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8 Use wxSTC in the demo for displaying the soucre code of the samples.
17 Added wxScrolledPanel from Will Sadkin
19 Added SetShape method to top level windows (e.g. wxFrame.)
21 Changed wxSWIG to not generate Python code using apply, (since it will
22 be deprecated in the future) wxSWIG will use spam(*args, **kw) syntax
23 instead. Also changed the generated __repr__ methods to be a bit more
26 Made the version number information more robust and uh, informative.
27 Also added asserts to check that the major.minor versions of wxPython
30 Added the new wx "renamer" package that will dynamically import from
31 the wxPython package and rename wxFooBar --> FooBar. That means that
32 people can do imports without "import *" and can use names like
33 wx.Frame instead of wx.wxFrame. This is phase 1 of a full transition
36 Updated Scintilla to 1.52. I also changed it to use wxListCtrl
37 instead of wxListBox for the AutoComplete window, added the ability to
38 use custom bitmaps in the margin and in the AutoComplete windows, and
39 worked out how to do proper clipping of child windows on wxGTK.
41 Patrick O'Brien's PyCrust package has been renamed to Py and now
42 includes several new tools. As part of the change the location of the
43 pacakge has changed as well, it is now accessible as "from wxPython
44 import py" (or "from wx import py" using the new namespace.) There
45 are still some transition modules in the wxPython.lib.PyCrust package
46 that will issue a warning and then import what is needed from the new
47 package. These will be removed in a future release.
49 Added __nonzero__ method to wxTreeItemId, wxBitmap, wxImage, wxFont,
50 and most other classes that have an Ok or IsOK method. This allows
51 code like "if obj: ..." to be the same as "if obj.IsOk(): ..."
53 Toolbars on wxMac can now have controls on them.
55 Added wxPython.lib.analogclock module based on samples that were
56 passed back and forth on wxPython-users a while back.
58 Added masked edit controls (wxPython.lib.maskededit) by Jeff Childers
59 and Will Sadkin. Updated wxTimeCtrl to use MaskedEdit.
61 When the __class__ of a dead object is replaced with _wxPyDeadObject
62 the __del__ of the original class is now called first.
64 Added wxTreeListCtrl. (Looks like a wxTreeCtrl embedded in a
65 wxListCtrl, but actually is just giving multiple columns to a
68 Added wxFutureCall, a subclass of wxTimer that makes it easy to delay
69 a call to any Python callable object.
71 Added wxPy versions of wxPrintPreview, wxPreviewFrame, and
72 wxPreviewControlBar so they can be derived from in Python and be able
73 to override the C++ virtual methods.
75 Simplified how the wxSizer methods are wrapped, changed the name of
76 the "option" parameter to "proportion" to match the docs ("option" is
77 still accepted for compatibility, but this will go away in a future
78 release,) SetItemMinSize can now take a wxSize (or 2-tuple) parameter,
79 and Spacers can be specified with a wxSize (or 2-tuple) parameter
81 Added wxCursorFromBits.
89 Gave up on generating a warning upon the use of the old true/false or
92 Fixed wxGenericTreeCtrl (used on wxGTK and wxMac for wxTreeCtrl) so
93 that it can successfully handle lots of nodes instead of overflowing
94 when the virtual height of the widget overflowed a 16-bit value.
96 Fixed the typemap that converts strings to wxColours to also accept
99 Fixed problem where the wrong class name could sometimes be used for
102 Fixed an interpreter lock problem in the __eq__ and __ne__ methods in
105 Updated PyCrust to version 0.9
107 Instead of always logging C++ assertions, added wxPYAPP_ASSERT_LOG
108 flag to turn it on. In most cases turning it into an exception (the
109 default behavior) is enough. See below in the 2.3.4.1 notes for more
115 2.4.0.6 (a.k.a. the I'm so stupid release)
117 The new deprecation class for the old true/false symbols can now be
118 returned from OnInit. And I promise to be sure I am testing what I
119 think I am testing in the future...
123 2.4.0.5 (a.k.a. the blame it on Kevin release)
125 A few little but annoying bug fixes.
127 Updated pycolourchooser.
129 Updated to 0.9b of PyCrust.
135 Added missing wxRect methods
137 Add OOR support for wxApp objects too.
139 Added wxCursorFromImage, which works on wxMSW and wxGTK so far.
141 All platforms now send EVT_DESTROY_WINDOW. Be warned that at the time
142 the event is sent the window is in the process of being deconstructed,
143 and so calling some (most?) methods of the window itself may cause
146 Fixed SF Bug #689481, a method in the OGL wrappers was using the wrong
149 Fixed SF Bug #689958, an endless loop in printout.py.
151 Added EVT_WINDOW_CREATE_ID and EVT_WINDOW_DESTROY_ID so these events
152 can be associated with a specific window ID and more easily caught by
155 Fixed copy-paste error in wxListCtrl.GetFirstSelected.
157 Added missing Init method (and an overloading wrapper) to wxLocale
160 Added a wxBitmap.SetMaskColour convenience method.
162 Changed how the dynamic event tables (used for all Python wx classes,
163 C++ wx classes typically use static event tables) are searched such
164 that they behave from a Python perspective more like the static tables
165 in C++. Namely that if there are identical event bindings in a base
166 Python class and a derived Python class that the one in the derived
167 class will be found first and that if Skip is called that the one in
168 the base class will still be found instead of skipping directly to the
169 static stable in the C++ class.
171 Switched to using True/False in the wxPython lib and demo instead of
172 true/false or TRUE/FALSE to prepare for the new boolean type and
173 constants being added to Python. Added code to wx.py to test for the
174 existence of the new constants and to create suitable values if not
177 Added some static wxApp functions that help with integration with the
178 Mac UI. They are no-ops on other platforms so it doesn't hurt to
179 always call them. The functions are:
181 wxApp_GetMacDefaultEncodingIsPC
182 wxApp_GetMacSupportPCMenuShortcuts
183 wxApp_GetMacAboutMenuItemId
184 wxApp_GetMacPreferencesMenuItemId
185 wxApp_GetMacExitMenuItemId
186 wxApp_GetMacHelpMenuTitleName
187 wxApp_SetMacDefaultEncodingIsPC
188 wxApp_SetMacSupportPCMenuShortcuts
189 wxApp_SetMacAboutMenuItemId
190 wxApp_SetMacPreferencesMenuItemId
191 wxApp_SetMacExitMenuItemId
192 wxApp_SetMacHelpMenuTitleName
194 Refactored, enhanced and added capabilities for the DrawXXXList
195 functions, inspired by code from Chris Barker.
