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2 wxWidgets 2.5 Change Log
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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 still
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 - when WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4 == 0 wxHashTable uses a new implementation
49 not using wxList keyed interface (the same used when wxUSE_STL == 1),
50 the only incompatibility being that Next() returns a wxHashTable::Node*
51 instead of a wxNode*.
52 - non-const wxDC methods GetBackground(), GetBrush(), GetFont() and GetPen()
53 as well as wxWindow methods GetFont() and GetCursor() don't exist any more,
54 please fix your code -- it never worked correctly anyhow if you modified the
55 objects returned by these methods so you should simply switch to using const
56 methods.
57 - EVT_XXX macros are now type-safe; code that uses wrong type for event
58 handler's argument will no longer compile.
59 - Identical functionality of wxFileDialog::ParseWildcard,
60 wxGenericDirCtrl::ParseFilter, Motif and MSW parsing native dialogs
61 is now accessible in ::wxParseCommonDialogsFilter
62 - wxNotebookSizer and wxBookCtrlSizer are now deprecated -- the are no longer
63 needed, you can treat wxNotebook as any other control and put it directly
64 into the sizer that was wxNotebookSizer's parent sizer in old code.
65
66
67
68 DEPRECATED METHODS SINCE 2.4.x
69 ==============================
70
71 Deprecated methods may still be used but will disappear in future wxWidgets
72 versions, please update your code to not use them.
73
74 - wxDocManager::GetNoHistoryFiles() renamed to GetHistoryFilesCount()
75 - wxSizer::Remove(wxWindow *), use Detach() instead [it is more clear]
76 - wxSizer::Set/GetOption(): use Set/GetProportion() instead
77 - wxKeyEvent::KeyCode(): use GetKeyCode instead
78 - wxList::Number, First, Last, Nth: use GetCount, GetFirst/Last, Item instead
79 - wxNode::Next, Previous, Data: use GetNext, GetPrevious, GetData instead
80 - wxListBase::operator wxList&(): use typesafe lists instead
81 - wxTheFontMapper: use wxFontMapper::Get() instead
82 - wxStringHashTable: use wxHashMap instead
83 - wxHashTableLong: use wxHashMap instead
84 - wxArrayString::GetStringArray: use wxCArrayString or alternative wxWidgets
85 methods taking wxArrayString
86 - wxArrayString::Remove(index, count): use RemoveAt instead
87 - wxTreeItemId conversion to long is deprecated and shouldn't be used
88 - wxTreeCtrl::GetFirst/NextChild() 2nd argument now has type wxTreeItemIdValue
89 and not long, please change declarations of "cookie"s in your code
90 accordingly -- otherwise your code won't work on 64 bit platforms
91 - [MSW only] wxWindow::GetUseCtl3D(), GetTransparentBackground() and
92 SetTransparent() as well as wxNO_3D and wxUSER_COLOURS styles
93 - wxList keyed interface: use wxHashMap instead
94 - wxColourDatabase::FindColour(): use Find() instead (NB: different ret type)
95 - wxHashTable::Next: use wxHashTable::Node* or
96 wxHashTable::compatibility_iterator to store the return
97 value
98 - wxWave class; use wxSound instead
99 - The wxHIDE_READONLY flag for wxFileDialog was not implemented
100 and has now been removed
101 - wxTaskBarIcon::OnXXX() virtual methods: use events instead
102
103
104 OTHER CHANGES
105 =============
106
107 2.5.3
108 -----
109
110 All:
111
112 - number of fixes to wxPluginManager (Rick Brice, Hans Van Leemputten)
113 - fixed memory leak in wxURL when using a proxy (Steven Van Ingelgem)
114 - fixed bug in wxDateTime::Set(jdn) when DST was in effect
115 - support msgids in charsets other than C and languages other than English
116 (based on patch by Stefan Kowski)
117
118 All (GUI):
119
120 - added wxTaskBarIcon::CreatePopupMenu which is now recommended way
121 of showing popup menu; calling wxTaskBarIcon::PopupMenu directly
122 is discouraged
123 - Added ..._CMD_...(id) variants for wxGrid event table entry macros
124 - Added wxWindow::Navigate for programmatic navigation to the next control.
125 - wxTextCtrl::OnChar now inserts a tab character if wxTE_PROCESS_TAB is set
126 - added wxKeyEvent::GetUnicodeKey()
127
128 Unix:
129
130 - wxTaskBarIcon now supports freedesktop.org System Tray protocol
131 - security fixes to wxSingleInstanceChecker
132
133 wxGTK:
134
135 - fixed many rendering artifacts and wrong colours with lots of GTK+ themes
136 - implemented wxColourDialog as native dialog
137 - wxTreeCtrl::GetCount() counts root as well now (compatible with MSW)
138 - added support for wxCHK_3STATE style (GTK2 only)
139 - implemented text underlining under GTK2
140
141 wxMotif:
142
143 - added support for wxCHK_3STATE style (3 state checkbox)
144
145 wxMSW:
146
147 - fixed UNC paths handling in wxFileSystem (Daniel Nash)
148 - set wxKeyEvent::m_uniChar in Unicode build
149
150 wxWinCE:
151
152 - added automatized but customizable handling of native SmartPhone menus
153
154 wxHTML:
155
156 - added support for nested index entries and index entries pointing to more
157 than one page to wxHtmlHelpController
158
159
160 2.5.2
161 -----
162
163 All:
164
165 - Hindi translation added (Dhananjaya Sharma)
166 - Brazilian Portuguese translation added (E. A. Tacao)
167 - wxDynamicCast() now uses static_cast<wxObject *> internally and so using it
168 with anything not deriving from wxObject will fail at compile time (instead
169 of run-time) now
170 - when wxUSE_STL == 1 and STL provides quasi-standard hash_map/hash_set,
171 wxHashMap/wxHashSet are just typedefs for them. This makes impossible
172 to forward declare these classes.
173
174 All (GUI):
175
176 - wxHtmlWindow now delays image scaling until rendering,
177 resulting in much better display of scaled images
178 - Added UpdateSize to wxSplitterWindow to allow layout while hidden
179 - implemented Freeze/Thaw() for wxGenericTreeCtrl (Kevin Hock)
180 - support for KOI8-U encoding added (Yuriy Tkachenko)
181 - The old wxADJUST_MINSIZE behaviour is now the default behaviour for
182 sizer items that are windows. This means that GetAdjustedBestSize
183 will now be called by default to determine the minimum size that a
184 window in a sizer should have. If you want to still use the initial
185 size (and not the BestSize) then use the wxFIXED_MINSIZE flag. When
186 windows are added to a sizer their initial size is made the window's
187 min size using SetSizeHints, and calls to wxSizer::SetItemMinSize
188 are also forwarded to SetSizeHints for window items.
189 - added wxRegEx::GetMatchCount()
190 - it is now possible to display images in wxHtmlListBox
191
192 wxMSW:
193
194 - wxWindow::Freeze()/Thaw() can now be nested
195 - Added wxSP_NO_XP_THEME style to wxSplitterWindow to switch off
196 XP theming (some applications look bad without 3D borders)
197 - wxMenuBar::GetLabelTop() doesn't include '&'s in the label any more
198 - wxRegConf couldn't read global settings without admin privileges and didn't
199 even try to do it by default -- now it does
200 - wxTaskBarIcon must be explicitly destroyed now, otherwise the application
201 won't exit even though there are no top level windows
202 - wxFileName::GetModificationTime() works with opened files too now
203 - wxDC::GetClippingBox() now works even for clipping regions created by Windows
204 - fixed wxFileDataObject in Unicode build (Alex D)
205 - subdindented paragraphs support (Tim Kosse)
206
207 wxGTK:
208
209 - added support for wxTE_RIGHT and wxTE_CENTRE styles under GTK2 (Mart Raudsepp)
210
211 wxMotif:
212
213 - removed wxMenuItem::DeleteSubMenu()
214 - wxButtons use Motif default size, which is smaller than it used to be
215 and closer to wxMSW/wxGTK look. This can be disabled by setting
216 motif.largebuttons system option to 1 (see wxSystemOptions).
