9 - Added docs/tech for technical notes
13 - Started new contrib hierarchy that mirrors
14 the main lib structure; moved OGL and MMedia into it
18 - wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
19 available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
20 - wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
21 - wxCmdLineParser class for parsing the command line (supporting short and
22 long options, switches and parameters of different types)
23 - it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
24 and BeOS (without thread support yet)
25 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
26 added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
28 - wxDir class for enumerating files in a directory
29 - wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
30 - wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
31 results for your platform (use ANSI functions where available)
32 - wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
33 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
35 - wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprecated wxArray::Remove(index)
39 - Added wxImage::Rotate.
40 - new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively
41 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu menagament
42 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
43 dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
44 - vertical toolbars supported by MSW and GTK native wxToolBar classes
45 - wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
46 - "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
48 - wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
49 MIME types if available (Unix only)
50 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
51 - TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
52 - PCX files can now be written (24 bit only so far)
53 - validators may work recursively if wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY is set
54 - wxScrolledWindow now has keyboard interface
55 - wxTextEntryDialog may be used for entering passwords (supports wxTE_PASSWORD)
56 - added wxEncodingConverter and improved wxFontMapper
57 for dealing with convertions between different encodings,
58 charsets support in wxLocale and wxHTML
59 - wxDragImage class added
60 - samples/help improved to show standard and advanced HTML help
61 controllers, as well as native help
62 - moved wxTreeLayout class to main lib
66 - wxFrame::MakeFullScreen added.
67 - support for enhanced metafiles added, support for copying/pasting metafiles
68 (WMF and enhanced ones) fixed/added.
69 - implemented setting colours for push buttons
70 - wxStatusBar95 may be now used in dialogs, panels (not only frames) and can be
71 positioned along the top of the screen and not only at the bottom
72 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
73 - loading/saving big (> 32K) files in wxTextCtrl works
74 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
75 - wxBitmap/wxIcon may be constructed from XPM included into a program, as in
77 - returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
78 - VC++ makefiles and project files made (mostly) consistent
79 - wxSetCursorEvent added
83 - wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
84 - wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
85 - UpdateUI handlers may be used with wxTextCtrl
89 - wxMenu::Enable works
90 - wxToolBar bugs fixed
91 - OGL samples made to work again
95 - almost complete rewrite of wxHtmlHelpController,
96 including faster search, bookmarks, printing, setup dialog
97 and cross-platform binary compatible .cached files for faster
98 loading of large helpbooks, case insensitive search
99 splitted into 3 parts: wxHtmlHelpData, Frame and Controller
100 - added support for charsets and <meta> tag
101 - added support for font faces and justified paragraphs,
102 taken some steps to prepare wxHTML for frames
103 - added dynamic pushing/poping of wxHtmlParser tag handlers
104 - improved HTML printing
105 - added extensive table of HTML characters substitutions ( etc.)
106 - fixed wxHtmlWindow flickering, several minor bugfixes
107 - added some tags: <address>, <code>, <kbd>, <samp>, <small>, <big>,
108 fixed handling of relative and absolute font sizes in <font size>
111 NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
114 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
115 -----------------------
119 - JPEG support added.
120 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
124 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
126 - JPEG support added.
127 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
128 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
129 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
136 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
139 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
140 -------------------------------
145 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
149 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
150 - Fixed window cursor setting.
151 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
152 - Some makefile fixes.
160 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
161 - More topic overviews.
162 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
163 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
164 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
167 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
168 --------------------------
172 - wxExecute improved.
176 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
178 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
179 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
180 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
181 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
182 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
183 - Fixed focus-related crash.
187 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
188 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
192 - wxLocale documented.
193 - Added include filenames to class reference.
194 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
195 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
196 (though doesn't display help yet).
198 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
199 --------------------------
203 - Miscellaneous fixes.
207 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
209 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
213 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
214 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
215 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
216 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
217 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
218 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
219 crashes for some reason).
220 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
221 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
225 - Further doc improvements.
226 - wxGenericValidator added.
227 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
230 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
231 -------------------------
235 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
236 - wxToolTip class added.
237 - Miscellaneous fixes.
241 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
242 - Makefiles for more compilers.
243 - TWIN32 support added.
244 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
245 factored out program/library settings.
246 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
250 - A few more colour fixes.
251 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
252 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
253 - wxChoice crash fix.
254 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
258 - wxBusyCursor class added.
260 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
269 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
273 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
275 - Cured some widget table clashes.
276 - Added thread support (Robert).
277 - wxPoem sample now works.
281 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
282 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
283 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
285 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
286 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
288 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
290 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
291 --------------------------
297 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
300 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
301 ----------------------------
305 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
306 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
307 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
308 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
309 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
311 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
312 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
317 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
318 without (permanently) resizing the window.
319 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
320 that disabled scrollbar paging.
321 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
323 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
324 when any button was pressed.
