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2 wxWindows 2.5/2.6 Change Log
3 ----------------------------
4
5 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
6 ================================
7
8 Please take a few minutes to read the following list, especially
9 paying attention to the most important changes which are marked
10 with '!' in the first column.
11
12 Also please note that you should ensure that WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
13 is defined to 1 if you wish to retain maximal compatibility with 2.4
14 series.
15
16 ! windows are no longer fully repainted when resized, use new style
17 wxFULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE to force this (wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE stll
18 exists but doesn't do anything any more, this behaviour is default now)
19
20
21 - no initialization/cleanup can be done in wxApp/~wxApp because they are
22 now called much earlier/later than before; please move any exiting code
23 from there to wxApp::OnInit()/OnExit()
24 - also, OnExit() is not called if OnInit() fails
25 - finally the program exit code is OnRun() return value, not OnExit() one
26 - wxTheApp can't be assigned to any longer, use wxApp::SetInstance() instead
27 - wxFileType::GetIcon() returns wxIconLocation, not wxIcon
28 - wxColourDatabase is not a wxList any more, use AddColour to add new colours
29 - wxWindow::Clear() is now called ClearBackground()
30 - pointer returned by wxFont::GetNativeFontInfo() must not be deleted now
31 - wxMouseEvent::Moving() doesn't return true if mouse is being dragged any more
32 - (most) controls now inherit parents colours by default, override
33 ShouldInheritColours() to return false if you don't want this to happen
34 - wxApp::SendIdleEvent() now takes 2 arguments
35 - wxTabView::GetLayers() changed return type from wxList& to wxTabLayerList&
36 (when WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4 == 0)
37 - wxID_SEPARATOR (id used for the menu separators) value changed from -1 to -2
38 - wxGetNumberFromUser() is now in separate wx/numdlg.h, not wx/textdlg.h
39 - wxChoice and wxCombobox now handle their size in the same way as in all the
40 other ports under MSW, new code is actually correct but different from weird
41 stuff they were doing before so the behaviour of your programs might change
42 - wxTaskBarIcon objects must now be destroyed before the application can exit.
43 Previously, the application terminated if there were no top level windows;
44 now it terminates if there are no top level windows or taskbar icons left.
45 - wxZlibInputStream is not by default compatible with the output of the
46 2.4.x version of wxZlibOutputStream. However, there is a compatibilty mode,
47 switched on by passing wxZLIB_24COMPATIBLE to the constructor.
48
49 wxTaskBarIcon must be explicitly destroyed now, otherwise the application
50 won't exit even though there are no top level windows
51
52
53 DEPRECATED METHODS SINCE 2.4.x
54 ==============================
55
56 Deprecated methods may still be used but will disappear in future wxWindows
57 versions, please update your code to not use them.
58
59 - wxDocManager::GetNoHistoryFiles() renamed to GetHistoryFilesCount()
60 - wxSizer::Remove(wxWindow *), use Detach() instead [it is more clear]
61 - wxSizer::Set/GetOption(): use Set/GetProportion() instead
62 - wxKeyEvent::KeyCode(): use GetKeyCode instead
63 - wxList::Number, First, Last, Nth: use GetCount, GetFirst/Last, Item instead
64 - wxNode::Next, Previous, Data: use GetNext, GetPrevious, GetData instead
65 - wxListBase::operator wxList&(): use typesafe lists instead
66 - wxTheFontMapper: use wxFontMapper::Get() instead
67 - wxStringHashTable: use wxHashMap instead
68 - wxHashTableLong: use wxHashMap instead
69 - wxArrayString::GetStringArray: use wxCArrayString or alternative wxWindows
70 methods taking wxArrayString
71 - wxArrayString::Remove(index, count): use RemoveAt instead
72 - wxTreeItemId conversion to long is deprecated and shouldn't be used
73 - wxTreeCtrl::GetFirst/NextChild() 2nd argument now has type wxTreeItemIdValue
74 and not long, please change declarations of "cookie"s in your code
75 accordingly -- otherwise your code won't work on 64 bit platforms
76 - [MSW only] wxWindow::GetUseCtl3D(), GetTransparentBackground() and
77 SetTransparent() as well as wxNO_3D and wxUSER_COLOURS styles
78 - wxList keyed interface: use wxHashMap instead
79 - wxColourDatabase::FindColour(): use Find() instead (NB: different ret type)
80 - wxHashTable::Next: use wxHashTable::Node* or
81 wxHashTable::compatibility_iterator to store the return
82 value
83 - wxWave class; use wxSound instead
84
85
86 OTHER CHANGES
87 =============
88
89 2.5.2
90 -----
91
92 All:
93
94 All (GUI):
95
96 - wxHtmlWindow now delays image scaling until rendering,
97 resulting in much better display of scaled images
98 - Added UpdateSize to wxSplitterWindow to allow layout while hidden
99 - implemented Freeze/Thaw() for wxGenericTreeCtrl (Kevin Hock)
100 - support for KOI8-U encoding added (Yuriy Tkachenko)
101
102 wxMSW:
103
104 - wxWindow::Freeze()/Thaw() can now be nested
105 - Added wxSP_NO_XP_THEME style to wxSplitterWindow to switch off
106 XP theming (some applications look bad without 3D borders)
107 - wxMenuBar::GetLabelTop() doesn't include '&'s in the label any more
108 - wxRegConf couldn't read global settings without admin privileges and didn't
109 even try to do it by default -- now it does
110 - wxTaskBarIcon must be explicitly destroyed now, otherwise the application
111 won't exit even though there are no top level windows
112
113 wxMotif:
114
115 - removed wxMenuItem::DeleteSubMenu()
116
117 wxUniv/X11:
118
119 - implemented DrawRoundedRectangle() (clawghoul)
120
121 wxHTML:
122
123 - improved tables and lists layout algorithms (Tim Kosse)
124 - <div> handling fix (Xavier Nodet)
125
126
127 2.5.1
128 -----
129
130 All:
131
132 - event table macros now do some minimal type safety checks (Michael Sögtrop)
133 - added wxGzipInput/OutputStream, bug fixes in wxZlibStreams (M.J.Wetherell)
134 - wxDateTime::ParseDateTime() implemented (Linus McCabe)
135 - wxHTTP::GetResponse() added (David Nock)
136 - added conversions to/from UTF 16/32 LE/BE (Andreas Pflug)
137 - added wxTextInputStream::ReadChar() (M.J.Wetherell)
138 - added translation to Afrikaans (Petri Jooste)
139 - Spanish translations updated (Javier San Jose)
140 - added gettext plural forms support to wxLocale (Michael N. Filippov)
141 - wxFileName::Normalize(wxPATH_NORM_ALL) doesn't lower filename case any more
142 - wxFileName::Normalize(wxPATH_NORM_ENV_VARS) now works
143 - check if file exists in wxFileConfig::DeleteFile() (Christian Sturmlechner)
144 - when wxUSE_STL == 1 wxHashTable will not be implemented using wxHashMap
145 (as in 2.5.0).
146 - added some extra convenience functions to wxRect such as
147 GetBottomRight (Hajo Kirchhoff)
148 - changed built-in regex library to a Unicode-compatible version based
149 on TCL sources (Ryan Norton, M. J. Wetherell)
150 - added extra convenience functions to wxPoint for adding a
151 wxSize (Wlodzimierz Skiba)
152 - intermediate wxIPaddress class added to prepare for
153 wxIPV6address (Ray Gilbert)
154 - added overloaded constructors and Create() methods taking wxArrayString
155 for wxChoice, wxComboBox, wxListBox, wxRadioBox, wxCheckListBox,
156 wxSingleChoiceDialog, wxMultipleChoiceDialog
157 - renamed wxWave class to wxSound
158
159 All (GUI):
160
161 - added wxListBook control
162 - added 3-state checkboxes for MSW/Mac (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
163 - added some support for C++ exceptions in the library (do read the manual!)
