docs/changes.txt

   1 Generic wxWindows 2.0 Change Log
   2 --------------------------------
   3
   4 Note: for platform-specific changes, see wx/docs/XXX/changes.txt
   5 where XXX is one of msw, motif, xt, gtk, mac.
   6
   7 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
   8 -----------------------
   9
  10 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
  11 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
  12
  13 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
  14 ------------------------
  15
  16 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
  17 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
  18   compilation and pragmas.
  19 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
  20
  21 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
  22 ------------------------
  23
  24 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
  25 - Added samples/png.
  26 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
  27   Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
  28   header files.
  29 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
  30
  31 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
  32 ------------------------
  33
  34 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
  35 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
  36   new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
  37   now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
  38   See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
  39 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
  40   a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
  41   wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
  42   allow better control of memory.
  43 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
  44   checking.
  45 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
  46   float to long in wxToolBar files.
  47
  48 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
  49 ------------------------
  50
  51 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
  52 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
  53 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
  54   owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
  55   (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
  56
  57 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
  58 --------------------------
  59
  60 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
  61   DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
  62   the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
  63   changes.
  64 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
  65   platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
  66   docs/gtk.
  67 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
  68   created dynamically, not as a global object.
  69 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
  70 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
  71   consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
  72   changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
  73 - Added gcc pragmas.
  74 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
  75 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
  76 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
  77   added a few references to wxTransString.
  78 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
  79   to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
  80 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
  81 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
  82   wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
  83 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
  84 - Cured some lemory leaks (thanks Vadim).
  85 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
  86   will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
  87   MoreRequested.
  88
  89 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
  90 --------------------------
  91
  92 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
  93   integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
  94 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
  95 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
  96   an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
  97   origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
  98 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
  99   function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
 100   OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
 101   When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
 102 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
 103   scrolling toolbars.
 104 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
 105   to help printing with multiple pages.
 106 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
 107   define the API used by different implementations. DDE
 108   implementation updated to use these base classes.
 109 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
 110   for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
 111   WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
 112   TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
 113   wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
 114 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
 115   internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
 116   New files from Vadim:
 117   include\wx\string.h
 118   include\wx\debug.h
 119   include\wx\file.h
 120   include\wx\log.h
 121   include\wx\intl.h
 122   src\common\string.cpp
 123   src\common\log.cpp
 124   src\common\intl.cpp
 125   src\common\file.cpp
 126   No longer use GNU wxString files.
 127 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
 128   src\common\filefn.cpp.
 129 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
 130   samples, using makefile.b32 files.
 131 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
 132   including changes to defs.h.
 133 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
 134   introduced.
 135 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
 136   hidden).
 137 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
 138   cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
 139   trick).
 140 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
 141
 142 Alpha 3, September 1997
 143 -----------------------
 144
 145 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
 146 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
 147 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
 148 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
 149 - Started documentation.
 150
 151 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
 152 ------------------------
 153
 154 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
 155   with MetroWerks compiler.
 156 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
 157 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
 158   to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
 159   Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
 160   for testing purposes.
 161 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
 162   handlers.
 163 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
 164 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
 165   fully).
 166 - Added back wxRadioBox.
 167 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
 168   a separate file.
 169
 170 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
 171 -----------------------
 172
 173 At this point, the following has been achieved:
 174
 175 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
 176   naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
 177   wxString instead of char *.
 178 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
 179   old system event system) and code size reduced.
 180 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
 181   as wxbWindow now removed.
 182 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
 183   Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
 184 - PrologIO revised.
 185 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
 186   MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
 187 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
 188   Windows settings.
 189 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
 190   settings mucho rationalised.
 191 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
 192   event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
 193   classes removed.
 194 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
 195   wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
 196 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
 197 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
 198   wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
 199   made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
 200   of event handlers.
 201 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
 202 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
 203   wxToolBarBase
 204   wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
 205   wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
 206   wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
 207 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
 208 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
 209   have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
 210   rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
 211 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
 212   an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
 213   will be replaced by something better and more efficient
 214   in the future.
 215 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
 216   with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
 217   variables instead.
 218 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
 219   determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
 220   introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
 221 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
 222   any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
 223 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
 224   Win95.
 225 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
 226   classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
 227   the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
 228 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
 229   in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
 230 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).
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