12 - wxMimeTypesManager now can create file associations too
13 - wxCopyFile() respects the file permissions (Roland Scholz)
14 - wxFTP::GetFileSize() added (Søren Erland Vestø)
18 - new wxToggleButton class (John Norris, Axel Schlueter)
22 - threads: bug in wxCondition::Broadcast fixed (Pieter van der Meulen)
23 - fixed bug in MDI children flags (mis)handling
30 - Fixed bug with directories with trailing (back)slashes in wxPathExists
31 - wxString: added wxArrayString::operator==() and !=()
32 - Fixes for wxCmdLineParser
33 - Added wxGetLocalTimeMillis
34 - Completed Czech translations
35 - Some stream corrections
36 - added missing consts to wxPoint operators
37 - wxDateTime ParseFormat fixes
38 - wxFile::Open(write_append) will create file if it doesn't exist
39 - small fixes to MIME mailcap test command handling, more MIME tests in the sample
43 - wxGenericDragImage now allows virtual image drawing, and
44 flicker-free dragging is now possible
45 - Added wxPrinter::GetLastError
46 - Fixed wxLogGui reentrancy problem
47 - Paper names now translated
49 - Generic validator now caters for more cases (integers in
50 wxTextCtrl, strings in wxChoice, wxComboBox)
51 - Fixed crash when docview On... functions return FALSE. Show
52 error message when an non-existent filename is typed into the Open
54 - Corrected Baltic font encoding handling
55 - wxImage: enhanced TIFF code, added new platform-independent BMP
57 - wxKeyEvent::GetKeyCode() and HasModifiers() added and documented
58 - Fixed wxPropertyForm crashes in sample
59 - wxWizard now calls TransferDataFromWindow() before calling
60 wxWizardPage::GetNext() fixing an obvious bug
64 - wxWindow::GetCharWidth/Height now calculated accurately.
65 This will affect all .wxr dialog resources, so for
66 backward compatibility, please set
67 wxDIALOG_UNIT_COMPATIBILITY to 1 in setup.h
68 - wxListCtrl: set item text in LIST_ITEM_ACTIVATED events
69 - wxTextCtrl: implemented setting colours for rich edit controls
70 - wxColour now accepts both grey and gray
71 - BC++ DLL compilation fixed
72 - Watcom C++ makefiles improved for JPEG and TIFF compilation
73 - Fixed submenu accelerator bug
74 - Fixed dialog focus bug (crash if the previous window to have
75 the focus was destroyed before the dialog closed)
76 - Too-small default wxTextCtrl height fixed
77 - fixed "missing" initial resize of wxMDIChildFrame
78 - wxFrame restores focus better
79 - Now ignore wxTHICK_FRAME in wxWindow constructor: only relevant to
80 frames anddialogs, interferes with other window styles otherwise
81 (sometimes you'd get a thick frame in a subwindow)
82 - wxTextCtrl insertion point set to the beginning of the control by SetValue
83 - Fix so wxMDIParentFrame is actually shown when Show(TRUE) is called.
84 - wxFileDialog: adjusts struct size if there's an error (struct
85 sizes can be different on different versions of Windows)
86 - wxImageList::GetSize() documented and added to wxMSW
87 - fixed default dialog style to make them non resizeable again
88 - fixed wxFrame::IsShown() which always returned TRUE before
92 - Please see docs/gtk/changes.txt.
96 - Small compilation fixes
112 - Added wxCHMHelpController, for invoking MS HTML Help
113 files. This works under VC++ only
114 - Modal dialog handling improved
115 - Printer dialog now modal
130 - Added docs/tech for technical notes
134 - Started new contrib hierarchy that mirrors
135 the main lib structure; moved OGL and MMedia into it
140 - wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
141 available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
142 - wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
143 - wxCmdLineParser class for parsing the command line (supporting short and
144 long options, switches and parameters of different types)
145 - it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
146 and BeOS (without thread support yet)
147 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
148 added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
150 - wxDir class for enumerating files in a directory
151 - wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
152 - wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
153 results for your platform (use ANSI functions where available)
154 - wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
155 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
157 - wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprecated wxArray::Remove(index)
161 - Added wxImage::Rotate.
