribe pattern.
392 Added wxPython.lib.popupctl by Gerrit van Dyk which is a combobox-like
393 gizmo for poping up arbitrary controls. It is currently using
394 wxDialog because of some issues with wxPopupWindow...
396 Added wxPython.lib.gridmovers by Gerrit van Dyk which facilitates the
397 dragging of columns and/or rows in a wxGrid.
399 Added wxPython.lib.multisash by Gerrit van Dyk which is a nice
400 implementation of allowing the user to split a window any number of
401 times either horizontally or vertically, and to close the split off
402 windows when desired.
404 Added helpviewer tool that displays HTML books similarly to how MS
405 HTMLHelp viewer does. Changed how the wxPythonDocs tarball is built
406 and added a script to launch the doc viewer.
413 Added wxSplashScreen.
415 Added wxGenericDirCtrl.
417 Added wxMultiChoiceDialog.
419 The calltip window and autocomplete window in wxSTC will now use a
420 wxPopupWindow if available on the platform (and functioning correctly)
421 so they can extend beyond the client area of the STC if needed.
423 Finished wrapping and providing typemaps for wxInputStream and also
424 added the stream ctor and other methods for wxImage so images can now
425 be loaded from any Python "file-like" object.
427 Changed the img2py tool to use PNG instead of XPM for embedding image
428 data in Python source code, and the generated code now uses streams to
429 convert the image data to wxImage, wxBitmap, or wxIcon.
431 Added the wxPython.lib.rcsizer module which contains RowColSizer.
432 This sizer is based on code from Niki Spahiev and lets you specify a
433 row and column for each item, as well as optional column or row
434 spanning. Cells with no item assigned to it are just left blank.
435 Stretchable rows or columns are specified and work the same as in
438 Updated XRCed from Roman Rolinsky
442 Upgraded wxSTC from Scintilla 1.40 to Scintilla 1.45, and then again
443 to version 1.47, and one more time to 1.48! <wink>
446 wxWindows/wxPython can be compiled with unicode support enabled or
447 disabled. Previous to wxPython 2.3.3 non-unicode mode was always
448 used. Starting with 2.3.3 either mode is supported, but only if
449 it is also available in wxWindows on the platform. Currently
450 wxWindows only supports unicode on MS Windows platforms, but with
451 the recent release of GTK+ 2.0 it is only a matter of time until
452 it can be done on wxGTK (Linux and other unixes) as well.
454 Unicode works best on platforms in the NT branch of the Windows
455 family tree (NT, win2k, XP) but it is now also possible to use the
456 same unicode binaries on win95/98/ME platforms as well! This is
457 done by using a special library and DLL with the application
458 called MSLU, (Microsoft Layer for Unicode). It simply gets out of
459 the way if the app is run on an NT box, otherwise if run on a
460 win9x box it loads a special DLL that provides the unicode
461 versions of the windows API. So far I have not been able to get
462 this to work perfectly on win9x. Most things work fine but
463 wxTaskBarIcon for example will cause a crash if used with the
464 unicode build on win95.
466 So how do you use it? It's very simple. When unicode is enabled,
467 then all functions and methods in wxPython that return a wxString
468 from the C++ function will return a Python unicode object, and
469 parameters to C++ functions/methods that expect a wxString can
470 accept either a Python string or unicode object. If a string
471 object is passed then it will be decoded into unicode using the
472 converter pointed to by wxConvCurrent, which will use the default
473 system encoding. If you need to use a string in some other
474 encoding then you should convert it to unicode using the Python
475 codecs first and then pass the unicode string to the wxPython
478 Added wxListCtrlAutoWidthMixin from Erik Westra.
480 Added wxIconBundle and wxTopLevelWindow.SetIcons.
482 Added wxLocale and wxEncodingConverter.
484 A little black magic... When the C++ object (for a window or
485 whatever) is deleted there is no way to force the Python shadow object
486 to also be destroyed and clean up all references to it. This leads to
487 crashes if the shadow object tries to call a method with the old C++
488 pointer. The black magic I've done is to replace the __class__ in the
489 Python instance object with a class that raises an exception whenever
490 a method call (or other attribute access) is attempted. This works
491 for any class that is OOR aware.
493 Added OOR support for wxGridCellRenderer, wxGridCellEditor,
494 wxGridCellAttr, wxGridCellAttrProvider, wxGridTableBase and their
497 Added wxImage.GetDataBuffer which returns an in-place edit buffer of
498 the image data. (Patch #546009)
500 Added a sample that shows how to embed wxPython in a wxWindows C++
503 Added wxPyWindow, wxPyPanel and wxPyControl which are just like their
504 wx counterparts except they allow some of the more common C++ virtual
505 methods to be overridden in Python derived classes. The methods
518 TransferDataFromWindow
522 AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard
527 If there are other methods that you think should be supported
530 Changed wxGenButton to derive from wxPyControl and overload
531 DoGetBestSize and AcceptsFocus.
535 Added wxCallAfter which is a helper function that registers a function
536 (or any callable Python object) to be called once the next time there
537 are no pending events. This is useful for when you need to do
538 something but it can't be done during the current event handler. The
539 implementation is very simple, see wxPython/wx.py.
541 Fixed a boatload of reference leaks.
543 Added a demo of using a sizer in a wxScrolledWindow, in effect
544 creating a ScrolledPanel.
