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