217
218 wxUniv/X11:
219
220 - implemented DrawRoundedRectangle() (clawghoul)
221
222 wxHTML:
223
224 - improved tables and lists layout algorithms (Tim Kosse)
225 - <div> handling fix (Xavier Nodet)
226
227 Unix:
228
229 - fixed priorities of mailcap entries (David Hart)
230 - added "wx-config --libs=std,<extra>" syntax (i.e. support for "std")
231
232 wxODBC:
233
234 - Full Unicode support is now available
235 - BLOB support is working
236
237
238 2.5.1
239 -----
240
241 All:
242
243 - event table macros now do some minimal type safety checks (Michael Sögtrop)
244 - added wxGzipInput/OutputStream, bug fixes in wxZlibStreams (M.J.Wetherell)
245 - wxDateTime::ParseDateTime() implemented (Linus McCabe)
246 - wxHTTP::GetResponse() added (David Nock)
247 - added conversions to/from UTF 16/32 LE/BE (Andreas Pflug)
248 - added wxTextInputStream::ReadChar() (M.J.Wetherell)
249 - added translation to Afrikaans (Petri Jooste)
250 - Spanish translations updated (Javier San Jose)
251 - added gettext plural forms support to wxLocale (Michael N. Filippov)
252 - wxFileName::Normalize(wxPATH_NORM_ALL) doesn't lower filename case any more
253 - wxFileName::Normalize(wxPATH_NORM_ENV_VARS) now works
254 - check if file exists in wxFileConfig::DeleteFile() (Christian Sturmlechner)
255 - when wxUSE_STL == 1 wxHashTable will not be implemented using wxHashMap
256 (as in 2.5.0).
257 - added some extra convenience functions to wxRect such as
258 GetBottomRight (Hajo Kirchhoff)
259 - changed built-in regex library to a Unicode-compatible version based
260 on TCL sources (Ryan Norton, M. J. Wetherell)
261 - added extra convenience functions to wxPoint for adding a
262 wxSize (Wlodzimierz Skiba)
263 - intermediate wxIPaddress class added to prepare for
264 wxIPV6address (Ray Gilbert)
265 - added overloaded constructors and Create() methods taking wxArrayString
266 for wxChoice, wxComboBox, wxListBox, wxRadioBox, wxCheckListBox,
267 wxSingleChoiceDialog, wxMultipleChoiceDialog
268 - renamed wxWave class to wxSound
269
270 All (GUI):
271
272 - added wxListBook control
273 - added 3-state checkboxes for MSW/Mac (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
274 - added some support for C++ exceptions in the library (do read the manual!)
275 - added wxListCtrl::GetViewRect()
276 - added wxTextCtrl::MarkDirty()
277 - wxToolBar::ToggleTool() now works for radio buttons (Dag Ågren)
278 - wxListCtrl now sends an END_LABEL event if editing was cancelled, too
279 - bug in wxRect ctor from two [out of order] wxPoints fixed (Steve Cornett)
280 - status text is now restored after wxMenu help is shown in it
281 - bug in wxWindow::RemoveEventHandler() fixed (Yingjun Zhang)
282 - make it possible to use wxRTTI macros with namespaces (Benjamin I. Williams)
283 - wxColourDatabase API now uses objects instead of pointers
284 - added resolution option to JPEG image handler (Jeff Burton)
285 - added wxCalendarEvent::SetDate, wxCalendarEvent::SetWeekDay
286 - wxGenericDirCtrl now accepts multiple wildcards
287 - added focus event forwarding to wxGrid (Peter Laufenberg)
288 - fixed scrollbar problem in wxGrid (not showing scrollbars
289 when sizing smaller) (Shane Harper)
290 - dbbrowse demo fixed for Unicode (Wlodzimierz Skiba)
291 - added wxStatusBar support to XRC (Brian Ravnsgaard Riis)
292 - wxMenu::Append and etc. return a pointer to the wxMenuItem that was
293 added or inserted, or NULL on failure.
294 - using a -1 (wxID_ANY) for menu or toolbar item IDs will now generate new id
295 - added option to generate C++ headers to wxrc utility (Eduardo Marques)
296 - added wxDC::DrawPolyPolygon() for MSW/PS (Carl-Friedrich Braun)
297 - wxBufferedDC now allows to preserve the background and is documented
298 - added wxDC::GetPartialTextExtents
299
300 wxMSW:
301
302 - wxWidgets now builds under Win64
303 - fixed DDE memory leaks
304 - fixed wxTE_*WRAP styles handling
305 - wxTextCtrl::GetValue() works with text in non default encoding
306 - changed wxCrashReport to generate minidumps instead of text files
307 - wxRadioButtons are now checked when they get focus (standard behaviour)
308 - several fixes to owner drawn menu items (Christian Sturmlechner)
309 - wxGauge now supports full 32 bit range (Miroslav Rajcic)
310 - make it possible to give focus to the notebook tabs (Hajo Kirchhoff)
311 - MDI child frames are not always resizeable any more (Andrei Fortuna)
312 - fixed enumerating of entries/groups under '/' in wxRegConfig
313 - added wxSYS_ICONTITLE_FONT (Andreas Pflug)
314 - added wxPATH_NORM_SHORTCUT to wxFileName
315 - wxComboBox::GetValue within a wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED event
316 should now pass the correct value even if the handler for
317 wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED changed the selection
318 - wxFileDialog now returns correct filter index for multiple-file dialogs
319 - added wxTextCtrl::HitTest()
320 - experimental wxURL implementation using WinInet functions (Hajo Kirchhoff)
321 - fixed several bugs in wxNotebook with wxNB_MULTILINE style
322 - accelerators are now initially hidden if appropriate (Peter Nielsen)
323 - background colour of a wxComboBox may now be set
324 - fixed wxListCtrl::GetItemText/BackgroundColour()
325 - Esc can now be used to close menus in the dialogs (Hartmut Honisch)
326 - Added msw.remap system option so colourful toolbar buttons
327 aren't mangled if you set it to 0. The default is 1
328 - Toolbar buttons are now centred if the bitmap size is smaller
329 than the specified default size
330 - Fixed a bug in wxSpinCtrl::DoGetBestSize that would make wxSpinCtrl too tall
331
332 wxGTK:
333
334 - fixes to wxTextCtrl scrolling under GTK2 (Nerijus Baliunas)
335 - fix for crash when using user-dashed lines (Chris Borgolte)
336 - fixed wxChoice::Delete() in presence of client data
337 - allow calling wxWindow::SetFont if window not yet created
338 - use same average character width as other ports when calculating dialog units
339 - fixed mouse wheel handling under GTK2 (Hugh Fisher)
340 - wxNotebook::HitTest() implemented (Daniel Lundqvist)
341 - memory leaks fixes in wxFileDialog (John Labenski)
342 - don't drop click events from triple clicks (Frode Solheim)
343
344 wxMac:
345
346 - use same average character width as other ports when calculating dialog units
347 - implemented handling of mouse wheel
348 - fix for long file names (longer than 32 characters) in file dialogs
349 - use unix sockets for Mach-o builds
350
351 wxMotif:
352
353 - look for Motif 2.1 headers before Motif 1.2 ones in configure
354
355 wxHTML:
356
357 - wxHtmlHelpController now supports compressed MS HTML Help files (*.chm)
358 on Unix (Markus Sinner)
359
360 Unix:
361
362 - added XFree86 resolution changing using xf86vidmode extensions (Ryan Norton)
363 - implemented asynchronous playback in wxSound and added SDL backend in
364 addition to existing OSS one
365 - it is now possible to send PostScript to any output stream (Zoltan Kovacs)
366
367
368 2.5.0
369 -----
370
371 All:
372
373 - It is now possible to build several smaller libraries instead of single
374 huge wxWidgets library; wxBase is now dependency of GUI ports rather then
375 separately compiled library
376 - added wxDateSpan::operator==() and !=() (Lukasz Michalski)
377 - added wxFileName::GetForbiddenChars() (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
378 - use true/false throughout the library instead of TRUE/FALSE
379 - wxStopWatch::Start() resumes the stop watch if paused, as per the docs
380 - added wxDirTraverser::OnOpenError() to customize the error handling
381 - added wxArray::SetCount()
382 - wxFile, wxFFile, wxTextFile and wxTempFile now all use UTF-8 encoding
383 by default in Unicode mode
384 - bug in wxDateTime with timezones on systems with tm_gmtoff in struct tm fixed
385 - added wx/math.h (John Labenski)
386 - added Catalan translations (Pau Bosch i Crespo)
387 - added Ukrainian translations (Eugene Manko)
388 - fixed bug with deleting entries at root level in wxFileConfig
389 - chkconf.h now includes platform-specific versions (for MSW
390 and Mac) which contain some tests that were in setup.h
391 - added event sink argument to wxEvtHandler::Connect()
392 - added support for POST method and alt ports to wxHTTP (Roger Chickering)
393 - added wxSocket::IPAddress() (Chris Mellon)
394 - wxDataStreams can read/write many elements at once (Mickael Gilabert)
395 - added wxRecursionGuard class
396 - added wxThreadHelper class (Daniel Howard)
397 - Added STL support (--enable-stl for configure, wxUSE_STL in setup.h).
398 When enabled, wxString will derive from std::string, wxArray from,
399 std::vector, wxList from std::list. In addition wxHashTable will be
400 implemented in terms of wxHashMap.
