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2 wxWindows 2.5/2.6 Change Log
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5 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
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8 - no initialization/cleanup can be done in wxApp/~wxApp because they are
9 now called much earlier/later than before; please move any exiting code
10 from there to wxApp::OnInit()/OnExit()
11 - also, OnExit() is not called if OnInit() fails
12 - wxTheApp can't be assigned to any longer, use wxApp::SetInstance() instead
13 - wxFileType::GetIcon() returns wxIconLocation, not wxIcon
14 - wxWindow::Clear() is now called ClearBackground()
17 DEPRECATED METHODS SINCE 2.4.x
18 ==============================
20 Deprecated methods may still be used but will disappear in future wxWindows
21 versions, please update your code to not use them.
23 - wxDocManager::GetNoHistoryFiles() renamed to GetHistoryFilesCount()
24 - wxSizer::Remove(wxWindow *), use Detach() instead [it is more clear]
25 - wxSizer::Set/GetOption(): use Set/GetProportion() instead
26 - wxKeyEvent::KeyCode(): use GetKeyCode instead
27 - wxList::Number, First, Last, Nth: use GetCount, GetFirst/Last, Item instead
28 - wxNode::Next, Previous, Data: use GetNext, GetPrevious, GetData instead
29 - wxListBase::operator wxList&(): use typesafe lists instead
30 - wxTheFontMapper: use wxFontMapper::Get() instead
31 - wxStringHashTable: use wxHashMap instead
32 - wxHashTableLong: use wxHashMap instead
33 - wxArrayString::GetStringArray: no replacement
34 - wxArrayString::Remove(index, count): use RemoveAt instead
35 - wxTreeItemId conversion to long is deprecated and shouldn't be used
36 - [MSW only] wxWindow::GetUseCtl3D(), GetTransparentBackground() and
37 SetTransparent() as well as wxNO_3D and wxUSER_COLOURS styles
48 - wxDateTime::ParseDateTime() implemented (Linus McCabe)
49 - wxHTTP::GetResponse() added (David Nock)
50 - added conversions to/from UTF 16/32 LE/BE (Andreas Pflug)
54 - added some support for C++ exceptions in the library (do read the manual!)
55 - added wxListCtrl::GetViewRect()
56 - added wxTextCtrl::MarkDirty()
60 - fixed wxTE_*WRAP styles handling
61 - wxTextCtrl::GetValue() works with text in non default encoding
62 - changed wxCrashReport to generate minidumps instead of text files
63 - wxRadioButtons are now checked when they get focus (standard behaviour)
64 - several fixes to owner drawn menu items (Christian Sturmlechner)
65 - wxGauge now supports full 32 bit range (Miroslav Rajcic)
66 - use proper window with wxTimer (Jaakko Salli)
70 - fixes to wxTextCtrl scrolling under GTK2 (Nerijus Baliunas)
71 - fix for crash when using user-dashed lines (Chris Borgolte)
79 - It is now possible to build several smaller libraries instead of single
80 huge wxWindows library; wxBase is now dependency of GUI ports rather then
81 separately compiled library
82 - added wxDateSpan::operator==() and !=() (Lukasz Michalski)
83 - added wxFileName::GetForbiddenChars() (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
84 - use true/false throughout the library instead of TRUE/FALSE
85 - wxStopWatch::Start() resumes the stop watch if paused, as per the docs
86 - added wxDirTraverser::OnOpenError() to customize the error handling
87 - added wxArray::SetCount()
88 - wxFile, wxFFile, wxTextFile and wxTempFile now all use UTF-8 encoding
89 by default in Unicode mode
90 - bug in wxDateTime with timezones on systems with tm_gmtoff in struct tm fixed
91 - added wx/math.h (John Labenski)
92 - added Catalan translations (Pau Bosch i Crespo)
93 - added Ukrainian translations (Eugene Manko)
94 - fixed bug with deleting entries at root level in wxFileConfig
95 - chkconf.h now includes platform-specific versions (for MSW
96 and Mac) which contain some tests that were in setup.h
97 - added event sink argument to wxEvtHandler::Connect()
98 - added support for POST method and alt ports to wxHTTP (Roger Chickering)
99 - added wxSocket::IPAddress() (Chris Mellon)
100 - wxDataStreams can read/write many elements at once (Mickael Gilabert)
101 - added wxRecursionGuard class
102 - added wxThreadHelper class (Daniel Howard)
106 - added Watcom makefiles
107 - fixed bug with searching in sorted arrays (Jürgen Palm)
111 - added wxVScrolledWindow, wxVListBox and wxHtmlLbox classes
113 - added alpha channel support to wxImage
114 - added wxRenderer class allowing to customize the drawing of generic controls
115 - added wxCLOSE_BOX style for dialogs and frames
116 - added wxSplitterWindow and wxWizard handlers to XRC
117 - wxWizard is now sizer-friendly and may be made resizeable (Robert Vazan)