164 - added wxListCtrl::GetViewRect()
165 - added wxTextCtrl::MarkDirty()
166 - wxToolBar::ToggleTool() now works for radio buttons (Dag Ågren)
167 - wxListCtrl now sends an END_LABEL event if editing was cancelled, too
168 - bug in wxRect ctor from two [out of order] wxPoints fixed (Steve Cornett)
169 - status text is now restored after wxMenu help is shown in it
170 - bug in wxWindow::RemoveEventHandler() fixed (Yingjun Zhang)
171 - make it possible to use wxRTTI macros with namespaces (Benjamin I. Williams)
172 - wxColourDatabase API now uses objects instead of pointers
173 - added resolution option to JPEG image handler (Jeff Burton)
174 - added wxCalendarEvent::SetDate, wxCalendarEvent::SetWeekDay
175 - wxGenericDirCtrl now accepts multiple wildcards
176 - added focus event forwarding to wxGrid (Peter Laufenberg)
177 - fixed scrollbar problem in wxGrid (not showing scrollbars
178 when sizing smaller) (Shane Harper)
179 - dbbrowse demo fixed for Unicode (Wlodzimierz Skiba)
180 - added wxStatusBar support to XRC (Brian Ravnsgaard Riis)
181 - wxMenu::Append and etc. return a pointer to the wxMenuItem that was
182 added or inserted, or NULL on failure.
183 - using a -1 (wxID_ANY) for menu or toolbar item IDs will now generate new id
184 - added option to generate C++ headers to wxrc utility (Eduardo Marques)
185 - added wxDC::DrawPolyPolygon() for MSW/PS (Carl-Friedrich Braun)
186 - wxBufferedDC now allows to preserve the background and is documented
187 - added wxDC::GetPartialTextExtents
188
189 wxMSW:
190
191 - wxWindows now builds under Win64
192 - fixed DDE memory leaks
193 - fixed wxTE_*WRAP styles handling
194 - wxTextCtrl::GetValue() works with text in non default encoding
195 - changed wxCrashReport to generate minidumps instead of text files
196 - wxRadioButtons are now checked when they get focus (standard behaviour)
197 - several fixes to owner drawn menu items (Christian Sturmlechner)
198 - wxGauge now supports full 32 bit range (Miroslav Rajcic)
199 - make it possible to give focus to the notebook tabs (Hajo Kirchhoff)
200 - MDI child frames are not always resizeable any more (Andrei Fortuna)
201 - fixed enumerating of entries/groups under '/' in wxRegConfig
202 - added wxSYS_ICONTITLE_FONT (Andreas Pflug)
203 - added wxPATH_NORM_SHORTCUT to wxFileName
204 - wxComboBox::GetValue within a wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED event
205 should now pass the correct value even if the handler for
206 wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED changed the selection
207 - wxFileDialog now returns correct filter index for multiple-file dialogs
208 - added wxTextCtrl::HitTest()
209 - experimental wxURL implementation using WinInet functions (Hajo Kirchhoff)
210 - fixed several bugs in wxNotebook with wxNB_MULTILINE style
211 - accelerators are now initially hidden if appropriate (Peter Nielsen)
212 - background colour of a wxComboBox may now be set
213 - fixed wxListCtrl::GetItemText/BackgroundColour()
214 - Esc can now be used to close menus in the dialogs (Hartmut Honisch)
215 - Added msw.remap system option so colourful toolbar buttons
216 aren't mangled if you set it to 0. The default is 1
217 - Toolbar buttons are now centred if the bitmap size is smaller
218 than the specified default size
219 - Fixed a bug in wxSpinCtrl::DoGetBestSize that would make wxSpinCtrl too tall
220
221 wxGTK:
222
223 - fixes to wxTextCtrl scrolling under GTK2 (Nerijus Baliunas)
224 - fix for crash when using user-dashed lines (Chris Borgolte)
225 - fixed wxChoice::Delete() in presence of client data
226 - allow calling wxWindow::SetFont if window not yet created
227 - use same average character width as other ports when calculating dialog units
228 - fixed mouse wheel handling under GTK2 (Hugh Fisher)
229 - wxNotebook::HitTest() implemented (Daniel Lundqvist)
230 - memory leaks fixes in wxFileDialog (John Labenski)
231 - don't drop click events from triple clicks (Frode Solheim)
232
233 wxMac:
234
235 - use same average character width as other ports when calculating dialog units
236 - implemented handling of mouse wheel
237 - fix for long file names (longer than 32 characters) in file dialogs
238 - use unix sockets for Mach-o builds
239
240 wxMotif:
241
242 - look for Motif 2.1 headers before Motif 1.2 ones in configure
243
244 wxHTML:
245
246 - wxHtmlHelpController now supports compressed MS HTML Help files (*.chm)
247 on Unix (Markus Sinner)
248
249 Unix:
250
251 - added XFree86 resolution changing using xf86vidmode extensions (Ryan Norton)
252 - implemented asynchronous playback in wxSound and added SDL backend in
253 addition to existing OSS one
254 - it is now possible to send PostScript to any output stream (Zoltan Kovacs)
255
256
257 2.5.0
258 -----
259
260 All:
261
262 - It is now possible to build several smaller libraries instead of single
263 huge wxWindows library; wxBase is now dependency of GUI ports rather then
264 separately compiled library
265 - added wxDateSpan::operator==() and !=() (Lukasz Michalski)
266 - added wxFileName::GetForbiddenChars() (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
267 - use true/false throughout the library instead of TRUE/FALSE
268 - wxStopWatch::Start() resumes the stop watch if paused, as per the docs
269 - added wxDirTraverser::OnOpenError() to customize the error handling
270 - added wxArray::SetCount()
271 - wxFile, wxFFile, wxTextFile and wxTempFile now all use UTF-8 encoding
272 by default in Unicode mode
273 - bug in wxDateTime with timezones on systems with tm_gmtoff in struct tm fixed
274 - added wx/math.h (John Labenski)
275 - added Catalan translations (Pau Bosch i Crespo)
276 - added Ukrainian translations (Eugene Manko)
277 - fixed bug with deleting entries at root level in wxFileConfig
278 - chkconf.h now includes platform-specific versions (for MSW
279 and Mac) which contain some tests that were in setup.h
280 - added event sink argument to wxEvtHandler::Connect()
281 - added support for POST method and alt ports to wxHTTP (Roger Chickering)
282 - added wxSocket::IPAddress() (Chris Mellon)
283 - wxDataStreams can read/write many elements at once (Mickael Gilabert)
284 - added wxRecursionGuard class
285 - added wxThreadHelper class (Daniel Howard)
286 - Added STL support (--enable-stl for configure, wxUSE_STL in setup.h).
287 When enabled, wxString will derive from std::string, wxArray from,
288 std::vector, wxList from std::list. In addition wxHashTable will be
289 implemented in terms of wxHashMap.
290 - Added wxList::compatibility_iterator. Can be used like wxNode* (except
291 it can't be delete()d). It permits writing code which will work
292 both with wxUSE_STL==1 and wxUSE_STL==0.
293
294 wxBase:
295
296 - added Watcom makefiles
297 - fixed bug with searching in sorted arrays (Jürgen Palm)
298
299 All GUI ports:
300
301 - added wxVScrolledWindow, wxVListBox and wxHtmlLbox classes
302 - added wxListbook
303 - added alpha channel support to wxImage
304 - added wxRenderer class allowing to customize the drawing of generic controls
305 - added wxCLOSE_BOX style for dialogs and frames
306 - added wxSplitterWindow and wxWizard handlers to XRC
307 - wxWizard is now sizer-friendly and may be made resizeable (Robert Vazan)
308 - added proportion to wxFlexGridSizer::AddGrowableRow/Col (Maxim Babitski)
309 - added wxFlexGridSizer::SetFlexibleDirection() (Szczepan Holyszewski)
310 - implemented GetEditControl for wxGenericTreeCtrl (Peter Stieber)
311 - improved contrib/utils/convertrc parsing (David J. Cooke)
312 - fixed handling of URLs and filenames in wxFileSystem
313 - implemented alignment for wxGrid bool editor and renderer
314 - support wxListCtrl columns alignment for all platforms and not just MSW
315 - added wxToolBar Add/InsertTool(tool) (Janusz Piwowarski)
316 - added wxTB_HORZ_TEXT style for MSW and GTK (Axel Schlueter)
317 - fixed user dash handling for MSW and GTK (Ken Edwards)
318 - WXR resources can now be used in Unicode builds
319 - it is now possible to use several wxFileHistory objects in the same menu
320 by giving them different base IDs (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
321 - Added wxTLW::SetShape with implementations for wxMSW and wxGTK (so far)
322 - FL: rmoved const from EnableTool parameters
323 - FL: signal child window when toolbar is closed
324 - In various places, changed tests for pathsep on last char of string to call
325 wxEndsWithPathSeparator(s)
326 - Added to defs.h a couple of macros (wxPtrToULong & wxULongToPtr)
327 - Minor improvements to document/view framework, including
328 delayed deletion of a document (until after the user has chosen
329 a new document), and more intelligent addition of filenames to
330 the file history, including not adding filenames if not using the
331 default extension for the template
332 - sped up wxImage::Scale using fixed point arithmetic (Wade Brainerd)
333 - Added BLOB support to wxDB (John Skiff)
334 - wxWizard now validates when pressing Back or Next
335 - Implemented wxNotebook::DoGetBestSize so Fit now works
336 - Added FindItemByPosition to wxMenu
337 - wxTimer now derives from wxEvtHandler and is its own owner object by default
338 - Extended wxTextAttr and added wxTextCtrl::GetStyle stub
339 to allow better rich text support.