401 - Added wxList::compatibility_iterator. Can be used like wxNode* (except
402 it can't be delete()d). It permits writing code which will work
403 both with wxUSE_STL==1 and wxUSE_STL==0.
404
405 wxBase:
406
407 - added Watcom makefiles
408 - fixed bug with searching in sorted arrays (Jürgen Palm)
409
410 All GUI ports:
411
412 - added wxVScrolledWindow, wxVListBox and wxHtmlLbox classes
413 - added wxListbook
414 - added alpha channel support to wxImage
415 - added wxRenderer class allowing to customize the drawing of generic controls
416 - added wxCLOSE_BOX style for dialogs and frames
417 - added wxSplitterWindow and wxWizard handlers to XRC
418 - wxWizard is now sizer-friendly and may be made resizeable (Robert Vazan)
419 - added proportion to wxFlexGridSizer::AddGrowableRow/Col (Maxim Babitski)
420 - added wxFlexGridSizer::SetFlexibleDirection() (Szczepan Holyszewski)
421 - implemented GetEditControl for wxGenericTreeCtrl (Peter Stieber)
422 - improved contrib/utils/convertrc parsing (David J. Cooke)
423 - fixed handling of URLs and filenames in wxFileSystem
424 - implemented alignment for wxGrid bool editor and renderer
425 - support wxListCtrl columns alignment for all platforms and not just MSW
426 - added wxToolBar Add/InsertTool(tool) (Janusz Piwowarski)
427 - added wxTB_HORZ_TEXT style for MSW and GTK (Axel Schlueter)
428 - fixed user dash handling for MSW and GTK (Ken Edwards)
429 - WXR resources can now be used in Unicode builds
430 - it is now possible to use several wxFileHistory objects in the same menu
431 by giving them different base IDs (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
432 - Added wxTLW::SetShape with implementations for wxMSW and wxGTK (so far)
433 - FL: rmoved const from EnableTool parameters
434 - FL: signal child window when toolbar is closed
435 - In various places, changed tests for pathsep on last char of string to call
436 wxEndsWithPathSeparator(s)
437 - Added to defs.h a couple of macros (wxPtrToULong & wxULongToPtr)
438 - Minor improvements to document/view framework, including
439 delayed deletion of a document (until after the user has chosen
440 a new document), and more intelligent addition of filenames to
441 the file history, including not adding filenames if not using the
442 default extension for the template
443 - sped up wxImage::Scale using fixed point arithmetic (Wade Brainerd)
444 - Added BLOB support to wxDB (John Skiff)
445 - wxWizard now validates when pressing Back or Next
446 - Implemented wxNotebook::DoGetBestSize so Fit now works
447 - Added FindItemByPosition to wxMenu
448 - wxTimer now derives from wxEvtHandler and is its own owner object by default
449 - Extended wxTextAttr and added wxTextCtrl::GetStyle stub
450 to allow better rich text support.
451 - implemented wxFlexGridSizer::Show() (Wade Brainerd)
452 - Added m_ prefix to wxColourData and wxFontData members
453 - Added wxHtmlPrintout::AddFilter so HTML printing can be subject to
454 custom filters as well as HTML viewing.
455 - Moved wxApp::SendIdleEvents and wxApp::ProcessIdle into common code.
456 - wxWindow::OnInternalIdle is now used in all ports, and ensures that
457 user OnIdle events do not interfere with crucial internal processing.
458 - wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI is now a documented function that
459 sends wxUpdateUIEvents, and can be overridden. It has a helper function
460 DoUpdateWindowUI for taking appropriate wxUpdateUIEvent action.
461 - Added functions to wxUpdateUIEvent: Set/GetMode, Set/GetUpdateInterval,
462 CanUpdate, to assist with optimising update event frequency.
463 - Added functions to wxIdleEvent: Set/GetMode, CanSend, to
464 determine whether a window should receive idle events.
465 - Added wxWS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE, wxWS_EX_PROCESS_UI_UPDATES window
466 styles for use with conservative idle and update event modes.
467 - send menu update events only when a menu is about to be used (MSW/GTK)
468 - improved event processing performance (Hans Van Leemputten)
469 - added wxMirrorDC class
470 - printing improvements: GetPageInfo() gets called after the DC has
471 been set and after OnPreparePrinting() has been called so it can
472 report the number of pages accurately; doesn't try to set
473 number of pages in print dialog, in common with other Windows apps;
474 wxHTML easy printing's preview shows number of pages
475 correctly; preview scrollbars are set correctly; keyboard navigation
476 improved
477
478 Unix:
479
480 - fixed compilation on systems with zlib installed but < 1.1.3 version
481 - fixed compilation on Solaris 7 with large files support enabled
482 - added wxTaskBarIcon implementation for X11
483 - added support for GNU/Hurd in configure
484 - wxLocale::Init now tries to set .utf8 locale in Unicode mode (Andreas Pflug)
485
486 Generic controls:
487
488 - implemented wxListCtrl::Refresh() (Norbert Berzen)
489 - support adding/removing columns dynamically (Donald C. Taylor)
490 - wxToolBarSimple, property list classes, wxTreeLayout moved
491 to contrib/src/deprecated
492
493 wxGTK:
494
495 - added support for label mnemonics to GTK+2 build (Michael Moss)
496 - added native wxMessageDialog implementation for GTK+2 build
497 - fixed wxMenu::Remove (John Skiff and Benjamin Williams)
498 - made wxTextCtrl::EmulateKeyPress() work for Delete and Backspace
499 - fixed wxTopLevelWindow::ShowFullScreen to work with kwin, IceWM and
500 window managers that support _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN
501 - added wxEVT_MENU_OPEN event generation
502 - fixed bug in generic file selector causing incomplete file extensions to
503 be appended to filenames with no extension
504 - added wxTextCtrl::SetSelection implementation for GTK+ 2
505 - fixed wxTextCtrl::IsEditable() for GTK+ 2
506 - fixed wxStaticText alignment for GTK+ 2 (Kevin Hock)
507 - don't consume 100% CPU when showing a poup menu
508
509 wxMac:
510
511 - generate wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE and wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_THUMBRELEASE events
512 - generate wxEVT_MENU_OPEN and wxEVT_MENU_CLOSE events
513
514 wxMSW:
515
516 - possibility to use DIBs for wxBitmap implementation (Derry Bryson)
517 - added wxCrashReport
518 - wxStaticBitmap doesn't stretch its bitmap any longer (like other ports)
519 - support for accelerator keys in the owner drawn menus (Derry Bryson)
520 - wxCaret::SetSize() doesn't hide the caret any longer as it used to
521 - wxCheckListBox::Check() doesn't send CHECKLISTBOX_TOGGLE event any more
522 - fixed bugs in wxThread::Wait() and IsAlive()
523 - fixed bug with wxTR_EDIT_LABELS not working with wxTR_MULTIPLE
524 - fixes for compilation with OpenWatcom and DigitalMars compilers
525 - fixed wxStaticText best size calculation (was wrong by '&' width)
526 - fixed calling wxFrame::Maximize(FALSE) before the window is shown
527 - added wxNotebook::HitTest() (Otto Wyss)
528 - libraries built with makefile.g95 have a _min or _cyg suffix (MinGW/Cygwin)
529 - when using DLL, wxLocalFSHandler was not being exported
530 - fixed problem with wxEvtHandler object not removed from wxPendingEvents
531 - Windows XP manifest is now included in wx.rc; it is no longer neccessary
532 to ship .exe.manifest file with applications to support XP themes
533 - wxLocale::Init no longer reports error if trying to set Unicode-only locale
534 or if user's default locale is Unicode-only
535 - improved border handling under Windows XP
536 - partial fix for wxNotebook pages looking bad under XP: wxUSE_UXTHEME
537 enables XP theme engine code, and wxUSE_UXTHEME_AUTO tells
538 wxWidgets to use the theme tab colour for control backgrounds.
539 - disable wxNB_RIGHT, wxNB_LEFT, wxNB_BOTTOM notebook styles under Windows XP
540 - fixed release mode build with VC 7.x (Martin Ecker)
541 - added support for wxALWAYS_SHOW_SB style
542 - you don't need to add opengl32.lib when using VC++ now (David Falkinder)
543
544 wxMotif:
545
546 - made wxFileDialog behaviour with complex wildcards more sensible (it still
547 does not support all the features other ports do); refer to wxFileDialog
548 documentation for a detailed explanation
549 - implemented wxWakeUpIdle
550 - for Motif 2.0, used the native combobox widget instead of the GPL'd
551 xmcombo; xmcombo is still used for Motif 1.x and Lesstif when compiled
552 with Motif 1.x compatibility
553 - implemented wxToggleButton
554 - wxRadioBox and wxStaticBox now use the default shadow (border) style
555 instead of a sunken border
556 - implemented wxBitmapDataObject
557 - finished wxClipboard implementation
558
559 wxUniv:
560
561 - controls in toolbars now supported
562
563 wxHTML:
564
565 - added text selection to wxHtmlWindow
566 - added SetFonts to HTML printing classes (Adrian Philip Look)
567 - it is now possible to force page break when printing by inserting
568 <div style="page-break-before:always"> into the markup (Greg Chicares)
569 - wxHtmlWindow now uses double buffering to prevent flicker
570
571
572 OLD CHANGES
573 ===========
574
575 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.2.x
576 ================================
577
578 Please take a few minutes to read the following list, especially
579 paying attention to the most important changes which are marked
580 with '!' in the first column.