162 - new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively
163 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu menagament
164 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
165 dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
166 - vertical toolbars supported by MSW and GTK native wxToolBar classes
167 - wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
168 - "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
170 - wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
171 MIME types if available (Unix only)
172 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
173 - TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
174 - PCX files can now be written (256 and 24 bits)
175 - validators may work recursively if wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY is set
176 - wxScrolledWindow now has keyboard interface
177 - wxTextEntryDialog may be used for entering passwords (supports wxTE_PASSWORD)
178 - added wxEncodingConverter and improved wxFontMapper
179 for dealing with convertions between different encodings,
180 charsets support in wxLocale and wxHTML
181 - wxDragImage class added
182 - samples/help improved to show standard and advanced HTML help
183 controllers, as well as native help
184 - moved wxTreeLayout class to main lib
188 - wxFrame::MakeFullScreen added.
189 - support for enhanced metafiles added, support for copying/pasting metafiles
190 (WMF and enhanced ones) fixed/added.
191 - implemented setting colours for push buttons
192 - wxStatusBar95 may be now used in dialogs, panels (not only frames) and can be
193 positioned along the top of the screen and not only at the bottom
194 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
195 - loading/saving big (> 32K) files in wxTextCtrl works
196 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
197 - wxBitmap/wxIcon may be constructed from XPM included into a program, as in
199 - returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
200 - VC++ makefiles and project files made (mostly) consistent
201 - wxSetCursorEvent added
205 - wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
206 - wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
207 - UpdateUI handlers may be used with wxTextCtrl
211 - wxMenu::Enable works
212 - wxToolBar bugs fixed
213 - OGL samples made to work again
217 - almost complete rewrite of wxHtmlHelpController,
218 including faster search, bookmarks, printing, setup dialog
219 and cross-platform binary compatible .cached files for faster
220 loading of large helpbooks, case insensitive search
221 splitted into 3 parts: wxHtmlHelpData, Frame and Controller
222 - added support for charsets and <meta> tag
223 - added support for font faces and justified paragraphs,
224 taken some steps to prepare wxHTML for frames
225 - added dynamic pushing/poping of wxHtmlParser tag handlers
226 - improved HTML printing
227 - added extensive table of HTML characters substitutions ( etc.)
228 - fixed wxHtmlWindow flickering, several minor bugfixes
229 - added some tags: <address>, <code>, <kbd>, <samp>, <small>, <big>,
230 fixed handling of relative and absolute font sizes in <font size>
233 NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
236 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
237 -----------------------
241 - JPEG support added.
242 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
246 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
248 - JPEG support added.
249 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
250 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
251 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
258 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
261 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
262 -------------------------------
267 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
271 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
272 - Fixed window cursor setting.
273 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
274 - Some makefile fixes.
282 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
283 - More topic overviews.
284 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
285 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
286 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
289 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
290 --------------------------
294 - wxExecute improved.
298 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
300 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
301 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
302 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
303 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
304 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
305 - Fixed focus-related crash.
309 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
310 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
314 - wxLocale documented.
315 - Added include filenames to class reference.
316 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
317 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
318 (though doesn't display help yet).
320 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
321 --------------------------
325 - Miscellaneous fixes.
329 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
331 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
335 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
336 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
337 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
338 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
339 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
340 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
341 crashes for some reason).
342 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
343 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
347 - Further doc improvements.
348 - wxGenericValidator added.
349 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
352 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
353 -------------------------
357 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
358 - wxToolTip class added.
359 - Miscellaneous fixes.
363 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
364 - Makefiles for more compilers.
365 - TWIN32 support added.
366 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
367 factored out program/library settings.
368 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
372 - A few more colour fixes.
373 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
374 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
375 - wxChoice crash fix.
376 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
380 - wxBusyCursor class added.
382 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
391 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
395 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
397 - Cured some widget table clashes.
398 - Added thread support (Robert).
399 - wxPoem sample now works.
403 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
404 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
405 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
407 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
408 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
410 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
412 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
413 --------------------------
419 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
422 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
423 ----------------------------
427 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
428 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
429 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
430 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
431 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
433 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
434 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
439 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
440 without (permanently) resizing the window.
441 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
442 that disabled scrollbar paging.
443 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
445 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
446 when any button was pressed.
447 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
448 have a white background.
449 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
450 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
451 they have sensible colours by default.
452 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
453 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
454 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
455 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
456 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
458 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
459 ----------------------------
463 - More documentation updates, especially for
464 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
465 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
467 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
468 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
469 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
471 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
475 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
476 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
478 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
479 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
480 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
481 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
482 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
483 the debugging implementation.
