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1 wxWindows 2 Change Log
2 ----------------------
3
4 2.1.0, b?, June 2nd 1999
5 ------------------------
6
7 wxGTK:
8
9
10 wxMSW:
11
12
13 wxMotif:
14
15
16 General:
17
18 - Fixed day_of_week bug (Peter Stadel).
19 - Added Inside(), SetLeft/Right/Top/Bottom, +, += to wxRect.
20 - Added wxHTML, an HTML library and widget.
21 - Added ZIP input stream.
22
23 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
24 -----------------------
25
26 wxGTK:
27
28 - JPEG support added.
29 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
30
31 wxMSW:
32
33 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
34 SetTabSize added.
35 - JPEG support added.
36 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
37 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
38 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
39
40 wxMotif:
41
42
43 General:
44
45 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
46
47
48 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
49 -------------------------------
50
51 wxGTK:
52
53 - wxGLCanvas fixes.
54 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
55
56 wxMSW:
57
58 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
59 - Fixed window cursor setting.
60 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
61 - Some makefile fixes.
62
63 wxMotif:
64
65 - None.
66
67 General:
68
69 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
70 - More topic overviews.
71 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
72 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
73 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
74
75
76 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
77 --------------------------
78
79 wxGTK:
80
81 - wxExecute improved.
82
83 wxMSW:
84
85 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
86 expected).
87 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
88 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
89 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
90 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
91 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
92 - Fixed focus-related crash.
93
94 wxMotif:
95
96 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
97 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
98
99 General:
100
101 - wxLocale documented.
102 - Added include filenames to class reference.
103 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
104 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
105 (though doesn't display help yet).
106
107 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
108 --------------------------
109
110 wxGTK:
111
112 - Miscellaneous fixes.
113
114 wxMSW:
115
116 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
117 rationalised.
118 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
119
120 wxMotif:
121
122 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
123 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
124 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
125 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
126 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
127 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
128 crashes for some reason).
129 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
130 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
131
132 General:
133
134 - Further doc improvements.
135 - wxGenericValidator added.
136 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
137 automatically.
138
139 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
140 -------------------------
141
142 wxGTK:
143
144 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
145 - wxToolTip class added.
146 - Miscellaneous fixes.
147
148 wxMSW:
149
150 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
151 - Makefiles for more compilers.
152 - TWIN32 support added.
153 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
154 factored out program/library settings.
155 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
156
157 wxMotif:
158
159 - A few more colour fixes.
160 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
161 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
162 - wxChoice crash fix.
163 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
164
165 General:
166
167 - wxBusyCursor class added.
168 - Added samples/dde.
169 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
170
171 Beta 2, January 1999
172 --------------------
173
174 wxGTK:
175
176 wxMSW:
177
178 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
179
180 wxMotif:
181
182 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
183 the right place.
184 - Cured some widget table clashes.
185 - Added thread support (Robert).
186 - wxPoem sample now works.
187
188 General:
189
190 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
191 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
192 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
193 or below).
194 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
195 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
196 sample.
197 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
198
199 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
200 --------------------------
201
202 wxGTK:
203
204 - Various
205
206 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
207
208
209 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
210 ----------------------------
211
212 wxMSW:
213
214 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
215 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
216 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
217 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
218 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
219 on a tab.
220 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
221 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
222 of Stefan Csomor.
223
224 wxMotif:
225
226 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
227 without (permanently) resizing the window.
228 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
229 that disabled scrollbar paging.
230 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
231 colours correctly.
232 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
233 when any button was pressed.
234 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
235 have a white background.
236 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
237 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
238 they have sensible colours by default.
239 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
240 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
241 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
242 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
243 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
244
245 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
246 ----------------------------
247
248 wxMSW:
249
250 - More documentation updates, especially for
251 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
252 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
253 of wxTrace.
254 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
255 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
256 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
257 position.
258 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
259
260 wxMotif:
261
262 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
263 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
264 child frames).
265 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
266 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
267 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
268 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
269 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
270 the debugging implementation.
271 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
272 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
273 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
274 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
275 - Added a parent-existance check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
276 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
277 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
278
279 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
280
281 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
282 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
283 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
284 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
285 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
286 - wxNotebook almost done.
287 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
288 to vertical toolbars).
289
290 More recently:
291
292 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
293 to scrollbars).
294 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
295 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
296 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
297
298 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
299 ----------------------------
300
301 wxMSW:
302
303 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
304 sample.
305 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
306 - A few more makefiles added.
307 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
308 - Further doc updates.
309 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
310
311 wxMotif:
312
313 - First start at Motif port.
314 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
315 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
316 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
317 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
318
319 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
320 --------------------------
321
322 wxMSW:
323
324 - wxBitmap debugged.
325 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
326 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
327 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
328 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
329 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
330 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
331 so event can travel up the window hierachy.
332
333 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
334 ------------------------
335
336 wxMSW:
337
338 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
339 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
340 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
341 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
342 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
343 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
344 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
345 changes, wxNotebook.
346 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
347
348 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
349 -----------------------
350
351 wxMSW:
352
353 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
354 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
355 Windows functions, for efficiency.
356 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
357 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
358 don't support it.