581
582 Also please note that you should ensure that WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2
583 is defined to 1 if you wish to retain maximal compatibility with 2.2
584 series -- however you are also strongly encouraged to try to compile
585 your code without this define as it won't be default any longer in
586 2.6 release.
587
588 NB: if you want to build your program with different major versions
589 of wxWidgets you will probably find the wxCHECK_VERSION() macro
590 (see the documentation) useful.
591
592
593 wxBase:
594
595 ! wxArray<T>::Remove(size_t) has been removed to fix compilation problems
596 under 64 bit architectures, please replace it with RemoveAt() in your
597 code.
598
599 ! wxArray<T> macros have been changed to fix runtime problems under 64 bit
600 architectures and as a side effect of this WX_DEFINE_ARRAY() can only be
601 used now for the pointer types, WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_INT should be used for the
602 arrays containing non-pointers.
603
604 - wxObject::CopyObject() and Clone() methods were removed because they
605 simply don't make sense for all objects
606
607 - wxEvent now has a pure virtual Clone() method which must be implemented
608 by all derived classes, if you have user-defined event classes please
609 add "wxEvent *Clone() const { return new MyEvent(*this); }" line to them
610
611 - small change to wxStopWatch::Pause() semantics, please see the documentation
612
613 - unlikely but possible incompatibility: the definition of TRUE has changed
614 from "1" to "(bool)1" (and the same thing for FALSE), so the code which
615 could be erroneously compiled previously such as doing "return FALSE" from
616 a function returning a pointer would stop compiling now (but this change
617 is not supposed to have any effects on valid code)
618
619 - another minor change: wxApp::OnAssert() has a new "cond" argument, you
620 must modify YourApp::OnAssert() signature if you were using it to override
621 the default assert handling.
622
623 All (GUI):
624
625 ! the event type constants are not constants any more but are dynamically
626 allocated during run-time which means that they can't be used as case labels
627 in the switch()es, you must rewrite them to use if()s instead
628
629 You may also define WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_EVENT_TYPES to get the old behaviour
630 but this is strongly discouraged, please consider changing your code
631 instead!
632
633 ! wxDialog does not derive from wxPanel any longer - if you were using it in
634 your code, please update it. The quick fix for the most cases is to replace
635 the occurrences of wxPanel with wxWindow.
636
637 ! if you handle (and don't skip) EVT_KEY_DOWN, the EVT_CHAR event is not
638 generated at all, so you must call event.Skip() in your OnKeyDown() if
639 you want to get OnChar() as well
640
641 - in general, the key events sent for the various non ASCII key combinations
642 have been changed to make them consistent over all supported platforms,
643 please see the wxKeyEvent documentation for details
644
645 - wxYES_NO is now wxYES | wxNO and the manifest values of both wxYES and wxNO
646 have changed (to fix some unfortunate clashes), please check your code to
647 ensure that no tests for wxYES or wxNO are broken: for example, the following
648 will *NOT* work any longer:
649
650 if ( flags & wxYES_NO )
651 ... do something ...
652 if ( flags & wxYES )
653 ... do something else ...
654
655 - static wxWizard::Create() doesn't exist any more, the wizards are created
656 in the same way as all the other wxWindow objects, i.e. by directly using
657 the ctor
658
659 - wxGLCanvas now derives directly from wxWindow, not wxScrolledWindow
660
661 - wxGridCellAttrProvider class API changed, you will need to update your code
662 if you derived any classes from it
663
664 - wxImage::ComputeHistogram()'s signature changed to
665 unsigned long ComputeHistogram(wxImageHistogram&) const
666
667 - wxEvtHandler cannot be copied/assigned any longer - this never worked but
668 now it results in compile-time error instead of run-time crashes
669
670 - WXK_NUMLOCK and WXK_SCROLL keys no longer result in EVT_CHAR() events,
671 they only generate EVT_KEY_DOWN/UP() ones
672
673 - the dialogs use wxApp::GetTopWindow() as the parent implicitly if the
674 parent specified is NULL, use wxDIALOG_NO_PARENT style to prevent this
675 from happening
676
677 - several obsolete synonyms are only retained in WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2 mode:
678 for example, use wxScrolledWindow::GetViewStart() now instead of ViewStart()
679 and GetCount() instead of Number() in many classes
680
681 - wxCmdLineParser does not use wxLog to output messages anymore.
682 to obtain the previous behaviour, add
683 wxMessageOutput::Set(new wxMessageOutputLog); to your program
684 (you will need to #include <wx/msgout.h>)
685
686 wxMSW:
687
688 ! build system changed: setup.h is not a static file in include/wx any more
689 but is created as part of the build process under lib/<toolkit>/wx
690 where <toolkit> is of the form (msw|univ)[dll][u][d]. You'll need to update
691 the include path in your make/project files appropriately. Furthermore,
692 xpm.lib is no longer used by wxMSW, it was superseded by the wxXPMDecoder
693 class. You'll need to remove all references to xpm.lib from your
694 make/project files. Finally, the library names have changed as well and now
695 use the following consistent naming convention: wxmsw[ver][u][d].(lib|dll)
696 where 'u' appears for Unicode version, 'd' -- for the debug one and version
697 is only present for the DLLs builds.
698
699 - child frames appear in the taskbar by default now, use wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR
700 style to avoid it
701
702 - all overloads of wxDC::SetClippingRegion() combine the given region with the
703 previously selected one instead of replacing it
704
705 - wxGetHomeDir() uses HOME environment variable and if it is set will not
706 return the programs directory any longer but its value (this function has
707 never been meant to return the programs directory anyhow)
708
709 - wxHTML apps don't need to include wx/html/msw/wxhtml.rc in resources file
710 anymore. The file was removed from wxMSW
711
712
713 Unix ports:
714
715 ! You should use `wx-config --cxxflags` in your makefiles instead of
716 `wx-config --cflags` for compiling C++ files. CXXFLAGS contains CFLAGS
717 and the compiler flags for C++ files only, CFLAGS should still be used
718 to compile pure C files.
719
720
721 wxThread and related classes:
722
723 - The thread-related classes have been heavily changed since 2.2.x versions
724 as the old code had many serious problems. This could have resulted in
725 semantical changes other than those mentioned here, please review use of
726 wxThread, wxMutex and wxCondition classes in your code.
727
728 ! wxCondition now *must* be used with a mutex, please read the (updated) class
729 documentation for details and revise your code accordingly: this change was
730 unfortunately needed as it was impossible to ensure the correct behaviour
731 (i.e. absense of race conditions) using the old API.
732
733 - wxMutex is not recursive any more in POSIX implementation (it hasn't been
734 recursive in 2.2.x but was in 2.3.1 and 2.3.2), please refer to the class
735 documentation for the discussion of the recursive mutexes.
736
737 - wxMutex::IsLocked() doesn't exist any more and should have never existed:
738 this is was unique example of a thread-unsafe-by-design method.
739
740
741 OTHER CHANGES
742 =============
743
744 2.4.0
745 -----
746
747 wxMSW:
748
749 - fixed loss of client data in wxChoice::SetString()
750
751 2.3.4
752 -----
753
754 All:
755
756 - added (partial) Indonesian translations (Bambang Purnomosidi D. P.)
757 - added wxSizer::Show()/Hide() (Carl Godkin)
758 - fixed bugs in wxDateTime::SetToWeekDay()/GetWeek()
759
760 Unix (Base/GUI):
761
762 - minor OpenBSD compilation/linking fixes, now builds OOB under OpenBSD 3.1
763 - don't include -I/usr/include nor -I/usr/local/include in wx-config output
764 - shared library symbols are now versioned on platforms that support it (Linux)
765
766 wxGTK:
767 - Further work for GTK 2.0 and Unicode support.
768 - Addition of native frame site grip.
769
770 wxX11:
771 - Unicode support through Pango library.
