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   2 wxWidgets 2.5 Change Log - For more verbose changes, see the manual
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   4
   5 2.5.5
   6 -----
   7
   8 All:
   9
  10 - wxURI::GetUser() only returns the user name now, use GetUserInfo() to get
  11   user and password as in 2.5.4; wxURI::GetPassword() added
  12 - added wx_dynamic_cast() macro
  13
  14 All (GUI):
  15
  16 - Added GetIcon, GetBitmap to wxImageList. wxGenericImageList's original
  17   GetBitmap is renamed GetBitmapPtr.
  18 - Added XPM data constructor to wxImage.
  19 - Added style parameter to wxBufferedDC to allow buffering just the client, or
  20   the whole virtual area.
  21
  22 wxGTK:
  23
  24 - Improved wxSystemSettings::GetMetric() to work better with X11. (Mart Raudsepp)
  25
  26 wxPalmOS:
  27
  28 - native wxRadioBox implementation
  29
  30
  31 2.5.4
  32 -----
  33
  34 All:
  35
  36 - wxEvent and derived classes don't have public members any more, you must
  37   use accessors methods now (Mart Raudsepp)
  38 - new classes for reading and writing ZIP files (M.J.Wetherell)
  39 - large files support for wxFFile (M.J.Wetherell)
  40 - classes in the manual are now cross-referenced (Zbigniew Zagórski)
  41 - Norwegian (Bokmål) translation added (Hans F. Nordhaug)
  42 - wxDynamicLibrary::HasSymbol() added
  43 - added wxEXEC_NODISABLE flag to be used with wxExecute(wxEXEC_SYNC)
  44 - added wxTextInputStream::operator>>(wchar_t) for compilers which support this
  45 - added wxURI, a class for dealing with Uniform Resource Identifiers
  46 - changed wxURL to inherit from wxURI and provide assignment and comparison
  47 - implemented wxConvUTF7 (modified patch from Fredrik Roubert)
  48 - added versions of MB2WC and WC2MB for wxMBConv that for embedded null chars
  49 - Unicode support in wxODBC is now fully implemented
  50 - A new data type specific to wxWidgets called SQL_C_WXCHAR has been introduced.
  51   SQL_C_WXCHAR should be used rather than SQL_C_CHAR to ensure transparent
  52   behavior between Unicode and non-unicode builds
  53 - BLOB example added to samples/db (thanks to Casey ODonnell)
  54 - use wxStream::GetLength() instead of deprecated GetSize()
  55 - wxGetOsDescription() is now more precise (Olly Betts)
  56 - XRC supports system fonts and colours (Ray Gilbert)
  57 - Added flags argument to wxKill/wxProcess::Kill to kill child processes.
  58 - Added wxPrintFactory classes so that it is possible to add a new
  59   print system backend at run-time. This was required by the new GNOME
  60   printing stuff in the GTK port.
  61 - Deprecated print setup dialog.
  62 - Added support to the wxODBC classes for Firebird 1.5 database
  63 - The samples\db sample program now includes an optional example of using a BLOB
  64   datatype (if BLOB support is enabled and supported by the database)
  65 - added wxDynamicLibrary::ListLoaded()
  66 - wxGetPowerType() and wxGetBatteryState() addition
  67 - wxSystemSettings::GetSystem*() members deprecated and replaced with
  68   wxSystemSettings::Get*()
  69 - wxWindowBase::DoGetBestSize now includes the difference (if any) between
  70   the client size and total size of the window.  Code that sets the
  71   client size using the best size, or that added extra space to sizers
  72   to compensate for this bug may need to be changed.
  73 - Changed calculation of scrolling area to not clip away some bits
  74   due to a rounding error.
  75 - Changed GetVirtualSize() to return client size by default until
  76   SetVirtualSize() gets called. From then on it will only return that.
  77 - Various changes to how wxListCtrl and wxTreeCtrl react to right
  78   mouse clicks and left mouse click for starting a drag operation.
  79 - "Alt" key (VK_MENU) now results in WXK_ALT keyboard event, not WXK_MENU
  80 - wxFFile::ReadAll() now takes an optional wxMBConv parameter
  81 - wxCommandProcessor::MarkAsSaved() and IsDirty() added (Angela Wrobel)
  82 - added wxStackWalker and related classes (Win32 and some Unix versions only)
  83
  84
  85 All (GUI):
  86
  87 - added wxMediaCtrl
  88 - added wxDatePickerCtrl
  89 - wxHtmlWindow now supports background images given in <body> tag
  90 - wxSplitterWindow now supports gravity parameter (Zbigniew Zagórski)
  91 - recursive wxSizer::GetItem returns item of given window, sizer or nth index
  92 - wxLayoutConstraints now use best size, not current size, for AsIs() condition
  93 - wxSizer::Add/Insert etc. now returns pointer to wxSizerItem just added and this
  94   item remembers its wxRect area (Brian A. Vanderburg II)
  95 - wxBookCtrl renamed to wxBookCtrlBase, wxBookCtrl is reserved for most native
  96   book control (for now wxChoicebook for MSSmartphone, wxNotebook for others).
  97   Necessary event macros, types and styles mapped accordingly.
  98 - new wxBrush::IsHatch() checking for brush type replaces IS_HATCH macro
  99 - wxProgressDialog accepts smooth gauge again (wxPD_SMOOTH style)
 100 - wxProgressDialog new style: wxPD_CAN_SKIP which provides skipping some parts
 101   of the progress (with new "Skip" button in dialog)
 102 - wxGenericListCtrl::SetItemState(-1) now changes the state of all items as
 103   in wxMSW version (Gunnar Roth)
 104 - added wxImage::InitAlpha()
 105
 106 Unix:
 107
 108 - wxPuts() now correctly outputs trailing new line in Unicode build
 109
 110 wxGTK:
 111
 112 - Added printing support by way of using libgnomeprint. The library
 113   now checks at runtime, if the library is installed and will use it
 114   if it is. Otherwise, it will fall back to the old PostScript printing
 115   code, from which the Pango drawing code was removed.
 116 - Implemented/improved wxDC::DrawRotatedText()
 117 - fixed wxFileDialog::SetWildcard()
 118 - native file dialog is now used if available (Zbigniew Zagorski)
 119 - implemented wxTextCtrl::Freeze() and Thaw(). The GtkTextBuffer
 120   is not a valid one during frozen state. Get a pointer to it right
 121   after wxTextCtrl creation if you really need to. (Mart Raudsepp)
 122 - Changed calls to GTK+ 2.4.x functions so that the code checks at
 123   runtime, which library version is installed so that these functions
 124   are only called with GTK+ 2.4.x installed and should yield linker
 125   errors otherwise.
 126 - wxTextCtrl text insertion efficiency fixed. (Mart Raudsepp)
 127 - Added wxRawBitmap support
 128 - Corrected Input method handler code (for Chinese etc.) and its
 129   interaction with wxWidgets' events.
 130 - wxTE_AUTO_URL implemention for wxGTK2 multiline wxTextCtrls (Mart Raudsepp)
 131
 132 wxMac:
 133
 134 - Vertical sliders oriented consistent with MSW/GTK (0 at top) (Kevin Hock)
 135 - wxDynamicLibrary::GetDllExt() now returns ".bundle", not ".dylib"
 136 - wxDynamicLibrary::GetSymbol() now prepends underscore to the symbol name
 137 - wxJoystick now works on OSX
 138
 139 wxMSW:
 140
 141 - fixed enhanced metafiles loading from files (Andreas Goebel)
 142 - wxRadioButtons no longer have to be consecutive in a group
 143 - fixed spurious selection of combobox text during resize
 144 - pass correct tool id (and not always -1) to EVT_TOOL_RCLICKED() handler
 145 - added wxRegKey::Export(file)
 146
 147 wxWinCE:
 148 - Added support for MS Handheld PC 2000. This was done before 2.5.4,
 149   but not mentioned anywhere.
 150 - Added (preliminary) support for sockets
 151
 152 wxUniv:
 153
 154 - wxBU_... button align flags support
 155 - vertical notebook orientation support
 156 - 3rd state support for checkboxes
 157 - wxLB_SORT and wxCB_SORT now cause case-insensitive sorting
 158
 159 wxPalmOS:
 160
 161 - William Osborne has won and new port was born
 162   (see: "wxPalmOS porting challenge")
 163 - polishing of the port (unnecessary 2.4 API compatibility, removed
 164   all wxMSW specific code which was base for the new port)
 165 - enumeration of available volumes
 166 - native wxPrefConfig around Preferences database
 167 - native wxProgressDialog implementation
 168 - native wxColourDialog implementation
 169 - native wxSystemSettings colours
 170 - native wxButton implementation
 171 - native wxCheckBox implementation
 172 - native wxSlider implementation
 173 - native wxToggleButton implementation
 174 - native wxRadioButton implementation
 175 - native wxStaticText implementation
 176 - native wxDatePickerCtrl implementation
 177
 178
 179 2.5.3
 180 -----
 181
 182 All:
 183
 184 - support for large (>2 Gb) files in wxFile (Tim Kosse)
 185 - number of fixes to wxPluginManager (Rick Brice, Hans Van Leemputten)
 186 - fixed memory leak in wxURL when using a proxy (Steven Van Ingelgem)
 187 - fixed bug in wxDateTime::Set(jdn) when DST was in effect
 188 - fixed fatal bug in wxString when wxUSE_STL==1 (Kurt Granroth)
 189 - support msgids in charsets other than C and languages other than English
 190   (based on patch by Stefan Kowski)
 191 - added wxMicroSleep() and wxMilliSleep() replacing deprecated wxUsleep()
 192 - basic UDP sockets support (Lenny Maiorani)
 193 - fixed wxDateTime::GetWeekDayName() for some dates (Daniel Kaps)
 194 - deprecated wxDateTime::SetToTheWeek() in favour of SetToWeekOfYear()
 195 - active mode support in wxFTP (Randall Fox)
 196 - sped up wxHTTP and wxFTP
 197 - added wxStringInput/OutputStreams
 198 - added wxFileConfig::Save(wxOutputStream)
 199 - fixed wxString's behavior with inserted null characters
 200
 201 All (GUI):
 202
 203 - added wxWindow::MoveBefore/AfterInTabOrder() to change tab navigation order
 204 - added wxTaskBarIcon::CreatePopupMenu which is now the recommended way
 205   of showing a popup menu; calling wxTaskBarIcon::PopupMenu directly
 206   is discouraged
 207 - added ..._CMD_...(id) variants for wxGrid event table entry macros
 208 - added wxWindow::Navigate for programmatic navigation to the next control
 209 - wxTextCtrl::OnChar now inserts a tab character if wxTE_PROCESS_TAB is set
 210 - added wxKeyEvent::GetUnicodeKey()
 211 - added wxKeyEvent::CmdDown() and wxMouseEvent::CmdDown()
 212 - implemented wxListCtrl::FindItem() for non-MSW (Robin Stoll)
 213 - added status bar fields styles support (Tim Kosse)
 214 - added convenience functions wxSizer::AddSpacer() and
 215   wxSizer::AddStretchSpacer() (as well as Prepend and Insert variants)
 216 - added samples/splash
 217 - added support for stock buttons
 218 - added wxTopLevelWindow::RequestUserAttention()
 219 - support for comma in contrib gizmo wxLEDNumberCtrl (Grant Likely)
 220 - recursive wxSizer::Show for subsizer and return value if element was found
 221 - added wxChoicebook control
 222 - smoother time estimation updates in wxProgressDialog (Christian Sturmlechner)
 223 - the XRC contrib library was moved to the core
 224 - wx(Choice/List/Note)book controls send CHANG(ED/ING) events in SetSelection
 225 - it is now possible to create a wxFont with given size in pixels (d2walter)
 226 - added wxTopLevelWindow::IsActive()
 227 - wxSystemSettings::GetMetric now returns -1 for metrics that are not
 228   supported, instead of zero.
