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
59 New port: wxUniv for Win32/GTK+ is now included in the distribution.
64 - wxGetDiskSpace() function added (Jonothan Farr, Markus Fieber)
65 - wxTextBuffer and wxTextFile(wxStream) added (Morten Hanssen)
66 - more fixes to wxMBConv classes. Conversion to and from wchar_t now works with
67 glibc 2.2 as well as with glibc 2.1. Unix version now checks for iconv()'s
68 capabilities at runtime instead of in the configure script.
72 - support for virtual list control added
73 - column images in report mode of the list control
74 - wxFindReplaceDialog added (based on work of Markus Greither)
75 - wxTextCtrl::SetMaxLength() added (wxMSW/wxGTK)
76 - polygon support in wxRegion (Klaas Holwerda)
77 - wxStreamToTextRedirector to allow easily redirect cout to wxTextCtrl added
78 - fixed bug with using wxExecute() to capture huge amounts of output
79 - new wxCalendarCtrl styles added (Søren Erland Vestø)
80 - wxWizard changes: loading from WXR support, help button (Robert Cavanaugh)
81 - wxDirSelector() added (Paul A. Thiessen)
82 - wxGrid cell editing veto support (Roger Gammans)
83 - wxListCtrl ITEM_FOCUSED event added
84 - support for ICO files in wxImage added (Chris Elliott)
88 - support for the DBCS fonts (CP 932, 936, 949, 950) (Nathan Cook)
92 - fixed popup menu positioning bug
96 - new HTML parser with correct parsing of character entities and fixes
98 - added support for animated GIFs
106 - Fixed new charset detection code
107 - ODBC Informix fixes (submitted by Roger Gammans)
108 - Added ODBC date support to wxVariant
109 - Added wxDir::Traverse
110 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker class
111 - Removed redundant wxDebugContext functions using C++ streams,
112 so now standard stream usage should be unnecessary
116 - Added wxDbGrid class for displaying ODBC tables
117 - Added EVT_GRID_EDITOR_CREATED and wxGridEditorCreatedEvent so the
118 user code can get access to the edit control when it is created, (to
119 push on a custom event handler for example)
120 - Added wxTextAttr class and SetStyle, SetDefaultStyle and
121 GetDefaultStyle methods to wxTextCtrl
122 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker
123 - Improvements to Tex2RTF
124 - Added Paul and Roger Gammans' grid controls
125 - Bug in wxDocument::Save logic corrected, whereby Save didn't save when not
127 - Fixed memory leak in textcmn.cpp
128 - Various wxXML enhancements
129 - Removed wxCLIP_CHILDREN style from wxSplitterWindow
130 - Fixed memory leak in DoPrint, htmprint.cpp
131 - Fixed calendar sample bug with using wxCommandEvent::GetInt()
133 - Added wxDbGrid combining wxODBC classes with wxGrid
134 - Added more makefiles and project files for contrib hierarchy
138 - Fixed wxApp::ProcessMessage so controls don't lose their
139 accelerators when the accelerators are redefined elsewhere
140 - Accelerators consisting of simple keystrokes (without control,
141 alt or shift) now work
142 - Compile fixes for Watcom C++ added
143 - Compile fixes for Cygwin 1.0 added
144 - Use SetForegroundWindow() in wxWindow::Raise() instead of BringWindowToTop()
145 - Replaced wxYield() call in PopupMenu() by a much safer
146 wxYieldForCommandsOnly() - fixes tree ctrl popup menu bug and other ones
147 - Enter processing in wxSpinCtrl fixed
148 - Fixed bug in determining the best listbox size
149 - Fix for wxFrame's last focus bug
150 - We now send iconize events
151 - Fixed wxFrame::SetClientSize() with toolbar bug
152 - Added mousewheel processing
153 - Added wxSystemSettings::Get/SetOption so we can configure
154 wxWindows at run time; used this to implement no-maskblt option
156 - Fixed bug when using MDIS_ALLCHILDSTYLES style: so now MDI
157 child frame styles are honoured
161 - Fixed slider rounding bug
162 - Added code to set wxFont's default encoding to wxLocale::GetSystemEncoding()
163 - We now send iconize events
164 - Fix for discrepancies between wxNotebookEvent and wxNotebook
165 GetSelection() results
172 - fixed problem with wxURL when using static version of the library
173 - wxZipFSHandler::FindFirst() and FindNext() now correctly list directories
174 - wxMimeTypesManager now can create file associations too (Chris Elliott)
175 - wxCopyFile() respects the file permissions (Roland Scholz)
176 - wxFTP::GetFileSize() added (Søren Erland Vestø)
177 - wxDateTime::IsSameDate() bug fixed
178 - wxTimeSpan::Format() now behaves more as expected, see docs
179 - wxLocale now provides much more convenient API for setting language and
180 detecting current system language. New API is more abstracted and truly
181 cross-platform, independent of underlying C runtime library.
