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1 wxWindows 2 Change Log
2 ----------------------
3
4 next release (2.1.12 or 2.2?)
5 -----------------------------
6
7 all:
8
9 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads
10 - wxLog functions are now MT-safe
11 - wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
12 results for your platform (use ANSI function where available)
13 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
14 is available)
15 - wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprectaed wxArray::Remove(index)
16
17 wxMSW:
18
19 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
20 - arbitrary controls (and not only buttons) can be put into a toolbar
21
22 wxGTK:
23
24 - wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
25 - wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
26 - you can use UpdateUI handlers with wxTextCtrl
27
28 NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
29 change log.
30
31 Major improvements are listed in readme.txt.
32
33 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
34 -----------------------
35
36 wxGTK:
37
38 - JPEG support added.
39 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
40
41 wxMSW:
42
43 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
44 SetTabSize added.
45 - JPEG support added.
46 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
47 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
48 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
49
50 wxMotif:
51
52
53 General:
54
55 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
56
57
58 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
59 -------------------------------
60
61 wxGTK:
62
63 - wxGLCanvas fixes.
64 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
65
66 wxMSW:
67
68 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
69 - Fixed window cursor setting.
70 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
71 - Some makefile fixes.
72
73 wxMotif:
74
75 - None.
76
77 General:
78
79 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
80 - More topic overviews.
81 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
82 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
83 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
84
85
86 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
87 --------------------------
88
89 wxGTK:
90
91 - wxExecute improved.
92
93 wxMSW:
94
95 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
96 expected).
97 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
98 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
99 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
100 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
101 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
102 - Fixed focus-related crash.
103
104 wxMotif:
105
106 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
107 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
108
109 General:
110
111 - wxLocale documented.
112 - Added include filenames to class reference.
113 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
114 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
115 (though doesn't display help yet).
116
117 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
118 --------------------------
119
120 wxGTK:
121
122 - Miscellaneous fixes.
123
124 wxMSW:
125
126 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
127 rationalised.
128 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
129
130 wxMotif:
131
132 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
133 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
134 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
135 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
136 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
137 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
138 crashes for some reason).
139 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
140 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
141
142 General:
143
144 - Further doc improvements.
145 - wxGenericValidator added.
146 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
147 automatically.
148
149 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
150 -------------------------
151
152 wxGTK:
153
154 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
155 - wxToolTip class added.
156 - Miscellaneous fixes.
157
158 wxMSW:
159
160 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
161 - Makefiles for more compilers.
162 - TWIN32 support added.
163 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
164 factored out program/library settings.
165 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
166
167 wxMotif:
168
169 - A few more colour fixes.
170 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
171 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
172 - wxChoice crash fix.
173 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
174
175 General:
176
177 - wxBusyCursor class added.
178 - Added samples/dde.
179 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
180
181 Beta 2, January 1999
182 --------------------
183
184 wxGTK:
185
186 wxMSW:
187
188 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
189
190 wxMotif:
191
192 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
193 the right place.
194 - Cured some widget table clashes.
195 - Added thread support (Robert).
196 - wxPoem sample now works.
197
198 General:
199
200 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
201 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
202 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
203 or below).
204 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
205 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
206 sample.
207 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
208
209 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
210 --------------------------
211
212 wxGTK:
213
214 - Various
215
216 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
217
218
219 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
220 ----------------------------
221
222 wxMSW:
223
224 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
225 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
226 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
227 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
228 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
229 on a tab.
230 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
231 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
232 of Stefan Csomor.
233
234 wxMotif:
235
236 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
237 without (permanently) resizing the window.
238 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
239 that disabled scrollbar paging.
240 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
241 colours correctly.
242 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
243 when any button was pressed.
244 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
245 have a white background.
246 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
247 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
248 they have sensible colours by default.
249 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
250 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
251 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
252 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
253 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
254
255 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
256 ----------------------------
257
258 wxMSW:
259
260 - More documentation updates, especially for
261 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
262 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
263 of wxTrace.
264 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
265 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
266 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
267 position.
268 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
269
270 wxMotif:
271
272 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
273 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
274 child frames).
275 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
276 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
277 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
278 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
279 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
280 the debugging implementation.
281 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
282 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
283 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
284 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
285 - Added a parent-existance check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
286 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
287 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
288
289 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
290
291 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
292 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
293 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
294 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
295 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
296 - wxNotebook almost done.
297 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
298 to vertical toolbars).
299
300 More recently:
301
302 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
303 to scrollbars).
304 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
305 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
306 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
307
308 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
309 ----------------------------
310
311 wxMSW:
312
313 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
314 sample.
315 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
316 - A few more makefiles added.
317 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
318 - Further doc updates.
319 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
320
321 wxMotif:
322
323 - First start at Motif port.
324 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
325 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
326 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
327 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
328
329 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
330 --------------------------
331
332 wxMSW:
333
334 - wxBitmap debugged.
335 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
336 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
337 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
338 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
339 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
340 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
341 so event can travel up the window hierachy.
342
343 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
344 ------------------------
345
346 wxMSW:
347
348 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
349 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
350 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
351 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
352 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
353 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
354 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
355 changes, wxNotebook.
356 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
357
358 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
359 -----------------------
360
361 wxMSW:
362
363 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
364 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
365 Windows functions, for efficiency.
366 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
367 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
368 don't support it.