772
773 wxMSW:
774
775 - fixed crashes in wxListCtrl under XP
776 - added context menu for rich edit wxTextCtrl
777
778 wxHTML:
779
780 - fixed wxHTML to work in Unicode build
781
782 2.3.3
783 -----
784
785 wxBase:
786
787 - building wxBase with Borland C++ is now supported (Michael Fieldings)
788 - wxSemaphore class added, many fixed to wxCondition and wxThread (K.S. Sreeram)
789 - fixes to the command line parsing error and usage messages
790 - modified wxFileName::CreateTempFileName() to open the file atomically
791 (if possible) and, especially, not to leak the file descriptors under Unix
792 - memory leak in wxHTTP fixed (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
793 - fixes to AM_PATH_WXCONFIG autoconf macro
794 - added wxHashMap class that replaces type-unsafe wxHashTable and is modelled
795 after (non standard) STL hash_map
796 - wxLocale now works in Unicode mode
797 - wxLocale can now load message catalogs in arbitrary encoding
798 - added wxShutdown() function (Marco Cavallini)
799 - added wxEXPLICIT macro
800 - IPC classes improved and memory leaks fixed (Michael Fielding).
801 Global buffer removed, duplication in docs removed
802 - debug new/free implementations made thread-safe
803
804 Unix (Base/GUI):
805
806 - wxWidgets may be built using BSD and Solaris (and possibly other) make
807 programs and not only GNU make
808 - wxTCP-based IPC classes now support communicating over Unix domain sockets
809 - wxWidgets may be built as a dynamic shared library under Darwin / Mac OS X
810 lazy linking issues have been solved by linking a single module (.o) into
811 the shared library (two step link using distrib/mac/shared-ld-sh)
812 - fixed thread priority setting under Linux
813
814 All (GUI):
815
816 - it is now possible to set the icons of different sizes for frames (e.g. a
817 small and big ones) using the new wxIconBundle class
818 - implemented radio menu items and radio toolbar buttons
819 - added possibility to show text in the toolbar buttons
820 - added wxArtProvider class that can be used to customize the look of standard
821 wxWidgets dialogs
822 - significantly improved native font support
823 - wxImage::ComputeHistogram() now uses wxImageHistogram instead of type-unsafe
824 wxHashTable
825 - added IFF image handler
826 - fixed using custom renderers in wxGrid which was broken in 2.3.2
827 - support for multiple images in one file added to wxImage
828 (TIFF, GIF and ICO formats)
829 - support for CUR and ANI files in wxImage added (Chris Elliott)
830 - wxTextCtrl::GetRange() added
831 - added wxGetFontFromUser() convenience function
832 - added EVT_MENU_OPEN and EVT_MENU_CLOSE events
833 - added Hungarian translations (Janos Vegh)
834 - added wxImage::SaveFile(filename) method (Chris Elliott)
835 - added wxImage::FloodFill and implemented wxWindowDC::DoFloodFill method
836 for GTK+, Mac, MGL, X11, Motif ports (Chris Elliott)
837 - added (platform-dependent) scan code to wxKeyEvent (Bryce Denney)
838 - added wxTextCtrl::EmulateKeyPress()
839 - Added wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
840 - Added custom character filtering to wxTextValidator
841 - wxTreeCtrl now supports incremental keyboard search
842 - wxMessageOutput class added
843 - wxHelpProvider::RemoveHelp added and called from ~wxWindowBase
844 so that erroneous help strings are no longer found as the hash
845 table fills up
846 - updated libpng from 1.0.3 to 1.2.4
847 - Added wxView::OnClosingDocument so the application can do cleanup.
848 - generic wxListCtrl renamed to wxGenericListCtrl, wxImageList
849 renamed to wxGenericImageList, so they can be used on wxMSW
850 (Rene Rivera).
851 - Added wxTreeEvent::IsEditCancelled so the application can tell
852 whether a label edit was cancelled.
853 - added static wxFontMapper::Get() accessor
854
855 wxMSW:
856
857 - small appearance fixes for native look under Windows XP
858 - fixed the bug related to the redrawing on resize introduced in 2.3.2
859 - fixed multiple bugs in wxExecute() with IO redirection
860 - refresh the buttons properly when the window is resized (Hans Van Leemputten)
861 - huge (40*) speed up in wxMask::Create()
862 - changing wxWidgets styles also changes the underlying Windows window style
863 - wxTreeCtrl supports wxTR_HIDE_ROOT style (George Policello)
864 - fixed flicker in wxTreeCtrl::SetItemXXX()
865 - fixed redraw problems in dynamically resized wxStaticText
866 - improvements to wxWidgets applications behaviour when the system colours
867 are changed
868 - choose implicit parent for the dialog boxes better
869 - fixed wxProgressDialog for ranges > 65535
870 - wxSpinButton and wxSpinCtrl now support full 32 bit range (if the version
871 of comctl32.dll installed on the system supports it)
872 - wxFontEnumerator now returns all fonts, not only TrueType ones
873 - bugs in handling wxFrame styles (border/caption related) fixed
874 - showing a dialog from EVT_RADIOBUTTON handler doesn't lead to an infinite
875 recursion any more
876 - wxTextCtrl with wxTE_RICH flag scrolls to the end when text is appended to it
877 - the separators are not seen behind the controls added to the toolbar any more
878 - wxLB_SORT style can be used with wxCheckListBox
879 - wxWindowDC and wxClientDC::GetSize() works correctly now
880 - Added wxTB_NODIVIDER and wxTB_NOALIGN so native toolbar can be used in FL
881 - Multiline labels in buttons are now supoprted (simply use "\n" in the label)
882 - Implemented wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent and made wxGenericDragImage check it
883 has the capture before release it.
884 - fixed bugs in multiple selection wxCheckListBox
885 - default button handling is now closer to expected
886 - setting tooltips for wxSlider now works
887 - disabling a parent window also disables all of its children (as in wxGTK)
888 - multiple events avoided in wxComboBox
889 - tooltip asserts avoided for read-only wxComboBox
890 - fixed a race condition during a thread exit and a join
891 - fixed a condition where a thread can hang during message/event processing
892 - increased space between wxRadioBox label and first radio button
893 - don't fail to register remaining window classes if one fails to register
894 - wxFontDialog effects only turned on if a valid colour was
895 provided in wxFontData
896 - Added wxTE_LEFT, wxTE_CENTRE and wxTE_RIGHT flags for text control alignment.
897 - Bitmap printing uses 24 bits now, not 8.
898
899 wxGTK:
900
901 - wxDirDialog now presents the file system in standard Unix way
902 - wxButton now honours wxBU_EXACTFIT
903 - wxStaticBox now honours wxALIGN_XXX styles
904 - added support for non alphanumeric simple character accelerators ('-', '=')
905 - new behaviour for wxWindow::Refresh() as it now produces a delayed refresh.
906 Call the new wxWindow::Update() to force an immediate update
907 - support for more SGI hardware (12-bit mode among others)
908 - fixed wxDC::Blit() to honour source DC's logical coordinates
909 - implemented wxIdleEvent::RequestMore() for simple background tasks
910 - implemented wxChoice::Delete()
911 - fixed bad memory leak in wxFileDialog (Chris Elliott)
912 - made internal GC pool dynamically growable
913 - added GTK+ 2 and Unicode support
914
915 wxMotif:
916
917 - improved colour settings return values (Ian Brown)
918 - improved border style handling for wxStaticText (Ian Brown)
919 - improved toolbar control alignment
920 - implemented wxSpinButton
921 - implemented wxCheckListBox
922 - fixed wxSpinCtrl and wxStaticLine when used with sizers
923 - wxStaticBitmap now shows transparent icons correctly
924
925 wxX11:
926
927 - added generic MDI implementation (Hans Van Leemputten)
928 - first cut at wxSocket support (not yet working)
929
930 wxMac:
931
932 - Many improvements
933
934 wxOS2:
935
936 - First alpha-quality release
937
938 wxHTML:
939
940 - fixed wxHtmlHelpController's cache files handling on big endian machines
941 - added blocking and redirecting capabilities to wxHtmlWindow via
942 wxHtmlWindow::OnOpeningURL()
943 - fixed alignment handling in tables
944 - fixed <font face="..."> handling to be case insensitive
945
946 2.3.2
947 -----
948
949 New port: wxUniv for Win32/GTK+ is now included in the distribution.
950
951 wxBase:
952
953 - wxRegEx class added
954 - wxGetDiskSpace() function added (Jonothan Farr, Markus Fieber)
955 - wxTextBuffer and wxTextFile(wxStream) added (Morten Hanssen)
956 - more fixes to wxMBConv classes. Conversion to and from wchar_t now works with
957 glibc 2.2 as well as with glibc 2.1. Unix version now checks for iconv()'s
958 capabilities at runtime instead of in the configure script.