 229 - IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2 macro compilation fixed (Serge Bakkal)
 230
 231 Unix:
 232
 233 - wxTaskBarIcon now supports freedesktop.org System Tray protocol
 234 - security fixes to wxSingleInstanceChecker
 235 - wx-config script was modified to allow choosing from multiple installed
 236   builds of wxWidgets and to return flags/libs for selected libraries only
 237 - wx-config has new --version-full option
 238
 239 wxCocoa:
 240
 241 - added Unicode compatibility layer for OSX 10.2
 242 - fixed so that wxCocoa runs in OSX 10.2
 243 - Tooltips now supported
 244 - wxSound now supported
 245 - wxDisplay now supported
 246 - Some stock cursors now supported
 247
 248 wxMac:
 249
 250 - fixed MLTE text control GetLineText and GetLineLength on OSX
 251 - added OSX wxTaskBarIcon implementation for the OSX Dock
 252 - added Unicode compatibility layer for OSX 10.2
 253 - wxGetKeyState now works with nearly all wx key codes
 254
 255 wxGTK:
 256
 257 - wxGTK uses GTK+ 2.x by default now, you have to pass --disable-gtk2 to
 258   configure if you want to use GTK+ 1.2
 259 - fixed many rendering artifacts and wrong colours with lots of GTK+ themes
 260 - implemented wxColourDialog as native dialog
 261 - implemented wxTextCtrl::HitTest() (GTK+ >= 2)
 262 - implemented wxTextCtrl::ScrollLines() and ScrollPages for GTK+ 2.x
 263 - wxTreeCtrl::GetCount() counts root as well now (compatible with MSW)
 264 - added support for wxCHK_3STATE style (GTK2 only)
 265 - implemented text underlining under GTK2
 266 - implemented wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR style (GTK >= 2.2)
 267 - implemented support for wxSYS_DCLICK_?, wxSYS_DRAG_? and wxSYS_CURSOR_?
 268   in wxSystemSettings::GetMetric (Mart Raudsepp)
 269 - implemented wxTopLevel::IsMaximized() for GTK+2 and WMs that implement
 270   freedesktop.org's wm-spec (Mart Raudsepp)
 271 - wxEVT_CONTEXT_MENU is now generated for right mouse press, not release
 272 - implemented alpha channel support in wxBitmap
 273 - added native GTK+2 wxArtProvider implementation with ability to load
 274   icons from icon theme in addition to recognized stock art
 275 - fixed crash on 64 bit platforms (Paul Cornett)
 276
 277 wxMotif:
 278
 279 - added support for wxCHK_3STATE style (3 state checkbox)
 280
 281 wxMSW:
 282
 283 - fixed UNC paths handling in wxFileSystem (Daniel Nash)
 284 - set wxKeyEvent::m_uniChar in Unicode build
 285 - support for alpha channel in toolbar bitmaps (Jurgen Doornik)
 286 - wxFileDialog can now be moved and centered (Randall Fox)
 287 - restored (and improved) possibility to use wx with MFC broken in 2.5.2
 288 - fixed wxTextCtrl::SetMaxLength for rich edit controls
 289 - fixed flat style for toolbars under XP, Windows Classic style
 290 - fixed truncation of transferred data in wxConnection under unicode build
 291 - wxChoice and wxComboBox dropdown background can be set now too (Adrian Lupei)
 292 - fixed wxMaximizeEvent generation in wxFrame
 293 - don't send duplicate EVT_COMBOBOX events whenever selection changes any more
 294 - implemented support for selecting printer bin (Steven Van Ingelgem)
 295 - fixed wxListCtrl::SetSingleStyle() which was broken since a few releases
 296 - fixed print setup problem (always uses default printer) in Unicode build
 297
 298 wxUniv/X11:
 299
 300 - fixed fatal crash when opening a menu
 301
 302 wxWinCE:
 303
 304 - added native WinCE driven smartphone wxTextCtrl implementation using spinners
 305 - added native WinCE driven smartphone wxChoice implementation using spinners
 306 - added automated but customizable handling of native WinCE driven smartphone menus
 307 - fixed wxRadioBox and wxStaticBox
 308
 309 wxHTML:
 310
 311 - added support for nested index entries and index entries pointing to more
 312   than one page to wxHtmlHelpController
 313
 314
 315 2.5.2
 316 -----
 317
 318 All:
 319
 320 - Hindi translation added (Dhananjaya Sharma)
 321 - Brazilian Portuguese translation added (E. A. Tacao)
 322 - wxDynamicCast() now uses static_cast<wxObject *> internally and so using it
 323   with anything not deriving from wxObject will fail at compile time (instead
 324   of run-time) now
 325 - when wxUSE_STL == 1 and STL provides quasi-standard hash_map/hash_set,
 326   wxHashMap/wxHashSet are just typedefs for them. This makes impossible
 327   to forward declare these classes.
 328
 329 All (GUI):
 330
 331 - wxHtmlWindow now delays image scaling until rendering,
 332   resulting in much better display of scaled images
 333 - Added UpdateSize to wxSplitterWindow to allow layout while hidden
 334 - implemented Freeze/Thaw() for wxGenericTreeCtrl (Kevin Hock)
 335 - support for KOI8-U encoding added (Yuriy Tkachenko)
 336 - The old wxADJUST_MINSIZE behaviour is now the default behaviour for
 337   sizer items that are windows.  This means that GetAdjustedBestSize
 338   will now be called by default to determine the minimum size that a
 339   window in a sizer should have.  If you want to still use the initial
 340   size (and not the BestSize) then use the wxFIXED_MINSIZE flag.  When
 341   windows are added to a sizer their initial size is made the window's
 342   min size using SetSizeHints, and calls to wxSizer::SetItemMinSize
 343   are also forwarded to SetSizeHints for window items.
 344 - added wxRegEx::GetMatchCount()
 345 - it is now possible to display images in wxHtmlListBox
 346
 347 wxMSW:
 348
 349 - wxWindow::Freeze()/Thaw() can now be nested
 350 - Added wxSP_NO_XP_THEME style to wxSplitterWindow to switch off
 351   XP theming (some applications look bad without 3D borders)
 352 - wxMenuBar::GetLabelTop() doesn't include '&'s in the label any more
 353 - wxRegConf couldn't read global settings without admin privileges and didn't
 354   even try to do it by default -- now it does
 355 - wxTaskBarIcon must be explicitly destroyed now, otherwise the application
 356   won't exit even though there are no top level windows
 357 - wxFileName::GetModificationTime() works with opened files too now
 358 - wxDC::GetClippingBox() now works even for clipping regions created by Windows
 359 - fixed wxFileDataObject in Unicode build (Alex D)
 360 - subindented paragraphs support (Tim Kosse)
 361
 362 wxGTK:
 363
 364 - added support for wxTE_RIGHT and wxTE_CENTRE styles under GTK2 (Mart Raudsepp)
 365
 366 wxMotif:
 367
 368 - removed wxMenuItem::DeleteSubMenu()
 369 - wxButtons use Motif default size, which is smaller than it used to be
 370   and closer to wxMSW/wxGTK look. This can be disabled by setting
 371   motif.largebuttons system option to 1 (see wxSystemOptions).
 372
 373 wxUniv/X11:
 374
 375 - implemented DrawRoundedRectangle() (clawghoul)
 376
 377 wxHTML:
 378
 379 - improved tables and lists layout algorithms (Tim Kosse)
 380 - <div> handling fix (Xavier Nodet)
 381
 382 Unix:
 383
 384 - fixed priorities of mailcap entries (David Hart)
 385 - added "wx-config --libs=std,<extra>" syntax (i.e. support for "std")
 386
 387 wxODBC:
 388
 389 - Full Unicode support is now available
 390 - BLOB support is working
 391
 392
 393 2.5.1
 394 -----
 395
 396 All:
 397
 398 - event table macros now do some minimal type safety checks (Michael Sögtrop)
 399 - added wxGzipInput/OutputStream, bug fixes in wxZlibStreams (M.J.Wetherell)
 400 - wxDateTime::ParseDateTime() implemented (Linus McCabe)
 401 - wxHTTP::GetResponse() added (David Nock)
 402 - added conversions to/from UTF 16/32 LE/BE (Andreas Pflug)
 403 - added wxTextInputStream::ReadChar() (M.J.Wetherell)
 404 - added translation to Afrikaans (Petri Jooste)
 405 - Spanish translations updated (Javier San Jose)
 406 - added gettext plural forms support to wxLocale (Michael N. Filippov)
 407 - wxFileName::Normalize(wxPATH_NORM_ALL) doesn't lower filename case any more
 408 - wxFileName::Normalize(wxPATH_NORM_ENV_VARS) now works
 409 - check if file exists in wxFileConfig::DeleteFile() (Christian Sturmlechner)
 410 - when wxUSE_STL == 1 wxHashTable will not be implemented using wxHashMap
 411   (as in 2.5.0).