197 The wxWindows .mo language catalog files are now installed in a
198 subdirectory of the wxPython package dir on MSW since that platform
199 doesn't have a standard place for them.
201 Added missing deselect methods for wxGrid.
203 Fixed typemaps for wxGridCellCoordsArray.
205 Updated to the 0.9a version of PyCrust
213 Added wxIntCtrl from Will Sadkin.
215 Added wxPyColourChooser by Michael Gilfix.
222 No major new features since 2.3.4.2, mostly bug fixes and minor
225 Added function wrappers for the common dialogs from Kevin Altis. See
226 wxPython/lib/dialogs.py for more details.
238 Updated XRCed and wxTimeCtrl contribs.
240 Show a couple new wxGrid features in the demo.
242 Several bug fixes in wxWindows.
246 wxASSERT and related C++ runtime diagnostics are now converted to
247 Python exceptions. When an assert happens a wxPyAssertionError
248 (which derives from AssertionError) exception is created and when
249 control returns back to the Python code that invoked the C++ API it
250 will be raised. The same exception restrictions are in place as
251 before, namely that exceptions can't cross from one Python layer
252 through C++ to another Python layer. That simply means that if you
253 want to catch wxPyAssertionError or any other exception that you need
254 to do it before control returns to C++ at the end of your event
255 handler or callback code. There is some test code in demo/wxButton.py
256 you can use to play with this new feature.
258 Added some methods to wxApp (SetAssertMode and GetAssertMode) that let
259 you control how C++ assertions are processed. Valid modes are:
260 wxPYAPP_ASSERT_SUPPRESS, wxPYAPP_ASSERT_EXCEPTION, and
261 wxPYAPP_ASSERT_DIALOG. Using _SUPPRESS will give you behavior like
262 the old "final" builds and the assert will be ignored, _EXCEPTION is
263 the new default described above, and _DIALOG is like the default in
264 2.3.3.1 and prior "hybrid" builds. You can also combine _EXCEPTION
265 and _DIALOG if you wish, although I don't know why you would.
267 You can now overload OnInitGui, OnExit and OnAssert in your classes
270 Added GetSelectedCells, GetSelectionBlockTopLeft,
271 GetSelectionBlockBottomRight, GetSelectedRows, GetSelectedCols nethods
274 Added Python == and != operators for some basic classes
276 Fixed the Python wrappers for wxInputStream so they no longer block
277 when reading from a wxProcess on wxGTK. They now work more or less as
278 they did before 2.3.3.1 but the dual meaning of eof() has been
279 removed. There is now a CanRead() method that lets you know if there
280 is data waiting to be read from the pipe.
282 Fixed method name clash in wxIEHtmlWin, renamed Refresh to RefreshPage.
284 Added Throbber from Cliff Wells to the library and the demo.
286 Windows installer prompts to uninstall old version first.
288 Added wxPython.lib.evtmgr by Robb Shecter, which is an easier, more
289 "Pythonic" and more OO method of registering handlers for wxWindows
290 events using the Publish/Subscribe pattern.
292 Added wxPython.lib.popupctl by Gerrit van Dyk which is a combobox-like
293 gizmo for poping up arbitrary controls. It is currently using
294 wxDialog because of some issues with wxPopupWindow...
296 Added wxPython.lib.gridmovers by Gerrit van Dyk which facilitates the
297 dragging of columns and/or rows in a wxGrid.
299 Added wxPython.lib.multisash by Gerrit van Dyk which is a nice
300 implementation of allowing the user to split a window any number of
301 times either horizontally or vertically, and to close the split off
302 windows when desired.
304 Added helpviewer tool that displays HTML books similarly to how MS
305 HTMLHelp viewer does. Changed how the wxPythonDocs tarball is built
306 and added a script to launch the doc viewer.
313 Added wxSplashScreen.
315 Added wxGenericDirCtrl.
317 Added wxMultiChoiceDialog.
319 The calltip window and autocomplete window in wxSTC will now use a
320 wxPopupWindow if available on the platform (and functioning correctly)
321 so they can extend beyond the client area of the STC if needed.
323 Finished wrapping and providing typemaps for wxInputStream and also
324 added the stream ctor and other methods for wxImage so images can now
325 be loaded from any Python "file-like" object.
327 Changed the img2py tool to use PNG instead of XPM for embedding image
328 data in Python source code, and the generated code now uses streams to
329 convert the image data to wxImage, wxBitmap, or wxIcon.
331 Added the wxPython.lib.rcsizer module which contains RowColSizer.
332 This sizer is based on code from Niki Spahiev and lets you specify a
333 row and column for each item, as well as optional column or row
334 spanning. Cells with no item assigned to it are just left blank.
335 Stretchable rows or columns are specified and work the same as in
338 Updated XRCed from Roman Rolinsky
342 Upgraded wxSTC from Scintilla 1.40 to Scintilla 1.45, and then again
343 to version 1.47, and one more time to 1.48! <wink>
346 wxWindows/wxPython can be compiled with unicode support enabled or
347 disabled. Previous to wxPython 2.3.3 non-unicode mode was always
348 used. Starting with 2.3.3 either mode is supported, but only if
349 it is also available in wxWindows on the platform. Currently
350 wxWindows only supports unicode on MS Windows platforms, but with
351 the recent release of GTK+ 2.0 it is only a matter of time until
352 it can be done on wxGTK (Linux and other unixes) as well.
354 Unicode works best on platforms in the NT branch of the Windows
355 family tree (NT, win2k, XP) but it is now also possible to use the
356 same unicode binaries on win95/98/ME platforms as well! This is
357 done by using a special library and DLL with the application
358 called MSLU, (Microsoft Layer for Unicode). It simply gets out of
359 the way if the app is run on an NT box, otherwise if run on a
360 win9x box it loads a special DLL that provides the unicode
361 versions of the windows API. So far I have not been able to get
362 this to work perfectly on win9x. Most things work fine but
363 wxTaskBarIcon for example will cause a crash if used with the
364 unicode build on win95.