185 - new wxToggleButton class (John Norris, Axel Schlueter)
186 - wxCalendarCtrl not highlighting the date with time part bug fixed
187 - wxADJUST_MINSIZE sizer flag added
188 - FindOrCreateBrush/Pen() bug fix for invalid colour values
189 - new wxXPMHandler for reading and writing XPM images
190 - added new (now recommended) API for conversion between wxImage and wxBitmap
191 (wxBitmap::ConvertToImage() and wxBitmap::wxBitmap(wxImage&) instead of
192 wxImage methods and ctor)
193 - ODBC classes now support DB2, Interbase, and Pervasive SQL
194 - ODBC documentation complete!!
195 - ODBC classes have much Unicode support added, but not complete
196 - ODBC experimental BLOB support added, but not completely tested
197 - ODBC NULL column support completed (Roger/Paul Gammans)
198 - ODBC All "char *" and char arrays removed and replaced with wxString use
202 - threads: bug in wxCondition::Broadcast fixed (Pieter van der Meulen)
203 - fixed bug in MDI children flags (mis)handling
204 - it is possible to compile wxCHMHelpController with compilers
205 other than Visual C++ now and hhctrl.ocx is loaded at runtime
209 - added support for wchar_t (wxUSE_WCHAR_T) under Unix
213 - mew feature, wxHtmlProcessor for on-the-fly modification of HTML markup
214 - visual enhancements to contents panel of wxHtmlHelpController
221 - Fixed bug with directories with trailing (back)slashes in wxPathExists
222 - wxString: added wxArrayString::operator==() and !=()
223 - Fixes for wxCmdLineParser
224 - Added wxGetLocalTimeMillis
225 - Completed Czech translations
226 - Some stream corrections
227 - added missing consts to wxPoint operators
228 - wxDateTime ParseFormat fixes
229 - wxFile::Open(write_append) will create file if it doesn't exist
230 - small fixes to MIME mailcap test command handling, more MIME tests in the sample
234 - wxGenericDragImage now allows virtual image drawing, and
235 flicker-free dragging is now possible
236 - Added wxPrinter::GetLastError
237 - Fixed wxLogGui reentrancy problem
238 - Paper names now translated
240 - Generic validator now caters for more cases (integers in
241 wxTextCtrl, strings in wxChoice, wxComboBox)
242 - Fixed crash when docview On... functions return FALSE. Show
243 error message when an non-existent filename is typed into the Open
245 - Corrected Baltic font encoding handling
246 - wxImage: enhanced TIFF code, added new platform-independent BMP
248 - wxKeyEvent::GetKeyCode() and HasModifiers() added and documented
249 - Fixed wxPropertyForm crashes in sample
250 - wxWizard now calls TransferDataFromWindow() before calling
251 wxWizardPage::GetNext() fixing an obvious bug
255 - wxWindow::GetCharWidth/Height now calculated accurately.