 412 - added some extra convenience functions to wxRect such as
 413   GetBottomRight (Hajo Kirchhoff)
 414 - changed built-in regex library to a Unicode-compatible version based
 415   on TCL sources (Ryan Norton, M. J. Wetherell)
 416 - added extra convenience functions to wxPoint for adding a
 417   wxSize (Wlodzimierz Skiba)
 418 - intermediate wxIPaddress class added to prepare for
 419   wxIPV6address (Ray Gilbert)
 420 - added overloaded constructors and Create() methods taking wxArrayString
 421   for wxChoice, wxComboBox, wxListBox, wxRadioBox, wxCheckListBox,
 422   wxSingleChoiceDialog, wxMultipleChoiceDialog
 423 - renamed wxWave class to wxSound
 424
 425 All (GUI):
 426
 427 - added 3-state checkboxes for MSW/Mac (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
 428 - added some support for C++ exceptions in the library (do read the manual!)
 429 - added wxListCtrl::GetViewRect()
 430 - added wxTextCtrl::MarkDirty()
 431 - wxToolBar::ToggleTool() now works for radio buttons (Dag Ågren)
 432 - wxListCtrl now sends an END_LABEL event if editing was cancelled, too
 433 - bug in wxRect ctor from two [out of order] wxPoints fixed (Steve Cornett)
 434 - status text is now restored after wxMenu help is shown in it
 435 - bug in wxWindow::RemoveEventHandler() fixed (Yingjun Zhang)
 436 - make it possible to use wxRTTI macros with namespaces (Benjamin I. Williams)
 437 - wxColourDatabase API now uses objects instead of pointers
 438 - added resolution option to JPEG image handler (Jeff Burton)
 439 - added wxCalendarEvent::SetDate, wxCalendarEvent::SetWeekDay
 440 - wxGenericDirCtrl now accepts multiple wildcards
 441 - added focus event forwarding to wxGrid (Peter Laufenberg)
 442 - fixed scrollbar problem in wxGrid (not showing scrollbars
 443   when sizing smaller) (Shane Harper)
 444 - dbbrowse demo fixed for Unicode (Wlodzimierz Skiba)
 445 - added wxStatusBar support to XRC (Brian Ravnsgaard Riis)
 446 - wxMenu::Append and etc. return a pointer to the wxMenuItem that was
 447   added or inserted, or NULL on failure.
 448 - using a -1 (wxID_ANY) for menu or toolbar item IDs will now generate new id
 449 - added option to generate C++ headers to wxrc utility (Eduardo Marques)
 450 - added wxDC::DrawPolyPolygon() for MSW/PS (Carl-Friedrich Braun)
 451 - wxBufferedDC now allows to preserve the background and is documented
 452 - added wxDC::GetPartialTextExtents
 453
 454 wxMSW:
 455
 456 - wxWidgets now builds under Win64
 457 - fixed DDE memory leaks
 458 - fixed wxTE_*WRAP styles handling
 459 - wxTextCtrl::GetValue() works with text in non default encoding
 460 - changed wxCrashReport to generate minidumps instead of text files
 461 - wxRadioButtons are now checked when they get focus (standard behaviour)
 462 - several fixes to owner drawn menu items (Christian Sturmlechner)
 463 - wxGauge now supports full 32 bit range (Miroslav Rajcic)
 464 - make it possible to give focus to the notebook tabs (Hajo Kirchhoff)
 465 - MDI child frames are not always resizeable any more (Andrei Fortuna)
 466 - fixed enumerating of entries/groups under '/' in wxRegConfig
 467 - added wxSYS_ICONTITLE_FONT (Andreas Pflug)
 468 - added wxPATH_NORM_SHORTCUT to wxFileName
 469 - wxComboBox::GetValue within a wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED event
 470   should now pass the correct value even if the handler for
 471   wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED changed the selection
 472 - wxFileDialog now returns correct filter index for multiple-file dialogs
 473 - added wxTextCtrl::HitTest()
 474 - experimental wxURL implementation using WinInet functions (Hajo Kirchhoff)
 475 - fixed several bugs in wxNotebook with wxNB_MULTILINE style
 476 - accelerators are now initially hidden if appropriate (Peter Nielsen)
 477 - background colour of a wxComboBox may now be set
 478 - fixed wxListCtrl::GetItemText/BackgroundColour()
 479 - Esc can now be used to close menus in the dialogs (Hartmut Honisch)
 480 - Added msw.remap system option so colourful toolbar buttons
 481   aren't mangled if you set it to 0. The default is 1
 482 - Toolbar buttons are now centred if the bitmap size is smaller
 483   than the specified default size
 484 - Fixed a bug in wxSpinCtrl::DoGetBestSize that would make wxSpinCtrl too tall
 485
 486 wxGTK:
 487
 488 - fixes to wxTextCtrl scrolling under GTK2 (Nerijus Baliunas)
 489 - fix for crash when using user-dashed lines (Chris Borgolte)
 490 - fixed wxChoice::Delete() in presence of client data
 491 - allow calling wxWindow::SetFont if window not yet created
 492 - use same average character width as other ports when calculating dialog units
 493 - fixed mouse wheel handling under GTK2 (Hugh Fisher)
 494 - wxNotebook::HitTest() implemented (Daniel Lundqvist)
 495 - memory leaks fixes in wxFileDialog (John Labenski)
 496 - don't drop click events from triple clicks (Frode Solheim)
 497
 498 wxMac:
 499
 500 - use same average character width as other ports when calculating dialog units
 501 - implemented handling of mouse wheel
 502 - fix for long file names (longer than 32 characters) in file dialogs
 503 - use Unix sockets for Mach-o builds
 504
 505 wxMotif:
 506
 507 - look for Motif 2.1 headers before Motif 1.2 ones in configure
 508
 509 wxHTML:
 510
 511 - wxHtmlHelpController now supports compressed MS HTML Help files (*.chm)
 512   on Unix (Markus Sinner)
 513
 514 Unix:
 515
 516 - added XFree86 resolution changing using xf86vidmode extensions (Ryan Norton)
 517 - implemented asynchronous playback in wxSound and added SDL backend in
 518   addition to existing OSS one
 519 - it is now possible to send PostScript to any output stream (Zoltan Kovacs)
 520
 521
 522 2.5.0
 523 -----
 524
 525 All:
 526
 527 - It is now possible to build several smaller libraries instead of single
 528   huge wxWidgets library; wxBase is now dependency of GUI ports rather then
 529   separately compiled library
 530 - added wxDateSpan::operator==() and !=() (Lukasz Michalski)
 531 - added wxFileName::GetForbiddenChars() (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
 532 - use true/false throughout the library instead of TRUE/FALSE
 533 - wxStopWatch::Start() resumes the stop watch if paused, as per the docs
 534 - added wxDirTraverser::OnOpenError() to customize the error handling
 535 - added wxArray::SetCount()
 536 - wxFile, wxFFile, wxTextFile and wxTempFile now all use UTF-8 encoding
 537   by default in Unicode mode
 538 - bug in wxDateTime with timezones on systems with tm_gmtoff in struct tm fixed
 539 - added wx/math.h (John Labenski)
 540 - added Catalan translations (Pau Bosch i Crespo)
 541 - added Ukrainian translations (Eugene Manko)
 542 - fixed bug with deleting entries at root level in wxFileConfig
 543 - chkconf.h now includes platform-specific versions (for MSW
 544   and Mac) which contain some tests that were in setup.h
 545 - added event sink argument to wxEvtHandler::Connect()
 546 - added support for POST method and alt ports to wxHTTP (Roger Chickering)
 547 - added wxSocket::IPAddress() (Chris Mellon)
 548 - wxDataStreams can read/write many elements at once (Mickael Gilabert)
 549 - added wxRecursionGuard class
 550 - added wxThreadHelper class (Daniel Howard)
 551 - Added STL support (--enable-stl for configure, wxUSE_STL in setup.h).
 552   When enabled, wxString will derive from std::string, wxArray from,
 553   std::vector, wxList from std::list. In addition wxHashTable will be
 554   implemented in terms of wxHashMap.
 555 - Added wxList::compatibility_iterator. Can be used like wxNode* (except
 556   it can't be delete()d). It permits writing code which will work
 557   both with wxUSE_STL==1 and wxUSE_STL==0.
 558
 559 wxBase:
 560
 561 - added Watcom makefiles
 562 - fixed bug with searching in sorted arrays (Jürgen Palm)
 563
 564 All GUI ports:
 565
 566 - added wxVScrolledWindow, wxVListBox and wxHtmlLbox classes
 567 - added wxListbook control
 568 - added alpha channel support to wxImage
 569 - added wxRenderer class allowing to customize the drawing of generic controls
 570 - added wxCLOSE_BOX style for dialogs and frames
 571 - added wxSplitterWindow and wxWizard handlers to XRC
 572 - wxWizard is now sizer-friendly and may be made resizeable (Robert Vazan)
 573 - added proportion to wxFlexGridSizer::AddGrowableRow/Col (Maxim Babitski)
 574 - added wxFlexGridSizer::SetFlexibleDirection() (Szczepan Holyszewski)
 575 - implemented GetEditControl for wxGenericTreeCtrl (Peter Stieber)
 576 - improved contrib/utils/convertrc parsing (David J. Cooke)
 577 - fixed handling of URLs and filenames in wxFileSystem
 578 - implemented alignment for wxGrid bool editor and renderer
 579 - support wxListCtrl columns alignment for all platforms and not just MSW
 580 - added wxToolBar Add/InsertTool(tool) (Janusz Piwowarski)
 581 - added wxTB_HORZ_TEXT style for MSW and GTK (Axel Schlueter)
 582 - fixed user dash handling for MSW and GTK (Ken Edwards)
 583 - WXR resources can now be used in Unicode builds
 584 - it is now possible to use several wxFileHistory objects in the same menu
 585   by giving them different base IDs (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
 586 - Added wxTLW::SetShape with implementations for wxMSW and wxGTK (so far)
 587 - FL: removed const from EnableTool parameters
 588 - FL: signal child window when toolbar is closed
 589 - In various places, changed tests for pathsep on last char of string to call
 590   wxEndsWithPathSeparator(s)
 591 - Added to defs.h a couple of macros (wxPtrToULong & wxULongToPtr)
 592 - Minor improvements to document/view framework, including
 593   delayed deletion of a document (until after the user has chosen
 594   a new document), and more intelligent addition of filenames to
 595   the file history, including not adding filenames if not using the
 596   default extension for the template
 597 - sped up wxImage::Scale using fixed point arithmetic (Wade Brainerd)
 598 - Added BLOB support to wxDB (John Skiff)
 599 - wxWizard now validates when pressing Back or Next
 600 - Implemented wxNotebook::DoGetBestSize so Fit now works
 601 - Added FindItemByPosition to wxMenu
 602 - wxTimer now derives from wxEvtHandler and is its own owner object by default
 603 - Extended wxTextAttr and added wxTextCtrl::GetStyle stub
 604   to allow better rich text support.