546 Added a sample to the demo that shows how to use radio menu items, and
549 Added wxIEHtmlWin. This is essentially the same as using IE with the
550 ActiveXWrapper already in the library, but it is implemented all in
551 C++ and therefore does not need any of the modules from win32all and
552 so it is less fragile in the face of changes.
554 Fixed the ActiveXWrapper problem. Looks like when the win32com
555 modules make a "callback" that they (incorrectly, IMHO) allocate a
556 transient thread state structure. Since wxPython is now saving
557 tstates for it's own callbacks it ended up using garbage after
558 win32com got rid of the temporary tstate...
560 Added a generic static text control to wxPython.lib.stattext. This is
561 so things like Boa and PythonCard can have a static text that can
562 respond to mouse events and etc.
564 Changed the wxDateTime.Parse* methods to return an int that will be -1
565 on failure, and the index where parsing stopped otherwise.
567 Moved tools to be a Python package in wxPython.tools, added scripts to
568 import and launch each tool. This will let you import and use the
569 tools in your own scripts or apps as needed. On Linux and OS X the
570 tool scripts are installed to {prefix}/bin so you should be able to
571 easily launch them from the command line. For example, PyCrust can be
572 started with just the "pycrust" command.
574 Added a sample to the demo that catches various key events and
575 displays the details of the event.
577 Added wxWizard, wxWizardPage, wxWizardPageSimple and wxPyWizardPage.
579 Added wxXmlResourceHandler which allows you to create custom handlers
580 for nonstandard class types in XRC resources. See the demo for an
583 Added wxPython.lib.mixins.rubberband module from Robb Shecter.
585 Added wxTimeCtrl from Will Sadkin.
592 Changed (again) how the Python global interpreter lock is handled as
593 well as the Python thread state. This time it works on SMP machines
594 without barfing and is also still compatible with Python debuggers.
596 Added some patches from library contributors.
602 Added EVT_HELP, EVT_HELP_RANGE, EVT_DETAILED_HELP,
603 EVT_DETAILED_HELP_RANGE, EVT_CONTEXT_MENU, wxHelpEvent,
604 wxContextMenuEvent, wxContextHelp, wxContextHelpButton, wxTipWindow,
605 and a demo to show them in action.
607 Deprecated PyShell and PyShellWindow, added a snapshot of PyCrust (see
608 http://sourceforge.net/projects/pycrust/. )
610 Added the new virtual list capabilities to wxListCtrl.
612 Added a wxSTC style editor from Riaan Booysen to the sample apps.
614 Added XRCed to the wxPython Tools directory, contributed by Roman
617 Added a new "constructor" to most of the window classes that calls the
618 default C++ constructor, (the one with no parameters) and also added the
619 corresponding Create(...) method. This allows you to do a 2-step
620 creation of windows which is sometimes required for doing things such
621 as setting extended style flags before the window is created, or for
622 passing the object to the XRC resource system to be created from the
623 resource. The name of the new "constructor" is the original name of
624 the class with a "Pre" in it. For example, wxPreWindow, wxPreFrame,
627 Updated to version 1.40 of Scintilla and updated wxStyledTextCtrl
628 accordingly. While doing this update I dropped the wxLB_SORT style
629 from the wxListBox created for the AutoComplete functionality. This
630 means that you will have to sort the keyword lists yourself, but you
631 are free to do case sensitive or case insensitive sorts and set the
632 wxSTC flag accordingly.
634 Updated wxColumnSorterMixin to also be able to place sort icons on the
635 column headers, and updated the wxListCtrl demo to show it off by
636 using wxColumnSorterMixin.
638 Added wxGenBitmapTextButton, TablePrint, etc. contribs from Lorne White.
640 Added wxNativeFontInfo and wxFontMapper.
642 Added pySketch to the samples.
644 Significantly changed how the Python interpreter lock and thread state
645 are managed, which should fix the problem of running on a
646 multi-processor machine.
648 Added wxPyLog so log targets can be created in Python to handle log
649 messages however is wished. See demo/Main.py for an example.
651 Added wxFindReplaceDialog.
653 The second phase of OOR is implemented for wxEvtHandler, wxSizer,
654 wxShape and derived classes. This means that functions and methods
655 that return an object derived from wxEvtHandler that was originally
656 created in Python, will return the original Python object (if it still
657 exists) instead of letting SWIG wrap a new shadow object around the
658 original C++ pointer.
660 Added some optimization methods to wxDC: GetBoundingBox, DrawLineList,
663 Added a set of sophisticated Error Dialogs from Chris Fama.
665 Added wxRightTextCtrl from Josu Oyanguren to wxPython.lib for aligning
666 text in a wxTextCtrl to the right side.
668 Added wxURLDataObject and an example showing drag and drop of URLs to
669 and from web browsers. It's still not 100% bullet-proof for all types
670 of browsers, but it works for the majority of cases with the popular
671 browsers on Windows. On wxGTK it seems that only Netscape 4.x works,
672 if anybody has any suggestions about this please bring it up on the
677 Added wxMimeTypesManager and wxFileType.
679 Passing None for the handler parameter to one of the EVT_** functions
680 will now Disconnect the event.