118 - added proportion to wxFlexGridSizer::AddGrowableRow/Col (Maxim Babitski)
119 - added wxFlexGridSizer::SetFlexibleDirection() (Szczepan Holyszewski)
120 - implemented GetEditControl for wxGenericTreeCtrl (Peter Stieber)
121 - improved contrib/utils/convertrc parsing (David J. Cooke)
122 - fixed handling of URLs and filenames in wxFileSystem
123 - implemented alignment for wxGrid bool editor and renderer
124 - support wxListCtrl columns alignment for all platforms and not just MSW
125 - added wxToolBar Add/InsertTool(tool) (Janusz Piwowarski)
126 - added wxTB_HORZ_TEXT style for MSW and GTK (Axel Schlueter)
127 - fixed user dash handling for MSW and GTK (Ken Edwards)
128 - WXR resources can now be used in Unicode builds
129 - it is now possible to use several wxFileHistory objects in the same menu
130 by giving them different base IDs (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
131 - Added wxTLW::SetShape with implementations for wxMSW and wxGTK (so far)
132 - FL: rmoved const from EnableTool parameters
133 - FL: signal child window when toolbar is closed
134 - In various places, changed tests for pathsep on last char of string to call
135 wxEndsWithPathSeparator(s)
136 - Added to defs.h a couple of macros (wxPtrToULong & wxULongToPtr)
137 - Minor improvements to document/view framework, including
138 delayed deletion of a document (until after the user has chosen
139 a new document), and more intelligent addition of filenames to
140 the file history, including not adding filenames if not using the
141 default extension for the template
142 - sped up wxImage::Scale using fixed point arithmetic (Wade Brainerd)
143 - Added BLOB support to wxDB (John Skiff)
144 - wxWizard now validates when pressing Back or Next
145 - Implemented wxNotebook::DoGetBestSize so Fit now works
146 - Added FindItemByPosition to wxMenu
147 - wxTimer now derives from wxEvtHandler and is its own owner object by default
148 - Extended wxTextAttr and added wxTextCtrl::GetStyle stub
149 to allow better rich text support.
150 - implemented wxFlexGridSizer::Show() (Wade Brainerd)
151 - Added m_ prefix to wxColourData and wxFontData members
152 - Added wxHtmlPrintout::AddFilter so HTML printing can be subject to
153 custom filters as well as HTML viewing.
154 - Moved wxApp::SendIdleEvents and wxApp::ProcessIdle into common code.
155 - wxWindow::OnInternalIdle is now used in all ports, and ensures that
156 user OnIdle events do not interfere with crucial internal processing.
157 - wxWindow::UpdateWindowUI is now a documented function that
158 sends wxUpdateUIEvents, and can be overridden. It has a helper function
159 DoUpdateWindowUI for taking appropriate wxUpdateUIEvent action.
160 - Added functions to wxUpdateUIEvent: Set/GetMode, Set/GetUpdateInterval,
161 CanUpdate, to assist with optimising update event frequency.
162 - Added functions to wxIdleEvent: Set/GetMode, CanSend, to
163 determine whether a window should receive idle events.
164 - Added wxWS_EX_PROCESS_IDLE, wxWS_EX_PROCESS_UI_UPDATES window
165 styles for use with conservative idle and update event modes.
166 - send menu update events only when a menu is about to be used (MSW/GTK)
167 - improved event processing performance (Hans Van Leemputten)
168 - added wxMirrorDC class
169 - printing improvements: GetPageInfo() gets called after the DC has
170 been set and after OnPreparePrinting() has been called so it can
171 report the number of pages accurately; doesn't try to set
172 number of pages in print dialog, in common with other Windows apps;
173 wxHTML easy printing's preview shows number of pages
174 correctly; preview scrollbars are set correctly; keyboard navigation
179 - fixed compilation on systems with zlib installed but < 1.1.3 version
180 - fixed compilation on Solaris 7 with large files support enabled
181 - added wxTaskBarIcon implementation for X11
182 - added support for GNU/Hurd in configure
183 - wxLocale::Init now tries to set .utf8 locale in Unicode mode (Andreas Pflug)
187 - implemented wxListCtrl::Refresh() (Norbert Berzen)
188 - support adding/removing columns dynamically (Donald C. Taylor)
189 - wxToolBarSimple, property list classes, wxTreeLayout moved
190 to contrib/src/deprecated
194 - added support for label mnemonics to GTK+2 build (Michael Moss)
195 - added native wxMessageDialog implementation for GTK+2 build
196 - fixed wxMenu::Remove (John Skiff and Benjamin Williams)
197 - made wxTextCtrl::EmulateKeyPress() work for Delete and Backspace
198 - fixed wxTopLevelWindow::ShowFullScreen to work with kwin, IceWM and