366 So how do you use it? It's very simple. When unicode is enabled,
367 then all functions and methods in wxPython that return a wxString
368 from the C++ function will return a Python unicode object, and
369 parameters to C++ functions/methods that expect a wxString can
370 accept either a Python string or unicode object. If a string
371 object is passed then it will be decoded into unicode using the
372 converter pointed to by wxConvCurrent, which will use the default
373 system encoding. If you need to use a string in some other
374 encoding then you should convert it to unicode using the Python
375 codecs first and then pass the unicode string to the wxPython
378 Added wxListCtrlAutoWidthMixin from Erik Westra.
380 Added wxIconBundle and wxTopLevelWindow.SetIcons.
382 Added wxLocale and wxEncodingConverter.
384 A little black magic... When the C++ object (for a window or
385 whatever) is deleted there is no way to force the Python shadow object
386 to also be destroyed and clean up all references to it. This leads to
387 crashes if the shadow object tries to call a method with the old C++
388 pointer. The black magic I've done is to replace the __class__ in the
389 Python instance object with a class that raises an exception whenever
390 a method call (or other attribute access) is attempted. This works
391 for any class that is OOR aware.
393 Added OOR support for wxGridCellRenderer, wxGridCellEditor,
394 wxGridCellAttr, wxGridCellAttrProvider, wxGridTableBase and their
397 Added wxImage.GetDataBuffer which returns an in-place edit buffer of
398 the image data. (Patch #546009)
400 Added a sample that shows how to embed wxPython in a wxWindows C++
403 Added wxPyWindow, wxPyPanel and wxPyControl which are just like their
404 wx counterparts except they allow some of the more common C++ virtual
405 methods to be overridden in Python derived classes. The methods
418 TransferDataFromWindow
422 AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard
427 If there are other methods that you think should be supported
430 Changed wxGenButton to derive from wxPyControl and overload
431 DoGetBestSize and AcceptsFocus.
435 Added wxCallAfter which is a helper function that registers a function
436 (or any callable Python object) to be called once the next time there
437 are no pending events. This is useful for when you need to do
438 something but it can't be done during the current event handler. The
439 implementation is very simple, see wxPython/wx.py.
441 Fixed a boatload of reference leaks.
443 Added a demo of using a sizer in a wxScrolledWindow, in effect
444 creating a ScrolledPanel.
446 Added a sample to the demo that shows how to use radio menu items, and
449 Added wxIEHtmlWin. This is essentially the same as using IE with the
450 ActiveXWrapper already in the library, but it is implemented all in
451 C++ and therefore does not need any of the modules from win32all and
452 so it is less fragile in the face of changes.
454 Fixed the ActiveXWrapper problem. Looks like when the win32com
455 modules make a "callback" that they (incorrectly, IMHO) allocate a
456 transient thread state structure. Since wxPython is now saving
457 tstates for it's own callbacks it ended up using garbage after
458 win32com got rid of the temporary tstate...
460 Added a generic static text control to wxPython.lib.stattext. This is
461 so things like Boa and PythonCard can have a static text that can
462 respond to mouse events and etc.
464 Changed the wxDateTime.Parse* methods to return an int that will be -1
465 on failure, and the index where parsing stopped otherwise.
467 Moved tools to be a Python package in wxPython.tools, added scripts to
468 import and launch each tool. This will let you import and use the
469 tools in your own scripts or apps as needed. On Linux and OS X the
470 tool scripts are installed to {prefix}/bin so you should be able to
471 easily launch them from the command line. For example, PyCrust can be
472 started with just the "pycrust" command.
474 Added a sample to the demo that catches various key events and
475 displays the details of the event.
477 Added wxWizard, wxWizardPage, wxWizardPageSimple and wxPyWizardPage.
479 Added wxXmlResourceHandler which allows you to create custom handlers
480 for nonstandard class types in XRC resources. See the demo for an
483 Added wxPython.lib.mixins.rubberband module from Robb Shecter.
485 Added wxTimeCtrl from Will Sadkin.
492 Changed (again) how the Python global interpreter lock is handled as
493 well as the Python thread state. This time it works on SMP machines
494 without barfing and is also still compatible with Python debuggers.
496 Added some patches from library contributors.
502 Added EVT_HELP, EVT_HELP_RANGE, EVT_DETAILED_HELP,
503 EVT_DETAILED_HELP_RANGE, EVT_CONTEXT_MENU, wxHelpEvent,
504 wxContextMenuEvent, wxContextHelp, wxContextHelpButton, wxTipWindow,
505 and a demo to show them in action.
507 Deprecated PyShell and PyShellWindow, added a snapshot of PyCrust (see
508 http://sourceforge.net/projects/pycrust/. )
510 Added the new virtual list capabilities to wxListCtrl.
512 Added a wxSTC style editor from Riaan Booysen to the sample apps.
514 Added XRCed to the wxPython Tools directory, contributed by Roman
517 Added a new "constructor" to most of the window classes that calls the
518 default C++ constructor, (the one with no parameters) and also added the
519 corresponding Create(...) method. This allows you to do a 2-step
520 creation of windows which is sometimes required for doing things such
521 as setting extended style flags before the window is created, or for
522 passing the object to the XRC resource system to be created from the
523 resource. The name of the new "constructor" is the original name of
524 the class with a "Pre" in it. For example, wxPreWindow, wxPreFrame,
527 Updated to version 1.40 of Scintilla and updated wxStyledTextCtrl
528 accordingly. While doing this update I dropped the wxLB_SORT style
529 from the wxListBox created for the AutoComplete functionality. This
530 means that you will have to sort the keyword lists yourself, but you
531 are free to do case sensitive or case insensitive sorts and set the
532 wxSTC flag accordingly.
534 Updated wxColumnSorterMixin to also be able to place sort icons on the
535 column headers, and updated the wxListCtrl demo to show it off by
536 using wxColumnSorterMixin.
538 Added wxGenBitmapTextButton, TablePrint, etc. contribs from Lorne White.
540 Added wxNativeFontInfo and wxFontMapper.
542 Added pySketch to the samples.
544 Significantly changed how the Python interpreter lock and thread state
545 are managed, which should fix the problem of running on a
546 multi-processor machine.
548 Added wxPyLog so log targets can be created in Python to handle log
549 messages however is wished. See demo/Main.py for an example.
551 Added wxFindReplaceDialog.
553 The second phase of OOR is implemented for wxEvtHandler, wxSizer,
554 wxShape and derived classes. This means that functions and methods
555 that return an object derived from wxEvtHandler that was originally
556 created in Python, will return the original Python object (if it still
557 exists) instead of letting SWIG wrap a new shadow object around the
558 original C++ pointer.
560 Added some optimization methods to wxDC: GetBoundingBox, DrawLineList,
563 Added a set of sophisticated Error Dialogs from Chris Fama.
565 Added wxRightTextCtrl from Josu Oyanguren to wxPython.lib for aligning
566 text in a wxTextCtrl to the right side.