256 This will affect all .wxr dialog resources, so for
257 backward compatibility, please set
258 wxDIALOG_UNIT_COMPATIBILITY to 1 in setup.h
259 - wxListCtrl: set item text in LIST_ITEM_ACTIVATED events
260 - wxTextCtrl: implemented setting colours for rich edit controls
261 - wxColour now accepts both grey and gray
262 - BC++ DLL compilation fixed
263 - Watcom C++ makefiles improved for JPEG and TIFF compilation
264 - Fixed submenu accelerator bug
265 - Fixed dialog focus bug (crash if the previous window to have
266 the focus was destroyed before the dialog closed)
267 - Too-small default wxTextCtrl height fixed
268 - fixed "missing" initial resize of wxMDIChildFrame
269 - wxFrame restores focus better
270 - Now ignore wxTHICK_FRAME in wxWindow constructor: only relevant to
271 frames anddialogs, interferes with other window styles otherwise
272 (sometimes you'd get a thick frame in a subwindow)
273 - wxTextCtrl insertion point set to the beginning of the control by SetValue
274 - Fix so wxMDIParentFrame is actually shown when Show(TRUE) is called.
275 - wxFileDialog: adjusts struct size if there's an error (struct
276 sizes can be different on different versions of Windows)
277 - wxImageList::GetSize() documented and added to wxMSW
278 - fixed default dialog style to make them non resizeable again
279 - fixed wxFrame::IsShown() which always returned TRUE before
283 - Please see docs/gtk/changes.txt.
287 - Small compilation fixes
303 - Added wxCHMHelpController, for invoking MS HTML Help
304 files. This works under VC++ only
305 - Modal dialog handling improved
306 - Printer dialog now modal
321 - Added docs/tech for technical notes
325 - Started new contrib hierarchy that mirrors
326 the main lib structure; moved OGL and MMedia into it
331 - wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
332 available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
333 - wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
334 - wxCmdLineParser class for parsing the command line (supporting short and
335 long options, switches and parameters of different types)
336 - it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
337 and BeOS (without thread support yet)
338 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
339 added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
341 - wxDir class for enumerating files in a directory
342 - wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
343 - wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
344 results for your platform (use ANSI functions where available)
345 - wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
346 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
348 - wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprecated wxArray::Remove(index)
352 - Added wxImage::Rotate.
353 - new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively
354 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu menagament
355 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
356 dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
357 - vertical toolbars supported by MSW and GTK native wxToolBar classes
358 - wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
359 - "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
361 - wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
362 MIME types if available (Unix only)
363 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
364 - TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
365 - PCX files can now be written (256 and 24 bits)
366 - validators may work recursively if wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY is set
367 - wxScrolledWindow now has keyboard interface
368 - wxTextEntryDialog may be used for entering passwords (supports wxTE_PASSWORD)
369 - added wxEncodingConverter and improved wxFontMapper
370 for dealing with convertions between different encodings,
371 charsets support in wxLocale and wxHTML
372 - wxDragImage class added
373 - samples/help improved to show standard and advanced HTML help
374 controllers, as well as native help
375 - moved wxTreeLayout class to main lib
379 - wxFrame::MakeFullScreen added.
380 - support for enhanced metafiles added, support for copying/pasting metafiles
381 (WMF and enhanced ones) fixed/added.