199 window managers that support _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN
200 - added wxEVT_MENU_OPEN event generation
201 - fixed bug in generic file selector causing incomplete file extensions to
202 be appended to filenames with no extension
203 - added wxTextCtrl::SetSelection implementation for GTK+ 2
204 - fixed wxTextCtrl::IsEditable() for GTK+ 2
205 - fixed wxStaticText alignment for GTK+ 2 (Kevin Hock)
206 - don't consume 100% CPU when showing a poup menu
210 - generate wxEVT_SCROLL_THUMBRELEASE and wxEVT_SCROLLWIN_THUMBRELEASE events
211 - generate wxEVT_MENU_OPEN and wxEVT_MENU_CLOSE events
215 - possibility to use DIBs for wxBitmap implementation (Derry Bryson)
216 - added wxCrashReport
217 - wxStaticBitmap doesn't stretch its bitmap any longer (like other ports)
218 - support for accelerator keys in the owner drawn menus (Derry Bryson)
219 - wxCaret::SetSize() doesn't hide the caret any longer as it used to
220 - wxCheckListBox::Check() doesn't send CHECKLISTBOX_TOGGLE event any more
221 - fixed bugs in wxThread::Wait() and IsAlive()
222 - fixed bug with wxTR_EDIT_LABELS not working with wxTR_MULTIPLE
223 - fixes for compilation with OpenWatcom and DigitalMars compilers
224 - fixed wxStaticText best size calculation (was wrong by '&' width)
225 - fixed calling wxFrame::Maximize(FALSE) before the window is shown
226 - added wxNotebook::HitTest() (Otto Wyss)
227 - libraries built with makefile.g95 have a _min or _cyg suffix (MinGW/Cygwin)
228 - when using DLL, wxLocalFSHandler was not being exported
229 - fixed problem with wxEvtHandler object not removed from wxPendingEvents
230 - Windows XP manifest is now included in wx.rc; it is no longer neccessary
231 to ship .exe.manifest file with applications to support XP themes
232 - wxLocale::Init no longer reports error if trying to set Unicode-only locale
233 or if user's default locale is Unicode-only
234 - improved border handling under Windows XP
235 - partial fix for wxNotebook pages looking bad under XP: wxUSE_UXTHEME
236 enables XP theme engine code, and wxUSE_UXTHEME_AUTO tells
237 wxWindows to use the theme tab colour for control backgrounds.
238 - disable wxNB_RIGHT, wxNB_LEFT, wxNB_BOTTOM notebook styles under Windows XP
239 - fixed release mode build with VC 7.x (Martin Ecker)
240 - added support for wxALWAYS_SHOW_SB style
241 - you don't need to add opengl32.lib when using VC++ now (David Falkinder)
245 - made wxFileDialog behaviour with complex wildcards more sensible (it still
246 does not support all the features other ports do); refer to wxFileDialog
247 documentation for a detailed explanation
248 - implemented wxWakeUpIdle
249 - for Motif 2.0, used the native combobox widget instead of the GPL'd
250 xmcombo; xmcombo is still used for Motif 1.x and Lesstif when compiled
251 with Motif 1.x compatibility
252 - implemented wxToggleButton
253 - wxRadioBox and wxStaticBox now use the default shadow (border) style
254 instead of a sunken border
255 - implemented wxBitmapDataObject
256 - finished wxClipboard implementation
260 - controls in toolbars now supported
264 - added text selection to wxHtmlWindow
265 - added SetFonts to HTML printing classes (Adrian Philip Look)
266 - it is now possible to force page break when printing by inserting
267 <div style="page-break-before:always"> into the markup (Greg Chicares)
268 - wxHtmlWindow now uses double buffering to prevent flicker
274 INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.2.x
275 ================================
277 Please take a few minutes to read the following list, especially
278 paying attention to the most important changes which are marked
279 with '!' in the first column.
281 Also please note that you should ensure that WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2
282 is defined to 1 if you wish to retain maximal compatibility with 2.2
283 series -- however you are also strongly encouraged to try to compile
284 your code without this define as it won't be default any longer in
287 NB: if you want to build your program with different major versions
288 of wxWindows you will probably find the wxCHECK_VERSION() macro
289 (see the documentation) useful.
294 ! wxArray<T>::Remove(size_t) has been removed to fix compilation problems
295 under 64 bit architectures, please replace it with RemoveAt() in your
298 ! wxArray<T> macros have been changed to fix runtime problems under 64 bit
299 architectures and as a side effect of this WX_DEFINE_ARRAY() can only be
300 used now for the pointer types, WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_INT should be used for the
301 arrays containing non-pointers.
