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1 wxWindows 2 Change Log
2 ----------------------
3
4 NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
5 change log.
6
7 Major improvements are listed in readme.txt.
8
9 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
10 -----------------------
11
12 wxGTK:
13
14 - JPEG support added.
15 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
16
17 wxMSW:
18
19 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
20 SetTabSize added.
21 - JPEG support added.
22 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
23 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
24 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
25
26 wxMotif:
27
28
29 General:
30
31 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
32
33
34 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
35 -------------------------------
36
37 wxGTK:
38
39 - wxGLCanvas fixes.
40 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
41
42 wxMSW:
43
44 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
45 - Fixed window cursor setting.
46 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
47 - Some makefile fixes.
48
49 wxMotif:
50
51 - None.
52
53 General:
54
55 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
56 - More topic overviews.
57 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
58 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
59 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
60
61
62 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
63 --------------------------
64
65 wxGTK:
66
67 - wxExecute improved.
68
69 wxMSW:
70
71 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
72 expected).
73 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
74 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
75 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
76 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
77 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
78 - Fixed focus-related crash.
79
80 wxMotif:
81
82 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
83 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
84
85 General:
86
87 - wxLocale documented.
88 - Added include filenames to class reference.
89 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
90 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
91 (though doesn't display help yet).
92
93 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
94 --------------------------
95
96 wxGTK:
97
98 - Miscellaneous fixes.
99
100 wxMSW:
101
102 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
103 rationalised.
104 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
105
106 wxMotif:
107
108 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
109 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
110 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
111 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
112 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
113 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
114 crashes for some reason).
115 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
116 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
117
118 General:
119
120 - Further doc improvements.
121 - wxGenericValidator added.
122 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
123 automatically.
124
125 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
126 -------------------------
127
128 wxGTK:
129
130 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
131 - wxToolTip class added.
132 - Miscellaneous fixes.
133
134 wxMSW:
135
136 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
137 - Makefiles for more compilers.
138 - TWIN32 support added.
139 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
140 factored out program/library settings.
141 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
142
143 wxMotif:
144
145 - A few more colour fixes.
146 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
147 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
148 - wxChoice crash fix.
149 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
150
151 General:
152
153 - wxBusyCursor class added.
154 - Added samples/dde.
155 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
156
157 Beta 2, January 1999
158 --------------------
159
160 wxGTK:
161
162 wxMSW:
163
164 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
165
166 wxMotif:
167
168 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
169 the right place.
170 - Cured some widget table clashes.
171 - Added thread support (Robert).
172 - wxPoem sample now works.
173
174 General:
175
176 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
177 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
178 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
179 or below).
180 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
181 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
182 sample.
183 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
184
185 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
186 --------------------------
187
188 wxGTK:
189
190 - Various
191
192 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
193
194
195 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
196 ----------------------------
197
198 wxMSW:
199
200 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
201 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
202 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
203 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
204 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
205 on a tab.
206 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
207 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
208 of Stefan Csomor.
209
210 wxMotif:
211
212 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
213 without (permanently) resizing the window.
214 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
215 that disabled scrollbar paging.
216 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
217 colours correctly.
218 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
219 when any button was pressed.
220 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
221 have a white background.
222 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
223 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
224 they have sensible colours by default.
225 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
226 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
227 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
228 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
229 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
230
231 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
232 ----------------------------
233
234 wxMSW:
235
236 - More documentation updates, especially for
237 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
238 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
239 of wxTrace.
240 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
241 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
242 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
243 position.
244 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
245
246 wxMotif:
247
248 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
249 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
250 child frames).
251 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
252 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
253 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
254 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
255 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
256 the debugging implementation.
257 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
258 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
259 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
260 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
261 - Added a parent-existance check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
262 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
263 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
264
265 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
266
267 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
268 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
269 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
270 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
271 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
272 - wxNotebook almost done.
273 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
274 to vertical toolbars).
275
276 More recently:
277
278 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
279 to scrollbars).
280 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
281 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
282 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
283
284 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
285 ----------------------------
286
287 wxMSW:
288
289 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
290 sample.
291 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
292 - A few more makefiles added.
293 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
294 - Further doc updates.
295 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
296
297 wxMotif:
298
299 - First start at Motif port.
300 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
301 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
302 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
303 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
304
305 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
306 --------------------------
307
308 wxMSW:
309
310 - wxBitmap debugged.
311 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
312 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
313 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
314 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
315 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
316 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
317 so event can travel up the window hierachy.
318
319 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
320 ------------------------
321
322 wxMSW:
323
324 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
325 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
326 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
327 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
328 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
329 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
330 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
331 changes, wxNotebook.
332 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
333
334 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
335 -----------------------
336
337 wxMSW:
338
339 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
340 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
341 Windows functions, for efficiency.
342 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
343 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
344 don't support it.
345 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
346 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
347
348 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
349 -----------------------
350
351 wxMSW:
352
353 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
354 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
355
356 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
357 -----------------------
358
359 wxMSW:
360
361 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
362 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
363 wxMenuBar.
