4 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.2.x
5 ================================
9 - wxArray<T>::Remove(size_t) has been removed to fix compilation problems
10 under 64 bit architectures, please replace it with RemoveAt() in your
13 - wxObject::CopyObject() and Clone() methods were removed because they
14 simply don't make sense for all objects
16 - wxEvent now has a pure virtual Clone() method which must be implemented
17 by all derived classes, if you have user-defined event classes please
18 add "wxEvent *Clone() const { return new MyEvent(*this); }" line to them
22 - the event type constants are not constants any more but are dynamically
23 allocated during run-time which means that they can't be used as case labels
24 in the switch()es, you must rewrite them to use if()s instead
26 You may also define WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_EVENT_TYPES to get the old behaviour
27 but this is strongly discouraged, please consider changing your codei
30 - wxYES_NO is now wxYES | wxNO and the manifest values of both wxYES and wxNO
31 have changed (to fix some unfortunate clashes), please check your code to
32 ensure that no tests for wxYES or wxNO are broken: for example, the following
33 will *NOT* work any longer:
35 if ( flags & wxYES_NO )
38 ... do something else ...
40 - wxGLCanvas now derives directly from wxWindow, not wxScrolledWindow
42 - wxGridCellAttrProvider class API changed, you will need to update your code
43 if you derived any classes from it
47 - build system changed: setup.h is not a static file in include/wx any more
48 but is created as part of the build process under lib/<toolkit>/wx/include
49 where <toolkit> is of the form (msw|univ)[dll][u][d]. You'll need to update
50 the include path in your make/project files appropriately.
52 - child frames appear in the taskbar by default now, use wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR
53 style to avoid it, wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT style is now obsolete and has no
58 - You should use `wx-config --cxxflags` in your makefiles instead of
59 `wx-config --cflags` for compiling C++ files. CXXFLAGS contains CFLAGS
60 and the compiler flags for C++ files only, CFLAGS should still be used
61 to compile pure C files.
68 - fixes to the command line parsing error and usage messages
69 - modified wxFileName::CreateTempFileName() to open the file atomically
70 (if possible) and, especially, not to leak the file descriptors under Unix
74 - fixed flicker in wxTreeCtrl::SetItemXXX()
79 New port: wxUniv for Win32/GTK+ is now included in the distribution.
84 - wxGetDiskSpace() function added (Jonothan Farr, Markus Fieber)
85 - wxTextBuffer and wxTextFile(wxStream) added (Morten Hanssen)
86 - more fixes to wxMBConv classes. Conversion to and from wchar_t now works with
87 glibc 2.2 as well as with glibc 2.1. Unix version now checks for iconv()'s
88 capabilities at runtime instead of in the configure script.
92 - support for virtual list control added
93 - column images in report mode of the list control
94 - wxFindReplaceDialog added (based on work of Markus Greither)
95 - wxTextCtrl::SetMaxLength() added (wxMSW/wxGTK)
96 - polygon support in wxRegion (Klaas Holwerda)
97 - wxStreamToTextRedirector to allow easily redirect cout to wxTextCtrl added
98 - fixed bug with using wxExecute() to capture huge amounts of output
99 - new wxCalendarCtrl styles added (Søren Erland Vestø)
100 - wxWizard changes: loading from WXR support, help button (Robert Cavanaugh)
101 - wxDirSelector() added (Paul A. Thiessen)
102 - wxGrid cell editing veto support (Roger Gammans)
103 - wxListCtrl ITEM_FOCUSED event added
104 - support for ICO files in wxImage added (Chris Elliott)
108 - support for the DBCS fonts (CP 932, 936, 949, 950) (Nathan Cook)
112 - fixed popup menu positioning bug