484 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
485 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
486 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
487 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
488 - Added a parent-existance check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
489 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
490 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
492 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
494 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
495 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
496 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
497 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
498 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
499 - wxNotebook almost done.
500 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
501 to vertical toolbars).
505 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
507 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
508 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
509 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
511 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
512 ----------------------------
516 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
518 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
519 - A few more makefiles added.
520 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
521 - Further doc updates.
522 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
526 - First start at Motif port.
527 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
528 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
529 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
530 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
532 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
533 --------------------------
538 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
539 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
540 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
541 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
542 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
543 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
544 so event can travel up the window hierachy.
546 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
547 ------------------------
551 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
552 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
553 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
554 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
555 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
556 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
557 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
559 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
561 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
562 -----------------------
566 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
567 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
568 Windows functions, for efficiency.
569 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
570 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
572 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
573 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
575 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
576 -----------------------
580 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
581 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
583 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
584 -----------------------
588 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
589 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
591 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
592 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
593 wxMenuItem accessors.
594 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
595 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
596 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
597 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
598 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
599 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
600 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
601 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
602 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
603 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
604 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
605 first, then doing the assignment.
606 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
607 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
611 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
612 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
614 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
615 ----------------------
619 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
620 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
621 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
622 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
623 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
624 require application-supplied positioning code though.
625 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
626 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
627 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
629 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
630 ------------------------
634 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
636 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
637 compilation and pragmas.
638 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
639 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
643 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
644 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
645 compilation and pragmas.
646 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
648 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
649 ------------------------
653 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
654 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
656 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
657 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
658 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
659 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
661 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
662 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
663 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
665 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
666 compatibility functions.
667 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
668 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
669 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
670 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
671 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
672 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
673 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
677 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
679 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
680 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
682 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
684 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
685 ------------------------
689 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
690 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
691 cleaned up properly before exit.
692 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
694 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
695 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
696 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
698 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
699 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
701 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
702 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
703 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
704 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
708 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
709 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
710 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
711 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
712 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
713 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
714 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
715 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
716 allow better control of memory.
717 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
719 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
720 float to long in wxToolBar files.
722 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
723 ------------------------
727 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
728 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
729 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
730 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
731 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
732 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
733 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
734 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
735 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
736 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
737 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
738 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
740 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
741 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
742 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
743 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
744 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
745 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
746 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
747 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
748 internal implementation.
749 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
750 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
751 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
755 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
756 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
757 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
758 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
759 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
761 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
762 --------------------------
766 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
767 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
768 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
770 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
771 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
772 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
773 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
775 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
776 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
781 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
782 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
783 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
785 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
786 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
788 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
789 created dynamically, not as a global object.
790 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
791 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
792 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
793 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
795 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
796 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
797 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
798 added a few references to wxTransString.
799 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
800 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
801 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
802 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
803 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
804 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
805 - Cured some lemory leaks (thanks Vadim).
806 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
807 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
810 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
811 --------------------------
815 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
816 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
817 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
818 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
819 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
820 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
821 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
822 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
823 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
824 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
825 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
827 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
828 to help printing with multiple pages.
829 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
830 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
831 implementation updated to use these base classes.
832 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
833 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
834 WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
835 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
836 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
837 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
838 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
839 New files from Vadim:
845 src\common\string.cpp
849 No longer use GNU wxString files.
850 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
851 src\common\filefn.cpp.
852 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
853 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
854 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
855 including changes to defs.h.
856 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
858 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
860 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
861 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
863 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
865 Alpha 3, September 1997
866 -----------------------
870 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
871 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
872 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
873 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
874 - Started documentation.
876 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
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881 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
882 with MetroWerks compiler.
883 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
884 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
885 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
886 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
887 for testing purposes.
888 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
890 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
891 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
893 - Added back wxRadioBox.
894 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
897 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
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902 At this point, the following has been achieved:
904 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
905 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
906 wxString instead of char *.
907 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
908 old system event system) and code size reduced.
909 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
910 as wxbWindow now removed.
911 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
912 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
914 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
915 MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
916 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
918 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
919 settings mucho rationalised.
920 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
921 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
923 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
924 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
925 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
926 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
927 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
928 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
930 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
931 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
933 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
934 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
935 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
936 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
937 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
938 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
939 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
940 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
941 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
942 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
944 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
945 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
947 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
948 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
949 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
950 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
951 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
952 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
954 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
955 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
956 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
957 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
958 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
959 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).