959
960 All (GUI):
961
962 - support for virtual list control added
963 - column images in report mode of the list control
964 - wxFindReplaceDialog added (based on work of Markus Greither)
965 - wxTextCtrl::SetMaxLength() added (wxMSW/wxGTK)
966 - polygon support in wxRegion (Klaas Holwerda)
967 - wxStreamToTextRedirector to allow easily redirect cout to wxTextCtrl added
968 - fixed bug with using wxExecute() to capture huge amounts of output
969 - new wxCalendarCtrl styles added (Søren Erland Vestø)
970 - wxWizard changes: loading from WXR support, help button (Robert Cavanaugh)
971 - wxDirSelector() added (Paul A. Thiessen)
972 - wxGrid cell editing veto support (Roger Gammans)
973 - wxListCtrl ITEM_FOCUSED event added
974 - support for ICO files in wxImage added (Chris Elliott)
975 - improvements to wxDragImage (Chuck Messenger)
976
977 wxMSW:
978
979 - support for the DBCS fonts (CP 932, 936, 949, 950) (Nathan Cook)
980 - new library naming convention under VC++ -- please change your application
981 project files
982
983 wxGTK:
984
985 - fixed popup menu positioning bug
986 - fixed the edit function for wxListCtrl (Chuck Messenger)
987 - fixed the key-hitting events for wxListCtrl and wxTreeCtrl, so they
988 correctly return the key which was pressed (Chuck Messenger)
989
990 wxMac:
991
992 - support for configuration and build under Mac OS X using the Apple Developer
993 Tools
994
995 wxHTML:
996
997 - new HTML parser with correct parsing of character entities and fixes
998 to tags parsing
999 - added support for animated GIFs
1000
1001 2.3.1
1002 -----
1003
1004 wxBase:
1005
1006 - Fixes for gcc 3.0
1007 - Fixed new charset detection code
1008 - ODBC Informix fixes (submitted by Roger Gammans)
1009 - Added ODBC date support to wxVariant
1010 - Added wxDir::Traverse
1011 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker class
1012 - Removed redundant wxDebugContext functions using C++ streams,
1013 so now standard stream usage should be unnecessary
1014
1015 All (GUI):
1016
1017 - Added wxDbGrid class for displaying ODBC tables
1018 - Added EVT_GRID_EDITOR_CREATED and wxGridEditorCreatedEvent so the
1019 user code can get access to the edit control when it is created, (to
1020 push on a custom event handler for example)
1021 - Added wxTextAttr class and SetStyle, SetDefaultStyle and
1022 GetDefaultStyle methods to wxTextCtrl
1023 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker
1024 - Improvements to Tex2RTF
1025 - Added Paul and Roger Gammans' grid controls
1026 - Bug in wxDocument::Save logic corrected, whereby Save didn't save when not
1027 first-time saved
1028 - Fixed memory leak in textcmn.cpp
1029 - Various wxXML enhancements
1030 - Removed wxCLIP_CHILDREN style from wxSplitterWindow
1031 - Fixed memory leak in DoPrint, htmprint.cpp
1032 - Fixed calendar sample bug with using wxCommandEvent::GetInt()
1033 instead of GetId()
1034 - Added wxDbGrid combining wxODBC classes with wxGrid
1035 - Added more makefiles and project files for contrib hierarchy
1036
1037 wxMSW:
1038
1039 - Fixed wxApp::ProcessMessage so controls don't lose their
1040 accelerators when the accelerators are redefined elsewhere
1041 - Accelerators consisting of simple keystrokes (without control,
1042 alt or shift) now work
1043 - Compile fixes for Watcom C++ added
1044 - Compile fixes for Cygwin 1.0 added
1045 - Use SetForegroundWindow() in wxWindow::Raise() instead of BringWindowToTop()
1046 - Replaced wxYield() call in PopupMenu() by a much safer
1047 wxYieldForCommandsOnly() - fixes tree ctrl popup menu bug and other ones
1048 - Enter processing in wxSpinCtrl fixed
1049 - Fixed bug in determining the best listbox size
1050 - Fix for wxFrame's last focus bug
1051 - We now send iconize events
1052 - Fixed wxFrame::SetClientSize() with toolbar bug
1053 - Added mousewheel processing
1054 - Added wxSystemSettings::Get/SetOption so we can configure
1055 wxWidgets at run time; used this to implement no-maskblt option
1056 in wxDC
1057 - Fixed bug when using MDIS_ALLCHILDSTYLES style: so now MDI
1058 child frame styles are honoured
1059
1060 wxGTK:
1061
1062 - Fixed slider rounding bug
1063 - Added code to set wxFont's default encoding to wxLocale::GetSystemEncoding()
1064 - We now send iconize events
1065 - Fix for discrepancies between wxNotebookEvent and wxNotebook
1066 GetSelection() results
1067
1068 2.3.0
1069 -----
1070
1071 wxBase:
1072
1073 - fixed problem with wxURL when using static version of the library
1074 - wxZipFSHandler::FindFirst() and FindNext() now correctly list directories
1075 - wxMimeTypesManager now can create file associations too (Chris Elliott)
1076 - wxCopyFile() respects the file permissions (Roland Scholz)
1077 - wxFTP::GetFileSize() added (Søren Erland Vestø)
1078 - wxDateTime::IsSameDate() bug fixed
1079 - wxTimeSpan::Format() now behaves more as expected, see docs
1080 - wxLocale now provides much more convenient API for setting language and
1081 detecting current system language. New API is more abstracted and truly
1082 cross-platform, independent of underlying C runtime library.
1083
1084 All (GUI):
1085
1086 - new wxToggleButton class (John Norris, Axel Schlueter)
1087 - wxCalendarCtrl not highlighting the date with time part bug fixed
1088 - wxADJUST_MINSIZE sizer flag added
1089 - FindOrCreateBrush/Pen() bug fix for invalid colour values
1090 - new wxXPMHandler for reading and writing XPM images
1091 - added new (now recommended) API for conversion between wxImage and wxBitmap
1092 (wxBitmap::ConvertToImage() and wxBitmap::wxBitmap(wxImage&) instead of
1093 wxImage methods and ctor)
1094 - ODBC classes now support DB2, Interbase, and Pervasive SQL
1095 - ODBC documentation complete!!
1096 - ODBC classes have much Unicode support added, but not complete
1097 - ODBC experimental BLOB support added, but not completely tested
1098 - ODBC NULL column support completed (Roger/Paul Gammans)
1099 - ODBC All "char *" and char arrays removed and replaced with wxString use
1100
1101 wxMSW:
1102
1103 - threads: bug in wxCondition::Broadcast fixed (Pieter van der Meulen)
1104 - fixed bug in MDI children flags (mis)handling
1105 - it is possible to compile wxCHMHelpController with compilers
1106 other than Visual C++ now and hhctrl.ocx is loaded at runtime
1107
1108 wxGTK:
1109
1110 - added support for wchar_t (wxUSE_WCHAR_T) under Unix
1111
1112 wxHTML:
1113
1114 - mew feature, wxHtmlProcessor for on-the-fly modification of HTML markup
1115 - visual enhancements to contents panel of wxHtmlHelpController
1116
1117 2.2.0
1118 -----
1119
1120 wxBase:
1121
1122 - Fixed bug with directories with trailing (back)slashes in wxPathExists
1123 - wxString: added wxArrayString::operator==() and !=()
1124 - Fixes for wxCmdLineParser
1125 - Added wxGetLocalTimeMillis
1126 - Completed Czech translations
1127 - Some stream corrections
1128 - added missing consts to wxPoint operators
1129 - wxDateTime ParseFormat fixes
1130 - wxFile::Open(write_append) will create file if it doesn't exist
1131 - small fixes to MIME mailcap test command handling, more MIME tests in the sample
1132
1133 All (GUI):
1134
1135 - wxGenericDragImage now allows virtual image drawing, and
1136 flicker-free dragging is now possible
1137 - Added wxPrinter::GetLastError
1138 - Fixed wxLogGui reentrancy problem
1139 - Paper names now translated
1140 - wxGrid fixes
1141 - Generic validator now caters for more cases (integers in
1142 wxTextCtrl, strings in wxChoice, wxComboBox)
1143 - Fixed crash when docview On... functions return FALSE. Show
1144 error message when an non-existent filename is typed into the Open
1145 File dialog.
1146 - Corrected Baltic font encoding handling
1147 - wxImage: enhanced TIFF code, added new platform-independent BMP
1148 writing code
1149 - wxKeyEvent::GetKeyCode() and HasModifiers() added and documented
1150 - Fixed wxPropertyForm crashes in sample
1151 - wxWizard now calls TransferDataFromWindow() before calling
1152 wxWizardPage::GetNext() fixing an obvious bug
1153
1154 wxMSW:
1155
1156 - wxWindow::GetCharWidth/Height now calculated accurately.