116 - new HTML parser with correct parsing of character entities and fixes
118 - added support for animated GIFs
126 - Fixed new charset detection code
127 - ODBC Informix fixes (submitted by Roger Gammans)
128 - Added ODBC date support to wxVariant
129 - Added wxDir::Traverse
130 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker class
131 - Removed redundant wxDebugContext functions using C++ streams,
132 so now standard stream usage should be unnecessary
136 - Added wxDbGrid class for displaying ODBC tables
137 - Added EVT_GRID_EDITOR_CREATED and wxGridEditorCreatedEvent so the
138 user code can get access to the edit control when it is created, (to
139 push on a custom event handler for example)
140 - Added wxTextAttr class and SetStyle, SetDefaultStyle and
141 GetDefaultStyle methods to wxTextCtrl
142 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker
143 - Improvements to Tex2RTF
144 - Added Paul and Roger Gammans' grid controls
145 - Bug in wxDocument::Save logic corrected, whereby Save didn't save when not
147 - Fixed memory leak in textcmn.cpp
148 - Various wxXML enhancements
149 - Removed wxCLIP_CHILDREN style from wxSplitterWindow
150 - Fixed memory leak in DoPrint, htmprint.cpp
151 - Fixed calendar sample bug with using wxCommandEvent::GetInt()
153 - Added wxDbGrid combining wxODBC classes with wxGrid
154 - Added more makefiles and project files for contrib hierarchy
158 - Fixed wxApp::ProcessMessage so controls don't lose their
159 accelerators when the accelerators are redefined elsewhere
160 - Accelerators consisting of simple keystrokes (without control,
161 alt or shift) now work
162 - Compile fixes for Watcom C++ added
163 - Compile fixes for Cygwin 1.0 added
164 - Use SetForegroundWindow() in wxWindow::Raise() instead of BringWindowToTop()
165 - Replaced wxYield() call in PopupMenu() by a much safer
166 wxYieldForCommandsOnly() - fixes tree ctrl popup menu bug and other ones
167 - Enter processing in wxSpinCtrl fixed
168 - Fixed bug in determining the best listbox size
169 - Fix for wxFrame's last focus bug
170 - We now send iconize events
171 - Fixed wxFrame::SetClientSize() with toolbar bug
172 - Added mousewheel processing
173 - Added wxSystemSettings::Get/SetOption so we can configure
174 wxWindows at run time; used this to implement no-maskblt option
176 - Fixed bug when using MDIS_ALLCHILDSTYLES style: so now MDI
177 child frame styles are honoured
181 - Fixed slider rounding bug
182 - Added code to set wxFont's default encoding to wxLocale::GetSystemEncoding()
183 - We now send iconize events
184 - Fix for discrepancies between wxNotebookEvent and wxNotebook
185 GetSelection() results
192 - fixed problem with wxURL when using static version of the library
193 - wxZipFSHandler::FindFirst() and FindNext() now correctly list directories
194 - wxMimeTypesManager now can create file associations too (Chris Elliott)
195 - wxCopyFile() respects the file permissions (Roland Scholz)
196 - wxFTP::GetFileSize() added (Søren Erland Vestø)
197 - wxDateTime::IsSameDate() bug fixed
198 - wxTimeSpan::Format() now behaves more as expected, see docs
199 - wxLocale now provides much more convenient API for setting language and
200 detecting current system language. New API is more abstracted and truly
201 cross-platform, independent of underlying C runtime library.
205 - new wxToggleButton class (John Norris, Axel Schlueter)
206 - wxCalendarCtrl not highlighting the date with time part bug fixed
207 - wxADJUST_MINSIZE sizer flag added
208 - FindOrCreateBrush/Pen() bug fix for invalid colour values
209 - new wxXPMHandler for reading and writing XPM images
210 - added new (now recommended) API for conversion between wxImage and wxBitmap
211 (wxBitmap::ConvertToImage() and wxBitmap::wxBitmap(wxImage&) instead of
212 wxImage methods and ctor)
213 - ODBC classes now support DB2, Interbase, and Pervasive SQL
214 - ODBC documentation complete!!