568 Added wxURLDataObject and an example showing drag and drop of URLs to
569 and from web browsers. It's still not 100% bullet-proof for all types
570 of browsers, but it works for the majority of cases with the popular
571 browsers on Windows. On wxGTK it seems that only Netscape 4.x works,
572 if anybody has any suggestions about this please bring it up on the
577 Added wxMimeTypesManager and wxFileType.
579 Passing None for the handler parameter to one of the EVT_** functions
580 will now Disconnect the event.
582 Added wxPopupWindow and wxPopupTransientWindow.
586 Added wxDynamicSashWindow, which allows you to endlessly split windows
587 by dragging a little tab next to the scrollbars. Added a demo to show
588 this and also the ability of multiple wxStyledTextCtrls to share the
591 Added wxEditableListBox gizmo.
593 Updated wxEditor with lots of enhancements from Steve Howell and Adam
596 Added the "SplitTree gizmos" which are a collection of classes that
597 were designed to operate together and provide a tree control with
598 additional columns for each item. The classes are
599 wxRemotelyScrolledTreeCtrl, wxTreeCompanionWindow,
600 wxThinSplitterWindow, and wxSplitterScrolledWindow, some of which may
601 also be useful by themselves.
603 Added wxDllWidget from Vaclav Slavik which allows wx widgets derived
604 from wxWindow to be loaded from a C++ .dll (or .so) and be used in a
605 wxPython program, without the widget having to be SWIGged first. The
606 visible API of the widget is limited to wxWindow methods plus a
607 SendCommand method, but it is still quite powerful. See
608 wxPython/contrib/dllwidget and wxPython/demo/dllwidget for more
616 Added EVT_GRID_EDITOR_CREATED and wxGridEditorCreatedEvent so the user
617 code can get access to the edit control when it is created, (to push
618 on a custom event handler for example.)
620 Added wxTextAttr class and SetStyle, SetDefaultStyle and
621 GetDefaultStyle methods to wxTextCtrl.
623 Added ability to use xml resource files. Still need to add ability to
624 subclass wxXmlResourceHandler, etc...
626 Added wxGridAutoEditMixin to the mixins library package.
628 Made ColourSelect be derived from wxButton.
630 Fixed img2py to work correctly with Python 2.1.
632 Added enhanced wxVTKRenderWindow by Prabhu Ramachandran
638 Removed initial startup dependency on the OpenGL DLLs so only the
639 glcanvasc.pyd depends on them, (on wxMSW.)
641 Changed wxFont, wxPen, wxBrush to not implicitly use the
642 wxThe[Font|Pen|Brush]List objects behind the scenes, but to use normal
645 Exposed the wxThe[Font|Pen|Brush]List to wxPython.
647 Also added wxTheColourDatabase and added a library module (in the
648 wxPython.lib.colourdb module) to load LOTS more colour names into the
651 Added wxWakeUpMainThread, wxMutexGuiEnter, wxMutexGuiLeave,
652 wxMutexGuiLocker and wxThread_IsMain to assist with dealing with GUI
653 access from non-GUI threads.
655 wxPyOnDemandOutputWindow is now (more) thread safe if non-GUI threads
656 use print, sys.stdout.write, etc.
658 Added CreateTextSizer and CreateButtonSizer to wxDialog
660 Added wxPython/lib/infoframe.py from Chris Fama. It contains a class
661 that can be used in place of wxPyOnDemandOutputWindow.
663 Added colourselect.py, imagebrowser.py and an updated calendar.py to
664 wxPython/lib from Lorne White.
666 Added patch to wxPoint_LIST_helper from Tim Hochberg that should make
667 it gobs faster in certain situations.
669 Added tools that will take an image file in a wx supported format and
670 convert it to data embedded in a Python source file. The image is
671 converted to XPM format which is essentially a list of strings
672 containing info about each pixel. The image's transparency mask is
673 included, if there is one, or a mask can be added if a mask colour is
674 specified on the command line. It is then pickled and optionally
675 compressed and written to a Python source file along with functions to
676 convert it to either a wxBitmap or a wxImage. See
677 wxPython/demo/images.py for examples, and wxPython/Tools/img2py.py for
680 Fixed wxStyledTextCtrl to be much faster on wxGTK. There was some
681 experimental code that got left in place that ended up causing way too
684 A couple more hacks in my_distutils.py so wxPython can be built with
685 the distutils that comes with Python 2.1.
687 Added a ton of missing methods for wxPrintData.
689 Switched to InnoSetup for MSW distributions.
691 Added wxToggleButton.
693 Fixed bug that prevented wxTreeCtrl.OnCompareItems from being called.
695 Added some methods to wxGrid:
696 GetCellHighlightPenWidth
697 GetCellHighlightROPenWidth
698 SetCellHighlightPenWidth
699 SetCellHighlightROPenWidth
701 GetGridRowLabelWindow
702 GetGridColLabelWindow
703 GetGridCornerLabelWindow
705 Added wxGetClientDisplayRect which on wxMSW returns a wxRect
706 representing the area on screen not occupied by the taskbar and such.
707 On other platforms it is equivallent to wxGetDisplaySize.
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711 Implemented the first phase of OOR (Original Object Return). See
712 the text in the demo for more details of what this means, but in a
713 nutshell methods such as wxWindow.GetParent or FindWindowById will
714 now return a shadow object of the proper type if it can. By
715 "proper type" I mean that if the wxWindow pointer returned from
716 FindWindowById really points to a wxButton then the Python object
717 constructed will be of a wxButtonPtr class instead of wxWindowPtr
718 as before. This should reduce or eliminiate the need for
719 wxPyTypeCast. (Woo Hoo!) The objects returned are still not the
720 original Python object, but that is the next step. (Although it
721 will probably only work on Python 2.1 and beyond because it will
722 use weak references.)
724 This first phase of the OOR plan is fairly significant and has
725 required a lot of changes all over wxPython, most of which should
726 be transparent to you, however I'm not 100% sure that it didn't
727 introduce any new bugs that are hiding somewhere and didn't get
728 stomped on during my testing. So please be sure to test everything
729 thoroughly when you install this version and be sure to report any
730 object-type related oddities to me.
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733 There is now a wxObject class that most other classes derive from like
734 in C++, but the methods provided don't really match but are wxPython
735 specific. It could have been added long ago but OOR required it so it
738 Finally added wxPyLineShape.GetLineControlPoints, which has been on my
739 list for a while. The above OOR modification made this easier.
741 Fixed the __cmp__ methods for wxPoint and others.
745 Added the wxPython.lib.mixins package to the library, it is where
746 useful mix-in classes can be placed. Currently there is one to help
747 make the columns in a wxListCtrl sortable, and the MagicIMageList from
748 Mike Fletcher. If you have any custom code that can be factored out
749 of existing classes into a mix-in that would be useful to others
750 please send it to me for inclusion in this package.