364 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
365 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
366 wxMenuItem accessors.
367 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
368 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
369 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
370 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
371 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
372 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
373 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
374 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
375 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
376 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
377 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
378 first, then doing the assignment.
379 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
380 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
381
382 Generic:
383
384 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
385 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
386
387 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
388 ----------------------
389
390 wxMSW:
391
392 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
393 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
394 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
395 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
396 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
397 require application-supplied positioning code though.
398 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
399 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
400 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
401
402 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
403 ------------------------
404
405 wxMSW:
406
407 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
408 fields were used.
409 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
410 compilation and pragmas.
411 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
412 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
413
414 Generic:
415
416 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
417 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
418 compilation and pragmas.
419 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
420
421 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
422 ------------------------
423
424 wxMSW:
425
426 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
427 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
428 some reason :-(
429 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
430 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
431 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
432 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
433 startup/exit.
434 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
435 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
436 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
437 VADIM'S CHANGES:
438 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
439 compatibility functions.
440 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
441 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
442 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
443 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
444 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
445 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
446 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
447
448 Generic:
449
450 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
451 - Added samples/png.
452 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
453 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
454 header files.
455 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
456
457 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
458 ------------------------
459
460 wxMSW:
461
462 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
463 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
464 cleaned up properly before exit.
465 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
466 automatically.
467 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
468 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
469 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
470 unresolved issues.
471 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
472 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
473 tray area.
474 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
475 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
476 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
477 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
478
479 Generic:
480
481 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
482 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
483 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
484 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
485 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
486 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
487 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
488 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
489 allow better control of memory.
490 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
491 checking.
492 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
493 float to long in wxToolBar files.
494
495 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
496 ------------------------
497
498 wxMSW:
499
500 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
501 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
502 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
503 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
504 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
505 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
506 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
507 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
508 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
509 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
510 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
511 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
512 IUnknown.
513 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
514 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
515 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
516 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
517 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
518 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
519 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
520 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
521 internal implementation.
522 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
523 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
524 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
525
526 Generic:
527
528 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
529 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
530 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
531 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
532 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
533
534 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
535 --------------------------
536
537 wxMSW:
538
539 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
540 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
541 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
542 changes.
543 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
544 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
545 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
546 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
547 again.
548 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
549 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
550 e.g. wxDC.
551
552 Generic:
553
554 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
555 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
556 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
557 changes.
558 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
559 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
560 docs/gtk.
561 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
562 created dynamically, not as a global object.
563 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
564 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
565 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
566 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
567 - Added gcc pragmas.
568 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
569 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
570 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
571 added a few references to wxTransString.
572 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
573 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
574 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
575 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
576 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
577 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
578 - Cured some lemory leaks (thanks Vadim).
579 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
580 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
581 MoreRequested.
582
583 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
584 --------------------------
585
586 All:
587
588 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
589 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
590 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
591 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
592 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
593 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
594 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
595 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
596 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
597 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
598 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
599 scrolling toolbars.
600 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
601 to help printing with multiple pages.
602 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
603 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
604 implementation updated to use these base classes.
605 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
606 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
607 WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
608 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
609 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
610 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
611 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
612 New files from Vadim:
613 include\wx\string.h
614 include\wx\debug.h
615 include\wx\file.h
616 include\wx\log.h
617 include\wx\intl.h
618 src\common\string.cpp
619 src\common\log.cpp
620 src\common\intl.cpp
621 src\common\file.cpp
622 No longer use GNU wxString files.
623 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
624 src\common\filefn.cpp.
625 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
626 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
627 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
628 including changes to defs.h.
629 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
630 introduced.
631 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
632 hidden).
633 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
634 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
635 trick).
636 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
637
638 Alpha 3, September 1997
639 -----------------------
640
641 All:
642
643 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
644 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
645 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
646 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
647 - Started documentation.
648
649 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
650 ------------------------
651
652 All:
653
654 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
655 with MetroWerks compiler.
656 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
657 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
658 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
659 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
660 for testing purposes.
661 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
662 handlers.
663 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
664 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
665 fully).
666 - Added back wxRadioBox.
667 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
668 a separate file.
669
670 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
671 -----------------------
672
673 Generic:
674
675 At this point, the following has been achieved:
676
677 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
678 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
679 wxString instead of char *.
680 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
681 old system event system) and code size reduced.
682 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
683 as wxbWindow now removed.
684 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
685 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
686 - PrologIO revised.
687 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
688 MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
689 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
690 Windows settings.
691 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
692 settings mucho rationalised.
693 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
694 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
695 classes removed.
696 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
697 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
698 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
699 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
700 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
701 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
702 of event handlers.
703 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
704 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
705 wxToolBarBase
706 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
707 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
708 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
709 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
710 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
711 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
712 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
713 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
714 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
715 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
716 in the future.
717 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
718 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
719 variables instead.
720 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
721 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
722 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
723 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
724 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
725 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
726 Win95.
727 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
728 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
729 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
730 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
731 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
732 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).
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