303 - wxObject::CopyObject() and Clone() methods were removed because they
304 simply don't make sense for all objects
306 - wxEvent now has a pure virtual Clone() method which must be implemented
307 by all derived classes, if you have user-defined event classes please
308 add "wxEvent *Clone() const { return new MyEvent(*this); }" line to them
310 - small change to wxStopWatch::Pause() semantics, please see the documentation
312 - unlikely but possible incompatibility: the definition of TRUE has changed
313 from "1" to "(bool)1" (and the same thing for FALSE), so the code which
314 could be erroneously compiled previously such as doing "return FALSE" from
315 a function returning a pointer would stop compiling now (but this change
316 is not supposed to have any effects on valid code)
318 - another minor change: wxApp::OnAssert() has a new "cond" argument, you
319 must modify YourApp::OnAssert() signature if you were using it to override
320 the default assert handling.
324 ! the event type constants are not constants any more but are dynamically
325 allocated during run-time which means that they can't be used as case labels
326 in the switch()es, you must rewrite them to use if()s instead
328 You may also define WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_EVENT_TYPES to get the old behaviour
329 but this is strongly discouraged, please consider changing your code
332 ! wxDialog does not derive from wxPanel any longer - if you were using it in
333 your code, please update it. The quick fix for the most cases is to replace
334 the occurrences of wxPanel with wxWindow.
336 ! if you handle (and don't skip) EVT_KEY_DOWN, the EVT_CHAR event is not
337 generated at all, so you must call event.Skip() in your OnKeyDown() if
338 you want to get OnChar() as well
340 - in general, the key events sent for the various non ASCII key combinations
341 have been changed to make them consistent over all supported platforms,
342 please see the wxKeyEvent documentation for details
344 - wxYES_NO is now wxYES | wxNO and the manifest values of both wxYES and wxNO
345 have changed (to fix some unfortunate clashes), please check your code to
346 ensure that no tests for wxYES or wxNO are broken: for example, the following
347 will *NOT* work any longer:
349 if ( flags & wxYES_NO )
352 ... do something else ...
354 - static wxWizard::Create() doesn't exist any more, the wizards are created
355 in the same way as all the other wxWindow objects, i.e. by directly using
358 - wxGLCanvas now derives directly from wxWindow, not wxScrolledWindow
360 - wxGridCellAttrProvider class API changed, you will need to update your code
361 if you derived any classes from it
363 - wxImage::ComputeHistogram()'s signature changed to
364 unsigned long ComputeHistogram(wxImageHistogram&) const
366 - wxEvtHandler cannot be copied/assigned any longer - this never worked but
367 now it results in compile-time error instead of run-time crashes
369 - WXK_NUMLOCK and WXK_SCROLL keys no longer result in EVT_CHAR() events,
370 they only generate EVT_KEY_DOWN/UP() ones
372 - the dialogs use wxApp::GetTopWindow() as the parent implicitly if the
373 parent specified is NULL, use wxDIALOG_NO_PARENT style to prevent this
376 - several obsolete synonyms are only retained in WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2 mode:
377 for example, use wxScrolledWindow::GetViewStart() now instead of ViewStart()
378 and GetCount() instead of Number() in many classes
380 - wxCmdLineParser does not use wxLog to output messages anymore.
381 to obtain the previous behaviour, add
382 wxMessageOutput::Set(new wxMessageOutputLog); to your program
383 (you will need to #include <wx/msgout.h>)
387 ! build system changed: setup.h is not a static file in include/wx any more
388 but is created as part of the build process under lib/<toolkit>/wx
389 where <toolkit> is of the form (msw|univ)[dll][u][d]. You'll need to update
390 the include path in your make/project files appropriately. Furthermore,
391 xpm.lib is no longer used by wxMSW, it was superseded by the wxXPMDecoder
392 class. You'll need to remove all references to xpm.lib from your
393 make/project files. Finally, the library names have changed as well and now
394 use the following consistent naming convention: wxmsw[ver][u][d].(lib|dll)
395 where 'u' appears for Unicode version, 'd' -- for the debug one and version
396 is only present for the DLLs builds.
398 - child frames appear in the taskbar by default now, use wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR
401 - all overloads of wxDC::SetClippingRegion() combine the given region with the
402 previously selected one instead of replacing it
404 - wxGetHomeDir() uses HOME environment variable and if it is set will not
405 return the programs directory any longer but its value (this function has
406 never been meant to return the programs directory anyhow)
408 - wxHTML apps don't need to include wx/html/msw/wxhtml.rc in resources file
409 anymore. The file was removed from wxMSW
414 ! You should use `wx-config --cxxflags` in your makefiles instead of
415 `wx-config --cflags` for compiling C++ files. CXXFLAGS contains CFLAGS
416 and the compiler flags for C++ files only, CFLAGS should still be used
417 to compile pure C files.
420 wxThread and related classes:
422 - The thread-related classes have been heavily changed since 2.2.x versions
423 as the old code had many serious problems. This could have resulted in
424 semantical changes other than those mentioned here, please review use of
425 wxThread, wxMutex and wxCondition classes in your code.
427 ! wxCondition now *must* be used with a mutex, please read the (updated) class
428 documentation for details and revise your code accordingly: this change was
429 unfortunately needed as it was impossible to ensure the correct behaviour
430 (i.e. absense of race conditions) using the old API.