752 Added a few little sample applications to help newbies to get started
753 by having smaller functional apps to play with. They can be found in
762 No changes happened in the Python wrappers for this release, only
763 changes and fixes in the wxWindows library.
770 New typemaps for wxString when compiling for Python 2.0 and beyond
771 that allow Unicode objects to be passed as well as String objects. If
772 a Unicode object is passed PyString_AsStringAndSize is used to convert
773 it to a wxString using the default encoding.
775 Fixed the generic buttons so tool tips work for them.
777 Fixed a bug in the demo's tree control.
779 Added a listbox to the listbox demo that shows how to find items with
780 a matching prefix as keys are typed.
782 Added code to the wxListCtrl demo to show how to get text from a
783 column in report mode.
785 Added code to the toolbar demo to clear the long help from the status
790 Fixed wxTimer so it can be used as described in the docs, either with
791 a Notify method in a subclass, or sending an event to a wxEvtHandler
792 object, (usually a window.)
794 Added wxNotifyEvent.Allow()
796 Fixed GOBS of reference leaks.
798 Massive code changes and cleanup to allow wxPython to be split into
799 multiple extension modules again. A Python CObject is used to allow
800 the "export" of SWIG functions and other common helper functions from
801 the wxc module to other modules, even if they are in separate shared
802 libraries. Should also be usable from 3rd party code, just include
803 wxPython/src/export.h
805 Changed the default setup so the following are built as separate
806 extension modules: calendar, glcanvas, grid, html, ogl, stc, and
807 utils. Will probably add more later.
809 Changed the wxPrinterDC to use the new constructor taking a
810 wxPrintData object. The old ctor is still there using the
813 Added wxPython.lib.anchors.py from Riaan Booysen. It contains a class
814 that implements Delphi's Anchors with wxLayoutConstraints.
816 Added wxPython.lib.fancytext from Timothy Hochberg.
818 Changed the GenericButtons to send their event in idle time, so the
819 mouse won't be captured when the event handler is called.
821 Added wxPython.lib.rpcMixin from Greg Landrum, although it's not
822 integrated with the demo yet. It allows a wxPython GUI to be an
830 Significantly changed how the wxStyledtextCtrl code that wraps
831 Scintilla is implemented. Most of it is now automatically generated
832 from an interface definition file provided by Scintilla. This means
833 that it will be much easier to stay in sync with new Scintilla
834 releases, but also means that some of the method and identifier names
835 have changed. See wxPython/demo/data/stc.h for a copy of the C++
836 interface from which the Python interface is generated. There is now
837 some inline documentation in that file that should really help explain
840 I am now using the Python Distutils to build wxPython and to make some
841 of the distribution files. (See http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/)
842 This means no more messing with my kludgy build.py/Makefile hack,
843 builds will be more consistent with other Python extensions that also
844 use Distutils, and will hopefully make wxPython easier to build for
845 platforms where there have been troubles before. If you are building
846 wxPython for Python 1.5.2 or for 1.6, then you will need to get and
847 install version 1.0 of Distutils from the website above. If you are
848 using Python 2.0 then you already have it.
850 Added wxInputStream and the wxFileSystem family of classes,
851 contributed by Joerg Baumann.
853 Added wxProcess and support for it to wxExecute. wxProcess lets you
854 get notified when an asyncronous child process terminates, and also to
855 get input/output streams for the child process's stdout, stderr and
858 Removed the old python sizers.
860 Added __add__, __sub__ and __cmp__ (equality check only) for wxPoint
863 Changed the build to make one big extension module instead of one for
864 the core and each contrib. This allowed me to do away with the
865 libwxPyHelpers.so on unix systems.
867 Lots of little fixes here and there.
869 Some hacks on wxGTK to try and make the AutoComplete listbox in the
870 wxStyledTextCtrl to behave better. It's still not as nice as on
871 wxMSW, but at least it's a bit more usable now.
879 Various tweaks, fixes, missing methods, etc.
881 Added example use of wxTaskBarIcon to the demo.
888 Added wxLog and friends.
890 Added wxFrame.ShowFullScreen for MSW.
892 Added PyShellWindow to the wxPython.lib package.
899 Added an attribute named labelDelta to the generic buttons that
900 specifies how far to offset the label when the button is in the
903 Added wxTipProvider and friends. See the demo for an example.
905 wxGrid can now change the cell highlight colour.
909 Fixed printing on wxGTK.
911 Added wxDateTime, wxTimeSpan, and wxDateSpan to wxPython.utils.
913 Added wxCalendarCtrl.
915 WARNING: A while back I asked what should be done about the Magic
916 Method Names. (Methods that are automatically turned into event
917 handlers by virtue of their name.) The consensus was that it is more
918 confusing to have them than to try and expand them to have greater
919 coverage. I am finally getting around to removing the code that
920 generates the event binding. This means that if you are using any of
921 the following method names without a EVT_* call that you need to
922 modify your code to add the EVT_* to hook the event to the method.
944 Fixed wxTreeCtrl.HitTest to return both the tree item as well as the
945 flags that clairify where the click was in relation to the item.
947 Fixed thread state problem in wxTreeCtrl.GetBoundingBox and
950 Fixed some problems in OGL. Also wxShape.SetClientData and
951 .GetClientData can now deal with Python objects.
953 Added wxListCtrl.SortItems and changed the demo to show how to use it.
955 Plugged a memory leak.
957 Wrapped the new wxGrid and friends. The old wxGrid class is no longer
958 available. There are some incompatibilities, and unfortunately the
959 new classes are not documented yet, (however the methods are more
960 consistent with each other now so you may be able to guess pretty
963 Updated filebrowsebutton.py and calendar.py with changes from their
964 authors. There is now a FileBrowseButtonWithHistory class (what a
965 mouthful!) and wxCalendar has printing support.
967 Added ActiveXWrapper to the library, and some good demos of it too.
968 It works great for embedding a COM (a.k.a OCX, a.k.a ActiveX) control
969 in a window and calling its methods. It actually creates a new class
970 on the fly that derives from wxWindow, the COM CoClass and others
971 needed to make it all work. The resulting class can be instantiated
972 just like wxWindow, used in sizers, etc. It also responds to all COM
973 method calls, properties, etc., and if the class or a mix-in has
974 matching method names, then the COM events will be propogated back to
977 Created a typemap that allows a string to be used for parameters
978 expecting a wxColour type. The string is either a colour name as
979 defined in the wxColourDatabase, or a colour spec of the form
980 "#RRGGBB". See the wxStyledTextCtrl demo for an example.
