docs/msw/changes.txt

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   2 wxWindows 2.0 for Windows Change Log
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   5 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
   6 ----------------------------
   7
   8 - More documentation updates, especially for
   9   wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
  10 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
  11   of wxTrace.
  12 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
  13   However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
  14   VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
  15   position.
  16 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
  17
  18 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
  19 ----------------------------
  20
  21 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
  22   sample.
  23 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
  24 - A few more makefiles added.
  25 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
  26 - Further doc updates.
  27 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
  28
  29 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
  30 --------------------------
  31
  32 - wxBitmap debugged.
  33 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
  34 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
  35   converted to DC depth if they don't match.
  36 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
  37 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
  38 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
  39   so event can travel up the window hierachy.
  40
  41 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
  42 ------------------------
  43
  44 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
  45   wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
  46   area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
  47   wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
  48 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
  49 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
  50 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
  51   changes, wxNotebook.
  52 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
  53
  54 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
  55 -----------------------
  56
  57 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
  58   altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
  59   Windows functions, for efficiency.
  60 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
  61 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
  62   don't support it.
  63 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
  64 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
  65
  66 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
  67 -----------------------
  68
  69 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
  70   have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
  71
  72 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
  73 -----------------------
  74
  75 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
  76 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
  77   wxMenuBar.
  78 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
  79   SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
  80   wxMenuItem accessors.
  81 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
  82   wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
  83 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
  84 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
  85 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
  86 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
  87 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
  88   then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
  89   the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
  90   to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
  91   being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
  92   first, then doing the assignment.
  93 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
  94 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
  95
  96 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
  97 ----------------------
  98
  99 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
 100   and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
 101   icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
 102 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
 103 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
 104   require application-supplied positioning code though.
 105 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
 106   for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
 107   change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
 108
 109 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
 110 ------------------------
 111
 112 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
 113   fields were used.
 114 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
 115   compilation and pragmas.
 116 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
 117   commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
 118
 119 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
 120 ------------------------
 121
 122 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
 123 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
 124   some reason :-(
 125 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
 126 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
 127 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
 128   of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
 129   startup/exit.
 130 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
 131   makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
 132 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
 133 VADIM'S CHANGES:
 134 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
 135   compatibility functions.
 136 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
 137 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
 138 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
 139 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
 140 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
 141 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
 142 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
 143
 144 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
 145 ------------------------
 146
 147 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
 148 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
 149   cleaned up properly before exit.
 150 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
 151   automatically.
 152 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
 153 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
 154   memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
 155   unresolved issues.
 156 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
 157   to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
 158   tray area.
 159 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
 160   application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
 161 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
 162 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
 163
 164 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
 165 ------------------------
 166
 167 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
 168 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
 169 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
 170   check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
 171   exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
 172   m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
 173   don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
 174 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
 175 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
 176   added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
 177   wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
 178   Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
 179   IUnknown.
 180   Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
 181 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
 182   Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
 183 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
 184 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
 185   Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
 186 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
 187   can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
 188   internal implementation.
 189 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
 190   in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
 191   binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
 192
 193 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
 194 ---------------------------
 195
 196 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
 197   DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
 198   the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
 199   changes.
 200 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
 201   resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
 202   advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
 203 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
 204   again.
 205 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
 206 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
 207   e.g. wxDC.
 208
 209 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
 210 --------------------------
 211
 212 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
 213   integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
 214 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
 215 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
 216   an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
 217   origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
 218 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
 219   function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
 220   OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
 221   When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
 222 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
 223   scrolling toolbars.
 224 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
 225   to help printing with multiple pages.
 226 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
 227   define the API used by different implementations. DDE
 228   implementation updated to use these base classes.
 229 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
 230   for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
 231   WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
 232   TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
 233   wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
 234 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
 235   internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
 236   New files from Vadim:
 237   include\wx\string.h
 238   include\wx\debug.h
 239   include\wx\file.h
 240   include\wx\log.h
 241   include\wx\intl.h
 242   src\common\string.cpp
 243   src\common\log.cpp
 244   src\common\intl.cpp
 245   src\common\file.cpp
 246   No longer use GNU wxString files.
 247 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
 248   src\common\filefn.cpp.
 249 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
 250   samples, using makefile.b32 files.
 251 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
 252   including changes to defs.h.
 253 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
 254   introduced.
 255 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
 256   hidden).
 257 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
 258   cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
 259   trick).
 260 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
 261
 262 Alpha 3, September 1997
 263 -----------------------
 264
 265 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
 266 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
 267 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
 268 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
 269 - Started documentation.
 270
 271 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
 272 ------------------------
 273
 274 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
 275   with MetroWerks compiler.
 276 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
 277 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
 278   to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
 279   Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
 280   for testing purposes.
 281 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
 282   handlers.
 283 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
 284 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
 285   fully).
 286 - Added back wxRadioBox.
 287 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
 288   a separate file.
 289
 290 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
 291 -----------------------
 292
 293 At this point, the following has been achieved:
 294
 295 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
 296   naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
 297   wxString instead of char *.
 298 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
 299   old system event system) and code size reduced.
 300 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
 301   as wxbWindow now removed.
 302 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
 303   Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
 304 - PrologIO revised.
 305 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
 306   MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
 307 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
 308   Windows settings.
 309 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
 310   settings mucho rationalised.
 311 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
 312   event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
 313   classes removed.
 314 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
 315   wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
 316 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
 317 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
 318   wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
 319   made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
 320   of event handlers.
 321 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
 322 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
 323   wxToolBarBase
 324   wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
 325   wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
 326   wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
 327 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
 328 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
 329   have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
 330   rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
 331 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
 332   an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
 333   will be replaced by something better and more efficient
 334   in the future.
 335 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
 336   with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
 337   variables instead.
 338 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
 339   determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
 340   introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
 341 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
 342   any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
 343 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
 344   Win95.
 345 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
 346   classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
 347   the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
 348 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
 349   in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
 350 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).
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