1157 This will affect all .wxr dialog resources, so for
1158 backward compatibility, please set
1159 wxDIALOG_UNIT_COMPATIBILITY to 1 in setup.h
1160 - wxListCtrl: set item text in LIST_ITEM_ACTIVATED events
1161 - wxTextCtrl: implemented setting colours for rich edit controls
1162 - wxColour now accepts both grey and gray
1163 - BC++ DLL compilation fixed
1164 - Watcom C++ makefiles improved for JPEG and TIFF compilation
1165 - Fixed submenu accelerator bug
1166 - Fixed dialog focus bug (crash if the previous window to have
1167 the focus was destroyed before the dialog closed)
1168 - Too-small default wxTextCtrl height fixed
1169 - fixed "missing" initial resize of wxMDIChildFrame
1170 - wxFrame restores focus better
1171 - Now ignore wxTHICK_FRAME in wxWindow constructor: only relevant to
1172 frames and dialogs, interferes with other window styles otherwise
1173 (sometimes you'd get a thick frame in a subwindow)
1174 - wxTextCtrl insertion point set to the beginning of the control by SetValue
1175 - Fix so wxMDIParentFrame is actually shown when Show(TRUE) is called.
1176 - wxFileDialog: adjusts struct size if there's an error (struct
1177 sizes can be different on different versions of Windows)
1178 - wxImageList::GetSize() documented and added to wxMSW
1179 - fixed default dialog style to make them non resizeable again
1180 - fixed wxFrame::IsShown() which always returned TRUE before
1181
1182 wxGTK:
1183
1184 - Please see docs/gtk/changes.txt.
1185
1186 wxMotif:
1187
1188 - Small compilation fixes
1189
1190 Documentation:
1191
1192 - wxCaret documented
1193
1194 2.1.16
1195 ------
1196
1197 wxBase:
1198
1199 All (GUI):
1200
1201 wxMSW:
1202
1203 - Various bug fixes
1204 - Added wxCHMHelpController, for invoking MS HTML Help
1205 files. This works under VC++ only
1206 - Modal dialog handling improved
1207 - Printer dialog now modal
1208
1209 wxGTK:
1210
1211 - Various bug fixes
1212
1213 wxMotif:
1214
1215 - Various bug fixes
1216
1217 2.1.15
1218 ------
1219
1220 Documentation:
1221
1222 - Added docs/tech for technical notes
1223
1224 File hierarchy:
1225
1226 - Started new contrib hierarchy that mirrors
1227 the main lib structure; moved OGL and MMedia into it
1228
1229 wxBase:
1230
1231 - wxSocket support
1232 - wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
1233 available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
1234 - wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
1235 - wxCmdLineParser class for parsing the command line (supporting short and
1236 long options, switches and parameters of different types)
1237 - it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
1238 and BeOS (without thread support yet)
1239 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
1240 added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
1241 only so far)
1242 - wxDir class for enumerating files in a directory
1243 - wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
1244 - wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
1245 results for your platform (use ANSI functions where available)
1246 - wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
1247 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
1248 is available)
1249 - wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprecated wxArray::Remove(index)
1250
1251 all (GUI):
1252
1253 - Added wxImage::Rotate.
1254 - new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively
1255 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu management
1256 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
1257 dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
1258 - vertical toolbars supported by MSW and GTK native wxToolBar classes
1259 - wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
1260 - "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
1261 John Norris)
1262 - wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
1263 MIME types if available (Unix only)
1264 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
1265 - TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
1266 - PCX files can now be written (256 and 24 bits)
1267 - validators may work recursively if wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY is set
1268 - wxScrolledWindow now has keyboard interface
1269 - wxTextEntryDialog may be used for entering passwords (supports wxTE_PASSWORD)
1270 - added wxEncodingConverter and improved wxFontMapper
1271 for dealing with conversions between different encodings,
1272 charsets support in wxLocale and wxHTML
1273 - wxDragImage class added
1274 - samples/help improved to show standard and advanced HTML help
1275 controllers, as well as native help
1276 - moved wxTreeLayout class to main lib
1277
1278 wxMSW:
1279
1280 - wxFrame::MakeFullScreen added.
1281 - support for enhanced metafiles added, support for copying/pasting metafiles
1282 (WMF and enhanced ones) fixed/added.
1283 - implemented setting colours for push buttons
1284 - wxStatusBar95 may be now used in dialogs, panels (not only frames) and can be
1285 positioned along the top of the screen and not only at the bottom
1286 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
1287 - loading/saving big (> 32K) files in wxTextCtrl works
1288 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
1289 - wxBitmap/wxIcon may be constructed from XPM included into a program, as in
1290 Unix ports
1291 - returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
1292 - VC++ makefiles and project files made (mostly) consistent
1293 - wxSetCursorEvent added
1294
1295 wxGTK:
1296
1297 - wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
1298 - wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
1299 - UpdateUI handlers may be used with wxTextCtrl
1300
1301 wxMotif:
1302
1303 - wxMenu::Enable works
1304 - wxToolBar bugs fixed
1305 - OGL samples made to work again
1306
1307 wxHTML:
1308
1309 - almost complete rewrite of wxHtmlHelpController,
1310 including faster search, bookmarks, printing, setup dialog
1311 and cross-platform binary compatible .cached files for faster
1312 loading of large helpbooks, case insensitive search
1313 split into 3 parts: wxHtmlHelpData, Frame and Controller
1314 - added support for charsets and <meta> tag
1315 - added support for font faces and justified paragraphs,
1316 taken some steps to prepare wxHTML for frames
1317 - added dynamic pushing/popping of wxHtmlParser tag handlers
1318 - improved HTML printing
1319 - added extensive table of HTML characters substitutions (&nbsp; etc.)
1320 - fixed wxHtmlWindow flickering, several minor bugfixes
1321 - added some tags: <address>, <code>, <kbd>, <samp>, <small>, <big>,
1322 fixed handling of relative and absolute font sizes in <font size>
1323
1324
1325 NOTE: for changes after wxWidgets 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
1326 change log.
1327
1328 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
1329 -----------------------
1330
1331 wxGTK:
1332
1333 - JPEG support added.
1334 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
1335
1336 wxMSW:
1337
1338 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
1339 SetTabSize added.
1340 - JPEG support added.
1341 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
1342 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
1343 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
1344
1345 wxMotif:
1346
1347
1348 General:
1349
1350 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
1351
1352
1353 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
1354 -------------------------------
1355
1356 wxGTK:
1357
1358 - wxGLCanvas fixes.
1359 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
1360
1361 wxMSW:
1362
1363 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
1364 - Fixed window cursor setting.
1365 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
1366 - Some makefile fixes.
1367
1368 wxMotif:
1369
1370 - None.
1371
1372 General:
1373
1374 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
1375 - More topic overviews.
1376 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
1377 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
1378 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
1379
1380
1381 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
1382 --------------------------
1383
1384 wxGTK:
1385
1386 - wxExecute improved.
1387
1388 wxMSW:
1389
1390 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
1391 expected).
1392 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
1393 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
1394 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
1395 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
1396 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
1397 - Fixed focus-related crash.
1398
1399 wxMotif:
1400
1401 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
1402 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
1403
1404 General:
1405
1406 - wxLocale documented.
1407 - Added include filenames to class reference.
1408 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
1409 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
1410 (though doesn't display help yet).
1411
1412 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
1413 --------------------------
1414
1415 wxGTK:
1416
1417 - Miscellaneous fixes.
1418
1419 wxMSW:
1420
1421 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
1422 rationalised.
1423 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWidgets as DLL.
1424
1425 wxMotif:
1426
1427 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
1428 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
1429 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
1430 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
1431 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
1432 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
1433 crashes for some reason).
1434 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
1435 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
1436
1437 General:
1438
1439 - Further doc improvements.
1440 - wxGenericValidator added.
1441 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
1442 automatically.
1443
1444 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
1445 -------------------------
1446
1447 wxGTK:
1448
1449 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
1450 - wxToolTip class added.
1451 - Miscellaneous fixes.
1452
1453 wxMSW:
1454
1455 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
1456 - Makefiles for more compilers.
1457 - TWIN32 support added.
1458 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
1459 factored out program/library settings.
1460 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
1461
1462 wxMotif:
1463
1464 - A few more colour fixes.
1465 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
1466 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
1467 - wxChoice crash fix.
1468 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
1469
1470 General:
1471
1472 - wxBusyCursor class added.
1473 - Added samples/dde.
1474 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
1475
1476 Beta 2, January 1999
1477 --------------------
1478
1479 wxGTK:
1480
1481 wxMSW:
1482
1483 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
1484
1485 wxMotif:
1486
1487 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
1488 the right place.
1489 - Cured some widget table clashes.
1490 - Added thread support (Robert).
1491 - wxPoem sample now works.
1492
1493 General:
1494
1495 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
1496 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
1497 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
1498 or below).
1499 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
1500 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
1501 sample.