359 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
360 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
361
362 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
363 -----------------------
364
365 wxMSW:
366
367 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
368 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
369
370 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
371 -----------------------
372
373 wxMSW:
374
375 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
376 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
377 wxMenuBar.
378 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
379 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
380 wxMenuItem accessors.
381 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
382 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
383 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
384 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
385 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
386 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
387 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
388 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
389 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
390 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
391 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
392 first, then doing the assignment.
393 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
394 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
395
396 Generic:
397
398 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
399 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
400
401 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
402 ----------------------
403
404 wxMSW:
405
406 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
407 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
408 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
409 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
410 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
411 require application-supplied positioning code though.
412 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
413 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
414 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
415
416 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
417 ------------------------
418
419 wxMSW:
420
421 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
422 fields were used.
423 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
424 compilation and pragmas.
425 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
426 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
427
428 Generic:
429
430 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
431 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
432 compilation and pragmas.
433 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
434
435 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
436 ------------------------
437
438 wxMSW:
439
440 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
441 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
442 some reason :-(
443 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
444 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
445 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
446 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
447 startup/exit.
448 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
449 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
450 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
451 VADIM'S CHANGES:
452 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
453 compatibility functions.
454 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
455 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
456 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
457 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
458 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
459 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
460 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
461
462 Generic:
463
464 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
465 - Added samples/png.
466 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
467 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
468 header files.
469 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
470
471 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
472 ------------------------
473
474 wxMSW:
475
476 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
477 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
478 cleaned up properly before exit.
479 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
480 automatically.
481 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
482 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
483 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
484 unresolved issues.
485 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
486 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
487 tray area.
488 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
489 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
490 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
491 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
492
493 Generic:
494
495 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
496 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
497 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
498 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
499 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
500 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
501 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
502 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
503 allow better control of memory.
504 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
505 checking.
506 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
507 float to long in wxToolBar files.
508
509 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
510 ------------------------
511
512 wxMSW:
513
514 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
515 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
516 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
517 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
518 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
519 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
520 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
521 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
522 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
523 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
524 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
525 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
526 IUnknown.
527 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
528 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
529 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
530 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
531 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
532 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
533 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
534 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
535 internal implementation.
536 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
537 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
538 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
539
540 Generic:
541
542 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
543 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
544 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
545 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
546 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
547
548 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
549 --------------------------
550
551 wxMSW:
552
553 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
554 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
555 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
556 changes.
557 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
558 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
559 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
560 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
561 again.
562 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
563 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
564 e.g. wxDC.
565
566 Generic:
567
568 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
569 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
570 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
571 changes.
572 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
573 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
574 docs/gtk.
575 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
576 created dynamically, not as a global object.
577 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
578 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
579 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
580 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
581 - Added gcc pragmas.
582 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
583 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
584 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
585 added a few references to wxTransString.
586 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
587 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
588 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
589 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
590 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
591 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
592 - Cured some lemory leaks (thanks Vadim).
593 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
594 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
595 MoreRequested.
596
597 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
598 --------------------------
599
600 All:
601
602 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
603 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
604 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
605 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
606 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
607 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
608 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
609 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
610 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
611 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
612 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
613 scrolling toolbars.
614 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
615 to help printing with multiple pages.
616 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
617 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
618 implementation updated to use these base classes.
619 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
620 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
621 WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
622 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
623 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
624 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
625 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
626 New files from Vadim:
627 include\wx\string.h
628 include\wx\debug.h
629 include\wx\file.h
630 include\wx\log.h
631 include\wx\intl.h
632 src\common\string.cpp
633 src\common\log.cpp
634 src\common\intl.cpp
635 src\common\file.cpp
636 No longer use GNU wxString files.
637 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
638 src\common\filefn.cpp.
639 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
640 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
641 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
642 including changes to defs.h.
643 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
644 introduced.
645 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
646 hidden).
647 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
648 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
649 trick).
650 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
651
652 Alpha 3, September 1997
653 -----------------------
654
655 All:
656
657 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
658 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
659 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
660 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
661 - Started documentation.
662
663 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
664 ------------------------
665
666 All:
667
668 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
669 with MetroWerks compiler.
670 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
671 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
672 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
673 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
674 for testing purposes.
675 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
676 handlers.
677 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
678 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
679 fully).
680 - Added back wxRadioBox.
681 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
682 a separate file.
683
684 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
685 -----------------------
686
687 Generic:
688
689 At this point, the following has been achieved:
690
691 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
692 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
693 wxString instead of char *.
694 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
695 old system event system) and code size reduced.
696 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
697 as wxbWindow now removed.
698 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
699 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
700 - PrologIO revised.
701 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
702 MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
703 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
704 Windows settings.
705 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
706 settings mucho rationalised.
707 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
708 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
709 classes removed.
710 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
711 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
712 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
713 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
714 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
715 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
716 of event handlers.
717 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
718 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
719 wxToolBarBase
720 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
721 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
722 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
723 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
724 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
725 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
726 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
727 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
728 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
729 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
730 in the future.
731 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
732 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
733 variables instead.
734 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
735 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
736 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
737 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
738 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
739 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
740 Win95.
741 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
742 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
743 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
744 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
745 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
746 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).
747
748