325 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
326 have a white background.
327 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
328 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
329 they have sensible colours by default.
330 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
331 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
332 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
333 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
334 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
336 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
337 ----------------------------
341 - More documentation updates, especially for
342 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
343 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
345 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
346 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
347 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
349 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
353 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
354 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
356 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
357 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
358 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
359 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
360 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
361 the debugging implementation.
362 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
363 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
364 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
365 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
366 - Added a parent-existance check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
367 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
368 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
370 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
372 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
373 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
374 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
375 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
376 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
377 - wxNotebook almost done.
378 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
379 to vertical toolbars).
383 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
385 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
386 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
387 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
389 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
390 ----------------------------
394 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
396 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
397 - A few more makefiles added.
398 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
399 - Further doc updates.
400 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
404 - First start at Motif port.
405 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
406 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
407 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
408 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
410 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
411 --------------------------
416 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
417 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
418 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
419 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
420 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
421 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
422 so event can travel up the window hierachy.
424 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
425 ------------------------
429 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
430 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
431 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
432 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
433 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
434 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
435 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
437 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
439 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
440 -----------------------
444 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
445 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
446 Windows functions, for efficiency.
447 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
448 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
450 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
451 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
453 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
454 -----------------------
458 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
459 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
461 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
462 -----------------------
466 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
467 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
469 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
470 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
471 wxMenuItem accessors.
472 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
473 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
474 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
475 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
476 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
477 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
478 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
479 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
480 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
481 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
482 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
483 first, then doing the assignment.
484 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
485 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
489 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
490 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
492 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
493 ----------------------
497 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
498 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
499 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
500 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
501 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
502 require application-supplied positioning code though.
503 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
504 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
505 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
507 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
508 ------------------------
512 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
514 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
515 compilation and pragmas.
516 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
517 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
521 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
522 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
523 compilation and pragmas.
524 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
526 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
527 ------------------------
531 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
532 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
534 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
535 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
536 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
537 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
539 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
540 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
541 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
543 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
544 compatibility functions.
545 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
546 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
547 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
548 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
549 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
550 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
551 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
555 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
557 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
558 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
560 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
562 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
563 ------------------------
567 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
568 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
569 cleaned up properly before exit.
570 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
572 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
573 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
574 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
576 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
577 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
579 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
580 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
581 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
582 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
586 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
587 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
588 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
589 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
590 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
591 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
592 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
593 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
594 allow better control of memory.
595 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
597 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
598 float to long in wxToolBar files.
600 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
601 ------------------------
605 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
606 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
607 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
608 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
609 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
610 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
611 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
612 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
613 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
614 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
615 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
616 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
618 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
619 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
620 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
621 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
622 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
623 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
624 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
625 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
626 internal implementation.
627 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
628 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
629 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
633 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
634 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
635 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
636 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
637 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
639 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
640 --------------------------
644 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
645 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
646 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
648 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
649 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
650 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
651 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
653 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
654 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
659 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
660 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
661 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
663 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
664 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
666 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
667 created dynamically, not as a global object.
668 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
669 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
670 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
671 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
673 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
674 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
675 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
676 added a few references to wxTransString.
677 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
678 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
679 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
680 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
681 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
682 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
683 - Cured some lemory leaks (thanks Vadim).
684 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
685 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
688 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
689 --------------------------
693 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
694 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
695 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
696 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
697 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
698 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
699 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
700 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
701 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
702 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
703 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
705 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
706 to help printing with multiple pages.
707 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
708 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
709 implementation updated to use these base classes.
710 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
711 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
712 WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
713 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
714 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
715 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
716 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
717 New files from Vadim:
723 src\common\string.cpp
727 No longer use GNU wxString files.
728 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
729 src\common\filefn.cpp.
730 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
731 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
732 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
733 including changes to defs.h.
734 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
736 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
738 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
739 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
741 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
743 Alpha 3, September 1997
744 -----------------------
748 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
749 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
750 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
751 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
752 - Started documentation.
754 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
755 ------------------------
759 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
760 with MetroWerks compiler.
761 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
762 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
763 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
764 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
765 for testing purposes.
766 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
768 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
769 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
771 - Added back wxRadioBox.
772 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
775 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
776 -----------------------
780 At this point, the following has been achieved:
782 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
783 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
784 wxString instead of char *.
785 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
786 old system event system) and code size reduced.
787 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
788 as wxbWindow now removed.
789 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
790 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
792 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
793 MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
794 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
796 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
797 settings mucho rationalised.
798 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
799 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
801 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
802 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
803 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
804 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
805 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
806 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
808 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
809 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
811 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
812 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
813 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
814 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
815 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
816 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
817 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
818 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
819 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
820 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
822 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
823 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
825 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
826 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
827 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
828 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
829 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
830 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
832 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
833 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
834 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
835 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
836 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
837 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).