432 - wxMutex is not recursive any more in POSIX implementation (it hasn't been
433 recursive in 2.2.x but was in 2.3.1 and 2.3.2), please refer to the class
434 documentation for the discussion of the recursive mutexes.
436 - wxMutex::IsLocked() doesn't exist any more and should have never existed:
437 this is was unique example of a thread-unsafe-by-design method.
448 - fixed loss of client data in wxChoice::SetString()
455 - added (partial) Indonesian translations (Bambang Purnomosidi D. P.)
456 - added wxSizer::Show()/Hide() (Carl Godkin)
457 - fixed bugs in wxDateTime::SetToWeekDay()/GetWeek()
461 - minor OpenBSD compilation/linking fixes, now builds OOB under OpenBSD 3.1
462 - don't include -I/usr/include nor -I/usr/local/include in wx-config output
463 - shared library symbols are now versioned on platforms that support it (Linux)
466 - Further work for GTK 2.0 and Unicode support.
467 - Addition of native frame site grip.
470 - Unicode support through Pango library.
474 - fixed crashes in wxListCtrl under XP
475 - added context menu for rich edit wxTextCtrl
479 - fixed wxHTML to work in Unicode build
486 - building wxBase with Borland C++ is now supported (Michael Fieldings)
487 - wxSemaphore class added, many fixed to wxCondition and wxThread (K.S. Sreeram)
488 - fixes to the command line parsing error and usage messages
489 - modified wxFileName::CreateTempFileName() to open the file atomically
490 (if possible) and, especially, not to leak the file descriptors under Unix
491 - memory leak in wxHTTP fixed (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
492 - fixes to AM_PATH_WXCONFIG autoconf macro
493 - added wxHashMap class that replaces type-unsafe wxHashTable and is modelled
494 after (non standard) STL hash_map
495 - wxLocale now works in Unicode mode
496 - wxLocale can now load message catalogs in arbitrary encoding
497 - added wxShutdown() function (Marco Cavallini)
498 - added wxEXPLICIT macro
499 - IPC classes improved and memory leaks fixed (Michael Fielding).
500 Global buffer removed, duplication in docs removed
501 - debug new/free implementations made thread-safe
505 - wxWindows may be built using BSD and Solaris (and possibly other) make
506 programs and not only GNU make
507 - wxTCP-based IPC classes now support communicating over Unix domain sockets
508 - wxWindows may be built as a dynamic shared library under Darwin / Mac OS X
509 lazy linking issues have been solved by linking a single module (.o) into
510 the shared library (two step link using distrib/mac/shared-ld-sh)
511 - fixed thread priority setting under Linux
515 - it is now possible to set the icons of different sizes for frames (e.g. a
516 small and big ones) using the new wxIconBundle class
517 - implemented radio menu items and radio toolbar buttons
518 - added possibility to show text in the toolbar buttons
519 - added wxArtProvider class that can be used to customize the look of standard
521 - significantly improved native font support
522 - wxImage::ComputeHistogram() now uses wxImageHistogram instead of type-unsafe
524 - added IFF image handler
525 - fixed using custom renderers in wxGrid which was broken in 2.3.2
526 - support for multiple images in one file added to wxImage
527 (TIFF, GIF and ICO formats)
528 - support for CUR and ANI files in wxImage added (Chris Elliott)
529 - wxTextCtrl::GetRange() added
530 - added wxGetFontFromUser() convenience function
531 - added EVT_MENU_OPEN and EVT_MENU_CLOSE events
532 - added Hungarian translations (Janos Vegh)
533 - added wxImage::SaveFile(filename) method (Chris Elliott)
534 - added wxImage::FloodFill and implemented wxWindowDC::DoFloodFill method
535 for GTK+, Mac, MGL, X11, Motif ports (Chris Elliott)
536 - added (platform-dependent) scan code to wxKeyEvent (Bryce Denney)
537 - added wxTextCtrl::EmulateKeyPress()
538 - Added wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent
539 - Added custom character filtering to wxTextValidator
540 - wxTreeCtrl now supports incremental keyboard search
541 - wxMessageOutput class added
542 - wxHelpProvider::RemoveHelp added and called from ~wxWindowBase
543 so that erroneous help strings are no longer found as the hash
545 - updated libpng from 1.0.3 to 1.2.4
546 - Added wxView::OnClosingDocument so the application can do cleanup.
547 - generic wxListCtrl renamed to wxGenericListCtrl, wxImageList
548 renamed to wxGenericImageList, so they can be used on wxMSW
550 - Added wxTreeEvent::IsEditCancelled so the application can tell
551 whether a label edit was cancelled.