340 - implemented wxFlexGridSizer::Show() (Wade Brainerd)
341 - Added m_ prefix to wxColourData and wxFontData members
342 - Added wxHtmlPrintout::AddFilter so HTML printing can be subject to
343 custom filters as well as HTML viewing.
344 - Moved wxApp::SendIdleEvents and wxApp::ProcessIdle into common code.
345 - wxWindow::OnInternalIdle is now used in all ports, and ensures that
346 user OnIdle events do not interfere with crucial internal processing.
347 - wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI is now a documented function that
348 sends wxUpdateUIEvents, and can be overridden. It has a helper function
349 DoUpdateWindowUI for taking appropriate wxUpdateUIEvent action.
350 - Added functions to wxUpdateUIEvent: Set/GetMode, Set/GetUpdateInterval,
351 CanUpdate, to assist with optimising update event frequency.
352 - Added functions to wxIdleEvent: Set/GetMode, CanSend, to
353 determine whether a window should receive idle events.
354 - Added wxWS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE, wxWS_EX_PROCESS_UI_UPDATES window
355 styles for use with conservative idle and update event modes.
356 - send menu update events only when a menu is about to be used (MSW/GTK)
357 - improved event processing performance (Hans Van Leemputten)
358 - added wxMirrorDC class
359 - printing improvements: GetPageInfo() gets called after the DC has
360 been set and after OnPreparePrinting() has been called so it can
361 report the number of pages accurately; doesn't try to set
362 number of pages in print dialog, in common with other Windows apps;
363 wxHTML easy printing's preview shows number of pages
364 correctly; preview scrollbars are set correctly; keyboard navigation
365 improved
366
367 Unix:
368
369 - fixed compilation on systems with zlib installed but < 1.1.3 version
370 - fixed compilation on Solaris 7 with large files support enabled
371 - added wxTaskBarIcon implementation for X11
372 - added support for GNU/Hurd in configure
373 - wxLocale::Init now tries to set .utf8 locale in Unicode mode (Andreas Pflug)
374
375 Generic controls:
376
377 - implemented wxListCtrl::Refresh() (Norbert Berzen)
378 - support adding/removing columns dynamically (Donald C. Taylor)
379 - wxToolBarSimple, property list classes, wxTreeLayout moved
380 to contrib/src/deprecated
381
382 wxGTK:
383
384 - added support for label mnemonics to GTK+2 build (Michael Moss)
385 - added native wxMessageDialog implementation for GTK+2 build
386 - fixed wxMenu::Remove (John Skiff and Benjamin Williams)
387 - made wxTextCtrl::EmulateKeyPress() work for Delete and Backspace
388 - fixed wxTopLevelWindow::ShowFullScreen to work with kwin, IceWM and
389 window managers that support _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN
390 - added wxEVT_MENU_OPEN event generation
391 - fixed bug in generic file selector causing incomplete file extensions to
392 be appended to filenames with no extension
393 - added wxTextCtrl::SetSelection implementation for GTK+ 2
394 - fixed wxTextCtrl::IsEditable() for GTK+ 2
395 - fixed wxStaticText alignment for GTK+ 2 (Kevin Hock)
396 - don't consume 100% CPU when showing a poup menu
397
398 wxMac:
399
400 - generate wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE and wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_THUMBRELEASE events
401 - generate wxEVT_MENU_OPEN and wxEVT_MENU_CLOSE events
402
403 wxMSW:
404
405 - possibility to use DIBs for wxBitmap implementation (Derry Bryson)
406 - added wxCrashReport
407 - wxStaticBitmap doesn't stretch its bitmap any longer (like other ports)
408 - support for accelerator keys in the owner drawn menus (Derry Bryson)
409 - wxCaret::SetSize() doesn't hide the caret any longer as it used to
410 - wxCheckListBox::Check() doesn't send CHECKLISTBOX_TOGGLE event any more
411 - fixed bugs in wxThread::Wait() and IsAlive()
412 - fixed bug with wxTR_EDIT_LABELS not working with wxTR_MULTIPLE
413 - fixes for compilation with OpenWatcom and DigitalMars compilers
414 - fixed wxStaticText best size calculation (was wrong by '&' width)
415 - fixed calling wxFrame::Maximize(FALSE) before the window is shown
416 - added wxNotebook::HitTest() (Otto Wyss)
417 - libraries built with makefile.g95 have a _min or _cyg suffix (MinGW/Cygwin)
418 - when using DLL, wxLocalFSHandler was not being exported
419 - fixed problem with wxEvtHandler object not removed from wxPendingEvents
420 - Windows XP manifest is now included in wx.rc; it is no longer neccessary
421 to ship .exe.manifest file with applications to support XP themes
422 - wxLocale::Init no longer reports error if trying to set Unicode-only locale
423 or if user's default locale is Unicode-only
424 - improved border handling under Windows XP
425 - partial fix for wxNotebook pages looking bad under XP: wxUSE_UXTHEME
426 enables XP theme engine code, and wxUSE_UXTHEME_AUTO tells
427 wxWindows to use the theme tab colour for control backgrounds.
428 - disable wxNB_RIGHT, wxNB_LEFT, wxNB_BOTTOM notebook styles under Windows XP
429 - fixed release mode build with VC 7.x (Martin Ecker)
430 - added support for wxALWAYS_SHOW_SB style
431 - you don't need to add opengl32.lib when using VC++ now (David Falkinder)
432
433 wxMotif:
434
435 - made wxFileDialog behaviour with complex wildcards more sensible (it still
436 does not support all the features other ports do); refer to wxFileDialog
437 documentation for a detailed explanation
438 - implemented wxWakeUpIdle
439 - for Motif 2.0, used the native combobox widget instead of the GPL'd
440 xmcombo; xmcombo is still used for Motif 1.x and Lesstif when compiled
441 with Motif 1.x compatibility
442 - implemented wxToggleButton
443 - wxRadioBox and wxStaticBox now use the default shadow (border) style
444 instead of a sunken border
445 - implemented wxBitmapDataObject
446 - finished wxClipboard implementation
447
448 wxUniv:
449
450 - controls in toolbars now supported
451
452 wxHTML:
453
454 - added text selection to wxHtmlWindow
455 - added SetFonts to HTML printing classes (Adrian Philip Look)
456 - it is now possible to force page break when printing by inserting
457 <div style="page-break-before:always"> into the markup (Greg Chicares)
458 - wxHtmlWindow now uses double buffering to prevent flicker
459
460
461 OLD CHANGES
462 ===========
463
464 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.2.x
465 ================================
466
467 Please take a few minutes to read the following list, especially
468 paying attention to the most important changes which are marked
469 with '!' in the first column.
470
471 Also please note that you should ensure that WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2
472 is defined to 1 if you wish to retain maximal compatibility with 2.2
473 series -- however you are also strongly encouraged to try to compile
474 your code without this define as it won't be default any longer in
475 2.6 release.
476
477 NB: if you want to build your program with different major versions
478 of wxWindows you will probably find the wxCHECK_VERSION() macro
479 (see the documentation) useful.
480
481
482 wxBase:
483
484 ! wxArray<T>::Remove(size_t) has been removed to fix compilation problems
485 under 64 bit architectures, please replace it with RemoveAt() in your
486 code.
487
488 ! wxArray<T> macros have been changed to fix runtime problems under 64 bit
489 architectures and as a side effect of this WX_DEFINE_ARRAY() can only be
490 used now for the pointer types, WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_INT should be used for the
491 arrays containing non-pointers.