 605 - implemented wxFlexGridSizer::Show() (Wade Brainerd)
 606 - Added m_ prefix to wxColourData and wxFontData members
 607 - Added wxHtmlPrintout::AddFilter so HTML printing can be subject to
 608   custom filters as well as HTML viewing.
 609 - Moved wxApp::SendIdleEvents and wxApp::ProcessIdle into common code.
 610 - wxWindow::OnInternalIdle is now used in all ports, and ensures that
 611   user OnIdle events do not interfere with crucial internal processing.
 612 - wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI is now a documented function that
 613   sends wxUpdateUIEvents, and can be overridden. It has a helper function
 614   DoUpdateWindowUI for taking appropriate wxUpdateUIEvent action.
 615 - Added functions to wxUpdateUIEvent: Set/GetMode, Set/GetUpdateInterval,
 616   CanUpdate, to assist with optimising update event frequency.
 617 - Added functions to wxIdleEvent: Set/GetMode, CanSend, to
 618   determine whether a window should receive idle events.
 619 - Added wxWS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE, wxWS_EX_PROCESS_UI_UPDATES window
 620   styles for use with conservative idle and update event modes.
 621 - send menu update events only when a menu is about to be used (MSW/GTK)
 622 - improved event processing performance (Hans Van Leemputten)
 623 - added wxMirrorDC class
 624 - printing improvements: GetPageInfo() gets called after the DC has
 625   been set and after OnPreparePrinting() has been called so it can
 626   report the number of pages accurately; doesn't try to set
 627   number of pages in print dialog, in common with other Windows apps;
 628   wxHTML easy printing's preview shows number of pages
 629   correctly; preview scrollbars are set correctly; keyboard navigation
 630   improved
 631
 632 Unix:
 633
 634 - fixed compilation on systems with zlib installed but < 1.1.3 version
 635 - fixed compilation on Solaris 7 with large files support enabled
 636 - added wxTaskBarIcon implementation for X11
 637 - added support for GNU/Hurd in configure
 638 - wxLocale::Init now tries to set .utf8 locale in Unicode mode (Andreas Pflug)
 639
 640 Generic controls:
 641
 642 - implemented wxListCtrl::Refresh() (Norbert Berzen)
 643 - support adding/removing columns dynamically (Donald C. Taylor)
 644 - wxToolBarSimple, property list classes, wxTreeLayout moved
 645   to contrib/src/deprecated
 646
 647 wxGTK:
 648
 649 - added support for label mnemonics to GTK+2 build (Michael Moss)
 650 - added native wxMessageDialog implementation for GTK+2 build
 651 - fixed wxMenu::Remove (John Skiff and Benjamin Williams)
 652 - made wxTextCtrl::EmulateKeyPress() work for Delete and Backspace
 653 - fixed wxTopLevelWindow::ShowFullScreen to work with kwin, IceWM and
 654   window managers that support _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN
 655 - added wxEVT_MENU_OPEN event generation
 656 - fixed bug in generic file selector causing incomplete file extensions to
 657   be appended to filenames with no extension
 658 - added wxTextCtrl::SetSelection implementation for GTK+ 2
 659 - fixed wxTextCtrl::IsEditable() for GTK+ 2
 660 - fixed wxStaticText alignment for GTK+ 2 (Kevin Hock)
 661 - don't consume 100% CPU when showing a popup menu
 662
 663 wxMac:
 664
 665 - generate wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE and wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_THUMBRELEASE events
 666 - generate wxEVT_MENU_OPEN and wxEVT_MENU_CLOSE events
 667
 668 wxMSW:
 669
 670 - possibility to use DIBs for wxBitmap implementation (Derry Bryson)
 671 - added wxCrashReport
 672 - wxStaticBitmap doesn't stretch its bitmap any longer (like other ports)
 673 - support for accelerator keys in the owner drawn menus (Derry Bryson)
 674 - wxCaret::SetSize() doesn't hide the caret any longer as it used to
 675 - wxCheckListBox::Check() doesn't send CHECKLISTBOX_TOGGLE event any more
 676 - fixed bugs in wxThread::Wait() and IsAlive()
 677 - fixed bug with wxTR_EDIT_LABELS not working with wxTR_MULTIPLE
 678 - fixes for compilation with OpenWatcom and DigitalMars compilers
 679 - fixed wxStaticText best size calculation (was wrong by '&' width)
 680 - fixed calling wxFrame::Maximize(FALSE) before the window is shown
 681 - added wxNotebook::HitTest() (Otto Wyss)
 682 - libraries built with makefile.g95 have a _min or _cyg suffix (MinGW/Cygwin)
 683 - when using DLL, wxLocalFSHandler was not being exported
 684 - fixed problem with wxEvtHandler object not removed from wxPendingEvents
 685 - Windows XP manifest is now included in wx.rc; it is no longer necessary
 686   to ship .exe.manifest file with applications to support XP themes
 687 - wxLocale::Init no longer reports error if trying to set Unicode-only locale
 688   or if user's default locale is Unicode-only
 689 - improved border handling under Windows XP
 690 - partial fix for wxNotebook pages looking bad under XP: wxUSE_UXTHEME
 691   enables XP theme engine code, and wxUSE_UXTHEME_AUTO tells
 692   wxWidgets to use the theme tab colour for control backgrounds.
 693 - disable wxNB_RIGHT, wxNB_LEFT, wxNB_BOTTOM notebook styles under Windows XP
 694 - fixed release mode build with VC 7.x (Martin Ecker)
 695 - added support for wxALWAYS_SHOW_SB style
 696 - you don't need to add opengl32.lib when using VC++ now (David Falkinder)
 697
 698 wxMotif:
 699
 700 - made wxFileDialog behaviour with complex wildcards more sensible (it still
 701   does not support all the features other ports do); refer to wxFileDialog
 702   documentation for a detailed explanation
 703 - implemented wxWakeUpIdle
 704 - for Motif 2.0, used the native combobox widget instead of the GPL'd
 705   xmcombo; xmcombo is still used for Motif 1.x and Lesstif when compiled
 706   with Motif 1.x compatibility
 707 - implemented wxToggleButton
 708 - wxRadioBox and wxStaticBox now use the default shadow (border) style
 709   instead of a sunken border
 710 - implemented wxBitmapDataObject
 711 - finished wxClipboard implementation
 712
 713 wxUniv:
 714
 715 - controls in toolbars now supported
 716
 717 wxHTML:
 718
 719 - added text selection to wxHtmlWindow
 720 - added SetFonts to HTML printing classes (Adrian Philip Look)
 721 - it is now possible to force page break when printing by inserting
 722   <div style="page-break-before:always"> into the markup (Greg Chicares)
 723 - wxHtmlWindow now uses double buffering to prevent flicker
 724
 725
 726 OLD CHANGES
 727 ===========
 728
 729 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.2.x
 730 ================================
 731
 732     Please take a few minutes to read the following list, especially
 733     paying attention to the most important changes which are marked
 734     with '!' in the first column.
 735
 736     Also please note that you should ensure that WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2
 737     is defined to 1 if you wish to retain maximal compatibility with 2.2
 738     series -- however you are also strongly encouraged to try to compile
 739     your code without this define as it won't be default any longer in
 740     2.6 release.
 741
 742     NB: if you want to build your program with different major versions
 743         of wxWidgets you will probably find the wxCHECK_VERSION() macro
 744         (see the documentation) useful.
 745
 746
 747 wxBase:
 748
 749 ! wxArray<T>::Remove(size_t) has been removed to fix compilation problems
 750   under 64 bit architectures, please replace it with RemoveAt() in your
 751   code.
 752
 753 ! wxArray<T> macros have been changed to fix runtime problems under 64 bit
 754   architectures and as a side effect of this WX_DEFINE_ARRAY() can only be
 755   used now for the pointer types, WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_INT should be used for the
 756   arrays containing non-pointers.
 757
 758 - wxObject::CopyObject() and Clone() methods were removed because they
 759   simply don't make sense for all objects
 760
 761 - wxEvent now has a pure virtual Clone() method which must be implemented
 762   by all derived classes, if you have user-defined event classes please
 763   add "wxEvent *Clone() const { return new MyEvent(*this); }" line to them
 764
 765 - small change to wxStopWatch::Pause() semantics, please see the documentation
 766
 767 - unlikely but possible incompatibility: the definition of TRUE has changed
 768   from "1" to "(bool)1" (and the same thing for FALSE), so the code which
 769   could be erroneously compiled previously such as doing "return FALSE" from
 770   a function returning a pointer would stop compiling now (but this change
 771   is not supposed to have any effects on valid code)
 772
 773 - another minor change: wxApp::OnAssert() has a new "cond" argument, you
 774   must modify YourApp::OnAssert() signature if you were using it to override
 775   the default assert handling.
 776
 777 All (GUI):
 778
 779 ! the event type constants are not constants any more but are dynamically
 780   allocated during run-time which means that they can't be used as case labels
 781   in the switch()es, you must rewrite them to use if()s instead
 782
 783   You may also define WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_EVENT_TYPES to get the old behaviour
 784   but this is strongly discouraged, please consider changing your code
 785   instead!
 786
 787 ! wxDialog does not derive from wxPanel any longer - if you were using it in
 788   your code, please update it. The quick fix for the most cases is to replace
 789   the occurrences of wxPanel with wxWindow.
 790
 791 ! if you handle (and don't skip) EVT_KEY_DOWN, the EVT_CHAR event is not
 792   generated at all, so you must call event.Skip() in your OnKeyDown() if
 793   you want to get OnChar() as well
 794
 795 - in general, the key events sent for the various non ASCII key combinations
 796   have been changed to make them consistent over all supported platforms,
 797   please see the wxKeyEvent documentation for details
 798
 799 - wxYES_NO is now wxYES | wxNO and the manifest values of both wxYES and wxNO
 800   have changed (to fix some unfortunate clashes), please check your code to
 801   ensure that no tests for wxYES or wxNO are broken: for example, the following
 802   will *NOT* work any longer:
 803
 804         if ( flags & wxYES_NO )
 805                 ... do something ...