552 - added static wxFontMapper::Get() accessor
556 - small appearance fixes for native look under Windows XP
557 - fixed the bug related to the redrawing on resize introduced in 2.3.2
558 - fixed multiple bugs in wxExecute() with IO redirection
559 - refresh the buttons properly when the window is resized (Hans Van Leemputten)
560 - huge (40*) speed up in wxMask::Create()
561 - changing wxWindows styles also changes the underlying Windows window style
562 - wxTreeCtrl supports wxTR_HIDE_ROOT style (George Policello)
563 - fixed flicker in wxTreeCtrl::SetItemXXX()
564 - fixed redraw problems in dynamically resized wxStaticText
565 - improvements to wxWindows applications behaviour when the system colours
567 - choose implicit parent for the dialog boxes better
568 - fixed wxProgressDialog for ranges > 65535
569 - wxSpinButton and wxSpinCtrl now support full 32 bit range (if the version
570 of comctl32.dll installed on the system supports it)
571 - wxFontEnumerator now returns all fonts, not only TrueType ones
572 - bugs in handling wxFrame styles (border/caption related) fixed
573 - showing a dialog from EVT_RADIOBUTTON handler doesn't lead to an infinite
575 - wxTextCtrl with wxTE_RICH flag scrolls to the end when text is appended to it
576 - the separators are not seen behind the controls added to the toolbar any more
577 - wxLB_SORT style can be used with wxCheckListBox
578 - wxWindowDC and wxClientDC::GetSize() works correctly now
579 - Added wxTB_NODIVIDER and wxTB_NOALIGN so native toolbar can be used in FL
580 - Multiline labels in buttons are now supoprted (simply use "\n" in the label)
581 - Implemented wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent and made wxGenericDragImage check it
582 has the capture before release it.
583 - fixed bugs in multiple selection wxCheckListBox
584 - default button handling is now closer to expected
585 - setting tooltips for wxSlider now works
586 - disabling a parent window also disables all of its children (as in wxGTK)
587 - multiple events avoided in wxComboBox
588 - tooltip asserts avoided for read-only wxComboBox
589 - fixed a race condition during a thread exit and a join
590 - fixed a condition where a thread can hang during message/event processing
591 - increased space between wxRadioBox label and first radio button
592 - don't fail to register remaining window classes if one fails to register
593 - wxFontDialog effects only turned on if a valid colour was
594 provided in wxFontData
595 - Added wxTE_LEFT, wxTE_CENTRE and wxTE_RIGHT flags for text control alignment.
596 - Bitmap printing uses 24 bits now, not 8.
600 - wxDirDialog now presents the file system in standard Unix way
601 - wxButton now honours wxBU_EXACTFIT
602 - wxStaticBox now honours wxALIGN_XXX styles
603 - added support for non alphanumeric simple character accelerators ('-', '=')
604 - new behaviour for wxWindow::Refresh() as it now produces a delayed refresh.
605 Call the new wxWindow::Update() to force an immediate update
606 - support for more SGI hardware (12-bit mode among others)
607 - fixed wxDC::Blit() to honour source DC's logical coordinates
608 - implemented wxIdleEvent::RequestMore() for simple background tasks
609 - implemented wxChoice::Delete()
610 - fixed bad memory leak in wxFileDialog (Chris Elliott)
611 - made internal GC pool dynamically growable
612 - added GTK+ 2 and Unicode support
616 - improved colour settings return values (Ian Brown)
617 - improved border style handling for wxStaticText (Ian Brown)
618 - improved toolbar control alignment
619 - implemented wxSpinButton
620 - implemented wxCheckListBox
621 - fixed wxSpinCtrl and wxStaticLine when used with sizers
622 - wxStaticBitmap now shows transparent icons correctly
626 - added generic MDI implementation (Hans Van Leemputten)
627 - first cut at wxSocket support (not yet working)
635 - First alpha-quality release
639 - fixed wxHtmlHelpController's cache files handling on big endian machines
640 - added blocking and redirecting capabilities to wxHtmlWindow via
641 wxHtmlWindow::OnOpeningURL()
642 - fixed alignment handling in tables
643 - fixed <font face="..."> handling to be case insensitive
648 New port: wxUniv for Win32/GTK+ is now included in the distribution.
652 - wxRegEx class added
653 - wxGetDiskSpace() function added (Jonothan Farr, Markus Fieber)
654 - wxTextBuffer and wxTextFile(wxStream) added (Morten Hanssen)
655 - more fixes to wxMBConv classes. Conversion to and from wchar_t now works with
656 glibc 2.2 as well as with glibc 2.1. Unix version now checks for iconv()'s
657 capabilities at runtime instead of in the configure script.