492
493 - wxObject::CopyObject() and Clone() methods were removed because they
494 simply don't make sense for all objects
495
496 - wxEvent now has a pure virtual Clone() method which must be implemented
497 by all derived classes, if you have user-defined event classes please
498 add "wxEvent *Clone() const { return new MyEvent(*this); }" line to them
499
500 - small change to wxStopWatch::Pause() semantics, please see the documentation
501
502 - unlikely but possible incompatibility: the definition of TRUE has changed
503 from "1" to "(bool)1" (and the same thing for FALSE), so the code which
504 could be erroneously compiled previously such as doing "return FALSE" from
505 a function returning a pointer would stop compiling now (but this change
506 is not supposed to have any effects on valid code)
507
508 - another minor change: wxApp::OnAssert() has a new "cond" argument, you
509 must modify YourApp::OnAssert() signature if you were using it to override
510 the default assert handling.
511
512 All (GUI):
513
514 ! the event type constants are not constants any more but are dynamically
515 allocated during run-time which means that they can't be used as case labels
516 in the switch()es, you must rewrite them to use if()s instead
517
518 You may also define WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_EVENT_TYPES to get the old behaviour
519 but this is strongly discouraged, please consider changing your code
520 instead!
521
522 ! wxDialog does not derive from wxPanel any longer - if you were using it in
523 your code, please update it. The quick fix for the most cases is to replace
524 the occurrences of wxPanel with wxWindow.
525
526 ! if you handle (and don't skip) EVT_KEY_DOWN, the EVT_CHAR event is not
527 generated at all, so you must call event.Skip() in your OnKeyDown() if
528 you want to get OnChar() as well
529
530 - in general, the key events sent for the various non ASCII key combinations
531 have been changed to make them consistent over all supported platforms,
532 please see the wxKeyEvent documentation for details
533
534 - wxYES_NO is now wxYES | wxNO and the manifest values of both wxYES and wxNO
535 have changed (to fix some unfortunate clashes), please check your code to
536 ensure that no tests for wxYES or wxNO are broken: for example, the following
537 will *NOT* work any longer:
538
539 if ( flags & wxYES_NO )
540 ... do something ...
541 if ( flags & wxYES )
542 ... do something else ...
543
544 - static wxWizard::Create() doesn't exist any more, the wizards are created
545 in the same way as all the other wxWindow objects, i.e. by directly using
546 the ctor
547
548 - wxGLCanvas now derives directly from wxWindow, not wxScrolledWindow
549
550 - wxGridCellAttrProvider class API changed, you will need to update your code
551 if you derived any classes from it
552
553 - wxImage::ComputeHistogram()'s signature changed to
554 unsigned long ComputeHistogram(wxImageHistogram&) const
555
556 - wxEvtHandler cannot be copied/assigned any longer - this never worked but
557 now it results in compile-time error instead of run-time crashes
558
559 - WXK_NUMLOCK and WXK_SCROLL keys no longer result in EVT_CHAR() events,
560 they only generate EVT_KEY_DOWN/UP() ones
561
562 - the dialogs use wxApp::GetTopWindow() as the parent implicitly if the
563 parent specified is NULL, use wxDIALOG_NO_PARENT style to prevent this
564 from happening
565
566 - several obsolete synonyms are only retained in WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2 mode:
567 for example, use wxScrolledWindow::GetViewStart() now instead of ViewStart()
568 and GetCount() instead of Number() in many classes
569
570 - wxCmdLineParser does not use wxLog to output messages anymore.
571 to obtain the previous behaviour, add
572 wxMessageOutput::Set(new wxMessageOutputLog); to your program
573 (you will need to #include <wx/msgout.h>)
574
575 wxMSW:
576
577 ! build system changed: setup.h is not a static file in include/wx any more
578 but is created as part of the build process under lib/<toolkit>/wx
579 where <toolkit> is of the form (msw|univ)[dll][u][d]. You'll need to update
580 the include path in your make/project files appropriately. Furthermore,
581 xpm.lib is no longer used by wxMSW, it was superseded by the wxXPMDecoder
582 class. You'll need to remove all references to xpm.lib from your
583 make/project files. Finally, the library names have changed as well and now
584 use the following consistent naming convention: wxmsw[ver][u][d].(lib|dll)
585 where 'u' appears for Unicode version, 'd' -- for the debug one and version
586 is only present for the DLLs builds.
587
588 - child frames appear in the taskbar by default now, use wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR
589 style to avoid it
590
591 - all overloads of wxDC::SetClippingRegion() combine the given region with the
592 previously selected one instead of replacing it
593
594 - wxGetHomeDir() uses HOME environment variable and if it is set will not
595 return the programs directory any longer but its value (this function has
596 never been meant to return the programs directory anyhow)
597
598 - wxHTML apps don't need to include wx/html/msw/wxhtml.rc in resources file
599 anymore. The file was removed from wxMSW
600
601
602 Unix ports:
603
604 ! You should use `wx-config --cxxflags` in your makefiles instead of
605 `wx-config --cflags` for compiling C++ files. CXXFLAGS contains CFLAGS
606 and the compiler flags for C++ files only, CFLAGS should still be used
607 to compile pure C files.
608
609
610 wxThread and related classes:
611
612 - The thread-related classes have been heavily changed since 2.2.x versions
613 as the old code had many serious problems. This could have resulted in
614 semantical changes other than those mentioned here, please review use of
615 wxThread, wxMutex and wxCondition classes in your code.
616
617 ! wxCondition now *must* be used with a mutex, please read the (updated) class
618 documentation for details and revise your code accordingly: this change was
619 unfortunately needed as it was impossible to ensure the correct behaviour
620 (i.e. absense of race conditions) using the old API.
621
622 - wxMutex is not recursive any more in POSIX implementation (it hasn't been
623 recursive in 2.2.x but was in 2.3.1 and 2.3.2), please refer to the class
624 documentation for the discussion of the recursive mutexes.
625
626 - wxMutex::IsLocked() doesn't exist any more and should have never existed:
627 this is was unique example of a thread-unsafe-by-design method.
628
629
630 OTHER CHANGES
631 =============
632
633 2.4.0
634 -----
635
636 wxMSW:
637
638 - fixed loss of client data in wxChoice::SetString()
639
640 2.3.4
641 -----
642
643 All:
644
645 - added (partial) Indonesian translations (Bambang Purnomosidi D. P.)
646 - added wxSizer::Show()/Hide() (Carl Godkin)
647 - fixed bugs in wxDateTime::SetToWeekDay()/GetWeek()
648
649 Unix (Base/GUI):
650
651 - minor OpenBSD compilation/linking fixes, now builds OOB under OpenBSD 3.1
652 - don't include -I/usr/include nor -I/usr/local/include in wx-config output
653 - shared library symbols are now versioned on platforms that support it (Linux)
654
655 wxGTK:
656 - Further work for GTK 2.0 and Unicode support.
657 - Addition of native frame site grip.
658
659 wxX11:
660 - Unicode support through Pango library.
661
662 wxMSW:
663
664 - fixed crashes in wxListCtrl under XP
665 - added context menu for rich edit wxTextCtrl
666
667 wxHTML:
668
669 - fixed wxHTML to work in Unicode build
670
671 2.3.3
672 -----
673
674 wxBase:
675
676 - building wxBase with Borland C++ is now supported (Michael Fieldings)
677 - wxSemaphore class added, many fixed to wxCondition and wxThread (K.S. Sreeram)
678 - fixes to the command line parsing error and usage messages
679 - modified wxFileName::CreateTempFileName() to open the file atomically
680 (if possible) and, especially, not to leak the file descriptors under Unix
681 - memory leak in wxHTTP fixed (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
682 - fixes to AM_PATH_WXCONFIG autoconf macro
683 - added wxHashMap class that replaces type-unsafe wxHashTable and is modelled
684 after (non standard) STL hash_map
685 - wxLocale now works in Unicode mode
686 - wxLocale can now load message catalogs in arbitrary encoding
687 - added wxShutdown() function (Marco Cavallini)
688 - added wxEXPLICIT macro
689 - IPC classes improved and memory leaks fixed (Michael Fielding).
