4 next release (2.1.12 or 2.2?)
5 -----------------------------
9 - wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
10 available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
12 - wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
14 - wxCmdLineParser class for parsing the command line (supporting short and
15 long options, switches and parameters of different types)
17 - it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
18 and BeOS (without thread support yet)
20 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
21 added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
23 - wxDir class for enumerating files in a directory
24 - wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
25 - wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
26 results for your platform (use ANSI functions where available)
27 - wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
28 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
30 - wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprectaed wxArray::Remove(index)
34 - new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively
36 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu menagament
37 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
38 dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
39 - vertical toolbars supported by MSW and GTK native wxToolBar classes
41 - wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
42 - "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
44 - wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
45 MIME types if available (Unix only)
46 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
48 - TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
49 - PCX files can now be written (24 bit only so far)
51 - wxTextEntryDialog may be used for entering passwords (supports wxTE_PASSWORD)
55 - support for enhanced metafiles added, support for copying/pasting metafiles
56 (WMF and enhanced ones) fixed/added.
57 - implemented setting colours for push buttons
58 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
59 - loading/saving big (> 32K) files in wxTextCtrl works
60 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
61 - wxBitmap/wxIcon may be constructed from XPM included into a program, as in
63 - returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
67 - wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
68 - wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
69 - UpdateUI handlers may be used with wxTextCtrl
73 - wxMenu::Enable) works
75 NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
78 Major improvements are listed in readme.txt.
80 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
81 -----------------------
86 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
90 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
93 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
94 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
95 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
102 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
105 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
106 -------------------------------
111 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
115 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
116 - Fixed window cursor setting.
117 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
118 - Some makefile fixes.
126 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
127 - More topic overviews.
128 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
129 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
130 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
133 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
134 --------------------------
138 - wxExecute improved.
142 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
144 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
145 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
146 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
147 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
148 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
149 - Fixed focus-related crash.
153 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
154 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
158 - wxLocale documented.
159 - Added include filenames to class reference.
160 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
161 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
162 (though doesn't display help yet).
164 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
165 --------------------------
169 - Miscellaneous fixes.
173 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
175 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
179 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
180 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
181 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
182 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
183 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
184 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
185 crashes for some reason).
186 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
187 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
191 - Further doc improvements.
192 - wxGenericValidator added.
193 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
196 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
197 -------------------------
201 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
202 - wxToolTip class added.
203 - Miscellaneous fixes.
207 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
208 - Makefiles for more compilers.
209 - TWIN32 support added.
210 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
211 factored out program/library settings.
212 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
216 - A few more colour fixes.
217 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
218 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
219 - wxChoice crash fix.
220 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
224 - wxBusyCursor class added.
226 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
235 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
239 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
241 - Cured some widget table clashes.
242 - Added thread support (Robert).
243 - wxPoem sample now works.
247 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
248 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
249 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
251 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
252 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
254 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
256 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
257 --------------------------
263 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
266 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
267 ----------------------------
271 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
272 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
273 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
274 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
275 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
277 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
278 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
283 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
284 without (permanently) resizing the window.
285 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
286 that disabled scrollbar paging.
287 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
289 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
290 when any button was pressed.
291 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
292 have a white background.
293 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
294 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
295 they have sensible colours by default.
296 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
297 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
298 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
299 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
300 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
302 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
303 ----------------------------
307 - More documentation updates, especially for
308 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
309 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
311 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
312 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
313 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
315 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
319 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
320 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
322 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
323 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
324 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
325 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
326 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
327 the debugging implementation.
328 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
329 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
330 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
331 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
332 - Added a parent-existance check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
333 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
334 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
336 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
338 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
339 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
340 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
341 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
342 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
343 - wxNotebook almost done.
344 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
345 to vertical toolbars).
349 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
351 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
352 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
353 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
355 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
356 ----------------------------
360 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
362 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
363 - A few more makefiles added.
364 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
365 - Further doc updates.
366 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
370 - First start at Motif port.
