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