682 Added wxPopupWindow and wxPopupTransientWindow.
686 Added wxDynamicSashWindow, which allows you to endlessly split windows
687 by dragging a little tab next to the scrollbars. Added a demo to show
688 this and also the ability of multiple wxStyledTextCtrls to share the
691 Added wxEditableListBox gizmo.
693 Updated wxEditor with lots of enhancements from Steve Howell and Adam
696 Added the "SplitTree gizmos" which are a collection of classes that
697 were designed to operate together and provide a tree control with
698 additional columns for each item. The classes are
699 wxRemotelyScrolledTreeCtrl, wxTreeCompanionWindow,
700 wxThinSplitterWindow, and wxSplitterScrolledWindow, some of which may
701 also be useful by themselves.
703 Added wxDllWidget from Vaclav Slavik which allows wx widgets derived
704 from wxWindow to be loaded from a C++ .dll (or .so) and be used in a
705 wxPython program, without the widget having to be SWIGged first. The
706 visible API of the widget is limited to wxWindow methods plus a
707 SendCommand method, but it is still quite powerful. See
708 wxPython/contrib/dllwidget and wxPython/demo/dllwidget for more
716 Added EVT_GRID_EDITOR_CREATED and wxGridEditorCreatedEvent so the user
717 code can get access to the edit control when it is created, (to push
718 on a custom event handler for example.)
720 Added wxTextAttr class and SetStyle, SetDefaultStyle and
721 GetDefaultStyle methods to wxTextCtrl.
723 Added ability to use xml resource files. Still need to add ability to
724 subclass wxXmlResourceHandler, etc...
726 Added wxGridAutoEditMixin to the mixins library package.
728 Made ColourSelect be derived from wxButton.
730 Fixed img2py to work correctly with Python 2.1.
732 Added enhanced wxVTKRenderWindow by Prabhu Ramachandran
738 Removed initial startup dependency on the OpenGL DLLs so only the
739 glcanvasc.pyd depends on them, (on wxMSW.)
741 Changed wxFont, wxPen, wxBrush to not implicitly use the
742 wxThe[Font|Pen|Brush]List objects behind the scenes, but to use normal
745 Exposed the wxThe[Font|Pen|Brush]List to wxPython.
747 Also added wxTheColourDatabase and added a library module (in the
748 wxPython.lib.colourdb module) to load LOTS more colour names into the
751 Added wxWakeUpMainThread, wxMutexGuiEnter, wxMutexGuiLeave,
752 wxMutexGuiLocker and wxThread_IsMain to assist with dealing with GUI
753 access from non-GUI threads.
755 wxPyOnDemandOutputWindow is now (more) thread safe if non-GUI threads
756 use print, sys.stdout.write, etc.
758 Added CreateTextSizer and CreateButtonSizer to wxDialog
760 Added wxPython/lib/infoframe.py from Chris Fama. It contains a class
761 that can be used in place of wxPyOnDemandOutputWindow.
763 Added colourselect.py, imagebrowser.py and an updated calendar.py to
764 wxPython/lib from Lorne White.
766 Added patch to wxPoint_LIST_helper from Tim Hochberg that should make
767 it gobs faster in certain situations.
769 Added tools that will take an image file in a wx supported format and
770 convert it to data embedded in a Python source file. The image is
771 converted to XPM format which is essentially a list of strings
772 containing info about each pixel. The image's transparency mask is
773 included, if there is one, or a mask can be added if a mask colour is
774 specified on the command line. It is then pickled and optionally
775 compressed and written to a Python source file along with functions to
776 convert it to either a wxBitmap or a wxImage. See
777 wxPython/demo/images.py for examples, and wxPython/Tools/img2py.py for
780 Fixed wxStyledTextCtrl to be much faster on wxGTK. There was some
781 experimental code that got left in place that ended up causing way too
784 A couple more hacks in my_distutils.py so wxPython can be built with
785 the distutils that comes with Python 2.1.
787 Added a ton of missing methods for wxPrintData.
789 Switched to InnoSetup for MSW distributions.
791 Added wxToggleButton.
793 Fixed bug that prevented wxTreeCtrl.OnCompareItems from being called.
795 Added some methods to wxGrid:
796 GetCellHighlightPenWidth
797 GetCellHighlightROPenWidth
798 SetCellHighlightPenWidth
799 SetCellHighlightROPenWidth
801 GetGridRowLabelWindow
802 GetGridColLabelWindow
803 GetGridCornerLabelWindow
805 Added wxGetClientDisplayRect which on wxMSW returns a wxRect
806 representing the area on screen not occupied by the taskbar and such.
807 On other platforms it is equivallent to wxGetDisplaySize.
810 Implemented the first phase of OOR (Original Object Return). See
811 the text in the demo for more details of what this means, but in a
812 nutshell methods such as wxWindow.GetParent or FindWindowById will
813 now return a shadow object of the proper type if it can. By
814 "proper type" I mean that if the wxWindow pointer returned from
815 FindWindowById really points to a wxButton then the Python object
816 constructed will be of a wxButtonPtr class instead of wxWindowPtr
817 as before. This should reduce or eliminiate the need for
818 wxPyTypeCast. (Woo Hoo!) The objects returned are still not the
819 original Python object, but that is the next step. (Although it
820 will probably only work on Python 2.1 and beyond because it will
821 use weak references.)
823 This first phase of the OOR plan is fairly significant and has
824 required a lot of changes all over wxPython, most of which should
825 be transparent to you, however I'm not 100% sure that it didn't
826 introduce any new bugs that are hiding somewhere and didn't get
827 stomped on during my testing. So please be sure to test everything
828 thoroughly when you install this version and be sure to report any
829 object-type related oddities to me.