382 - implemented setting colours for push buttons
383 - wxStatusBar95 may be now used in dialogs, panels (not only frames) and can be
384 positioned along the top of the screen and not only at the bottom
385 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
386 - loading/saving big (> 32K) files in wxTextCtrl works
387 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
388 - wxBitmap/wxIcon may be constructed from XPM included into a program, as in
390 - returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
391 - VC++ makefiles and project files made (mostly) consistent
392 - wxSetCursorEvent added
396 - wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
397 - wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
398 - UpdateUI handlers may be used with wxTextCtrl
402 - wxMenu::Enable works
403 - wxToolBar bugs fixed
404 - OGL samples made to work again
408 - almost complete rewrite of wxHtmlHelpController,
409 including faster search, bookmarks, printing, setup dialog
410 and cross-platform binary compatible .cached files for faster
411 loading of large helpbooks, case insensitive search
412 splitted into 3 parts: wxHtmlHelpData, Frame and Controller
413 - added support for charsets and <meta> tag
414 - added support for font faces and justified paragraphs,
415 taken some steps to prepare wxHTML for frames
416 - added dynamic pushing/poping of wxHtmlParser tag handlers
417 - improved HTML printing
418 - added extensive table of HTML characters substitutions ( etc.)
419 - fixed wxHtmlWindow flickering, several minor bugfixes
420 - added some tags: <address>, <code>, <kbd>, <samp>, <small>, <big>,
421 fixed handling of relative and absolute font sizes in <font size>
424 NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
427 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
428 -----------------------
432 - JPEG support added.
433 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
437 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
439 - JPEG support added.
440 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
441 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
442 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
449 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
452 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
453 -------------------------------
458 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
462 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
463 - Fixed window cursor setting.
464 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
465 - Some makefile fixes.
473 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
474 - More topic overviews.
475 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
476 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
477 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
480 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
481 --------------------------
485 - wxExecute improved.
489 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
491 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
492 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
493 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
494 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
495 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
496 - Fixed focus-related crash.
500 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
501 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
505 - wxLocale documented.
506 - Added include filenames to class reference.
507 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
508 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
509 (though doesn't display help yet).
511 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
512 --------------------------
516 - Miscellaneous fixes.
520 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
522 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
526 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
527 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
528 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
529 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
530 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
531 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
532 crashes for some reason).
533 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
534 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
538 - Further doc improvements.
539 - wxGenericValidator added.
540 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
543 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
544 -------------------------
548 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
549 - wxToolTip class added.
550 - Miscellaneous fixes.
554 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
555 - Makefiles for more compilers.
556 - TWIN32 support added.
557 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
558 factored out program/library settings.
559 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
563 - A few more colour fixes.
564 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
565 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
566 - wxChoice crash fix.
567 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
571 - wxBusyCursor class added.
573 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
582 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
586 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
588 - Cured some widget table clashes.
589 - Added thread support (Robert).
590 - wxPoem sample now works.
594 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
595 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
596 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
598 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
599 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
601 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
603 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
604 --------------------------
610 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
613 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
614 ----------------------------
618 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
619 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
620 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
621 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
622 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
624 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
625 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
630 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
631 without (permanently) resizing the window.
632 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
633 that disabled scrollbar paging.
634 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
636 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
637 when any button was pressed.
638 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
639 have a white background.
640 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
641 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
642 they have sensible colours by default.
643 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
644 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
645 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
646 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
647 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
649 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
650 ----------------------------
654 - More documentation updates, especially for
655 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
656 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
658 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
659 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
660 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
662 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
666 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
667 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
669 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
670 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
671 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
672 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
673 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
674 the debugging implementation.
675 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
676 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
677 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
678 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
679 - Added a parent-existance check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
680 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
681 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
683 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
685 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
686 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
687 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
688 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
689 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
690 - wxNotebook almost done.
691 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
692 to vertical toolbars).
696 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
698 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
699 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
700 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
702 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
703 ----------------------------
707 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
709 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
710 - A few more makefiles added.
711 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
712 - Further doc updates.
713 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
717 - First start at Motif port.
718 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
719 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
720 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
721 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
723 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
724 --------------------------
729 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
730 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
731 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
732 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
733 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
734 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
735 so event can travel up the window hierachy.
737 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
738 ------------------------
742 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
743 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
744 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
745 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
746 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
747 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
748 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
750 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
752 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
753 -----------------------
757 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
758 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
759 Windows functions, for efficiency.
760 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
761 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
763 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
764 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
766 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
767 -----------------------
771 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
772 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
774 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
775 -----------------------
779 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
780 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
782 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
783 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
784 wxMenuItem accessors.