 806         if ( flags & wxYES )
 807                 ... do something else ...
 808
 809 - static wxWizard::Create() doesn't exist any more, the wizards are created
 810   in the same way as all the other wxWindow objects, i.e. by directly using
 811   the ctor
 812
 813 - wxGLCanvas now derives directly from wxWindow, not wxScrolledWindow
 814
 815 - wxGridCellAttrProvider class API changed, you will need to update your code
 816   if you derived any classes from it
 817
 818 - wxImage::ComputeHistogram()'s signature changed to
 819   unsigned long ComputeHistogram(wxImageHistogram&) const
 820
 821 - wxEvtHandler cannot be copied/assigned any longer - this never worked but
 822   now it results in compile-time error instead of run-time crashes
 823
 824 - WXK_NUMLOCK and WXK_SCROLL keys no longer result in EVT_CHAR() events,
 825   they only generate EVT_KEY_DOWN/UP() ones
 826
 827 - the dialogs use wxApp::GetTopWindow() as the parent implicitly if the
 828   parent specified is NULL, use wxDIALOG_NO_PARENT style to prevent this
 829   from happening
 830
 831 - several obsolete synonyms are only retained in WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2 mode:
 832   for example, use wxScrolledWindow::GetViewStart() now instead of ViewStart()
 833   and GetCount() instead of Number() in many classes
 834
 835 - wxCmdLineParser does not use wxLog to output messages anymore.
 836   to obtain the previous behaviour, add
 837   wxMessageOutput::Set(new wxMessageOutputLog); to your program
 838   (you will need to #include <wx/msgout.h>)
 839
 840 wxMSW:
 841
 842 ! build system changed: setup.h is not a static file in include/wx any more
 843   but is created as part of the build process under lib/<toolkit>/wx
 844   where <toolkit> is of the form (msw|univ)[dll][u][d]. You'll need to update
 845   the include path in your make/project files appropriately. Furthermore,
 846   xpm.lib is no longer used by wxMSW, it was superseded by the wxXPMDecoder
 847   class. You'll need to remove all references to xpm.lib from your
 848   make/project files. Finally, the library names have changed as well and now
 849   use the following consistent naming convention: wxmsw[ver][u][d].(lib|dll)
 850   where 'u' appears for Unicode version, 'd' -- for the debug one and version
 851   is only present for the DLLs builds.
 852
 853 - child frames appear in the taskbar by default now, use wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR
 854   style to avoid it
 855
 856 - all overloads of wxDC::SetClippingRegion() combine the given region with the
 857   previously selected one instead of replacing it
 858
 859 - wxGetHomeDir() uses HOME environment variable and if it is set will not
 860   return the programs directory any longer but its value (this function has
 861   never been meant to return the programs directory anyhow)
 862
 863 - wxHTML apps don't need to include wx/html/msw/wxhtml.rc in resources file
 864   anymore. The file was removed from wxMSW
 865
 866
 867 Unix ports:
 868
 869 ! You should use `wx-config --cxxflags` in your makefiles instead of
 870   `wx-config --cflags` for compiling C++ files. CXXFLAGS contains CFLAGS
 871   and the compiler flags for C++ files only, CFLAGS should still be used
 872   to compile pure C files.
 873
 874
 875 wxThread and related classes:
 876
 877 - The thread-related classes have been heavily changed since 2.2.x versions
 878   as the old code had many serious problems. This could have resulted in
 879   semantical changes other than those mentioned here, please review use of
 880   wxThread, wxMutex and wxCondition classes in your code.
 881
 882 ! wxCondition now *must* be used with a mutex, please read the (updated) class
 883   documentation for details and revise your code accordingly: this change was
 884   unfortunately needed as it was impossible to ensure the correct behaviour
 885   (i.e. absence of race conditions) using the old API.
 886
 887 - wxMutex is not recursive any more in POSIX implementation (it hasn't been
 888   recursive in 2.2.x but was in 2.3.1 and 2.3.2), please refer to the class
 889   documentation for the discussion of the recursive mutexes.
 890
 891 - wxMutex::IsLocked() doesn't exist any more and should have never existed:
 892   this is was unique example of a thread-unsafe-by-design method.
 893
 894
 895 OTHER CHANGES
 896 =============
 897
 898 2.4.0
 899 -----
 900
 901 wxMSW:
 902
 903 - fixed loss of client data in wxChoice::SetString()
 904
 905 2.3.4
 906 -----
 907
 908 All:
 909
 910 - added (partial) Indonesian translations (Bambang Purnomosidi D. P.)
 911 - added wxSizer::Show()/Hide() (Carl Godkin)
 912 - fixed bugs in wxDateTime::SetToWeekDay()/GetWeek()
 913
 914 Unix (Base/GUI):
 915
 916 - minor OpenBSD compilation/linking fixes, now builds OOB under OpenBSD 3.1
 917 - don't include -I/usr/include nor -I/usr/local/include in wx-config output
 918 - shared library symbols are now versioned on platforms that support it (Linux)
 919
 920 wxGTK:
 921 - Further work for GTK 2.0 and Unicode support.
 922 - Addition of native frame site grip.
 923
 924 wxX11:
 925 - Unicode support through Pango library.
 926
 927 wxMSW:
 928
 929 - fixed crashes in wxListCtrl under XP
 930 - added context menu for rich edit wxTextCtrl
 931
 932 wxHTML:
 933
 934 - fixed wxHTML to work in Unicode build
 935
 936 2.3.3
 937 -----
 938
 939 wxBase:
 940
 941 - building wxBase with Borland C++ is now supported (Michael Fieldings)
 942 - wxSemaphore class added, many fixed to wxCondition and wxThread (K.S. Sreeram)
 943 - fixes to the command line parsing error and usage messages
 944 - modified wxFileName::CreateTempFileName() to open the file atomically
 945   (if possible) and, especially, not to leak the file descriptors under Unix
 946 - memory leak in wxHTTP fixed (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
 947 - fixes to AM_PATH_WXCONFIG autoconf macro
 948 - added wxHashMap class that replaces type-unsafe wxHashTable and is modelled
 949   after (non standard) STL hash_map
 950 - wxLocale now works in Unicode mode
 951 - wxLocale can now load message catalogs in arbitrary encoding
 952 - added wxShutdown() function (Marco Cavallini)
 953 - added wxEXPLICIT macro
 954 - IPC classes improved and memory leaks fixed (Michael Fielding).
 955   Global buffer removed, duplication in docs removed
 956 - debug new/free implementations made thread-safe
 957
 958 Unix (Base/GUI):
 959
 960 - wxWidgets may be built using BSD and Solaris (and possibly other) make
 961   programs and not only GNU make
 962 - wxTCP-based IPC classes now support communicating over Unix domain sockets
 963 - wxWidgets may be built as a dynamic shared library under Darwin / Mac OS X
 964   lazy linking issues have been solved by linking a single module (.o) into
 965   the shared library (two step link using distrib/mac/shared-ld-sh)
 966 - fixed thread priority setting under Linux
 967
 968 All (GUI):
 969
 970 - it is now possible to set the icons of different sizes for frames (e.g. a
 971   small and big ones) using the new wxIconBundle class
 972 - implemented radio menu items and radio toolbar buttons
 973 - added possibility to show text in the toolbar buttons
 974 - added wxArtProvider class that can be used to customize the look of standard
 975   wxWidgets dialogs
 976 - significantly improved native font support
 977 - wxImage::ComputeHistogram() now uses wxImageHistogram instead of type-unsafe
 978   wxHashTable
 979 - added IFF image handler
 980 - fixed using custom renderers in wxGrid which was broken in 2.3.2
 981 - support for multiple images in one file added to wxImage
 982   (TIFF, GIF and ICO formats)
 983 - support for CUR and ANI files in wxImage added (Chris Elliott)
 984 - wxTextCtrl::GetRange() added
 985 - added wxGetFontFromUser() convenience function
 986 - added EVT_MENU_OPEN and EVT_MENU_CLOSE events
 987 - added Hungarian translations (Janos Vegh)
 988 - added wxImage::SaveFile(filename) method (Chris Elliott)
 989 - added wxImage::FloodFill and implemented wxWindowDC::DoFloodFill method
 990   for GTK+, Mac, MGL, X11, Motif ports (Chris Elliott)
 991 - added (platform-dependent) scan code to wxKeyEvent (Bryce Denney)
 992 - added wxTextCtrl::EmulateKeyPress()
 993 - Added wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
 994 - Added custom character filtering to wxTextValidator
 995 - wxTreeCtrl now supports incremental keyboard search
 996 - wxMessageOutput class added
 997 - wxHelpProvider::RemoveHelp added and called from ~wxWindowBase
 998   so that erroneous help strings are no longer found as the hash
 999   table fills up
1000 - updated libpng from 1.0.3 to 1.2.4
1001 - Added wxView::OnClosingDocument so the application can do cleanup.
1002 - generic wxListCtrl renamed to wxGenericListCtrl, wxImageList
1003   renamed to wxGenericImageList, so they can be used on wxMSW
1004   (Rene Rivera).
1005 - Added wxTreeEvent::IsEditCancelled so the application can tell
1006   whether a label edit was cancelled.
1007 - added static wxFontMapper::Get() accessor
1008
1009 wxMSW:
1010
1011 - small appearance fixes for native look under Windows XP
1012 - fixed the bug related to the redrawing on resize introduced in 2.3.2
1013 - fixed multiple bugs in wxExecute() with IO redirection
1014 - refresh the buttons properly when the window is resized (Hans Van Leemputten)
1015 - huge (40*) speed up in wxMask::Create()
1016 - changing wxWidgets styles also changes the underlying Windows window style
1017 - wxTreeCtrl supports wxTR_HIDE_ROOT style (George Policello)
1018 - fixed flicker in wxTreeCtrl::SetItemXXX()
1019 - fixed redraw problems in dynamically resized wxStaticText
1020 - improvements to wxWidgets applications behaviour when the system colours
1021   are changed
1022 - choose implicit parent for the dialog boxes better
1023 - fixed wxProgressDialog for ranges > 65535
1024 - wxSpinButton and wxSpinCtrl now support full 32 bit range (if the version
1025   of comctl32.dll installed on the system supports it)
1026 - wxFontEnumerator now returns all fonts, not only TrueType ones
1027 - bugs in handling wxFrame styles (border/caption related) fixed
1028 - showing a dialog from EVT_RADIOBUTTON handler doesn't lead to an infinite
1029   recursion any more
1030 - wxTextCtrl with wxTE_RICH flag scrolls to the end when text is appended to it
1031 - the separators are not seen behind the controls added to the toolbar any more
1032 - wxLB_SORT style can be used with wxCheckListBox
1033 - wxWindowDC and wxClientDC::GetSize() works correctly now
1034 - Added wxTB_NODIVIDER and wxTB_NOALIGN so native toolbar can be used in FL
1035 - Multiline labels in buttons are now supported (simply use "\n" in the label)
1036 - Implemented wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent and made wxGenericDragImage check it
1037   has the capture before release it.