690 Global buffer removed, duplication in docs removed
691 - debug new/free implementations made thread-safe
692
693 Unix (Base/GUI):
694
695 - wxWindows may be built using BSD and Solaris (and possibly other) make
696 programs and not only GNU make
697 - wxTCP-based IPC classes now support communicating over Unix domain sockets
698 - wxWindows may be built as a dynamic shared library under Darwin / Mac OS X
699 lazy linking issues have been solved by linking a single module (.o) into
700 the shared library (two step link using distrib/mac/shared-ld-sh)
701 - fixed thread priority setting under Linux
702
703 All (GUI):
704
705 - it is now possible to set the icons of different sizes for frames (e.g. a
706 small and big ones) using the new wxIconBundle class
707 - implemented radio menu items and radio toolbar buttons
708 - added possibility to show text in the toolbar buttons
709 - added wxArtProvider class that can be used to customize the look of standard
710 wxWindows dialogs
711 - significantly improved native font support
712 - wxImage::ComputeHistogram() now uses wxImageHistogram instead of type-unsafe
713 wxHashTable
714 - added IFF image handler
715 - fixed using custom renderers in wxGrid which was broken in 2.3.2
716 - support for multiple images in one file added to wxImage
717 (TIFF, GIF and ICO formats)
718 - support for CUR and ANI files in wxImage added (Chris Elliott)
719 - wxTextCtrl::GetRange() added
720 - added wxGetFontFromUser() convenience function
721 - added EVT_MENU_OPEN and EVT_MENU_CLOSE events
722 - added Hungarian translations (Janos Vegh)
723 - added wxImage::SaveFile(filename) method (Chris Elliott)
724 - added wxImage::FloodFill and implemented wxWindowDC::DoFloodFill method
725 for GTK+, Mac, MGL, X11, Motif ports (Chris Elliott)
726 - added (platform-dependent) scan code to wxKeyEvent (Bryce Denney)
727 - added wxTextCtrl::EmulateKeyPress()
728 - Added wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
729 - Added custom character filtering to wxTextValidator
730 - wxTreeCtrl now supports incremental keyboard search
731 - wxMessageOutput class added
732 - wxHelpProvider::RemoveHelp added and called from ~wxWindowBase
733 so that erroneous help strings are no longer found as the hash
734 table fills up
735 - updated libpng from 1.0.3 to 1.2.4
736 - Added wxView::OnClosingDocument so the application can do cleanup.
737 - generic wxListCtrl renamed to wxGenericListCtrl, wxImageList
738 renamed to wxGenericImageList, so they can be used on wxMSW
739 (Rene Rivera).
740 - Added wxTreeEvent::IsEditCancelled so the application can tell
741 whether a label edit was cancelled.
742 - added static wxFontMapper::Get() accessor
743
744 wxMSW:
745
746 - small appearance fixes for native look under Windows XP
747 - fixed the bug related to the redrawing on resize introduced in 2.3.2
748 - fixed multiple bugs in wxExecute() with IO redirection
749 - refresh the buttons properly when the window is resized (Hans Van Leemputten)
750 - huge (40*) speed up in wxMask::Create()
751 - changing wxWindows styles also changes the underlying Windows window style
752 - wxTreeCtrl supports wxTR_HIDE_ROOT style (George Policello)
753 - fixed flicker in wxTreeCtrl::SetItemXXX()
754 - fixed redraw problems in dynamically resized wxStaticText
755 - improvements to wxWindows applications behaviour when the system colours
756 are changed
757 - choose implicit parent for the dialog boxes better
758 - fixed wxProgressDialog for ranges > 65535
759 - wxSpinButton and wxSpinCtrl now support full 32 bit range (if the version
760 of comctl32.dll installed on the system supports it)
761 - wxFontEnumerator now returns all fonts, not only TrueType ones
762 - bugs in handling wxFrame styles (border/caption related) fixed
763 - showing a dialog from EVT_RADIOBUTTON handler doesn't lead to an infinite
764 recursion any more
765 - wxTextCtrl with wxTE_RICH flag scrolls to the end when text is appended to it
766 - the separators are not seen behind the controls added to the toolbar any more
767 - wxLB_SORT style can be used with wxCheckListBox
768 - wxWindowDC and wxClientDC::GetSize() works correctly now
769 - Added wxTB_NODIVIDER and wxTB_NOALIGN so native toolbar can be used in FL
770 - Multiline labels in buttons are now supoprted (simply use "\n" in the label)
771 - Implemented wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent and made wxGenericDragImage check it
772 has the capture before release it.
773 - fixed bugs in multiple selection wxCheckListBox
774 - default button handling is now closer to expected
775 - setting tooltips for wxSlider now works
776 - disabling a parent window also disables all of its children (as in wxGTK)
777 - multiple events avoided in wxComboBox
778 - tooltip asserts avoided for read-only wxComboBox
779 - fixed a race condition during a thread exit and a join
780 - fixed a condition where a thread can hang during message/event processing
781 - increased space between wxRadioBox label and first radio button
782 - don't fail to register remaining window classes if one fails to register
783 - wxFontDialog effects only turned on if a valid colour was
784 provided in wxFontData
785 - Added wxTE_LEFT, wxTE_CENTRE and wxTE_RIGHT flags for text control alignment.
786 - Bitmap printing uses 24 bits now, not 8.
787
788 wxGTK:
789
790 - wxDirDialog now presents the file system in standard Unix way
791 - wxButton now honours wxBU_EXACTFIT
792 - wxStaticBox now honours wxALIGN_XXX styles
793 - added support for non alphanumeric simple character accelerators ('-', '=')
794 - new behaviour for wxWindow::Refresh() as it now produces a delayed refresh.
795 Call the new wxWindow::Update() to force an immediate update
796 - support for more SGI hardware (12-bit mode among others)
797 - fixed wxDC::Blit() to honour source DC's logical coordinates
798 - implemented wxIdleEvent::RequestMore() for simple background tasks
799 - implemented wxChoice::Delete()
800 - fixed bad memory leak in wxFileDialog (Chris Elliott)
801 - made internal GC pool dynamically growable
802 - added GTK+ 2 and Unicode support
803
804 wxMotif:
805
806 - improved colour settings return values (Ian Brown)
807 - improved border style handling for wxStaticText (Ian Brown)
808 - improved toolbar control alignment
809 - implemented wxSpinButton
810 - implemented wxCheckListBox
811 - fixed wxSpinCtrl and wxStaticLine when used with sizers
812 - wxStaticBitmap now shows transparent icons correctly
813
814 wxX11:
815
816 - added generic MDI implementation (Hans Van Leemputten)
817 - first cut at wxSocket support (not yet working)
818
819 wxMac:
820
821 - Many improvements
822
823 wxOS2:
824
825 - First alpha-quality release
826
827 wxHTML:
828
829 - fixed wxHtmlHelpController's cache files handling on big endian machines
830 - added blocking and redirecting capabilities to wxHtmlWindow via
831 wxHtmlWindow::OnOpeningURL()
832 - fixed alignment handling in tables
833 - fixed <font face="..."> handling to be case insensitive
834
835 2.3.2
836 -----
837
838 New port: wxUniv for Win32/GTK+ is now included in the distribution.
839
840 wxBase:
841
842 - wxRegEx class added
843 - wxGetDiskSpace() function added (Jonothan Farr, Markus Fieber)
844 - wxTextBuffer and wxTextFile(wxStream) added (Morten Hanssen)
845 - more fixes to wxMBConv classes. Conversion to and from wchar_t now works with
846 glibc 2.2 as well as with glibc 2.1. Unix version now checks for iconv()'s
847 capabilities at runtime instead of in the configure script.