832 There is now a wxObject class that most other classes derive from like
833 in C++, but the methods provided don't really match but are wxPython
834 specific. It could have been added long ago but OOR required it so it
837 Finally added wxPyLineShape.GetLineControlPoints, which has been on my
838 list for a while. The above OOR modification made this easier.
840 Fixed the __cmp__ methods for wxPoint and others.
844 Added the wxPython.lib.mixins package to the library, it is where
845 useful mix-in classes can be placed. Currently there is one to help
846 make the columns in a wxListCtrl sortable, and the MagicIMageList from
847 Mike Fletcher. If you have any custom code that can be factored out
848 of existing classes into a mix-in that would be useful to others
849 please send it to me for inclusion in this package.
851 Added a few little sample applications to help newbies to get started
852 by having smaller functional apps to play with. They can be found in
861 No changes happened in the Python wrappers for this release, only
862 changes and fixes in the wxWindows library.
869 New typemaps for wxString when compiling for Python 2.0 and beyond
870 that allow Unicode objects to be passed as well as String objects. If
871 a Unicode object is passed PyString_AsStringAndSize is used to convert
872 it to a wxString using the default encoding.
874 Fixed the generic buttons so tool tips work for them.
876 Fixed a bug in the demo's tree control.
878 Added a listbox to the listbox demo that shows how to find items with
879 a matching prefix as keys are typed.
881 Added code to the wxListCtrl demo to show how to get text from a
882 column in report mode.
884 Added code to the toolbar demo to clear the long help from the status
889 Fixed wxTimer so it can be used as described in the docs, either with
890 a Notify method in a subclass, or sending an event to a wxEvtHandler
891 object, (usually a window.)
893 Added wxNotifyEvent.Allow()
895 Fixed GOBS of reference leaks.
897 Massive code changes and cleanup to allow wxPython to be split into
898 multiple extension modules again. A Python CObject is used to allow
899 the "export" of SWIG functions and other common helper functions from
900 the wxc module to other modules, even if they are in separate shared
901 libraries. Should also be usable from 3rd party code, just include
902 wxPython/src/export.h
904 Changed the default setup so the following are built as separate
905 extension modules: calendar, glcanvas, grid, html, ogl, stc, and
906 utils. Will probably add more later.
908 Changed the wxPrinterDC to use the new constructor taking a
909 wxPrintData object. The old ctor is still there using the
912 Added wxPython.lib.anchors.py from Riaan Booysen. It contains a class
913 that implements Delphi's Anchors with wxLayoutConstraints.
915 Added wxPython.lib.fancytext from Timothy Hochberg.
917 Changed the GenericButtons to send their event in idle time, so the
918 mouse won't be captured when the event handler is called.
920 Added wxPython.lib.rpcMixin from Greg Landrum, although it's not
921 integrated with the demo yet. It allows a wxPython GUI to be an
929 Significantly changed how the wxStyledtextCtrl code that wraps
930 Scintilla is implemented. Most of it is now automatically generated
931 from an interface definition file provided by Scintilla. This means
932 that it will be much easier to stay in sync with new Scintilla
933 releases, but also means that some of the method and identifier names
934 have changed. See wxPython/demo/data/stc.h for a copy of the C++
935 interface from which the Python interface is generated. There is now
936 some inline documentation in that file that should really help explain
939 I am now using the Python Distutils to build wxPython and to make some
940 of the distribution files. (See http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/)
941 This means no more messing with my kludgy build.py/Makefile hack,
942 builds will be more consistent with other Python extensions that also
943 use Distutils, and will hopefully make wxPython easier to build for
944 platforms where there have been troubles before. If you are building
945 wxPython for Python 1.5.2 or for 1.6, then you will need to get and
946 install version 1.0 of Distutils from the website above. If you are
947 using Python 2.0 then you already have it.
949 Added wxInputStream and the wxFileSystem family of classes,
950 contributed by Joerg Baumann.
952 Added wxProcess and support for it to wxExecute. wxProcess lets you
953 get notified when an asyncronous child process terminates, and also to
954 get input/output streams for the child process's stdout, stderr and
957 Removed the old python sizers.
959 Added __add__, __sub__ and __cmp__ (equality check only) for wxPoint
962 Changed the build to make one big extension module instead of one for
963 the core and each contrib. This allowed me to do away with the
964 libwxPyHelpers.so on unix systems.
966 Lots of little fixes here and there.
968 Some hacks on wxGTK to try and make the AutoComplete listbox in the
969 wxStyledTextCtrl to behave better. It's still not as nice as on
970 wxMSW, but at least it's a bit more usable now.
978 Various tweaks, fixes, missing methods, etc.
980 Added example use of wxTaskBarIcon to the demo.
987 Added wxLog and friends.
989 Added wxFrame.ShowFullScreen for MSW.
991 Added PyShellWindow to the wxPython.lib package.
998 Added an attribute named labelDelta to the generic buttons that
999 specifies how far to offset the label when the button is in the
1002 Added wxTipProvider and friends. See the demo for an example.
1004 wxGrid can now change the cell highlight colour.
1008 Fixed printing on wxGTK.
1010 Added wxDateTime, wxTimeSpan, and wxDateSpan to wxPython.utils.
1012 Added wxCalendarCtrl.
1014 WARNING: A while back I asked what should be done about the Magic
1015 Method Names. (Methods that are automatically turned into event
1016 handlers by virtue of their name.) The consensus was that it is more
1017 confusing to have them than to try and expand them to have greater
1018 coverage. I am finally getting around to removing the code that
1019 generates the event binding. This means that if you are using any of
1020 the following method names without a EVT_* call that you need to
1021 modify your code to add the EVT_* to hook the event to the method.