1038 - fixed bugs in multiple selection wxCheckListBox
1039 - default button handling is now closer to expected
1040 - setting tooltips for wxSlider now works
1041 - disabling a parent window also disables all of its children (as in wxGTK)
1042 - multiple events avoided in wxComboBox
1043 - tooltip asserts avoided for read-only wxComboBox
1044 - fixed a race condition during a thread exit and a join
1045 - fixed a condition where a thread can hang during message/event processing
1046 - increased space between wxRadioBox label and first radio button
1047 - don't fail to register remaining window classes if one fails to register
1048 - wxFontDialog effects only turned on if a valid colour was
1049   provided in wxFontData
1050 - Added wxTE_LEFT, wxTE_CENTRE and wxTE_RIGHT flags for text control alignment.
1051 - Bitmap printing uses 24 bits now, not 8.
1052
1053 wxGTK:
1054
1055 - wxDirDialog now presents the file system in standard Unix way
1056 - wxButton now honours wxBU_EXACTFIT
1057 - wxStaticBox now honours wxALIGN_XXX styles
1058 - added support for non alphanumeric simple character accelerators ('-', '=')
1059 - new behaviour for wxWindow::Refresh() as it now produces a delayed refresh.
1060   Call the new wxWindow::Update() to force an immediate update
1061 - support for more SGI hardware (12-bit mode among others)
1062 - fixed wxDC::Blit() to honour source DC's logical coordinates
1063 - implemented wxIdleEvent::RequestMore() for simple background tasks
1064 - implemented wxChoice::Delete()
1065 - fixed bad memory leak in wxFileDialog (Chris Elliott)
1066 - made internal GC pool dynamically growable
1067 - added GTK+ 2 and Unicode support
1068
1069 wxMotif:
1070
1071 - improved colour settings return values (Ian Brown)
1072 - improved border style handling for wxStaticText (Ian Brown)
1073 - improved toolbar control alignment
1074 - implemented wxSpinButton
1075 - implemented wxCheckListBox
1076 - fixed wxSpinCtrl and wxStaticLine when used with sizers
1077 - wxStaticBitmap now shows transparent icons correctly
1078
1079 wxX11:
1080
1081 - added generic MDI implementation (Hans Van Leemputten)
1082 - first cut at wxSocket support (not yet working)
1083
1084 wxMac:
1085
1086 - Many improvements
1087
1088 wxOS2:
1089
1090 - First alpha-quality release
1091
1092 wxHTML:
1093
1094 - fixed wxHtmlHelpController's cache files handling on big endian machines
1095 - added blocking and redirecting capabilities to wxHtmlWindow via
1096   wxHtmlWindow::OnOpeningURL()
1097 - fixed alignment handling in tables
1098 - fixed <font face="..."> handling to be case insensitive
1099
1100 2.3.2
1101 -----
1102
1103 New port: wxUniv for Win32/GTK+ is now included in the distribution.
1104
1105 wxBase:
1106
1107 - wxRegEx class added
1108 - wxGetDiskSpace() function added (Jonothan Farr, Markus Fieber)
1109 - wxTextBuffer and wxTextFile(wxStream) added (Morten Hanssen)
1110 - more fixes to wxMBConv classes. Conversion to and from wchar_t now works with
1111   glibc 2.2 as well as with glibc 2.1. Unix version now checks for iconv()'s
1112   capabilities at runtime instead of in the configure script.
1113
1114 All (GUI):
1115
1116 - support for virtual list control added
1117 - column images in report mode of the list control
1118 - wxFindReplaceDialog added (based on work of Markus Greither)
1119 - wxTextCtrl::SetMaxLength() added (wxMSW/wxGTK)
1120 - polygon support in wxRegion (Klaas Holwerda)
1121 - wxStreamToTextRedirector to allow easily redirect cout to wxTextCtrl added
1122 - fixed bug with using wxExecute() to capture huge amounts of output
1123 - new wxCalendarCtrl styles added (Søren Erland Vestø)
1124 - wxWizard changes: loading from WXR support, help button (Robert Cavanaugh)
1125 - wxDirSelector() added (Paul A. Thiessen)
1126 - wxGrid cell editing veto support (Roger Gammans)
1127 - wxListCtrl ITEM_FOCUSED event added
1128 - support for ICO files in wxImage added (Chris Elliott)
1129 - improvements to wxDragImage (Chuck Messenger)
1130
1131 wxMSW:
1132
1133 - support for the DBCS fonts (CP 932, 936, 949, 950) (Nathan Cook)
1134 - new library naming convention under VC++ -- please change your application
1135   project files
1136
1137 wxGTK:
1138
1139 - fixed popup menu positioning bug
1140 - fixed the edit function for wxListCtrl (Chuck Messenger)
1141 - fixed the key-hitting events for wxListCtrl and wxTreeCtrl, so they
1142   correctly return the key which was pressed (Chuck Messenger)
1143
1144 wxMac:
1145
1146 - support for configuration and build under Mac OS X using the Apple Developer
1147   Tools
1148
1149 wxHTML:
1150
1151 - new HTML parser with correct parsing of character entities and fixes
1152   to tags parsing
1153 - added support for animated GIFs
1154
1155 2.3.1
1156 -----
1157
1158 wxBase:
1159
1160 - Fixes for gcc 3.0
1161 - Fixed new charset detection code
1162 - ODBC Informix fixes (submitted by Roger Gammans)
1163 - Added ODBC date support to wxVariant
1164 - Added wxDir::Traverse
1165 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker class
1166 - Removed redundant wxDebugContext functions using C++ streams,
1167   so now standard stream usage should be unnecessary
1168
1169 All (GUI):
1170
1171 - Added wxDbGrid class for displaying ODBC tables
1172 - Added EVT_GRID_EDITOR_CREATED and wxGridEditorCreatedEvent so the
1173   user code can get access to the edit control when it is created, (to
1174   push on a custom event handler for example)
1175 - Added wxTextAttr class and SetStyle, SetDefaultStyle and
1176   GetDefaultStyle methods to wxTextCtrl
1177 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker
1178 - Improvements to Tex2RTF
1179 - Added Paul and Roger Gammans' grid controls
1180 - Bug in wxDocument::Save logic corrected, whereby Save didn't save when not
1181   first-time saved
1182 - Fixed memory leak in textcmn.cpp
1183 - Various wxXML enhancements
1184 - Removed wxCLIP_CHILDREN style from wxSplitterWindow
1185 - Fixed memory leak in DoPrint, htmprint.cpp
1186 - Fixed calendar sample bug with using wxCommandEvent::GetInt()
1187   instead of GetId()
1188 - Added wxDbGrid combining wxODBC classes with wxGrid
1189 - Added more makefiles and project files for contrib hierarchy
1190
1191 wxMSW:
1192
1193 - Fixed wxApp::ProcessMessage so controls don't lose their
1194   accelerators when the accelerators are redefined elsewhere
1195 - Accelerators consisting of simple keystrokes (without control,
1196   alt or shift) now work
1197 - Compile fixes for Watcom C++ added
1198 - Compile fixes for Cygwin 1.0 added
1199 - Use SetForegroundWindow() in wxWindow::Raise() instead of BringWindowToTop()
1200 - Replaced wxYield() call in PopupMenu() by a much safer
1201   wxYieldForCommandsOnly() - fixes tree ctrl popup menu bug and other ones
1202 - Enter processing in wxSpinCtrl fixed
1203 - Fixed bug in determining the best listbox size
1204 - Fix for wxFrame's last focus bug
1205 - We now send iconize events
1206 - Fixed wxFrame::SetClientSize() with toolbar bug
1207 - Added mousewheel processing
1208 - Added wxSystemSettings::Get/SetOption so we can configure
1209   wxWidgets at run time; used this to implement no-maskblt option
1210   in wxDC
1211 - Fixed bug when using MDIS_ALLCHILDSTYLES style: so now MDI
1212   child frame styles are honoured
1213
1214 wxGTK:
1215
1216 - Fixed slider rounding bug
1217 - Added code to set wxFont's default encoding to wxLocale::GetSystemEncoding()
1218 - We now send iconize events
1219 - Fix for discrepancies between wxNotebookEvent and wxNotebook
1220   GetSelection() results
1221
1222 2.3.0
1223 -----
1224
1225 wxBase:
1226
1227 - fixed problem with wxURL when using static version of the library
1228 - wxZipFSHandler::FindFirst() and FindNext() now correctly list directories
1229 - wxMimeTypesManager now can create file associations too (Chris Elliott)
1230 - wxCopyFile() respects the file permissions (Roland Scholz)
1231 - wxFTP::GetFileSize() added (Søren Erland Vestø)
1232 - wxDateTime::IsSameDate() bug fixed
1233 - wxTimeSpan::Format() now behaves more as expected, see docs
1234 - wxLocale now provides much more convenient API for setting language and
1235   detecting current system language. New API is more abstracted and truly
1236   cross-platform, independent of underlying C runtime library.
1237
1238 All (GUI):
1239
1240 - new wxToggleButton class (John Norris, Axel Schlueter)
1241 - wxCalendarCtrl not highlighting the date with time part bug fixed
1242 - wxADJUST_MINSIZE sizer flag added
1243 - FindOrCreateBrush/Pen() bug fix for invalid colour values
1244 - new wxXPMHandler for reading and writing XPM images
1245 - added new (now recommended) API for conversion between wxImage and wxBitmap
1246   (wxBitmap::ConvertToImage() and wxBitmap::wxBitmap(wxImage&) instead of
1247   wxImage methods and ctor)
1248 - ODBC classes now support DB2, Interbase, and Pervasive SQL
1249 - ODBC documentation complete!!