982 I almost forgot to mention the wxStyledTextCtrl! Yes, the
983 wxStyledTextCtrl is finally in wxPython!! (And the crowd goes
984 wild...) There's no documentaTion yet (the crowd boos and hisses...)
985 but I've included a very readable source file in the
986 wxPython/demo/data directory, a couple fairly good examples, and you
987 can also refer to the Scintilla documentaion at
988 http://www.scintilla.org/ScintillaDoc.html to help fill in the gaps
989 until the docs are done. (The croud murmers contentedly as the tool
990 provider smiles convincingly and removes his flame-proof suit.)
997 Skipped a version number to match what has been released for wxGTK.
999 Updated wxMVCTree and added a demo for it, also fixed layout on GTK
1000 and some flicker problems.
1002 Added a wrapper class for the Visualization ToolKit (or VTK) in the
1003 wxPython.lib.vtk module. (http://www.kitware.com/)
1005 Fixed wxTreeCtrl.SetItemImage and GetItemImage to recognise the new
1008 Added wxPython.lib.spashscreen from Mike Fletcher.
1010 Added wxPython.lib.filebrowsebutton also from Mike Fletcher.
1012 Renamed wxTreeCtrl.GetParent to GetItemParent to avoid a name clash
1013 with wxWindow.GetParent.
1015 Added wxIntersectRect to compute the intersection of two wxRect's.
1016 It is used like this:
1018 intersect = wxIntersectRect(rect1, rect2)
1020 If r1 and r2 don't intersect then None is returned, otherwise the
1021 rectangle representing the intersection is returned.
1023 Some bug fixes for Clipboard and Drag-n-Drop.
1025 Rotated text!!! WooHoo! (See wxDC.DrawRotatedText())
1027 Added a set of Generic Buttons to the library. These are simple
1028 window classes that look and act like native buttons, but you can have
1029 a bit more control over them. The bezel width can be set in addition
1030 to colours, fonts, etc. There is a ToggleButton as well as Bitmap
1031 versions too. They should also serve as a good example of how to
1032 create your own classes derived from wxControl.
1034 The C++ wxToolBar classes have been redone, and so have the wxPython
1035 wrappers. There have been slight modifications to some of the methods
1036 but shouldn't impact anybody too much. I took the opportunity to add
1037 support for setting user data on each toolbar tool. The new AddTool
1038 methods look like this:
1042 pushedBitmap = wxNullBitmap,
1045 shortHelpString = "",
1046 longHelpString = "")
1048 def AddSimpleTool(ID,
1050 shortHelpString = "",
1051 longHelpString = "",
1055 There are also corresponding InsertTool and InsertSimpleTool methods
1056 that additionally take an integer position as the first parameter.
1058 Added a wrapper for the new PCX and TIFF ImageHandlers.
1060 wxRect now simulates attributes named left, right, top and bottom.
1062 Removed all non wx stuff from the glcanvas module since DA's PyOpenGL
1063 is better and compatible with the wxGLCanvas. You can get it at
1064 http://starship.python.net:9673/crew/da/Code/PyOpenGL.
1066 Added some missing EVT_ functions.
1068 Added Dirk Holtwic's editor classes to the wxPython.lib.editor
1071 Changed all the "LIST" parameter names to "choices" to match the docs.
1073 More fixes for the wxFloatBar, and it now works on wxGTK even better
1074 than wxMSW! (The feat is accomplished by using the wxTB_DOCKABLE
1075 style flag instead of trying to float it ourselves.)
1080 What's new in 2.1.11
1081 --------------------
1082 Skipped a few version numbers so wxMSW, wxGTK and wxPython are all
1085 wxImage.SetData now makes a copy of the image data before giving it to
1086 wxImage. I mistakenly thought that wxImage would copy the data
1089 Fixed wxMSW's notebook so the pages get their size set as they are
1090 being added. This should remove the need for our
1091 wxNotebook.ResizeChildren hack.
1093 wxPanels now support AutoLayout, and wxNotebooks and wxSplitterWindows
1094 no longer tell their children to Layout() themselves. This will
1095 probably only effect you if you have a wxWindow with AutoLayout inside
1096 a notebook or splitter. If so, either change it to a wxPanel or add
1097 an EVT_SIZE handler that calls Layout().
1099 Fixed deadlock problem that happened when using threads.
1101 Added new HTML printing classes.
1103 Added wxWindow.GetHandle
1105 Apparently wxMouseEvent.Position has been depreciated in wxWindows as
1106 it is no longer available by default. You can use GetPositionTuple
1107 (returning a tuple with x,y) instead, or GetPosition (returning a
1110 Added wxPostEvent function that allows events to be posted and then
1111 processed later. This is a thread-safe way to interact with the GUI
1112 thread from other threads.
1114 Added Clipboard and Drag-and-Drop classes.
1116 Added wxFontEnumerator.
1118 Many updates to wxMenu, wxMenuBar.
1120 wxPyEvent and wxPyCommandEvent derived classes now give you the actual
1121 Python object in the event handler instead of a new shadow.
1123 Added a Calendar widget from Lorne White to the library.
1125 Made some fixes to the wxFloatbar. It still has some troubles on
1128 Added an MVC tree control from Bryn Keller to the library.
1135 This is a quick bug-fix release to take care of a few nasties that
1136 crept in at the last minute before 2.1.4 was called done. No new
1142 --------------------
1144 This release is NOT syncronized with a snapshot release of wxGTK or
1145 wxMSW. For MSW this isn't much of a problem since you can get the
1146 binaries from the web site. For other platforms you'll have to build
1147 wxGTK from CVS. (See http://web.ukonline.co.uk/julian.smart/wxwin/cvs.htm)
1148 To get the same set of sources from CVS that I used, checkout using
1151 Now back to what's new...
1153 Much more support for event-less callbacks and add-on modules.
1155 Created add-on module with wxOGL classes.
1157 Added wxWindow.GetChildren(). Be careful of this. It returns a *copy*
1158 of the list of the window's children. While you are using the list if
1159 anything changes in the real list (a child is deleted, etc.) then the
1160 list you are holding will suddenly have window references to garbage
1161 memory and your app will likely crash. But if you are careful it works
1164 Added a bunch of new and missing methods to wxTreeCrtl. The
1165 SortChildren method is now supported, but currently only for the
1168 Added typemaps for wxSize, wxPoint, wxRealPoint, and wxRect that allow
1169 either the actual objects or Python sequence values to be used. For
1170 example, the following are equivallent:
1172 win = wxWindow(parent, size = wxSize(100, 100))
1173 win = wxWindow(parent, size = (100, 100))
1175 Super-charged the wxHtml module. You can now create your own tag
1176 handlers and also have access to the parser and cell classes. There
1177 is a tag handler in the library at wxPython.lib.wxpTag that
1178 understands the WXP tag and is able to place wxPython windows on HTML
1179 pages. See the demo for an example.