848
849 All (GUI):
850
851 - support for virtual list control added
852 - column images in report mode of the list control
853 - wxFindReplaceDialog added (based on work of Markus Greither)
854 - wxTextCtrl::SetMaxLength() added (wxMSW/wxGTK)
855 - polygon support in wxRegion (Klaas Holwerda)
856 - wxStreamToTextRedirector to allow easily redirect cout to wxTextCtrl added
857 - fixed bug with using wxExecute() to capture huge amounts of output
858 - new wxCalendarCtrl styles added (Søren Erland Vestø)
859 - wxWizard changes: loading from WXR support, help button (Robert Cavanaugh)
860 - wxDirSelector() added (Paul A. Thiessen)
861 - wxGrid cell editing veto support (Roger Gammans)
862 - wxListCtrl ITEM_FOCUSED event added
863 - support for ICO files in wxImage added (Chris Elliott)
864 - improvements to wxDragImage (Chuck Messenger)
865
866 wxMSW:
867
868 - support for the DBCS fonts (CP 932, 936, 949, 950) (Nathan Cook)
869 - new library naming convention under VC++ -- please change your application
870 project files
871
872 wxGTK:
873
874 - fixed popup menu positioning bug
875 - fixed the edit function for wxListCtrl (Chuck Messenger)
876 - fixed the key-hitting events for wxListCtrl and wxTreeCtrl, so they
877 correctly return the key which was pressed (Chuck Messenger)
878
879 wxMac:
880
881 - support for configuration and build under Mac OS X using the Apple Developer
882 Tools
883
884 wxHTML:
885
886 - new HTML parser with correct parsing of character entities and fixes
887 to tags parsing
888 - added support for animated GIFs
889
890 2.3.1
891 -----
892
893 wxBase:
894
895 - Fixes for gcc 3.0
896 - Fixed new charset detection code
897 - ODBC Informix fixes (submitted by Roger Gammans)
898 - Added ODBC date support to wxVariant
899 - Added wxDir::Traverse
900 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker class
901 - Removed redundant wxDebugContext functions using C++ streams,
902 so now standard stream usage should be unnecessary
903
904 All (GUI):
905
906 - Added wxDbGrid class for displaying ODBC tables
907 - Added EVT_GRID_EDITOR_CREATED and wxGridEditorCreatedEvent so the
908 user code can get access to the edit control when it is created, (to
909 push on a custom event handler for example)
910 - Added wxTextAttr class and SetStyle, SetDefaultStyle and
911 GetDefaultStyle methods to wxTextCtrl
912 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker
913 - Improvements to Tex2RTF
914 - Added Paul and Roger Gammans' grid controls
915 - Bug in wxDocument::Save logic corrected, whereby Save didn't save when not
916 first-time saved
917 - Fixed memory leak in textcmn.cpp
918 - Various wxXML enhancements
919 - Removed wxCLIP_CHILDREN style from wxSplitterWindow
920 - Fixed memory leak in DoPrint, htmprint.cpp
921 - Fixed calendar sample bug with using wxCommandEvent::GetInt()
922 instead of GetId()
923 - Added wxDbGrid combining wxODBC classes with wxGrid
924 - Added more makefiles and project files for contrib hierarchy
925
926 wxMSW:
927
928 - Fixed wxApp::ProcessMessage so controls don't lose their
929 accelerators when the accelerators are redefined elsewhere
930 - Accelerators consisting of simple keystrokes (without control,
931 alt or shift) now work
932 - Compile fixes for Watcom C++ added
933 - Compile fixes for Cygwin 1.0 added
934 - Use SetForegroundWindow() in wxWindow::Raise() instead of BringWindowToTop()
935 - Replaced wxYield() call in PopupMenu() by a much safer
936 wxYieldForCommandsOnly() - fixes tree ctrl popup menu bug and other ones
937 - Enter processing in wxSpinCtrl fixed
938 - Fixed bug in determining the best listbox size
939 - Fix for wxFrame's last focus bug
940 - We now send iconize events
941 - Fixed wxFrame::SetClientSize() with toolbar bug
942 - Added mousewheel processing
943 - Added wxSystemSettings::Get/SetOption so we can configure
944 wxWindows at run time; used this to implement no-maskblt option
945 in wxDC
946 - Fixed bug when using MDIS_ALLCHILDSTYLES style: so now MDI
947 child frame styles are honoured
948
949 wxGTK:
950
951 - Fixed slider rounding bug
952 - Added code to set wxFont's default encoding to wxLocale::GetSystemEncoding()
953 - We now send iconize events
954 - Fix for discrepancies between wxNotebookEvent and wxNotebook
955 GetSelection() results
956
957 2.3.0
958 -----
959
960 wxBase:
961
962 - fixed problem with wxURL when using static version of the library
963 - wxZipFSHandler::FindFirst() and FindNext() now correctly list directories
964 - wxMimeTypesManager now can create file associations too (Chris Elliott)
965 - wxCopyFile() respects the file permissions (Roland Scholz)
966 - wxFTP::GetFileSize() added (Søren Erland Vestø)
967 - wxDateTime::IsSameDate() bug fixed
968 - wxTimeSpan::Format() now behaves more as expected, see docs
969 - wxLocale now provides much more convenient API for setting language and
970 detecting current system language. New API is more abstracted and truly
971 cross-platform, independent of underlying C runtime library.
972
973 All (GUI):
974
975 - new wxToggleButton class (John Norris, Axel Schlueter)
976 - wxCalendarCtrl not highlighting the date with time part bug fixed
977 - wxADJUST_MINSIZE sizer flag added
978 - FindOrCreateBrush/Pen() bug fix for invalid colour values
979 - new wxXPMHandler for reading and writing XPM images
980 - added new (now recommended) API for conversion between wxImage and wxBitmap
981 (wxBitmap::ConvertToImage() and wxBitmap::wxBitmap(wxImage&) instead of
982 wxImage methods and ctor)
983 - ODBC classes now support DB2, Interbase, and Pervasive SQL
984 - ODBC documentation complete!!
985 - ODBC classes have much Unicode support added, but not complete
986 - ODBC experimental BLOB support added, but not completely tested
987 - ODBC NULL column support completed (Roger/Paul Gammans)
988 - ODBC All "char *" and char arrays removed and replaced with wxString use
989
990 wxMSW:
991
992 - threads: bug in wxCondition::Broadcast fixed (Pieter van der Meulen)
993 - fixed bug in MDI children flags (mis)handling
994 - it is possible to compile wxCHMHelpController with compilers
995 other than Visual C++ now and hhctrl.ocx is loaded at runtime
996
997 wxGTK:
998
999 - added support for wchar_t (wxUSE_WCHAR_T) under Unix
1000
1001 wxHTML:
1002
1003 - mew feature, wxHtmlProcessor for on-the-fly modification of HTML markup
1004 - visual enhancements to contents panel of wxHtmlHelpController
1005
1006 2.2.0
1007 -----
1008
1009 wxBase:
1010
1011 - Fixed bug with directories with trailing (back)slashes in wxPathExists
1012 - wxString: added wxArrayString::operator==() and !=()
1013 - Fixes for wxCmdLineParser
1014 - Added wxGetLocalTimeMillis
1015 - Completed Czech translations
1016 - Some stream corrections
1017 - added missing consts to wxPoint operators
1018 - wxDateTime ParseFormat fixes
1019 - wxFile::Open(write_append) will create file if it doesn't exist
1020 - small fixes to MIME mailcap test command handling, more MIME tests in the sample
1021
1022 All (GUI):
1023
1024 - wxGenericDragImage now allows virtual image drawing, and
1025 flicker-free dragging is now possible
1026 - Added wxPrinter::GetLastError
1027 - Fixed wxLogGui reentrancy problem
1028 - Paper names now translated
1029 - wxGrid fixes
1030 - Generic validator now caters for more cases (integers in
1031 wxTextCtrl, strings in wxChoice, wxComboBox)
1032 - Fixed crash when docview On... functions return FALSE. Show
1033 error message when an non-existent filename is typed into the Open
1034 File dialog.
1035 - Corrected Baltic font encoding handling
1036 - wxImage: enhanced TIFF code, added new platform-independent BMP
1037 writing code
1038 - wxKeyEvent::GetKeyCode() and HasModifiers() added and documented
1039 - Fixed wxPropertyForm crashes in sample
1040 - wxWizard now calls TransferDataFromWindow() before calling
1041 wxWizardPage::GetNext() fixing an obvious bug
1042
1043 wxMSW:
1044
1045 - wxWindow::GetCharWidth/Height now calculated accurately.
1046 This will affect all .wxr dialog resources, so for
1047 backward compatibility, please set
1048 wxDIALOG_UNIT_COMPATIBILITY to 1 in setup.h
1049 - wxListCtrl: set item text in LIST_ITEM_ACTIVATED events
1050 - wxTextCtrl: implemented setting colours for rich edit controls
1051 - wxColour now accepts both grey and gray
1052 - BC++ DLL compilation fixed
1053 - Watcom C++ makefiles improved for JPEG and TIFF compilation
1054 - Fixed submenu accelerator bug
1055 - Fixed dialog focus bug (crash if the previous window to have
1056 the focus was destroyed before the dialog closed)
1057 - Too-small default wxTextCtrl height fixed
1058 - fixed "missing" initial resize of wxMDIChildFrame
1059 - wxFrame restores focus better
1060 - Now ignore wxTHICK_FRAME in wxWindow constructor: only relevant to
1061 frames and dialogs, interferes with other window styles otherwise
1062 (sometimes you'd get a thick frame in a subwindow)
1063 - wxTextCtrl insertion point set to the beginning of the control by SetValue
1064 - Fix so wxMDIParentFrame is actually shown when Show(TRUE) is called.