215 - ODBC classes have much Unicode support added, but not complete
216 - ODBC experimental BLOB support added, but not completely tested
217 - ODBC NULL column support completed (Roger/Paul Gammans)
218 - ODBC All "char *" and char arrays removed and replaced with wxString use
222 - threads: bug in wxCondition::Broadcast fixed (Pieter van der Meulen)
223 - fixed bug in MDI children flags (mis)handling
224 - it is possible to compile wxCHMHelpController with compilers
225 other than Visual C++ now and hhctrl.ocx is loaded at runtime
229 - added support for wchar_t (wxUSE_WCHAR_T) under Unix
233 - mew feature, wxHtmlProcessor for on-the-fly modification of HTML markup
234 - visual enhancements to contents panel of wxHtmlHelpController
241 - Fixed bug with directories with trailing (back)slashes in wxPathExists
242 - wxString: added wxArrayString::operator==() and !=()
243 - Fixes for wxCmdLineParser
244 - Added wxGetLocalTimeMillis
245 - Completed Czech translations
246 - Some stream corrections
247 - added missing consts to wxPoint operators
248 - wxDateTime ParseFormat fixes
249 - wxFile::Open(write_append) will create file if it doesn't exist
250 - small fixes to MIME mailcap test command handling, more MIME tests in the sample
254 - wxGenericDragImage now allows virtual image drawing, and
255 flicker-free dragging is now possible
256 - Added wxPrinter::GetLastError
257 - Fixed wxLogGui reentrancy problem
258 - Paper names now translated
260 - Generic validator now caters for more cases (integers in
261 wxTextCtrl, strings in wxChoice, wxComboBox)
262 - Fixed crash when docview On... functions return FALSE. Show
263 error message when an non-existent filename is typed into the Open
265 - Corrected Baltic font encoding handling
266 - wxImage: enhanced TIFF code, added new platform-independent BMP
268 - wxKeyEvent::GetKeyCode() and HasModifiers() added and documented
269 - Fixed wxPropertyForm crashes in sample
270 - wxWizard now calls TransferDataFromWindow() before calling
271 wxWizardPage::GetNext() fixing an obvious bug
275 - wxWindow::GetCharWidth/Height now calculated accurately.
276 This will affect all .wxr dialog resources, so for
277 backward compatibility, please set
278 wxDIALOG_UNIT_COMPATIBILITY to 1 in setup.h
279 - wxListCtrl: set item text in LIST_ITEM_ACTIVATED events
280 - wxTextCtrl: implemented setting colours for rich edit controls
281 - wxColour now accepts both grey and gray
282 - BC++ DLL compilation fixed
283 - Watcom C++ makefiles improved for JPEG and TIFF compilation
284 - Fixed submenu accelerator bug
285 - Fixed dialog focus bug (crash if the previous window to have
286 the focus was destroyed before the dialog closed)
287 - Too-small default wxTextCtrl height fixed
288 - fixed "missing" initial resize of wxMDIChildFrame
289 - wxFrame restores focus better
290 - Now ignore wxTHICK_FRAME in wxWindow constructor: only relevant to
291 frames anddialogs, interferes with other window styles otherwise
292 (sometimes you'd get a thick frame in a subwindow)
293 - wxTextCtrl insertion point set to the beginning of the control by SetValue
294 - Fix so wxMDIParentFrame is actually shown when Show(TRUE) is called.
295 - wxFileDialog: adjusts struct size if there's an error (struct
296 sizes can be different on different versions of Windows)
297 - wxImageList::GetSize() documented and added to wxMSW
298 - fixed default dialog style to make them non resizeable again
299 - fixed wxFrame::IsShown() which always returned TRUE before
303 - Please see docs/gtk/changes.txt.
307 - Small compilation fixes
323 - Added wxCHMHelpController, for invoking MS HTML Help
324 files. This works under VC++ only
325 - Modal dialog handling improved
326 - Printer dialog now modal
341 - Added docs/tech for technical notes
345 - Started new contrib hierarchy that mirrors
346 the main lib structure; moved OGL and MMedia into it
351 - wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
352 available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
353 - wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
354 - wxCmdLineParser class for parsing the command line (supporting short and
355 long options, switches and parameters of different types)
356 - it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
357 and BeOS (without thread support yet)
358 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
359 added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
361 - wxDir class for enumerating files in a directory
362 - wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
363 - wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
364 results for your platform (use ANSI functions where available)
365 - wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
366 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
368 - wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprecated wxArray::Remove(index)
372 - Added wxImage::Rotate.
373 - new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively
374 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu menagament
375 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
376 dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
377 - vertical toolbars supported by MSW and GTK native wxToolBar classes
378 - wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
379 - "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
381 - wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
382 MIME types if available (Unix only)
383 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
384 - TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
385 - PCX files can now be written (256 and 24 bits)
386 - validators may work recursively if wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY is set
387 - wxScrolledWindow now has keyboard interface
388 - wxTextEntryDialog may be used for entering passwords (supports wxTE_PASSWORD)
389 - added wxEncodingConverter and improved wxFontMapper
390 for dealing with convertions between different encodings,
391 charsets support in wxLocale and wxHTML
392 - wxDragImage class added
393 - samples/help improved to show standard and advanced HTML help
394 controllers, as well as native help
395 - moved wxTreeLayout class to main lib
399 - wxFrame::MakeFullScreen added.