1181 A bunch of the methods of wxMenuBar were previously ifdef'd out for
1182 wxGTK. Added them back in since the methods exist now.
1184 Wrapped the wxHtmlHelpController and related classes.
1186 Wrapped the C++ versions of wxSizer and friends. The Python-only
1187 versions are still in the library, but depreciated. (You will get a
1188 warning message if you try to use them, but the warning can be
1189 disabled.) The usage of the C++ versions is slightly different, and
1190 the functionality of wxBorderSizer is now part of wxBoxSizer. I have
1191 added a few methods to wxSizer to try and make the transition as
1192 smooth as possible, I combined all Add methods into a single method
1193 that handles all cases, added an AddMany method, etc. One step I did
1194 not take was to make the default value of flag in the Add method be
1195 wxGROW. This would have made it more backward compatible, but less
1196 portable to and from wxWin C++ code. Please see the docs and demo for
1199 Added wxPyEvent and wxPyCommandEvent classes, derived from wxEvent and
1200 wxCommandEvent. Each of them has SetPyData and GetPyData methods that
1201 accept or return a single Python object. You can use these classes
1202 directly or derive from them to create your own types of event objects
1203 that can pass through the wxWindows event system without loosing their
1204 Python parts (as long as they are stored with SetPyData.) Stay tuned
1205 for more info and examples in future releases.
1207 Added wxPython.lib.grids as an example of how to derive a new sizer
1208 from the C++ sizers. In this module you will find wxGridSizer and
1209 wxFlexGridSizer. wxGridSizer arrainges its items in a grid in which
1210 all the widths and heights are the same. wxFlexgridSizer allows
1211 different widths and heights, and you can also specify rows and/or
1212 columns that are growable. See the demo for a couple examples for how
1215 Added the wxValidator class, and created a class named wxPyValidator
1216 that should be used for the base class of any Python validators. See
1217 the demo for an example. Please note that you MUST implement a Clone
1218 method in your validator classes because of the way some things work
1219 in the underlying C++ library. I did not add wxTextValidator because
1220 of some issues of how it transfers data to and from a wxString, which
1221 in wxPython is automatically translated to and from Python strings, so
1222 there would never be a concrete wxString that would hang around long
1223 enough for the validator to do its job. On the other hand, it should
1224 be real easy to duplicate the functionality of wxTextValidator in a
1225 pure Python class derived from wxPyValidator.
1227 I've finally added a feature that has been on my list for close to two
1228 years! Ever wondered what that zero is for when you create your app
1229 object? Well now you can leave it out or explicitly set it to a true
1230 value. This value now controls what is to be done with sys.stdout and
1231 sys.stderr. A false value leaves them alone, and a true value sets
1232 them to an instance of wxPyOnDemandOutputWindow. (On windows the
1233 default is true, on unix platforms the default is false.) This class
1234 creates a frame containing a wxTextCtrl as soon as anything is written
1235 to sys.stdout or sys.stderr. If you close the window it will come
1236 back again the next time something is written. (You can call
1237 app.RestoreStdio to turn this off.) If you would rather that the stdio be
1238 redirected to a file, you can provide a second parameter to your app
1239 object's constructor that is a filename. If you want to use your own
1240 class instead of wxPyOnDemandOutputWindow you can either implement
1241 RedirectStdio() in you app class or change the value of
1242 wxApp.outputWindowClass like this:
1245 outputWindowClass = MyClass
1249 self.SetTopWindow(frame)
1252 Please see the implementation of wxPyOnDemandOutputWindow and wxApp in
1253 wx.py for more details. A few words of caution: if you are running
1254 your app in a debugger, changing sys.stdout and sys.stderr is likely
1255 to really screw things up.
1257 Added wxCaret. Unfortunately it's author has still not documented it
1258 in the wxWindows docs...
1260 Some new 3rd party contributions in wxPython.lib. PyShell, in
1261 shell.py is an interesting implementaion of an interactive Python
1262 shell in wxWindows. floatbar.py has a class derived from wxToolBar
1263 that can sense mouse drags and then reparent itself into another
1264 frame. Moving the new frame close to where it came from puts the tool
1265 bar back into the original parent. (Unfortunately there is currently
1266 a bug in wxGTK's wxFrame.SetToolBar so the FloatBar has some
1273 --------------------
1275 This release is syncronized with release 2.1 snapshot 9 of wxWindows.
1277 Switched to using SWIG from CVS (see http://swig.cs.uchicago.edu/cvs.html)
1278 for some of the new features and such. Also they have encorporated my
1279 patches so there is really no reason to stick with the current (very
1280 old) release... This version of SWIG gives the following new
1283 1. Keyword arguments. You no longer have to specify all the
1284 parameters with defaults to a method just to specify a
1285 non-default value on the end. You can now do this instead:
1287 win = wxWindow(parent, -1, style = mystyle)
1289 2. There is now an an equivalence between Python's None and C++'s
1290 NULL. This means that any methods that might return NULL will
1291 now return None and you can use none where wxWindows might be
1292 expecting NULL. This makes things much more snake-ish.
1295 There is a new build system based on a new Python program instead of
1296 raw makefiles. Now wxPython builds are virtually the same on MSW or
1297 Unix systems. See the end of this file for new build instructions and
1298 see distrib/build.py for more details.
1300 wxDC.Bilt now includes the useMask parameter, and has been split into
1301 two different versions. wxDC.BlitXY is like what was there before and
1302 takes raw coordinants and sizes, and the new wxDC.Blit is for the new
1303 interface using wxPoints and a wxSize.
1310 --------------------
1312 Added the missing wxWindow.GetUpdateRegion() method.
1314 Made a new change in SWIG (update your patches everybody) that
1315 provides a fix for global shadow objects that get an exception in
1316 their __del__ when their extension module has already been deleted.
1317 It was only a 1 line change in .../SWIG/Modules/pycpp.cxx at about
1318 line 496 if you want to do it by hand.
1320 It is now possible to run through MainLoop more than once in any one
1321 process. The cleanup that used to happen as MainLoop completed (and
1322 prevented it from running again) has been delayed until the wxc module
1323 is being unloaded by Python.