1043 Fixed wxTreeCtrl.HitTest to return both the tree item as well as the
1044 flags that clairify where the click was in relation to the item.
1046 Fixed thread state problem in wxTreeCtrl.GetBoundingBox and
1049 Fixed some problems in OGL. Also wxShape.SetClientData and
1050 .GetClientData can now deal with Python objects.
1052 Added wxListCtrl.SortItems and changed the demo to show how to use it.
1054 Plugged a memory leak.
1056 Wrapped the new wxGrid and friends. The old wxGrid class is no longer
1057 available. There are some incompatibilities, and unfortunately the
1058 new classes are not documented yet, (however the methods are more
1059 consistent with each other now so you may be able to guess pretty
1062 Updated filebrowsebutton.py and calendar.py with changes from their
1063 authors. There is now a FileBrowseButtonWithHistory class (what a
1064 mouthful!) and wxCalendar has printing support.
1066 Added ActiveXWrapper to the library, and some good demos of it too.
1067 It works great for embedding a COM (a.k.a OCX, a.k.a ActiveX) control
1068 in a window and calling its methods. It actually creates a new class
1069 on the fly that derives from wxWindow, the COM CoClass and others
1070 needed to make it all work. The resulting class can be instantiated
1071 just like wxWindow, used in sizers, etc. It also responds to all COM
1072 method calls, properties, etc., and if the class or a mix-in has
1073 matching method names, then the COM events will be propogated back to
1076 Created a typemap that allows a string to be used for parameters
1077 expecting a wxColour type. The string is either a colour name as
1078 defined in the wxColourDatabase, or a colour spec of the form
1079 "#RRGGBB". See the wxStyledTextCtrl demo for an example.
1081 I almost forgot to mention the wxStyledTextCtrl! Yes, the
1082 wxStyledTextCtrl is finally in wxPython!! (And the crowd goes
1083 wild...) There's no documentaTion yet (the crowd boos and hisses...)
1084 but I've included a very readable source file in the
1085 wxPython/demo/data directory, a couple fairly good examples, and you
1086 can also refer to the Scintilla documentaion at
1087 http://www.scintilla.org/ScintillaDoc.html to help fill in the gaps
1088 until the docs are done. (The croud murmers contentedly as the tool
1089 provider smiles convincingly and removes his flame-proof suit.)
1094 What's new in 2.1.13
1095 --------------------
1096 Skipped a version number to match what has been released for wxGTK.
1098 Updated wxMVCTree and added a demo for it, also fixed layout on GTK
1099 and some flicker problems.
1101 Added a wrapper class for the Visualization ToolKit (or VTK) in the
1102 wxPython.lib.vtk module. (http://www.kitware.com/)
1104 Fixed wxTreeCtrl.SetItemImage and GetItemImage to recognise the new
1107 Added wxPython.lib.spashscreen from Mike Fletcher.
1109 Added wxPython.lib.filebrowsebutton also from Mike Fletcher.
1111 Renamed wxTreeCtrl.GetParent to GetItemParent to avoid a name clash
1112 with wxWindow.GetParent.
1114 Added wxIntersectRect to compute the intersection of two wxRect's.
1115 It is used like this:
1117 intersect = wxIntersectRect(rect1, rect2)
1119 If r1 and r2 don't intersect then None is returned, otherwise the
1120 rectangle representing the intersection is returned.
1122 Some bug fixes for Clipboard and Drag-n-Drop.
1124 Rotated text!!! WooHoo! (See wxDC.DrawRotatedText())
1126 Added a set of Generic Buttons to the library. These are simple
1127 window classes that look and act like native buttons, but you can have
1128 a bit more control over them. The bezel width can be set in addition
1129 to colours, fonts, etc. There is a ToggleButton as well as Bitmap
1130 versions too. They should also serve as a good example of how to
1131 create your own classes derived from wxControl.
1133 The C++ wxToolBar classes have been redone, and so have the wxPython
1134 wrappers. There have been slight modifications to some of the methods
1135 but shouldn't impact anybody too much. I took the opportunity to add
1136 support for setting user data on each toolbar tool. The new AddTool
1137 methods look like this:
1141 pushedBitmap = wxNullBitmap,
1144 shortHelpString = "",
1145 longHelpString = "")
1147 def AddSimpleTool(ID,
1149 shortHelpString = "",
1150 longHelpString = "",
1154 There are also corresponding InsertTool and InsertSimpleTool methods
1155 that additionally take an integer position as the first parameter.
1157 Added a wrapper for the new PCX and TIFF ImageHandlers.
1159 wxRect now simulates attributes named left, right, top and bottom.
1161 Removed all non wx stuff from the glcanvas module since DA's PyOpenGL
1162 is better and compatible with the wxGLCanvas. You can get it at
1163 http://starship.python.net:9673/crew/da/Code/PyOpenGL.
1165 Added some missing EVT functions.
1167 Added Dirk Holtwic's editor classes to the wxPython.lib.editor
1170 Changed all the "LIST" parameter names to "choices" to match the docs.
1172 More fixes for the wxFloatBar, and it now works on wxGTK even better
1173 than wxMSW! (The feat is accomplished by using the wxTB_DOCKABLE
1174 style flag instead of trying to float it ourselves.)