661 - support for virtual list control added
662 - column images in report mode of the list control
663 - wxFindReplaceDialog added (based on work of Markus Greither)
664 - wxTextCtrl::SetMaxLength() added (wxMSW/wxGTK)
665 - polygon support in wxRegion (Klaas Holwerda)
666 - wxStreamToTextRedirector to allow easily redirect cout to wxTextCtrl added
667 - fixed bug with using wxExecute() to capture huge amounts of output
668 - new wxCalendarCtrl styles added (Søren Erland Vestø)
669 - wxWizard changes: loading from WXR support, help button (Robert Cavanaugh)
670 - wxDirSelector() added (Paul A. Thiessen)
671 - wxGrid cell editing veto support (Roger Gammans)
672 - wxListCtrl ITEM_FOCUSED event added
673 - support for ICO files in wxImage added (Chris Elliott)
674 - improvements to wxDragImage (Chuck Messenger)
678 - support for the DBCS fonts (CP 932, 936, 949, 950) (Nathan Cook)
679 - new library naming convention under VC++ -- please change your application
684 - fixed popup menu positioning bug
685 - fixed the edit function for wxListCtrl (Chuck Messenger)
686 - fixed the key-hitting events for wxListCtrl and wxTreeCtrl, so they
687 correctly return the key which was pressed (Chuck Messenger)
691 - support for configuration and build under Mac OS X using the Apple Developer
696 - new HTML parser with correct parsing of character entities and fixes
698 - added support for animated GIFs
706 - Fixed new charset detection code
707 - ODBC Informix fixes (submitted by Roger Gammans)
708 - Added ODBC date support to wxVariant
709 - Added wxDir::Traverse
710 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker class
711 - Removed redundant wxDebugContext functions using C++ streams,
712 so now standard stream usage should be unnecessary
716 - Added wxDbGrid class for displaying ODBC tables
717 - Added EVT_GRID_EDITOR_CREATED and wxGridEditorCreatedEvent so the
718 user code can get access to the edit control when it is created, (to
719 push on a custom event handler for example)
720 - Added wxTextAttr class and SetStyle, SetDefaultStyle and
721 GetDefaultStyle methods to wxTextCtrl
722 - Added wxSingleInstanceChecker
723 - Improvements to Tex2RTF
724 - Added Paul and Roger Gammans' grid controls
725 - Bug in wxDocument::Save logic corrected, whereby Save didn't save when not
727 - Fixed memory leak in textcmn.cpp
728 - Various wxXML enhancements
729 - Removed wxCLIP_CHILDREN style from wxSplitterWindow
730 - Fixed memory leak in DoPrint, htmprint.cpp
731 - Fixed calendar sample bug with using wxCommandEvent::GetInt()
733 - Added wxDbGrid combining wxODBC classes with wxGrid
734 - Added more makefiles and project files for contrib hierarchy
738 - Fixed wxApp::ProcessMessage so controls don't lose their
739 accelerators when the accelerators are redefined elsewhere
740 - Accelerators consisting of simple keystrokes (without control,
741 alt or shift) now work
742 - Compile fixes for Watcom C++ added
743 - Compile fixes for Cygwin 1.0 added
744 - Use SetForegroundWindow() in wxWindow::Raise() instead of BringWindowToTop()
745 - Replaced wxYield() call in PopupMenu() by a much safer
746 wxYieldForCommandsOnly() - fixes tree ctrl popup menu bug and other ones
747 - Enter processing in wxSpinCtrl fixed
748 - Fixed bug in determining the best listbox size
749 - Fix for wxFrame's last focus bug
750 - We now send iconize events
751 - Fixed wxFrame::SetClientSize() with toolbar bug
752 - Added mousewheel processing
753 - Added wxSystemSettings::Get/SetOption so we can configure
754 wxWindows at run time; used this to implement no-maskblt option
756 - Fixed bug when using MDIS_ALLCHILDSTYLES style: so now MDI
757 child frame styles are honoured
761 - Fixed slider rounding bug
762 - Added code to set wxFont's default encoding to wxLocale::GetSystemEncoding()
763 - We now send iconize events
764 - Fix for discrepancies between wxNotebookEvent and wxNotebook
765 GetSelection() results
772 - fixed problem with wxURL when using static version of the library
773 - wxZipFSHandler::FindFirst() and FindNext() now correctly list directories
774 - wxMimeTypesManager now can create file associations too (Chris Elliott)
775 - wxCopyFile() respects the file permissions (Roland Scholz)
776 - wxFTP::GetFileSize() added (Søren Erland Vestø)
777 - wxDateTime::IsSameDate() bug fixed
778 - wxTimeSpan::Format() now behaves more as expected, see docs
779 - wxLocale now provides much more convenient API for setting language and
780 detecting current system language. New API is more abstracted and truly
781 cross-platform, independent of underlying C runtime library.
785 - new wxToggleButton class (John Norris, Axel Schlueter)
786 - wxCalendarCtrl not highlighting the date with time part bug fixed
787 - wxADJUST_MINSIZE sizer flag added
788 - FindOrCreateBrush/Pen() bug fix for invalid colour values
789 - new wxXPMHandler for reading and writing XPM images
790 - added new (now recommended) API for conversion between wxImage and wxBitmap
791 (wxBitmap::ConvertToImage() and wxBitmap::wxBitmap(wxImage&) instead of
792 wxImage methods and ctor)
793 - ODBC classes now support DB2, Interbase, and Pervasive SQL
794 - ODBC documentation complete!!