1325 I fixed a bunch of stuff in the C++ version of wxGrid so it wouldn't
1326 make wxPython look bad.
1328 wxWindow.PopupMenu() now takes a wxPoint instead of x,y. Added
1329 wxWindow.PopupMenuXY to be consistent with some other methods.
1331 Added wxGrid.SetEditInPlace and wxGrid.GetEditInPlace.
1333 You can now provide your own app.MainLoop method. See
1334 wxPython/demo/demoMainLoop.py for an example and some explaination.
1336 Got the in-place-edit for the wxTreeCtrl fixed and added some demo
1337 code to show how to use it.
1339 Put the wxIcon constructor back in for GTK as it now has one that
1342 Added wxGrid.GetCells
1344 Added wxSystemSettings static methods as functions with names like
1345 wxSystemSettings_GetSystemColour.
1347 Removed wxPyMenu since using menu callbacks have been depreciated in
1348 wxWindows. Use wxMenu and events instead.
1350 Added alternate wxBitmap constructor (for MSW only) as
1351 wxBitmapFromData(data, type, width, height, depth = 1)
1353 Added a helper function named wxPyTypeCast that can convert shadow
1354 objects of one type into shadow objects of another type. (Like doing
1355 a down-cast.) See the implementation in wx.py for some docs.
1357 Fixed wxImage GetData and SetData to properly use String objects for
1360 Added access methods to wxGridEvent.
1362 New Makefile/Setup files supporting multiple dynamic extension modules
1365 Fixes for the wxGLCanvas demo to work around a strange bug in gtk.
1367 SWIG support routines now compiled separately instead of being bundled
1375 --------------------
1376 Fixed wxComboBox.SetSelection so that it actually sets the selected
1377 item. (Actually just removed it from wxPython and let it default to
1378 wxChoice.SetSelection which was already doing the right thing.)
1380 Added the Printing Framework.
1382 Switched back to using the wxWindows DLL for the pre-built Win32
1383 version. The problem was needing to reinitialize static class info
1384 data after loading each extension module.
1386 Lots of little tweaks and additions to reflect changes to various
1389 Fixed a bug with attaching objects to tree items. Actually was a
1390 symptom of a larger problem with not obtaining the interpreter lock
1391 when doing any Py_DECREFs.
1393 wxSizer and friends. Sizers are layout tools that manage a colection
1394 of windows and sizers. Different types of sizers apply different
1395 types of layout algorithms. You saw it here first! These classes are
1396 not even in the wxWindows C++ library yet!
1402 Bug fix for ListCtrl in test4.py (Was a missing file... DSM!)
1404 Bug fix for occassional GPF on Win32 systems upon termination of a
1405 wxPython application.
1407 Added wxListBox.GetSelections returning selections as a Tuple.
1409 Added a wxTreeItemData that is able to hold any Python object and be
1410 associated with items in a wxTreeCtrl. Added test pytree.py to show
1413 Added wxSafeYield function.
1415 OpenGL Canvas can be optionally compiled in to wxPython.
1417 Awesome new Demo Framework for showing off wxPython and for learning
1420 The pre-built Win32 version is no longer distributing the wxWindows
1421 DLL. It is statically linked with the wxWindows library instead.
1423 Added a couple missing items from the docs.
1425 Added wxImage, wxImageHandler, wxPNGHandler, wxJPEGHandler,
1426 wxGIFHandler and wxBMPHandler.
1428 Added new methods to wxTextCtrl.
1430 Fixed some problems with how SWIG was wrapping some wxTreeCtrl
1437 Support for using Python threads in wxPython apps.
1439 Several missing methods from various classes.
1447 Added DLG_PNT and DLG_SZE convienience methods to wxWindow class.
1449 Added missing constructor and other methods for wxMenuItem.
1455 Just a quickie update to fix the self-installer to be compatible with
1456 Python 1.5.2b2's Registry settings.
1461 Well obviously the numbering scheme has changed. I did this to
1462 reflect the fact that this truly is the second major revision of
1463 wxPython, (well the third actually if you count the one I did for
1464 wxWindows 1.68 and then threw away...) and also that it is associated
1465 with the 2.0 version of wxWindows.
1467 I have finally started documenting wxPython. There are several pages
1468 in the wxWindows documentation tree specifically about wxPython, and I
1469 have added notes within the class references about where and how wxPython
1470 diverges from wxWindows.
1472 Added wxWindow_FromHWND(hWnd) for wxMSW to construct a wxWindow from a
1473 window handle. If you can get the window handle into the python code,
1474 it should just work... More news on this later.
1476 Added wxImageList, wxToolTip.
1478 Re-enabled wxConfig.DeleteAll() since it is reportedly fixed for the
1481 As usual, some bug fixes, tweaks, etc.
1487 Added wxSashWindow, wxSashEvent, wxLayoutAlgorithm, etc.
1489 Various cleanup, tweaks, minor additions, etc. to maintain
1490 compatibility with the current wxWindows.
1496 Changed the import semantics from "from wxPython import *" to "from
1497 wxPython.wx import *" This is for people who are worried about
1498 namespace pollution, they can use "from wxPython import wx" and then
1499 prefix all the wxPython identifiers with "wx."
1501 Added wxTaskbarIcon for wxMSW.
1503 Made the events work for wxGrid.
1507 Added wxMiniFrame for wxGTK.
1509 Changed many of the args and return values that were pointers to gdi
1510 objects to references to reflect changes in the wxWindows API.
1512 Other assorted fixes and additions.
1520 wxPython on wxGTK works!!! Both dynamic and static on Linux and
1521 static on Solaris have been tested. Many thanks go to Harm
1522 <H.v.d.Heijden@phys.tue.nl> for his astute detective work on tracking
1523 down a nasty DECREF bug. Okay so I have to confess that it was just a
1524 DSM (Dumb Stupid Mistake) on my part but it was nasty none the less
1525 because the behavior was so different on different platforms.
1527 The dynamicly loaded module on Solaris is still segfaulting, so it
1528 must have been a different issue all along...
1535 1. Worked on wxGTK compatibility. It is partially working. On a
1536 Solaris/Sparc box wxPython is working but only when it is statically
1537 linked with the Python interpreter. When built as a dyamically loaded
1538 extension module, things start acting weirdly and it soon seg-faults.
1539 And on Linux both the statically linked and the dynamically linked
1540 version segfault shortly after starting up.
1542 2. Added Toolbar, StatusBar and SplitterWindow classes.
1544 3. Varioius bug fixes, enhancements, etc.
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