1065 - wxFileDialog: adjusts struct size if there's an error (struct
1066 sizes can be different on different versions of Windows)
1067 - wxImageList::GetSize() documented and added to wxMSW
1068 - fixed default dialog style to make them non resizeable again
1069 - fixed wxFrame::IsShown() which always returned TRUE before
1070
1071 wxGTK:
1072
1073 - Please see docs/gtk/changes.txt.
1074
1075 wxMotif:
1076
1077 - Small compilation fixes
1078
1079 Documentation:
1080
1081 - wxCaret documented
1082
1083 2.1.16
1084 ------
1085
1086 wxBase:
1087
1088 All (GUI):
1089
1090 wxMSW:
1091
1092 - Various bug fixes
1093 - Added wxCHMHelpController, for invoking MS HTML Help
1094 files. This works under VC++ only
1095 - Modal dialog handling improved
1096 - Printer dialog now modal
1097
1098 wxGTK:
1099
1100 - Various bug fixes
1101
1102 wxMotif:
1103
1104 - Various bug fixes
1105
1106 2.1.15
1107 ------
1108
1109 Documentation:
1110
1111 - Added docs/tech for technical notes
1112
1113 File hierarchy:
1114
1115 - Started new contrib hierarchy that mirrors
1116 the main lib structure; moved OGL and MMedia into it
1117
1118 wxBase:
1119
1120 - wxSocket support
1121 - wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
1122 available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
1123 - wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
1124 - wxCmdLineParser class for parsing the command line (supporting short and
1125 long options, switches and parameters of different types)
1126 - it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
1127 and BeOS (without thread support yet)
1128 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
1129 added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
1130 only so far)
1131 - wxDir class for enumerating files in a directory
1132 - wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
1133 - wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
1134 results for your platform (use ANSI functions where available)
1135 - wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
1136 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
1137 is available)
1138 - wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprecated wxArray::Remove(index)
1139
1140 all (GUI):
1141
1142 - Added wxImage::Rotate.
1143 - new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively
1144 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu management
1145 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
1146 dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
1147 - vertical toolbars supported by MSW and GTK native wxToolBar classes
1148 - wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
1149 - "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
1150 John Norris)
1151 - wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
1152 MIME types if available (Unix only)
1153 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
1154 - TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
1155 - PCX files can now be written (256 and 24 bits)
1156 - validators may work recursively if wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY is set
1157 - wxScrolledWindow now has keyboard interface
1158 - wxTextEntryDialog may be used for entering passwords (supports wxTE_PASSWORD)
1159 - added wxEncodingConverter and improved wxFontMapper
1160 for dealing with conversions between different encodings,
1161 charsets support in wxLocale and wxHTML
1162 - wxDragImage class added
1163 - samples/help improved to show standard and advanced HTML help
1164 controllers, as well as native help
1165 - moved wxTreeLayout class to main lib
1166
1167 wxMSW:
1168
1169 - wxFrame::MakeFullScreen added.
1170 - support for enhanced metafiles added, support for copying/pasting metafiles
1171 (WMF and enhanced ones) fixed/added.
1172 - implemented setting colours for push buttons
1173 - wxStatusBar95 may be now used in dialogs, panels (not only frames) and can be
1174 positioned along the top of the screen and not only at the bottom
1175 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
1176 - loading/saving big (> 32K) files in wxTextCtrl works
1177 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
1178 - wxBitmap/wxIcon may be constructed from XPM included into a program, as in
1179 Unix ports
1180 - returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
1181 - VC++ makefiles and project files made (mostly) consistent
1182 - wxSetCursorEvent added
1183
1184 wxGTK:
1185
1186 - wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
1187 - wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
1188 - UpdateUI handlers may be used with wxTextCtrl
1189
1190 wxMotif:
1191
1192 - wxMenu::Enable works
1193 - wxToolBar bugs fixed
1194 - OGL samples made to work again
1195
1196 wxHTML:
1197
1198 - almost complete rewrite of wxHtmlHelpController,
1199 including faster search, bookmarks, printing, setup dialog
1200 and cross-platform binary compatible .cached files for faster
1201 loading of large helpbooks, case insensitive search
1202 split into 3 parts: wxHtmlHelpData, Frame and Controller
1203 - added support for charsets and <meta> tag
1204 - added support for font faces and justified paragraphs,
1205 taken some steps to prepare wxHTML for frames
1206 - added dynamic pushing/popping of wxHtmlParser tag handlers
1207 - improved HTML printing
1208 - added extensive table of HTML characters substitutions (&nbsp; etc.)
1209 - fixed wxHtmlWindow flickering, several minor bugfixes
1210 - added some tags: <address>, <code>, <kbd>, <samp>, <small>, <big>,
1211 fixed handling of relative and absolute font sizes in <font size>
1212
1213
1214 NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
1215 change log.
1216
1217 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
1218 -----------------------
1219
1220 wxGTK:
1221
1222 - JPEG support added.
1223 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
1224
1225 wxMSW:
1226
1227 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
1228 SetTabSize added.
1229 - JPEG support added.
1230 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
1231 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
1232 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
1233
1234 wxMotif:
1235
1236
1237 General:
1238
1239 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
1240
1241
1242 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
1243 -------------------------------
1244
1245 wxGTK:
1246
1247 - wxGLCanvas fixes.
1248 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
1249
1250 wxMSW:
1251
1252 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
1253 - Fixed window cursor setting.
1254 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
1255 - Some makefile fixes.
1256
1257 wxMotif:
1258
1259 - None.
1260
1261 General:
1262
1263 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
1264 - More topic overviews.
1265 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
1266 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
1267 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
1268
1269
1270 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
1271 --------------------------
1272
1273 wxGTK:
1274
1275 - wxExecute improved.
1276
1277 wxMSW:
1278
1279 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
1280 expected).
1281 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
1282 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
1283 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
1284 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
1285 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
1286 - Fixed focus-related crash.
1287
1288 wxMotif:
1289
1290 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
1291 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
1292
1293 General:
1294
1295 - wxLocale documented.
1296 - Added include filenames to class reference.
1297 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
1298 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
1299 (though doesn't display help yet).
1300
1301 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
1302 --------------------------
1303
1304 wxGTK:
1305
1306 - Miscellaneous fixes.
1307
1308 wxMSW:
1309
1310 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
1311 rationalised.
1312 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
1313
1314 wxMotif:
1315
1316 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
1317 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
1318 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
1319 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
1320 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
1321 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
1322 crashes for some reason).
1323 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
1324 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
1325
1326 General:
1327
1328 - Further doc improvements.
1329 - wxGenericValidator added.
1330 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
1331 automatically.
1332
1333 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
1334 -------------------------
1335
1336 wxGTK:
1337
1338 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
1339 - wxToolTip class added.
1340 - Miscellaneous fixes.
1341
1342 wxMSW:
1343
1344 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
1345 - Makefiles for more compilers.
1346 - TWIN32 support added.
1347 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
1348 factored out program/library settings.
1349 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
1350
1351 wxMotif:
1352
1353 - A few more colour fixes.
1354 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
1355 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
1356 - wxChoice crash fix.
1357 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
1358
1359 General:
1360
1361 - wxBusyCursor class added.
1362 - Added samples/dde.
1363 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
1364
1365 Beta 2, January 1999
1366 --------------------
1367
1368 wxGTK:
1369
1370 wxMSW:
1371
1372 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
1373
1374 wxMotif:
1375
1376 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
1377 the right place.
1378 - Cured some widget table clashes.
1379 - Added thread support (Robert).
1380 - wxPoem sample now works.
1381
1382 General:
1383
1384 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
1385 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
1386 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
1387 or below).
1388 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
1389 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
1390 sample.
1391 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
1392
1393 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
1394 --------------------------
1395
1396 wxGTK:
1397
1398 - Various
1399
1400 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
1401
1402
1403 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
1404 ----------------------------
1405
1406 wxMSW:
1407
1408 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
1409 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
1410 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
1411 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
1412 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
1413 on a tab.
1414 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
1415 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
1416 of Stefan Csomor.