785 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
786 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
787 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
788 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
789 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
790 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
791 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
792 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
793 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
794 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
795 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
796 first, then doing the assignment.
797 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
798 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
802 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
803 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
805 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
806 ----------------------
810 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
811 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
812 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
813 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
814 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
815 require application-supplied positioning code though.
816 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
817 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
818 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
820 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
821 ------------------------
825 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
827 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
828 compilation and pragmas.
829 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
830 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
834 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
835 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
836 compilation and pragmas.
837 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
839 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
840 ------------------------
844 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
845 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
847 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
848 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
849 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
850 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
852 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
853 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
854 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
856 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
857 compatibility functions.
858 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
859 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
860 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
861 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
862 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
863 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
864 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
868 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
870 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
871 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
873 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
875 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
876 ------------------------
880 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
881 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
882 cleaned up properly before exit.
883 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
885 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
886 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
887 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
889 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
890 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
892 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
893 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
894 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
895 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
899 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
900 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
901 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
902 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
903 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
904 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
905 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
906 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
907 allow better control of memory.
908 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
910 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
911 float to long in wxToolBar files.
913 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
914 ------------------------
918 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
919 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
920 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
921 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
922 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
923 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
924 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
925 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
926 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
927 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
928 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
929 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
931 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
932 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
933 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
934 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
935 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
936 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
937 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
938 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
939 internal implementation.
940 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
941 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
942 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
946 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
947 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
948 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
949 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
950 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
952 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
953 --------------------------
957 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
958 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
959 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
961 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
962 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
963 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
964 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
966 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
967 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
972 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
973 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
974 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
976 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
977 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
979 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
980 created dynamically, not as a global object.
981 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
982 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
983 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
984 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
986 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
987 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
988 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
989 added a few references to wxTransString.
990 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
991 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
992 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
993 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
994 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
995 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
996 - Cured some lemory leaks (thanks Vadim).
997 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
998 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
1001 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
1002 --------------------------
1006 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
1007 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
1008 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
1009 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
1010 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
1011 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
1012 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
1013 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
1014 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
1015 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
1016 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
1018 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
1019 to help printing with multiple pages.
1020 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
1021 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
1022 implementation updated to use these base classes.
1023 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
1024 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
1025 WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
1026 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
1027 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
1028 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
1029 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
1030 New files from Vadim:
1036 src\common\string.cpp
1040 No longer use GNU wxString files.
1041 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
1042 src\common\filefn.cpp.
1043 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
1044 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
1045 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
1046 including changes to defs.h.
1047 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
1049 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
1051 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
1052 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
1054 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
1056 Alpha 3, September 1997
1057 -----------------------
1061 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
1062 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
1063 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
1064 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
1065 - Started documentation.
1067 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
1068 ------------------------
1072 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
1073 with MetroWerks compiler.
1074 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
1075 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
1076 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
1077 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
1078 for testing purposes.
1079 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
1081 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
1082 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
1084 - Added back wxRadioBox.
1085 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
1088 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
1089 -----------------------
1093 At this point, the following has been achieved:
1095 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
1096 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
1097 wxString instead of char *.
1098 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
1099 old system event system) and code size reduced.
1100 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
1101 as wxbWindow now removed.
1102 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
1103 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
1105 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
1106 MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
1107 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
1109 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
1110 settings mucho rationalised.
1111 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
1112 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
1114 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
1115 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
1116 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
1117 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
1118 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
1119 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
1121 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
1122 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
1124 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
1125 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
1126 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
1127 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
1128 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
1129 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
1130 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
1131 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
1132 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
1133 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
1135 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
1136 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
1138 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
1139 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
1140 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
1141 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
1142 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
1143 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
1145 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
1146 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
1147 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
1148 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
1149 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
1150 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).