400 - support for enhanced metafiles added, support for copying/pasting metafiles
401 (WMF and enhanced ones) fixed/added.
402 - implemented setting colours for push buttons
403 - wxStatusBar95 may be now used in dialogs, panels (not only frames) and can be
404 positioned along the top of the screen and not only at the bottom
405 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
406 - loading/saving big (> 32K) files in wxTextCtrl works
407 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
408 - wxBitmap/wxIcon may be constructed from XPM included into a program, as in
410 - returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
411 - VC++ makefiles and project files made (mostly) consistent
412 - wxSetCursorEvent added
416 - wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
417 - wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
418 - UpdateUI handlers may be used with wxTextCtrl
422 - wxMenu::Enable works
423 - wxToolBar bugs fixed
424 - OGL samples made to work again
428 - almost complete rewrite of wxHtmlHelpController,
429 including faster search, bookmarks, printing, setup dialog
430 and cross-platform binary compatible .cached files for faster
431 loading of large helpbooks, case insensitive search
432 splitted into 3 parts: wxHtmlHelpData, Frame and Controller
433 - added support for charsets and <meta> tag
434 - added support for font faces and justified paragraphs,
435 taken some steps to prepare wxHTML for frames
436 - added dynamic pushing/poping of wxHtmlParser tag handlers
437 - improved HTML printing
438 - added extensive table of HTML characters substitutions ( etc.)
439 - fixed wxHtmlWindow flickering, several minor bugfixes
440 - added some tags: <address>, <code>, <kbd>, <samp>, <small>, <big>,
441 fixed handling of relative and absolute font sizes in <font size>
444 NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
447 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
448 -----------------------
452 - JPEG support added.
453 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
457 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
459 - JPEG support added.
460 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
461 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
462 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
469 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
472 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
473 -------------------------------
478 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
482 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
483 - Fixed window cursor setting.
484 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
485 - Some makefile fixes.
493 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
494 - More topic overviews.
495 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
496 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
497 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
500 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
501 --------------------------
505 - wxExecute improved.
509 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
511 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
512 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
513 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
514 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
515 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
516 - Fixed focus-related crash.
520 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
521 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
525 - wxLocale documented.
526 - Added include filenames to class reference.
527 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
528 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
529 (though doesn't display help yet).
531 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
532 --------------------------
536 - Miscellaneous fixes.
540 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
542 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
546 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
547 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
548 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
549 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
550 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
551 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
552 crashes for some reason).
553 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
554 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
558 - Further doc improvements.
559 - wxGenericValidator added.
560 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
563 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
564 -------------------------
568 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
569 - wxToolTip class added.
570 - Miscellaneous fixes.
574 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
575 - Makefiles for more compilers.
576 - TWIN32 support added.
577 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
578 factored out program/library settings.
579 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
583 - A few more colour fixes.
584 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
585 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
586 - wxChoice crash fix.
587 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
591 - wxBusyCursor class added.
593 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
602 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
606 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
608 - Cured some widget table clashes.
609 - Added thread support (Robert).
610 - wxPoem sample now works.
614 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
615 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
616 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
618 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
619 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
621 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
623 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
624 --------------------------
630 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
633 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
634 ----------------------------
638 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
639 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
640 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
641 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
642 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
644 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
645 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
650 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
651 without (permanently) resizing the window.
652 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
653 that disabled scrollbar paging.
654 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
656 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
657 when any button was pressed.
658 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
659 have a white background.
660 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
661 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
662 they have sensible colours by default.
663 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
664 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
665 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
666 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
667 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
669 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
670 ----------------------------
674 - More documentation updates, especially for
675 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
676 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
678 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
679 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
680 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
682 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
686 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
687 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
689 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
690 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
691 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
692 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
693 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
694 the debugging implementation.
695 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
696 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
697 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
698 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
699 - Added a parent-existance check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
700 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
701 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
703 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
705 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
706 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
707 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
708 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
709 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
710 - wxNotebook almost done.
711 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
712 to vertical toolbars).
716 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
718 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
719 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
720 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
722 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
723 ----------------------------
727 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
729 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
730 - A few more makefiles added.
731 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
732 - Further doc updates.
733 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
737 - First start at Motif port.