1179 What's new in 2.1.11
1180 --------------------
1181 Skipped a few version numbers so wxMSW, wxGTK and wxPython are all
1184 wxImage.SetData now makes a copy of the image data before giving it to
1185 wxImage. I mistakenly thought that wxImage would copy the data
1188 Fixed wxMSW's notebook so the pages get their size set as they are
1189 being added. This should remove the need for our
1190 wxNotebook.ResizeChildren hack.
1192 wxPanels now support AutoLayout, and wxNotebooks and wxSplitterWindows
1193 no longer tell their children to Layout() themselves. This will
1194 probably only effect you if you have a wxWindow with AutoLayout inside
1195 a notebook or splitter. If so, either change it to a wxPanel or add
1196 an EVT_SIZE handler that calls Layout().
1198 Fixed deadlock problem that happened when using threads.
1200 Added new HTML printing classes.
1202 Added wxWindow.GetHandle
1204 Apparently wxMouseEvent.Position has been depreciated in wxWindows as
1205 it is no longer available by default. You can use GetPositionTuple
1206 (returning a tuple with x,y) instead, or GetPosition (returning a
1209 Added wxPostEvent function that allows events to be posted and then
1210 processed later. This is a thread-safe way to interact with the GUI
1211 thread from other threads.
1213 Added Clipboard and Drag-and-Drop classes.
1215 Added wxFontEnumerator.
1217 Many updates to wxMenu, wxMenuBar.
1219 wxPyEvent and wxPyCommandEvent derived classes now give you the actual
1220 Python object in the event handler instead of a new shadow.
1222 Added a Calendar widget from Lorne White to the library.
1224 Made some fixes to the wxFloatbar. It still has some troubles on
1227 Added an MVC tree control from Bryn Keller to the library.
1234 This is a quick bug-fix release to take care of a few nasties that
1235 crept in at the last minute before 2.1.4 was called done. No new
1241 --------------------
1243 This release is NOT syncronized with a snapshot release of wxGTK or
1244 wxMSW. For MSW this isn't much of a problem since you can get the
1245 binaries from the web site. For other platforms you'll have to build
1246 wxGTK from CVS. (See http://web.ukonline.co.uk/julian.smart/wxwin/cvs.htm)
1247 To get the same set of sources from CVS that I used, checkout using
1250 Now back to what's new...
1252 Much more support for event-less callbacks and add-on modules.
1254 Created add-on module with wxOGL classes.
1256 Added wxWindow.GetChildren(). Be careful of this. It returns a *copy*
1257 of the list of the window's children. While you are using the list if
1258 anything changes in the real list (a child is deleted, etc.) then the
1259 list you are holding will suddenly have window references to garbage
1260 memory and your app will likely crash. But if you are careful it works
1263 Added a bunch of new and missing methods to wxTreeCrtl. The
1264 SortChildren method is now supported, but currently only for the
1267 Added typemaps for wxSize, wxPoint, wxRealPoint, and wxRect that allow
1268 either the actual objects or Python sequence values to be used. For
1269 example, the following are equivallent:
1271 win = wxWindow(parent, size = wxSize(100, 100))
1272 win = wxWindow(parent, size = (100, 100))
1274 Super-charged the wxHtml module. You can now create your own tag
1275 handlers and also have access to the parser and cell classes. There
1276 is a tag handler in the library at wxPython.lib.wxpTag that
1277 understands the WXP tag and is able to place wxPython windows on HTML
1278 pages. See the demo for an example.
1280 A bunch of the methods of wxMenuBar were previously ifdef'd out for
1281 wxGTK. Added them back in since the methods exist now.
1283 Wrapped the wxHtmlHelpController and related classes.
1285 Wrapped the C++ versions of wxSizer and friends. The Python-only
1286 versions are still in the library, but depreciated. (You will get a
1287 warning message if you try to use them, but the warning can be
1288 disabled.) The usage of the C++ versions is slightly different, and
1289 the functionality of wxBorderSizer is now part of wxBoxSizer. I have
1290 added a few methods to wxSizer to try and make the transition as
1291 smooth as possible, I combined all Add methods into a single method
1292 that handles all cases, added an AddMany method, etc. One step I did
1293 not take was to make the default value of flag in the Add method be
1294 wxGROW. This would have made it more backward compatible, but less
1295 portable to and from wxWin C++ code. Please see the docs and demo for
1298 Added wxPyEvent and wxPyCommandEvent classes, derived from wxEvent and
1299 wxCommandEvent. Each of them has SetPyData and GetPyData methods that
1300 accept or return a single Python object. You can use these classes
1301 directly or derive from them to create your own types of event objects
1302 that can pass through the wxWindows event system without loosing their
1303 Python parts (as long as they are stored with SetPyData.) Stay tuned
1304 for more info and examples in future releases.
1306 Added wxPython.lib.grids as an example of how to derive a new sizer
1307 from the C++ sizers. In this module you will find wxGridSizer and
1308 wxFlexGridSizer. wxGridSizer arrainges its items in a grid in which
1309 all the widths and heights are the same. wxFlexgridSizer allows
1310 different widths and heights, and you can also specify rows and/or
1311 columns that are growable. See the demo for a couple examples for how
1314 Added the wxValidator class, and created a class named wxPyValidator
1315 that should be used for the base class of any Python validators. See
1316 the demo for an example. Please note that you MUST implement a Clone
1317 method in your validator classes because of the way some things work
1318 in the underlying C++ library. I did not add wxTextValidator because
1319 of some issues of how it transfers data to and from a wxString, which
1320 in wxPython is automatically translated to and from Python strings, so
1321 there would never be a concrete wxString that would hang around long
1322 enough for the validator to do its job. On the other hand, it should
1323 be real easy to duplicate the functionality of wxTextValidator in a
1324 pure Python class derived from wxPyValidator.