1502 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
1503
1504 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
1505 --------------------------
1506
1507 wxGTK:
1508
1509 - Various
1510
1511 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
1512
1513
1514 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
1515 ----------------------------
1516
1517 wxMSW:
1518
1519 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
1520 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
1521 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
1522 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
1523 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
1524 on a tab.
1525 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
1526 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
1527 of Stefan Csomor.
1528
1529 wxMotif:
1530
1531 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
1532 without (permanently) resizing the window.
1533 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
1534 that disabled scrollbar paging.
1535 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
1536 colours correctly.
1537 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
1538 when any button was pressed.
1539 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
1540 have a white background.
1541 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
1542 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
1543 they have sensible colours by default.
1544 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
1545 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
1546 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
1547 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
1548 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
1549
1550 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
1551 ----------------------------
1552
1553 wxMSW:
1554
1555 - More documentation updates, especially for
1556 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
1557 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
1558 of wxTrace.
1559 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
1560 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
1561 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
1562 position.
1563 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
1564
1565 wxMotif:
1566
1567 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
1568 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
1569 child frames).
1570 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
1571 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
1572 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
1573 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
1574 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
1575 the debugging implementation.
1576 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
1577 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
1578 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
1579 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
1580 - Added a parent-existence check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
1581 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
1582 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
1583
1584 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
1585
1586 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
1587 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
1588 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
1589 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
1590 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
1591 - wxNotebook almost done.
1592 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
1593 to vertical toolbars).
1594
1595 More recently:
1596
1597 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
1598 to scrollbars).
1599 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
1600 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
1601 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
1602
1603 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
1604 ----------------------------
1605
1606 wxMSW:
1607
1608 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
1609 sample.
1610 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
1611 - A few more makefiles added.
1612 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
1613 - Further doc updates.
1614 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
1615
1616 wxMotif:
1617
1618 - First start at Motif port.
1619 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
1620 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
1621 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
1622 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
1623
1624 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
1625 --------------------------
1626
1627 wxMSW:
1628
1629 - wxBitmap debugged.
1630 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
1631 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
1632 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
1633 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
1634 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
1635 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
1636 so event can travel up the window hierarchy.
1637
1638 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
1639 ------------------------
1640
1641 wxMSW:
1642
1643 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
1644 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
1645 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
1646 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
1647 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
1648 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
1649 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
1650 changes, wxNotebook.
1651 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
1652
1653 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
1654 -----------------------
1655
1656 wxMSW:
1657
1658 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
1659 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
1660 Windows functions, for efficiency.
1661 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
1662 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
1663 don't support it.
1664 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
1665 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
1666
1667 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
1668 -----------------------
1669
1670 wxMSW:
1671
1672 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
1673 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
1674
1675 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
1676 -----------------------
1677
1678 wxMSW:
1679
1680 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
1681 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
1682 wxMenuBar.
1683 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
1684 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
1685 wxMenuItem accessors.
1686 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
1687 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
1688 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
1689 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
1690 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
1691 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
1692 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
1693 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
1694 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
1695 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
1696 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
1697 first, then doing the assignment.
1698 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
1699 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
1700
1701 Generic:
1702
1703 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
1704 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
1705
1706 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
1707 ----------------------
1708
1709 wxMSW:
1710
1711 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
1712 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
1713 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
1714 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
1715 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
1716 require application-supplied positioning code though.
1717 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
1718 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
1719 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
1720
1721 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
1722 ------------------------
1723
1724 wxMSW:
1725
1726 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
1727 fields were used.
1728 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
1729 compilation and pragmas.
1730 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
1731 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
1732
1733 Generic:
1734
1735 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
1736 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
1737 compilation and pragmas.
1738 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
1739
1740 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
1741 ------------------------
1742
1743 wxMSW:
1744
1745 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
1746 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
1747 some reason :-(
1748 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
1749 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
1750 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
1751 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWidgets
1752 startup/exit.
1753 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
1754 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
1755 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
1756 VADIM'S CHANGES:
1757 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
1758 compatibility functions.
1759 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
1760 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
1761 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
1762 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
1763 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
1764 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
1765 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
1766
1767 Generic:
1768
1769 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
1770 - Added samples/png.
1771 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
1772 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
1773 header files.
1774 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
1775
1776 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
1777 ------------------------
1778
1779 wxMSW:
1780
1781 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
1782 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
1783 cleaned up properly before exit.
1784 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
1785 automatically.
1786 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
1787 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
1788 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
1789 unresolved issues.
1790 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
1791 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
1792 tray area.
1793 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWidgets in the same
1794 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
1795 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
1796 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
1797
1798 Generic:
1799
1800 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
1801 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
1802 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
1803 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
1804 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
1805 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
1806 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
1807 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
1808 allow better control of memory.
1809 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
1810 checking.
1811 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
1812 float to long in wxToolBar files.
1813
1814 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
1815 ------------------------
1816
1817 wxMSW:
1818
1819 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
1820 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
1821 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
1822 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
1823 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
1824 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
1825 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
1826 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
1827 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
1828 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
1829 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
1830 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
1831 IUnknown.
1832 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
1833 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
1834 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
1835 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
1836 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
1837 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
1838 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
1839 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
1840 internal implementation.
1841 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
1842 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
1843 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
1844
1845 Generic:
1846
1847 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
1848 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
1849 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
1850 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
1851 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
1852
1853 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
1854 --------------------------
1855
1856 wxMSW:
1857
1858 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
1859 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
1860 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
1861 changes.
1862 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
1863 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
1864 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
1865 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
1866 again.
1867 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
1868 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
1869 e.g. wxDC.
1870
1871 Generic:
1872
1873 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
1874 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
1875 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
1876 changes.
1877 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
1878 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
1879 docs/gtk.
1880 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
1881 created dynamically, not as a global object.
1882 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
1883 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
1884 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
1885 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
1886 - Added gcc pragmas.
1887 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
1888 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
1889 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
1890 added a few references to wxTransString.
1891 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
1892 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
1893 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
1894 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
1895 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
1896 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
1897 - Cured some memory leaks (thanks Vadim).
1898 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
1899 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
1900 MoreRequested.
1901
1902 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
1903 --------------------------
1904
1905 All:
1906
1907 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
1908 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
1909 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
1910 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
1911 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
1912 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
1913 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
1914 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
1915 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
1916 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
1917 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
1918 scrolling toolbars.
1919 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
1920 to help printing with multiple pages.
1921 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
1922 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
1923 implementation updated to use these base classes.
1924 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
1925 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
1926 WinHelp), wxXLPHelpController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
1927 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
1928 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
1929 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
1930 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
1931 New files from Vadim:
1932 include\wx\string.h
1933 include\wx\debug.h
1934 include\wx\file.h
1935 include\wx\log.h
1936 include\wx\intl.h
1937 src\common\string.cpp
1938 src\common\log.cpp
1939 src\common\intl.cpp
1940 src\common\file.cpp
1941 No longer use GNU wxString files.
1942 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
1943 src\common\filefn.cpp.
1944 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
1945 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
1946 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
1947 including changes to defs.h.
1948 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
1949 introduced.
1950 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
1951 hidden).
1952 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
1953 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
1954 trick).
1955 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
1956
1957 Alpha 3, September 1997
1958 -----------------------
1959
1960 All:
1961
1962 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
1963 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
1964 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
1965 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
1966 - Started documentation.
1967
1968 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
1969 ------------------------
1970
1971 All:
1972
1973 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
1974 with MetroWerks compiler.
1975 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
1976 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
1977 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
1978 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
1979 for testing purposes.
1980 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
1981 handlers.
1982 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
1983 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
1984 fully).
1985 - Added back wxRadioBox.
1986 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
1987 a separate file.
1988
1989 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
1990 -----------------------
1991
1992 Generic:
1993
1994 At this point, the following has been achieved:
1995
1996 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
1997 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
1998 wxString instead of char *.
1999 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
2000 old system event system) and code size reduced.
2001 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
2002 as wxbWindow now removed.
2003 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
2004 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
2005 - PrologIO revised.
2006 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
2007 MDI is now achieved using separate classes, not window styles.
2008 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
2009 Windows settings.
2010 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
2011 settings mucho rationalised.
2012 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
2013 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
2014 classes removed.
2015 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
2016 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
2017 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
2018 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
2019 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
2020 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
2021 of event handlers.
2022 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
2023 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
2024 wxToolBarBase
2025 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
2026 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
2027 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
2028 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
2029 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
2030 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
2031 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
2032 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
2033 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
2034 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
2035 in the future.
2036 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
2037 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
2038 variables instead.
2039 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
2040 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
2041 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
2042 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
2043 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
2044 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
2045 Win95.
2046 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
2047 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
2048 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
2049 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
2050 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
2051 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).
2052
2053