738 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
739 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
740 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
741 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
743 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
744 --------------------------
749 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
750 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
751 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
752 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
753 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
754 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
755 so event can travel up the window hierachy.
757 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
758 ------------------------
762 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
763 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
764 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
765 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
766 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
767 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
768 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
770 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
772 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
773 -----------------------
777 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
778 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
779 Windows functions, for efficiency.
780 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
781 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
783 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
784 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
786 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
787 -----------------------
791 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
792 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
794 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
795 -----------------------
799 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
800 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
802 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
803 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
804 wxMenuItem accessors.
805 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
806 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
807 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
808 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
809 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
810 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
811 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
812 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
813 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
814 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
815 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
816 first, then doing the assignment.
817 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
818 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
822 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
823 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
825 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
826 ----------------------
830 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
831 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
832 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
833 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
834 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
835 require application-supplied positioning code though.
836 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
837 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
838 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
840 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
841 ------------------------
845 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
847 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
848 compilation and pragmas.
849 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
850 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
854 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
855 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
856 compilation and pragmas.
857 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
859 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
860 ------------------------
864 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
865 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
867 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
868 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
869 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
870 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
872 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
873 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
874 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
876 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
877 compatibility functions.
878 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
879 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
880 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
881 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
882 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
883 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
884 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
888 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
890 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
891 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
893 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
895 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
896 ------------------------
900 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
901 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
902 cleaned up properly before exit.
903 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
905 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
906 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
907 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
909 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
910 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
912 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
913 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
914 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
915 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
919 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
920 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
921 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
922 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
923 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
924 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
925 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
926 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
927 allow better control of memory.
928 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
930 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
931 float to long in wxToolBar files.
933 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
934 ------------------------
938 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
939 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
940 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
941 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
942 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
943 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
944 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
945 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
946 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
947 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
948 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
949 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
951 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
952 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
953 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
954 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
955 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
956 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
957 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
958 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
959 internal implementation.
960 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
961 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
962 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
966 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
967 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
968 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
969 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
970 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
972 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
973 --------------------------
977 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
978 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
979 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
981 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
982 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
983 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
984 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
986 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
987 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
992 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
993 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
994 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
996 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
997 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
999 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
1000 created dynamically, not as a global object.
1001 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
1002 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
1003 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
1004 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
1005 - Added gcc pragmas.
1006 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
1007 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
1008 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
1009 added a few references to wxTransString.
1010 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
1011 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
1012 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
1013 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
1014 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
1015 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
1016 - Cured some lemory leaks (thanks Vadim).
1017 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
1018 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
1021 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
1022 --------------------------
1026 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
1027 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
1028 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
1029 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
1030 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
1031 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
1032 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
1033 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
1034 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
1035 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
1036 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
1038 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
1039 to help printing with multiple pages.
1040 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
1041 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
1042 implementation updated to use these base classes.
1043 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
1044 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
1045 WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
1046 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
1047 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
1048 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
1049 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
1050 New files from Vadim:
1056 src\common\string.cpp
1060 No longer use GNU wxString files.
1061 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
1062 src\common\filefn.cpp.
1063 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
1064 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
1065 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
1066 including changes to defs.h.
1067 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
1069 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
1071 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
1072 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
1074 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
1076 Alpha 3, September 1997
1077 -----------------------
1081 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
1082 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
1083 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
1084 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
1085 - Started documentation.
1087 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
1088 ------------------------
1092 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
1093 with MetroWerks compiler.
1094 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
1095 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
1096 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
1097 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
1098 for testing purposes.
1099 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
1101 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
1102 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
1104 - Added back wxRadioBox.
1105 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
1108 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
1109 -----------------------
1113 At this point, the following has been achieved:
1115 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
1116 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
1117 wxString instead of char *.
1118 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
1119 old system event system) and code size reduced.
1120 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
1121 as wxbWindow now removed.
1122 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
1123 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
1125 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
1126 MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
1127 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
1129 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
1130 settings mucho rationalised.
1131 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
1132 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
1134 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
1135 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
1136 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
1137 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
1138 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
1139 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
1141 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
1142 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
1144 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
1145 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
1146 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
1147 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
1148 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
1149 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
1150 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
1151 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
1152 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
1153 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
1155 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
1156 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
1158 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
1159 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
1160 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
1161 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
1162 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
1163 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
1165 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
1166 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
1167 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
1168 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
1169 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
1170 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).