1326 I've finally added a feature that has been on my list for close to two
1327 years! Ever wondered what that zero is for when you create your app
1328 object? Well now you can leave it out or explicitly set it to a true
1329 value. This value now controls what is to be done with sys.stdout and
1330 sys.stderr. A false value leaves them alone, and a true value sets
1331 them to an instance of wxPyOnDemandOutputWindow. (On windows the
1332 default is true, on unix platforms the default is false.) This class
1333 creates a frame containing a wxTextCtrl as soon as anything is written
1334 to sys.stdout or sys.stderr. If you close the window it will come
1335 back again the next time something is written. (You can call
1336 app.RestoreStdio to turn this off.) If you would rather that the stdio be
1337 redirected to a file, you can provide a second parameter to your app
1338 object's constructor that is a filename. If you want to use your own
1339 class instead of wxPyOnDemandOutputWindow you can either implement
1340 RedirectStdio() in you app class or change the value of
1341 wxApp.outputWindowClass like this:
1344 outputWindowClass = MyClass
1348 self.SetTopWindow(frame)
1351 Please see the implementation of wxPyOnDemandOutputWindow and wxApp in
1352 wx.py for more details. A few words of caution: if you are running
1353 your app in a debugger, changing sys.stdout and sys.stderr is likely
1354 to really screw things up.
1356 Added wxCaret. Unfortunately it's author has still not documented it
1357 in the wxWindows docs...
1359 Some new 3rd party contributions in wxPython.lib. PyShell, in
1360 shell.py is an interesting implementaion of an interactive Python
1361 shell in wxWindows. floatbar.py has a class derived from wxToolBar
1362 that can sense mouse drags and then reparent itself into another
1363 frame. Moving the new frame close to where it came from puts the tool
1364 bar back into the original parent. (Unfortunately there is currently
1365 a bug in wxGTK's wxFrame.SetToolBar so the FloatBar has some
1372 --------------------
1374 This release is syncronized with release 2.1 snapshot 9 of wxWindows.
1376 Switched to using SWIG from CVS (see http://swig.cs.uchicago.edu/cvs.html)
1377 for some of the new features and such. Also they have encorporated my
1378 patches so there is really no reason to stick with the current (very
1379 old) release... This version of SWIG gives the following new
1382 1. Keyword arguments. You no longer have to specify all the
1383 parameters with defaults to a method just to specify a
1384 non-default value on the end. You can now do this instead:
1386 win = wxWindow(parent, -1, style = mystyle)
1388 2. There is now an an equivalence between Python's None and C++'s
1389 NULL. This means that any methods that might return NULL will
1390 now return None and you can use none where wxWindows might be
1391 expecting NULL. This makes things much more snake-ish.
1394 There is a new build system based on a new Python program instead of
1395 raw makefiles. Now wxPython builds are virtually the same on MSW or
1396 Unix systems. See the end of this file for new build instructions and
1397 see distrib/build.py for more details.
1399 wxDC.Bilt now includes the useMask parameter, and has been split into
1400 two different versions. wxDC.BlitXY is like what was there before and
1401 takes raw coordinants and sizes, and the new wxDC.Blit is for the new
1402 interface using wxPoints and a wxSize.
1409 --------------------
1411 Added the missing wxWindow.GetUpdateRegion() method.
1413 Made a new change in SWIG (update your patches everybody) that
1414 provides a fix for global shadow objects that get an exception in
1415 their __del__ when their extension module has already been deleted.
1416 It was only a 1 line change in .../SWIG/Modules/pycpp.cxx at about
1417 line 496 if you want to do it by hand.
1419 It is now possible to run through MainLoop more than once in any one
1420 process. The cleanup that used to happen as MainLoop completed (and
1421 prevented it from running again) has been delayed until the wxc module
1422 is being unloaded by Python.
1424 I fixed a bunch of stuff in the C++ version of wxGrid so it wouldn't
1425 make wxPython look bad.
1427 wxWindow.PopupMenu() now takes a wxPoint instead of x,y. Added
1428 wxWindow.PopupMenuXY to be consistent with some other methods.
1430 Added wxGrid.SetEditInPlace and wxGrid.GetEditInPlace.
1432 You can now provide your own app.MainLoop method. See
1433 wxPython/demo/demoMainLoop.py for an example and some explaination.
1435 Got the in-place-edit for the wxTreeCtrl fixed and added some demo
1436 code to show how to use it.
1438 Put the wxIcon constructor back in for GTK as it now has one that
1441 Added wxGrid.GetCells
1443 Added wxSystemSettings static methods as functions with names like
1444 wxSystemSettings_GetSystemColour.
1446 Removed wxPyMenu since using menu callbacks have been depreciated in
1447 wxWindows. Use wxMenu and events instead.
1449 Added alternate wxBitmap constructor (for MSW only) as
1450 wxBitmapFromData(data, type, width, height, depth = 1)
1452 Added a helper function named wxPyTypeCast that can convert shadow
1453 objects of one type into shadow objects of another type. (Like doing
1454 a down-cast.) See the implementation in wx.py for some docs.
