utils/wxPython/distrib/SelfInst-README.txt

   1 wxPython README
   2 ---------------
   3
   4 Welcome to the wonderful world of wxPython!
   5
   6 Now that you have installed the Win32 extension module, you can try it
   7 out by going to the [install dir]\wxPython\demo directory and typing:
   8
   9     python test1.py
  10
  11 There are also some other sample files there for you to play with and
  12 learn from.
  13
  14 If you selected to install the documentation then point your browser
  15 to [install dir]\wxPython\docs\index.htm and you will then be looking
  16 at the docs for wxWindows.  For the most part you can use the C++ docs
  17 as most classes and methods are used identically.  Where there are
  18 differences they are documented with a "wxPython Note."
  19
  20
  21
  22 Getting Help
  23 ------------
  24
  25 Since wxPython is a blending of multiple technologies, help comes from
  26 multiple sources.  See the http://alldunn.com/wxPython for details on
  27 various sources of help, but probably the best source is the
  28 wxPython-users mail list.  You can view the archive or subscribe by
  29 going to
  30
  31        http://starship.python.net/mailman/listinfo/wxpython-users
  32
  33 Or you can send mail directly to the list using this address:
  34
  35        wxpython-users@starship.python.net
  36
  37
  38 What's new in 2.0b9
  39 -------------------
  40 Bug fix for ListCtrl in test4.py (Was a missing file...  DSM!)
  41
  42 Bug fix for occassional GPF on Win32 systems upon termination of a
  43 wxPython application.
  44
  45 Added wxListBox.GetSelections returning selections as a Tuple.
  46
  47 Added a wxTreeItemData that is able to hold any Python object and be
  48 associated with items in a wxTreeCtrl.  Added test pytree.py to show
  49 this feature off.
  50
  51 Added wxSafeYield function.
  52
  53 OpenGL Canvas can be optionally compiled in to wxPython.
  54
  55 Awesome new Demo Framework for showing off wxPython and for learning
  56 how it all works.
  57
  58 The pre-built Win32 version is no longer distributing the wxWindows
  59 DLL.  It is statically linked with the wxWindows library instead.
  60
  61 Added a couple missing items from the docs.
  62
  63 Added wxImage, wxImageHandler, wxPNGHandler, wxJPEGHandler,
  64 wxGIFHandler and wxBMPHandler.
  65
  66 Added new methods to wxTextCtrl.
  67
  68
  69
  70 What's new in 2.0b8
  71 -------------------
  72 Support for using Python threads in wxPython apps.
  73
  74 Several missing methods from various classes.
  75
  76 Various bug fixes.
  77
  78
  79
  80 What's new in 2.0b7
  81 -------------------
  82 Added DLG_PNT and DLG_SZE convienience methods to wxWindow class.
  83
  84 Added missing constructor and other methods for wxMenuItem.
  85
  86
  87
  88 What's new in 2.0b6
  89 -------------------
  90 Just a quickie update to fix the self-installer to be compatible with
  91 Python 1.5.2b2's Registry settings.
  92
  93
  94 What's new in 2.0b5
  95 -------------------
  96 Well obviously the numbering scheme has changed.  I did this to
  97 reflect the fact that this truly is the second major revision of
  98 wxPython, (well the third actually if you count the one I did for
  99 wxWindows 1.68 and then threw away...) and also that it is associated
 100 with the 2.0 version of wxWindows.
 101
 102 I have finally started documenting wxPython.  There are several pages
 103 in the wxWindows documentation tree specifically about wxPython, and I
 104 have added notes within the class references about where and how wxPython
 105 diverges from wxWindows.
 106
 107 Added wxWindow_FromHWND(hWnd) for wxMSW to construct a wxWindow from a
 108 window handle.  If you can get the window handle into the python code,
 109 it should just work...  More news on this later.
 110
 111 Added wxImageList, wxToolTip.
 112
 113 Re-enabled wxConfig.DeleteAll() since it is reportedly fixed for the
 114 wxRegConfig class.
 115
 116 As usual, some bug fixes, tweaks, etc.
 117
 118
 119
 120 What's new in 0.5.3
 121 -------------------
 122 Added wxSashWindow, wxSashEvent, wxLayoutAlgorithm, etc.
 123
 124 Various cleanup, tweaks, minor additions, etc. to maintain
 125 compatibility with the current wxWindows.
 126
 127
 128
 129 What's new in 0.5.0
 130 -------------------
 131 Changed the import semantics from "from wxPython import *" to "from
 132 wxPython.wx import *"  This is for people who are worried about
 133 namespace pollution, they can use "from wxPython import wx" and then
 134 prefix all the wxPython identifiers with "wx."
 135
 136 Added wxTaskbarIcon for wxMSW.
 137
 138 Made the events work for wxGrid.
 139
 140 Added wxConfig.
 141
 142 Added wxMiniFrame for wxGTK.
 143
 144 Changed many of the args and return values that were pointers to gdi
 145 objects to references to reflect changes in the wxWindows API.
 146
 147 Other assorted fixes and additions.
 148
 149
 150
 151
 152 What's new in 0.4.2
 153 -------------------
 154
 155 wxPython on wxGTK works!!!  Both dynamic and static on Linux and
 156 static on Solaris have been tested.  Many thanks go to Harm
 157 <H.v.d.Heijden@phys.tue.nl> for his astute detective work on tracking
 158 down a nasty DECREF bug.  Okay so I have to confess that it was just a
 159 DSM (Dumb Stupid Mistake) on my part but it was nasty none the less
 160 because the behavior was so different on different platforms.
 161
 162
 163 The dynamicly loaded module on Solaris is still segfaulting, so it
 164 must have been a different issue all along...
 165
 166
 167
 168 What's New in 0.4
 169 -----------------
 170
 171 1. Worked on wxGTK compatibility.  It is partially working.  On a
 172 Solaris/Sparc box wxPython is working but only when it is statically
 173 linked with the Python interpreter.  When built as a dyamically loaded
 174 extension module, things start acting weirdly and it soon seg-faults.
 175 And on Linux both the statically linked and the dynamically linked
 176 version segfault shortly after starting up.
 177
 178 2. Added Toolbar, StatusBar and SplitterWindow classes.
 179
 180 3. Varioius bug fixes, enhancements, etc.
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 184 ----------------
 185 Robin Dunn
 186 robin@alldunn.com
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