1417
1418 wxMotif:
1419
1420 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
1421 without (permanently) resizing the window.
1422 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
1423 that disabled scrollbar paging.
1424 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
1425 colours correctly.
1426 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
1427 when any button was pressed.
1428 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
1429 have a white background.
1430 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
1431 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
1432 they have sensible colours by default.
1433 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
1434 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
1435 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
1436 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
1437 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
1438
1439 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
1440 ----------------------------
1441
1442 wxMSW:
1443
1444 - More documentation updates, especially for
1445 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
1446 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
1447 of wxTrace.
1448 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
1449 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
1450 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
1451 position.
1452 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
1453
1454 wxMotif:
1455
1456 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
1457 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
1458 child frames).
1459 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
1460 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
1461 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
1462 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
1463 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
1464 the debugging implementation.
1465 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
1466 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
1467 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
1468 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
1469 - Added a parent-existence check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
1470 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
1471 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
1472
1473 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
1474
1475 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
1476 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
1477 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
1478 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
1479 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
1480 - wxNotebook almost done.
1481 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
1482 to vertical toolbars).
1483
1484 More recently:
1485
1486 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
1487 to scrollbars).
1488 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
1489 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
1490 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
1491
1492 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
1493 ----------------------------
1494
1495 wxMSW:
1496
1497 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
1498 sample.
1499 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
1500 - A few more makefiles added.
1501 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
1502 - Further doc updates.
1503 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
1504
1505 wxMotif:
1506
1507 - First start at Motif port.
1508 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
1509 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
1510 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
1511 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
1512
1513 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
1514 --------------------------
1515
1516 wxMSW:
1517
1518 - wxBitmap debugged.
1519 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
1520 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
1521 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
1522 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
1523 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
1524 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
1525 so event can travel up the window hierarchy.
1526
1527 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
1528 ------------------------
1529
1530 wxMSW:
1531
1532 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
1533 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
1534 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
1535 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
1536 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
1537 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
1538 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
1539 changes, wxNotebook.
1540 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
1541
1542 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
1543 -----------------------
1544
1545 wxMSW:
1546
1547 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
1548 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
1549 Windows functions, for efficiency.
1550 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
1551 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
1552 don't support it.
1553 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
1554 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
1555
1556 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
1557 -----------------------
1558
1559 wxMSW:
1560
1561 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
1562 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
1563
1564 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
1565 -----------------------
1566
1567 wxMSW:
1568
1569 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
1570 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
1571 wxMenuBar.
1572 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
1573 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
1574 wxMenuItem accessors.
1575 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
1576 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
1577 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
1578 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
1579 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
1580 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
1581 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
1582 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
1583 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
1584 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
1585 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
1586 first, then doing the assignment.
1587 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
1588 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
1589
1590 Generic:
1591
1592 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
1593 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
1594
1595 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
1596 ----------------------
1597
1598 wxMSW:
1599
1600 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
1601 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
1602 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
1603 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
1604 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
1605 require application-supplied positioning code though.
1606 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
1607 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
1608 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
1609
1610 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
1611 ------------------------
1612
1613 wxMSW:
1614
1615 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
1616 fields were used.
1617 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
1618 compilation and pragmas.
1619 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
1620 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
1621
1622 Generic:
1623
1624 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
1625 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
1626 compilation and pragmas.
1627 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
1628
1629 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
1630 ------------------------
1631
1632 wxMSW:
1633
1634 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
1635 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
1636 some reason :-(
1637 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
1638 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
1639 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
1640 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
1641 startup/exit.
1642 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
1643 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
1644 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
1645 VADIM'S CHANGES:
1646 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
1647 compatibility functions.
1648 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
1649 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
1650 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
1651 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
1652 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
1653 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
1654 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
1655
1656 Generic:
1657
1658 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
1659 - Added samples/png.
1660 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
1661 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
1662 header files.
1663 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
1664
1665 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
1666 ------------------------
1667
1668 wxMSW:
1669
1670 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
1671 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
1672 cleaned up properly before exit.
1673 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
1674 automatically.
1675 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
1676 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
1677 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
1678 unresolved issues.
1679 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
1680 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
1681 tray area.
1682 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
1683 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
1684 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
1685 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
1686
1687 Generic:
1688
1689 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
1690 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
1691 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
1692 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
1693 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
1694 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
1695 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
1696 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
1697 allow better control of memory.
1698 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
1699 checking.
1700 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
1701 float to long in wxToolBar files.
1702
1703 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
1704 ------------------------
1705
1706 wxMSW:
1707
1708 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
1709 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
1710 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
1711 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
1712 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
1713 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
1714 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
1715 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
1716 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
1717 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
1718 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
1719 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
1720 IUnknown.
1721 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
1722 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
1723 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
1724 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
1725 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
1726 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
1727 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
1728 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
1729 internal implementation.
1730 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
1731 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
1732 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
1733
1734 Generic:
1735
1736 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
1737 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
1738 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
1739 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
1740 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
1741
1742 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
1743 --------------------------
1744
1745 wxMSW:
1746
1747 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
1748 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
1749 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
1750 changes.
1751 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
1752 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
1753 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
1754 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
1755 again.
1756 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
1757 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
1758 e.g. wxDC.
1759
1760 Generic:
1761
1762 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
1763 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
1764 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
1765 changes.
1766 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
1767 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
1768 docs/gtk.
1769 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
1770 created dynamically, not as a global object.
1771 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
1772 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
1773 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
1774 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
1775 - Added gcc pragmas.
1776 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
1777 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
1778 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
1779 added a few references to wxTransString.
1780 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
1781 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
1782 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
1783 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
1784 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
1785 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
1786 - Cured some memory leaks (thanks Vadim).
1787 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
1788 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
1789 MoreRequested.
1790
1791 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
1792 --------------------------
1793
1794 All:
1795
1796 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
1797 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
1798 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
1799 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
1800 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
1801 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
1802 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
1803 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
1804 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
1805 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
1806 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
1807 scrolling toolbars.
1808 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
1809 to help printing with multiple pages.
1810 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
1811 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
1812 implementation updated to use these base classes.
1813 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
1814 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
1815 WinHelp), wxXLPHelpController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
1816 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
1817 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
1818 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
1819 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
1820 New files from Vadim:
1821 include\wx\string.h
1822 include\wx\debug.h
1823 include\wx\file.h
1824 include\wx\log.h
1825 include\wx\intl.h
1826 src\common\string.cpp
1827 src\common\log.cpp
1828 src\common\intl.cpp
1829 src\common\file.cpp
1830 No longer use GNU wxString files.
1831 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
1832 src\common\filefn.cpp.
1833 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
1834 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
1835 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
1836 including changes to defs.h.
1837 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
1838 introduced.
1839 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
1840 hidden).
1841 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
1842 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
1843 trick).
1844 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
1845
1846 Alpha 3, September 1997
1847 -----------------------
1848
1849 All:
1850
1851 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
1852 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
1853 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
1854 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
1855 - Started documentation.
1856
1857 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
1858 ------------------------
1859
1860 All:
1861
1862 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
1863 with MetroWerks compiler.
1864 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
1865 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
1866 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
1867 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
1868 for testing purposes.
1869 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
1870 handlers.
1871 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
1872 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
1873 fully).
1874 - Added back wxRadioBox.
1875 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
1876 a separate file.
1877
1878 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
1879 -----------------------
1880
1881 Generic:
1882
1883 At this point, the following has been achieved:
1884
1885 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
1886 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
1887 wxString instead of char *.
1888 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
1889 old system event system) and code size reduced.
1890 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
1891 as wxbWindow now removed.
1892 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
1893 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
1894 - PrologIO revised.
1895 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
1896 MDI is now achieved using separate classes, not window styles.
1897 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
1898 Windows settings.
1899 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
1900 settings mucho rationalised.
1901 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
1902 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
1903 classes removed.
1904 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
1905 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
1906 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
1907 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
1908 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
1909 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
1910 of event handlers.
1911 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
1912 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
1913 wxToolBarBase
1914 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
1915 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
1916 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
1917 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
1918 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
1919 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
1920 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
1921 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
1922 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
1923 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
1924 in the future.
1925 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
1926 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
1927 variables instead.
1928 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
1929 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
1930 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
1931 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
1932 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
1933 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
1934 Win95.
1935 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
1936 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
1937 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
1938 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
1939 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
1940 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).
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