1456 Fixed wxImage GetData and SetData to properly use String objects for
1459 Added access methods to wxGridEvent.
1461 New Makefile/Setup files supporting multiple dynamic extension modules
1464 Fixes for the wxGLCanvas demo to work around a strange bug in gtk.
1466 SWIG support routines now compiled separately instead of being bundled
1474 --------------------
1475 Fixed wxComboBox.SetSelection so that it actually sets the selected
1476 item. (Actually just removed it from wxPython and let it default to
1477 wxChoice.SetSelection which was already doing the right thing.)
1479 Added the Printing Framework.
1481 Switched back to using the wxWindows DLL for the pre-built Win32
1482 version. The problem was needing to reinitialize static class info
1483 data after loading each extension module.
1485 Lots of little tweaks and additions to reflect changes to various
1488 Fixed a bug with attaching objects to tree items. Actually was a
1489 symptom of a larger problem with not obtaining the interpreter lock
1490 when doing any Py_DECREFs.
1492 wxSizer and friends. Sizers are layout tools that manage a colection
1493 of windows and sizers. Different types of sizers apply different
1494 types of layout algorithms. You saw it here first! These classes are
1495 not even in the wxWindows C++ library yet!
1501 Bug fix for ListCtrl in test4.py (Was a missing file... DSM!)
1503 Bug fix for occassional GPF on Win32 systems upon termination of a
1504 wxPython application.
1506 Added wxListBox.GetSelections returning selections as a Tuple.
1508 Added a wxTreeItemData that is able to hold any Python object and be
1509 associated with items in a wxTreeCtrl. Added test pytree.py to show
1512 Added wxSafeYield function.
1514 OpenGL Canvas can be optionally compiled in to wxPython.
1516 Awesome new Demo Framework for showing off wxPython and for learning
1519 The pre-built Win32 version is no longer distributing the wxWindows
1520 DLL. It is statically linked with the wxWindows library instead.
1522 Added a couple missing items from the docs.
1524 Added wxImage, wxImageHandler, wxPNGHandler, wxJPEGHandler,
1525 wxGIFHandler and wxBMPHandler.
1527 Added new methods to wxTextCtrl.
1529 Fixed some problems with how SWIG was wrapping some wxTreeCtrl
1536 Support for using Python threads in wxPython apps.
1538 Several missing methods from various classes.
1546 Added DLG_PNT and DLG_SZE convienience methods to wxWindow class.
1548 Added missing constructor and other methods for wxMenuItem.
1554 Just a quickie update to fix the self-installer to be compatible with
1555 Python 1.5.2b2's Registry settings.
1560 Well obviously the numbering scheme has changed. I did this to
1561 reflect the fact that this truly is the second major revision of
1562 wxPython, (well the third actually if you count the one I did for
1563 wxWindows 1.68 and then threw away...) and also that it is associated
1564 with the 2.0 version of wxWindows.
1566 I have finally started documenting wxPython. There are several pages
1567 in the wxWindows documentation tree specifically about wxPython, and I
1568 have added notes within the class references about where and how wxPython
1569 diverges from wxWindows.
1571 Added wxWindow_FromHWND(hWnd) for wxMSW to construct a wxWindow from a
1572 window handle. If you can get the window handle into the python code,
1573 it should just work... More news on this later.
1575 Added wxImageList, wxToolTip.
1577 Re-enabled wxConfig.DeleteAll() since it is reportedly fixed for the
1580 As usual, some bug fixes, tweaks, etc.
1586 Added wxSashWindow, wxSashEvent, wxLayoutAlgorithm, etc.
1588 Various cleanup, tweaks, minor additions, etc. to maintain
1589 compatibility with the current wxWindows.
1595 Changed the import semantics from ``"from wxPython import *"`` to
1596 ``"from wxPython.wx import *"`` This is for people who are worried about
1597 namespace pollution, they can use "from wxPython import wx" and then
1598 prefix all the wxPython identifiers with "wx."
1600 Added wxTaskbarIcon for wxMSW.
1602 Made the events work for wxGrid.
1606 Added wxMiniFrame for wxGTK.
1608 Changed many of the args and return values that were pointers to gdi
1609 objects to references to reflect changes in the wxWindows API.
1611 Other assorted fixes and additions.
1619 wxPython on wxGTK works!!! Both dynamic and static on Linux and
1620 static on Solaris have been tested. Many thanks go to Harm
1621 <H.v.d.Heijden@phys.tue.nl> for his astute detective work on tracking
1622 down a nasty DECREF bug. Okay so I have to confess that it was just a
1623 DSM (Dumb Stupid Mistake) on my part but it was nasty none the less
1624 because the behavior was so different on different platforms.
1626 The dynamicly loaded module on Solaris is still segfaulting, so it
1627 must have been a different issue all along...
1634 1. Worked on wxGTK compatibility. It is partially working. On a
1635 Solaris/Sparc box wxPython is working but only when it is statically
1636 linked with the Python interpreter. When built as a dyamically loaded
1637 extension module, things start acting weirdly and it soon seg-faults.
1638 And on Linux both the statically linked and the dynamically linked
1639 version segfault shortly after starting up.
1641 2. Added Toolbar, StatusBar and SplitterWindow classes.
1643 3. Varioius bug fixes, enhancements, etc.
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