1250 - ODBC classes have much Unicode support added, but not complete
1251 - ODBC experimental BLOB support added, but not completely tested
1252 - ODBC NULL column support completed (Roger/Paul Gammans)
1253 - ODBC All "char *" and char arrays removed and replaced with wxString use
1254
1255 wxMSW:
1256
1257 - threads: bug in wxCondition::Broadcast fixed (Pieter van der Meulen)
1258 - fixed bug in MDI children flags (mis)handling
1259 - it is possible to compile wxCHMHelpController with compilers
1260   other than Visual C++ now and hhctrl.ocx is loaded at runtime
1261
1262 wxGTK:
1263
1264 - added support for wchar_t (wxUSE_WCHAR_T) under Unix
1265
1266 wxHTML:
1267
1268 - mew feature, wxHtmlProcessor for on-the-fly modification of HTML markup
1269 - visual enhancements to contents panel of wxHtmlHelpController
1270
1271 2.2.0
1272 -----
1273
1274 wxBase:
1275
1276 - Fixed bug with directories with trailing (back)slashes in wxPathExists
1277 - wxString: added wxArrayString::operator==() and !=()
1278 - Fixes for wxCmdLineParser
1279 - Added wxGetLocalTimeMillis
1280 - Completed Czech translations
1281 - Some stream corrections
1282 - added missing consts to wxPoint operators
1283 - wxDateTime ParseFormat fixes
1284 - wxFile::Open(write_append) will create file if it doesn't exist
1285 - small fixes to MIME mailcap test command handling, more MIME tests in the sample
1286
1287 All (GUI):
1288
1289 - wxGenericDragImage now allows virtual image drawing, and
1290   flicker-free dragging is now possible
1291 - Added wxPrinter::GetLastError
1292 - Fixed wxLogGui reentrancy problem
1293 - Paper names now translated
1294 - wxGrid fixes
1295 - Generic validator now caters for more cases (integers in
1296   wxTextCtrl, strings in wxChoice, wxComboBox)
1297 - Fixed crash when docview On... functions return FALSE. Show
1298   error message when an non-existent filename is typed into the Open
1299   File dialog.
1300 - Corrected Baltic font encoding handling
1301 - wxImage: enhanced TIFF code, added new platform-independent BMP
1302   writing code
1303 - wxKeyEvent::GetKeyCode() and HasModifiers() added and documented
1304 - Fixed wxPropertyForm crashes in sample
1305 - wxWizard now calls TransferDataFromWindow() before calling
1306   wxWizardPage::GetNext() fixing an obvious bug
1307
1308 wxMSW:
1309
1310 - wxWindow::GetCharWidth/Height now calculated accurately.
1311   This will affect all .wxr dialog resources, so for
1312   backward compatibility, please set
1313   wxDIALOG_UNIT_COMPATIBILITY to 1 in setup.h
1314 - wxListCtrl: set item text in LIST_ITEM_ACTIVATED events
1315 - wxTextCtrl: implemented setting colours for rich edit controls
1316 - wxColour now accepts both grey and gray
1317 - BC++ DLL compilation fixed
1318 - Watcom C++ makefiles improved for JPEG and TIFF compilation
1319 - Fixed submenu accelerator bug
1320 - Fixed dialog focus bug (crash if the previous window to have
1321   the focus was destroyed before the dialog closed)
1322 - Too-small default wxTextCtrl height fixed
1323 - fixed "missing" initial resize of wxMDIChildFrame
1324 - wxFrame restores focus better
1325 - Now ignore wxTHICK_FRAME in wxWindow constructor: only relevant to
1326   frames and dialogs, interferes with other window styles otherwise
1327   (sometimes you'd get a thick frame in a subwindow)
1328 - wxTextCtrl insertion point set to the beginning of the control by SetValue
1329 - Fix so wxMDIParentFrame is actually shown when Show(TRUE) is called.
1330 - wxFileDialog: adjusts struct size if there's an error (struct
1331   sizes can be different on different versions of Windows)
1332 - wxImageList::GetSize() documented and added to wxMSW
1333 - fixed default dialog style to make them non resizeable again
1334 - fixed wxFrame::IsShown() which always returned TRUE before
1335
1336 wxGTK:
1337
1338 - Please see docs/gtk/changes.txt.
1339
1340 wxMotif:
1341
1342 - Small compilation fixes
1343
1344 Documentation:
1345
1346 - wxCaret documented
1347
1348 2.1.16
1349 ------
1350
1351 wxBase:
1352
1353 All (GUI):
1354
1355 wxMSW:
1356
1357 - Various bug fixes
1358 - Added wxCHMHelpController, for invoking MS HTML Help
1359   files. This works under VC++ only
1360 - Modal dialog handling improved
1361 - Printer dialog now modal
1362
1363 wxGTK:
1364
1365 - Various bug fixes
1366
1367 wxMotif:
1368
1369 - Various bug fixes
1370
1371 2.1.15
1372 ------
1373
1374 Documentation:
1375
1376 - Added docs/tech for technical notes
1377
1378 File hierarchy:
1379
1380 - Started new contrib hierarchy that mirrors
1381   the main lib structure; moved OGL and MMedia into it
1382
1383 wxBase:
1384
1385 - wxSocket support
1386 - wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
1387   available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
1388 - wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
1389 - wxCmdLineParser class for parsing the command line (supporting short and
1390   long options, switches and parameters of different types)
1391 - it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
1392   and BeOS (without thread support yet)
1393 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
1394   added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
1395   only so far)
1396 - wxDir class for enumerating files in a directory
1397 - wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
1398 - wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
1399   results for your platform (use ANSI functions where available)
1400 - wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
1401 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
1402   is available)
1403 - wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprecated wxArray::Remove(index)
1404
1405 all (GUI):
1406
1407 - Added wxImage::Rotate.
1408 - new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively
1409 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu management
1410 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
1411   dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
1412 - vertical toolbars supported by MSW and GTK native wxToolBar classes
1413 - wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
1414 - "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
1415   John Norris)
1416 - wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
1417   MIME types if available (Unix only)
1418 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
1419 - TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
1420 - PCX files can now be written (256 and 24 bits)
1421 - validators may work recursively if wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY is set
1422 - wxScrolledWindow now has keyboard interface
1423 - wxTextEntryDialog may be used for entering passwords (supports wxTE_PASSWORD)
1424 - added wxEncodingConverter and improved wxFontMapper
1425   for dealing with conversions between different encodings,
1426   charsets support in wxLocale and wxHTML
1427 - wxDragImage class added
1428 - samples/help improved to show standard and advanced HTML help
1429   controllers, as well as native help
1430 - moved wxTreeLayout class to main lib
1431
1432 wxMSW:
1433
1434 - wxFrame::MakeFullScreen added.
1435 - support for enhanced metafiles added, support for copying/pasting metafiles
1436   (WMF and enhanced ones) fixed/added.
1437 - implemented setting colours for push buttons
1438 - wxStatusBar95 may be now used in dialogs, panels (not only frames) and can be
1439    positioned along the top of the screen and not only at the bottom
1440 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
1441 - loading/saving big (> 32K) files in wxTextCtrl works
1442 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
1443 - wxBitmap/wxIcon may be constructed from XPM included into a program, as in
1444   Unix ports
1445 - returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
1446 - VC++ makefiles and project files made (mostly) consistent
1447 - wxSetCursorEvent added
1448
1449 wxGTK:
1450
1451 - wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
1452 - wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
1453 - UpdateUI handlers may be used with wxTextCtrl
1454
1455 wxMotif:
1456
1457 - wxMenu::Enable works
1458 - wxToolBar bugs fixed
1459 - OGL samples made to work again
1460
1461 wxHTML:
1462
1463 - almost complete rewrite of wxHtmlHelpController,
1464   including faster search, bookmarks, printing, setup dialog
1465   and cross-platform binary compatible .cached files for faster
1466   loading of large helpbooks, case insensitive search
1467   split into 3 parts: wxHtmlHelpData, Frame and Controller
1468 - added support for charsets and <meta> tag
1469 - added support for font faces and justified paragraphs,
1470   taken some steps to prepare wxHTML for frames
1471 - added dynamic pushing/popping of wxHtmlParser tag handlers
1472 - improved HTML printing
1473 - added extensive table of HTML characters substitutions (&nbsp; etc.)
1474 - fixed wxHtmlWindow flickering, several minor bugfixes
1475 - added some tags: <address>, <code>, <kbd>, <samp>, <small>, <big>,
1476   fixed handling of relative and absolute font sizes in <font size>
1477
1478
1479 NOTE: for changes after wxWidgets 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
1480 change log.
1481
1482 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
1483 -----------------------
1484
1485 wxGTK:
1486
1487 - JPEG support added.
1488 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
1489
1490 wxMSW:
1491
1492 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
1493   SetTabSize added.
1494 - JPEG support added.
1495 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
1496 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
1497 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
1498
1499 wxMotif:
1500
1501
1502 General:
1503
1504 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
1505
1506
1507 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
1508 -------------------------------
1509
1510 wxGTK:
1511
1512 - wxGLCanvas fixes.
1513 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
1514
1515 wxMSW:
1516
1517 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
1518 - Fixed window cursor setting.
1519 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
1520 - Some makefile fixes.
1521
1522 wxMotif:
1523
1524 - None.
1525
1526 General:
1527
1528 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
1529 - More topic overviews.
1530 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
1531   prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
1532   (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
1533
1534
1535 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
1536 --------------------------
1537
1538 wxGTK:
1539
1540 - wxExecute improved.
1541
1542 wxMSW:
1543
1544 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
1545   expected).
1546 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
1547   debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
1548   with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
1549 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
1550 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
1551 - Fixed focus-related crash.
1552
1553 wxMotif:
1554
1555 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
1556 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
1557
1558 General:
1559
1560 - wxLocale documented.
1561 - Added include filenames to class reference.
1562 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
1563   DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
1564   (though doesn't display help yet).
1565
1566 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
1567 --------------------------
1568
1569 wxGTK:
1570
1571 - Miscellaneous fixes.
1572
1573 wxMSW:
1574
1575 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
1576   rationalised.
1577 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWidgets as DLL.
1578
1579 wxMotif:
1580
1581 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
1582 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
1583 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
1584 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
1585   syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
1586 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
1587   crashes for some reason).