371 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
372 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
373 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
374 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
376 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
377 --------------------------
382 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
383 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
384 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
385 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
386 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
387 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
388 so event can travel up the window hierachy.
390 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
391 ------------------------
395 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
396 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
397 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
398 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
399 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
400 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
401 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
403 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
405 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
406 -----------------------
410 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
411 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
412 Windows functions, for efficiency.
413 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
414 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
416 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
417 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
419 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
420 -----------------------
424 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
425 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
427 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
428 -----------------------
432 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
433 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
435 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
436 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
437 wxMenuItem accessors.
438 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
439 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
440 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
441 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
442 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
443 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
444 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
445 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
446 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
447 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
448 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
449 first, then doing the assignment.
450 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
451 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
455 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
456 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
458 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
459 ----------------------
463 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
464 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
465 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
466 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
467 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
468 require application-supplied positioning code though.
469 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
470 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
471 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
473 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
474 ------------------------
478 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
480 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
481 compilation and pragmas.
482 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
483 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
487 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
488 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
489 compilation and pragmas.
490 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
492 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
493 ------------------------
497 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
498 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
500 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
501 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
502 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
503 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
505 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
506 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
507 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
509 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
510 compatibility functions.
511 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
512 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
513 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
514 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
515 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
516 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
517 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
521 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
523 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
524 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
526 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
528 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
529 ------------------------
533 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
534 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
535 cleaned up properly before exit.
536 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
538 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
539 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
540 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
542 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
543 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
545 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
546 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
547 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
548 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
552 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
553 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
554 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
555 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
556 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
557 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
558 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
559 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
560 allow better control of memory.
561 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
563 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
564 float to long in wxToolBar files.
566 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
567 ------------------------
571 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
572 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
573 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
574 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
575 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
576 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
577 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
578 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
579 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
580 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
581 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
582 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
584 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
585 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
586 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
587 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
588 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
589 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
590 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
591 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
592 internal implementation.
593 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
594 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
595 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
599 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
600 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
601 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
602 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
603 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
605 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
606 --------------------------
610 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
611 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
612 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
614 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
615 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
616 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
617 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
619 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
620 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
625 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
626 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
627 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
629 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
630 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
632 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
633 created dynamically, not as a global object.
634 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
635 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
636 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
637 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
639 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
640 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
641 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
642 added a few references to wxTransString.
643 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
644 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
645 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
646 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
647 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
648 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
649 - Cured some lemory leaks (thanks Vadim).
650 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
651 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
654 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
655 --------------------------
659 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
660 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
661 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
662 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
663 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
664 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
665 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
666 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
667 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
668 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
669 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
671 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
672 to help printing with multiple pages.
673 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
674 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
675 implementation updated to use these base classes.
676 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
677 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
678 WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
679 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
680 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
681 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
682 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
683 New files from Vadim:
689 src\common\string.cpp
693 No longer use GNU wxString files.
694 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
695 src\common\filefn.cpp.
696 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
697 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
698 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
699 including changes to defs.h.
700 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
702 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
704 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
705 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
707 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
709 Alpha 3, September 1997
710 -----------------------
714 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
715 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
716 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
717 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
718 - Started documentation.
720 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
721 ------------------------
725 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
726 with MetroWerks compiler.
727 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
728 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
729 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
730 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
731 for testing purposes.
732 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
734 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
735 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
737 - Added back wxRadioBox.
738 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
741 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
742 -----------------------
746 At this point, the following has been achieved:
748 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
749 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
750 wxString instead of char *.
751 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
752 old system event system) and code size reduced.
753 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
754 as wxbWindow now removed.
755 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
756 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
758 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
759 MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
760 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
762 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
763 settings mucho rationalised.
764 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
765 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
767 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
768 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
769 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
770 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
771 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
772 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
774 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
775 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
777 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
778 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
779 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
780 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
781 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
782 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
783 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
784 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
785 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
786 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
788 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
789 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
791 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
792 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
793 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
794 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
795 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
796 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
798 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
799 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
800 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
801 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
802 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
803 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).