369 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
370 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
371
372 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
373 -----------------------
374
375 wxMSW:
376
377 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
378 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
379
380 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
381 -----------------------
382
383 wxMSW:
384
385 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
386 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
387 wxMenuBar.
388 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
389 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
390 wxMenuItem accessors.
391 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
392 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
393 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
394 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
395 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
396 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
397 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
398 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
399 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
400 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
401 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
402 first, then doing the assignment.
403 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
404 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
405
406 Generic:
407
408 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
409 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
410
411 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
412 ----------------------
413
414 wxMSW:
415
416 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
417 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
418 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
419 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
420 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
421 require application-supplied positioning code though.
422 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
423 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
424 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
425
426 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
427 ------------------------
428
429 wxMSW:
430
431 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
432 fields were used.
433 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
434 compilation and pragmas.
435 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
436 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
437
438 Generic:
439
440 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
441 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
442 compilation and pragmas.
443 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
444
445 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
446 ------------------------
447
448 wxMSW:
449
450 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
451 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
452 some reason :-(
453 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
454 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
455 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
456 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
457 startup/exit.
458 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
459 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
460 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
461 VADIM'S CHANGES:
462 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
463 compatibility functions.
464 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
465 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
466 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
467 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
468 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
469 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
470 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
471
472 Generic:
473
474 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
475 - Added samples/png.
476 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
477 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
478 header files.
479 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
480
481 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
482 ------------------------
483
484 wxMSW:
485
486 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
487 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
488 cleaned up properly before exit.
489 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
490 automatically.
491 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
492 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
493 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
494 unresolved issues.
495 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
496 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
497 tray area.
498 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
499 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
500 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
501 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
502
503 Generic:
504
505 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
506 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
507 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
508 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
509 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
510 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
511 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
512 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
513 allow better control of memory.
514 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
515 checking.
516 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
517 float to long in wxToolBar files.
518
519 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
520 ------------------------
521
522 wxMSW:
523
524 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
525 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
526 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
527 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
528 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
529 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
530 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
531 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
532 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
533 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
534 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
535 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
536 IUnknown.
537 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
538 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
539 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
540 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
541 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
542 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
543 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
544 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
545 internal implementation.
546 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
547 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
548 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
549
550 Generic:
551
552 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
553 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
554 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
555 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
556 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
557
558 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
559 --------------------------
560
561 wxMSW:
562
563 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
564 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
565 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
566 changes.
567 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
568 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
569 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
570 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
571 again.
572 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
573 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
574 e.g. wxDC.
575
576 Generic:
577
578 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
579 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
580 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
581 changes.
582 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
583 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
584 docs/gtk.
585 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
586 created dynamically, not as a global object.
587 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
588 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
589 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
590 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
591 - Added gcc pragmas.
592 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
593 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
594 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
595 added a few references to wxTransString.
596 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
597 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
598 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
599 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
600 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
601 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
602 - Cured some lemory leaks (thanks Vadim).
603 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
604 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
605 MoreRequested.
606
607 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
608 --------------------------
609
610 All:
611
612 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
613 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
614 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
615 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
616 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
617 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
618 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
619 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
620 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
621 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
622 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
623 scrolling toolbars.
624 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
625 to help printing with multiple pages.
626 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
627 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
628 implementation updated to use these base classes.
629 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
630 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
631 WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
632 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
633 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
634 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
635 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
636 New files from Vadim:
637 include\wx\string.h
638 include\wx\debug.h
639 include\wx\file.h
640 include\wx\log.h
641 include\wx\intl.h
642 src\common\string.cpp
643 src\common\log.cpp
644 src\common\intl.cpp
645 src\common\file.cpp
646 No longer use GNU wxString files.
647 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
648 src\common\filefn.cpp.
649 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
650 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
651 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
652 including changes to defs.h.
653 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
654 introduced.
655 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
656 hidden).
657 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
658 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
659 trick).
660 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
661
662 Alpha 3, September 1997
663 -----------------------
664
665 All:
666
667 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
668 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
669 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
670 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
671 - Started documentation.
672
673 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
674 ------------------------
675
676 All:
677
678 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
679 with MetroWerks compiler.
680 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
681 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
682 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
683 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
684 for testing purposes.
685 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
686 handlers.
687 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
688 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
689 fully).
690 - Added back wxRadioBox.
691 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
692 a separate file.
693
694 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
695 -----------------------
696
697 Generic:
698
699 At this point, the following has been achieved:
700
701 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
702 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
703 wxString instead of char *.
704 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
705 old system event system) and code size reduced.
706 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
707 as wxbWindow now removed.
708 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
709 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
710 - PrologIO revised.
711 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
712 MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
713 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
714 Windows settings.
715 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
716 settings mucho rationalised.
717 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
718 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
719 classes removed.
720 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
721 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
722 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
723 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
724 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
725 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
726 of event handlers.
727 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
728 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
729 wxToolBarBase
730 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
731 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
732 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
733 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
734 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
735 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
736 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
737 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
738 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
739 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
740 in the future.
741 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
742 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
743 variables instead.
744 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
745 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
746 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
747 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
748 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
749 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
750 Win95.
751 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
752 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
753 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
754 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
755 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
756 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).
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