1588 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
1589   of malloc, which causes memory problems).
1590
1591 General:
1592
1593 - Further doc improvements.
1594 - wxGenericValidator added.
1595 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
1596   automatically.
1597
1598 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
1599 -------------------------
1600
1601 wxGTK:
1602
1603 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
1604 - wxToolTip class added.
1605 - Miscellaneous fixes.
1606
1607 wxMSW:
1608
1609 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
1610 - Makefiles for more compilers.
1611 - TWIN32 support added.
1612 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
1613   factored out program/library settings.
1614 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
1615
1616 wxMotif:
1617
1618 - A few more colour fixes.
1619 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
1620 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
1621 - wxChoice crash fix.
1622 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
1623
1624 General:
1625
1626 - wxBusyCursor class added.
1627 - Added samples/dde.
1628 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
1629
1630 Beta 2, January 1999
1631 --------------------
1632
1633 wxGTK:
1634
1635 wxMSW:
1636
1637 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
1638
1639 wxMotif:
1640
1641 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
1642   the right place.
1643 - Cured some widget table clashes.
1644 - Added thread support (Robert).
1645 - wxPoem sample now works.
1646
1647 General:
1648
1649 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
1650 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
1651   the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
1652   or below).
1653 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
1654 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
1655   sample.
1656 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
1657
1658 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
1659 --------------------------
1660
1661 wxGTK:
1662
1663 - Various
1664
1665 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
1666
1667
1668 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
1669 ----------------------------
1670
1671 wxMSW:
1672
1673 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
1674 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
1675   wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
1676   a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
1677   Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
1678   on a tab.
1679 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
1680 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
1681   of Stefan Csomor.
1682
1683 wxMotif:
1684
1685 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
1686   without (permanently) resizing the window.
1687 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
1688   that disabled scrollbar paging.
1689 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
1690   colours correctly.
1691 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
1692   when any button was pressed.
1693 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
1694   have a white background.
1695 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
1696 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
1697   they have sensible colours by default.
1698 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
1699 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
1700 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
1701 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
1702 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
1703
1704 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
1705 ----------------------------
1706
1707 wxMSW:
1708
1709 - More documentation updates, especially for
1710   wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
1711 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
1712   of wxTrace.
1713 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
1714   However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
1715   VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
1716   position.
1717 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
1718
1719 wxMotif:
1720
1721 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
1722   were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
1723   child frames).
1724 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
1725 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
1726   to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
1727 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
1728   by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
1729   the debugging implementation.
1730 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
1731   global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
1732   WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
1733 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
1734 - Added a parent-existence check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
1735 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
1736   It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
1737
1738 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
1739
1740 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
1741 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
1742 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
1743 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
1744 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
1745 - wxNotebook almost done.
1746 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
1747   to vertical toolbars).
1748
1749 More recently:
1750
1751 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
1752   to scrollbars).
1753 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
1754   tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
1755 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
1756
1757 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
1758 ----------------------------
1759
1760 wxMSW:
1761
1762 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
1763   sample.
1764 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
1765 - A few more makefiles added.
1766 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
1767 - Further doc updates.
1768 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
1769
1770 wxMotif:
1771
1772 - First start at Motif port.
1773 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
1774 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
1775   wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
1776   wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
1777
1778 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
1779 --------------------------
1780
1781 wxMSW:
1782
1783 - wxBitmap debugged.
1784 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
1785 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
1786   converted to DC depth if they don't match.
1787 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
1788 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
1789 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
1790   so event can travel up the window hierarchy.
1791
1792 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
1793 ------------------------
1794
1795 wxMSW:
1796
1797 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
1798   wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
1799   area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
1800   wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
1801 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
1802 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
1803 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
1804   changes, wxNotebook.
1805 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
1806
1807 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
1808 -----------------------
1809
1810 wxMSW:
1811
1812 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
1813   altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
1814   Windows functions, for efficiency.
1815 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
1816 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
1817   don't support it.
1818 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
1819 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
1820
1821 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
1822 -----------------------
1823
1824 wxMSW:
1825
1826 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
1827   have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
1828
1829 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
1830 -----------------------
1831
1832 wxMSW:
1833
1834 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
1835 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
1836   wxMenuBar.
1837 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
1838   SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
1839   wxMenuItem accessors.
1840 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
1841   wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
1842 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
1843 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
1844 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
1845 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
1846 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
1847   then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
1848   the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
1849   to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
1850   being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
1851   first, then doing the assignment.
1852 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
1853 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
1854
1855 Generic:
1856
1857 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
1858 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
1859
1860 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
1861 ----------------------
1862
1863 wxMSW:
1864
1865 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
1866   and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
1867   icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
1868 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
1869 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
1870   require application-supplied positioning code though.
1871 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
1872   for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
1873   change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
1874
1875 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
1876 ------------------------
1877
1878 wxMSW:
1879
1880 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
1881   fields were used.
1882 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
1883   compilation and pragmas.
1884 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
1885   commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
1886
1887 Generic:
1888
1889 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
1890 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
1891   compilation and pragmas.
1892 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
1893
1894 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
1895 ------------------------
1896
1897 wxMSW:
1898
1899 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
1900 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
1901   some reason :-(
1902 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
1903 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
1904 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
1905   of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWidgets
1906   startup/exit.
1907 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
1908   makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
1909 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
1910 VADIM'S CHANGES:
1911 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
1912   compatibility functions.
1913 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
1914 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
1915 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
1916 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
1917 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
1918 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
1919 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
1920
1921 Generic:
1922
1923 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
1924 - Added samples/png.
1925 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
1926   Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
1927   header files.
1928 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
1929
1930 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
1931 ------------------------
1932
1933 wxMSW:
1934
1935 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
1936 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
1937   cleaned up properly before exit.
1938 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
1939   automatically.
1940 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
1941 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
1942   memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
1943   unresolved issues.
1944 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
1945   to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
1946   tray area.
1947 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWidgets in the same
1948   application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
1949 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
1950 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
1951
1952 Generic:
1953
1954 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
1955 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
1956   new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
1957   now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
1958   See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
1959 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
1960   a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
1961   wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
1962   allow better control of memory.
1963 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
1964   checking.
1965 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
1966   float to long in wxToolBar files.
1967
1968 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
1969 ------------------------
1970
1971 wxMSW:
1972
1973 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
1974 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
1975 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
1976   check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
1977   exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
1978   m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
1979   don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
1980 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
1981 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
1982   added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
1983   wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
1984   Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
1985   IUnknown.
1986   Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
1987 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
1988   Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
1989 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
1990 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
1991   Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
1992 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
1993   can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
1994   internal implementation.
1995 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
1996   in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
1997   binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
1998
1999 Generic:
2000
2001 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
2002 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
2003 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
2004   owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
2005   (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
2006
2007 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
2008 --------------------------
2009
2010 wxMSW:
2011
2012 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
2013   DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
2014   the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
2015   changes.
2016 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
2017   resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
2018   advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
2019 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
2020   again.
2021 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
2022 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
2023   e.g. wxDC.
2024
2025 Generic:
2026
2027 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
2028   DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
2029   the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
2030   changes.
2031 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
2032   platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
2033   docs/gtk.
2034 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
2035   created dynamically, not as a global object.
2036 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
2037 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
2038   consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
2039   changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
2040 - Added gcc pragmas.
2041 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
2042 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
2043 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
2044   added a few references to wxTransString.
2045 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
2046   to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
2047 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
2048 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
2049   wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
2050 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
2051 - Cured some memory leaks (thanks Vadim).
2052 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
2053   will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
2054   MoreRequested.
2055
2056 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
2057 --------------------------
2058
2059 All:
2060
2061 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
2062   integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
2063 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
2064 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
2065   an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
2066   origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
2067 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
2068   function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
2069   OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
2070   When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
2071 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
2072   scrolling toolbars.
2073 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
2074   to help printing with multiple pages.
2075 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
2076   define the API used by different implementations. DDE
2077   implementation updated to use these base classes.
2078 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
2079   for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
2080   WinHelp), wxXLPHelpController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
2081   TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
2082   wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
2083 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
2084   internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
2085   New files from Vadim:
2086   include\wx\string.h
2087   include\wx\debug.h
2088   include\wx\file.h
2089   include\wx\log.h
2090   include\wx\intl.h
2091   src\common\string.cpp
2092   src\common\log.cpp
2093   src\common\intl.cpp
2094   src\common\file.cpp
2095   No longer use GNU wxString files.
2096 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
2097   src\common\filefn.cpp.
2098 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
2099   samples, using makefile.b32 files.
2100 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
2101   including changes to defs.h.
2102 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
2103   introduced.
2104 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
2105   hidden).
2106 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
2107   cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
2108   trick).
2109 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
2110
2111 Alpha 3, September 1997
2112 -----------------------
2113
2114 All:
2115
2116 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
2117 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
2118 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
2119 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
2120 - Started documentation.
2121
2122 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
2123 ------------------------
2124
2125 All:
2126
2127 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
2128   with MetroWerks compiler.
2129 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
2130 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
2131   to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
2132   Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
2133   for testing purposes.
2134 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
2135   handlers.
2136 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
2137 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
2138   fully).
2139 - Added back wxRadioBox.
2140 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
2141   a separate file.
2142
2143 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
2144 -----------------------
2145
2146 Generic:
2147
2148 At this point, the following has been achieved:
2149
2150 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
2151   naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
2152   wxString instead of char *.
2153 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
2154   old system event system) and code size reduced.
2155 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
2156   as wxbWindow now removed.
2157 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
2158   Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
2159 - PrologIO revised.
2160 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
2161   MDI is now achieved using separate classes, not window styles.
2162 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
2163   Windows settings.
2164 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
2165   settings mucho rationalised.
2166 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
2167   event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
2168   classes removed.
2169 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
2170   wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
2171 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
2172 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
2173   wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
2174   made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
2175   of event handlers.
2176 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
2177 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
2178   wxToolBarBase
2179   wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
2180   wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95)
2181   wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
2182 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
2183 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
2184   have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
2185   rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
2186 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
2187   an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
2188   will be replaced by something better and more efficient
2189   in the future.
2190 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
2191   with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
2192   variables instead.
2193 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
2194   determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
2195   introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
2196 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
2197   any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
2198 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
2199   Win95.
2200 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
2201   classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
2202   the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
2203 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
2204   in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
2205 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).
2206
2207