795 - ODBC classes have much Unicode support added, but not complete
796 - ODBC experimental BLOB support added, but not completely tested
797 - ODBC NULL column support completed (Roger/Paul Gammans)
798 - ODBC All "char *" and char arrays removed and replaced with wxString use
802 - threads: bug in wxCondition::Broadcast fixed (Pieter van der Meulen)
803 - fixed bug in MDI children flags (mis)handling
804 - it is possible to compile wxCHMHelpController with compilers
805 other than Visual C++ now and hhctrl.ocx is loaded at runtime
809 - added support for wchar_t (wxUSE_WCHAR_T) under Unix
813 - mew feature, wxHtmlProcessor for on-the-fly modification of HTML markup
814 - visual enhancements to contents panel of wxHtmlHelpController
821 - Fixed bug with directories with trailing (back)slashes in wxPathExists
822 - wxString: added wxArrayString::operator==() and !=()
823 - Fixes for wxCmdLineParser
824 - Added wxGetLocalTimeMillis
825 - Completed Czech translations
826 - Some stream corrections
827 - added missing consts to wxPoint operators
828 - wxDateTime ParseFormat fixes
829 - wxFile::Open(write_append) will create file if it doesn't exist
830 - small fixes to MIME mailcap test command handling, more MIME tests in the sample
834 - wxGenericDragImage now allows virtual image drawing, and
835 flicker-free dragging is now possible
836 - Added wxPrinter::GetLastError
837 - Fixed wxLogGui reentrancy problem
838 - Paper names now translated
840 - Generic validator now caters for more cases (integers in
841 wxTextCtrl, strings in wxChoice, wxComboBox)
842 - Fixed crash when docview On... functions return FALSE. Show
843 error message when an non-existent filename is typed into the Open
845 - Corrected Baltic font encoding handling
846 - wxImage: enhanced TIFF code, added new platform-independent BMP
848 - wxKeyEvent::GetKeyCode() and HasModifiers() added and documented
849 - Fixed wxPropertyForm crashes in sample
850 - wxWizard now calls TransferDataFromWindow() before calling
851 wxWizardPage::GetNext() fixing an obvious bug
855 - wxWindow::GetCharWidth/Height now calculated accurately.
856 This will affect all .wxr dialog resources, so for
857 backward compatibility, please set
858 wxDIALOG_UNIT_COMPATIBILITY to 1 in setup.h
859 - wxListCtrl: set item text in LIST_ITEM_ACTIVATED events
860 - wxTextCtrl: implemented setting colours for rich edit controls
861 - wxColour now accepts both grey and gray
862 - BC++ DLL compilation fixed
863 - Watcom C++ makefiles improved for JPEG and TIFF compilation
864 - Fixed submenu accelerator bug
865 - Fixed dialog focus bug (crash if the previous window to have
866 the focus was destroyed before the dialog closed)
867 - Too-small default wxTextCtrl height fixed
868 - fixed "missing" initial resize of wxMDIChildFrame
869 - wxFrame restores focus better
870 - Now ignore wxTHICK_FRAME in wxWindow constructor: only relevant to
871 frames and dialogs, interferes with other window styles otherwise
872 (sometimes you'd get a thick frame in a subwindow)
873 - wxTextCtrl insertion point set to the beginning of the control by SetValue
874 - Fix so wxMDIParentFrame is actually shown when Show(TRUE) is called.
875 - wxFileDialog: adjusts struct size if there's an error (struct
876 sizes can be different on different versions of Windows)
877 - wxImageList::GetSize() documented and added to wxMSW
878 - fixed default dialog style to make them non resizeable again
879 - fixed wxFrame::IsShown() which always returned TRUE before
883 - Please see docs/gtk/changes.txt.
887 - Small compilation fixes
903 - Added wxCHMHelpController, for invoking MS HTML Help
904 files. This works under VC++ only
905 - Modal dialog handling improved
906 - Printer dialog now modal
921 - Added docs/tech for technical notes
925 - Started new contrib hierarchy that mirrors
926 the main lib structure; moved OGL and MMedia into it
931 - wxDateTime replaces and extends old wxDate and wxTime classes (still
932 available but strongly deprecated) with many new features
933 - wxLongLong class provides support for (signed) 64 bit integers
934 - wxCmdLineParser class for parsing the command line (supporting short and
935 long options, switches and parameters of different types)
936 - it is now possible to build wxBase under Win32 (using VC++ only so far)
937 and BeOS (without thread support yet)
938 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
939 added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
941 - wxDir class for enumerating files in a directory
942 - wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
943 - wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
944 results for your platform (use ANSI functions where available)
945 - wxString::ToLong, ToULong, ToDouble methods and Format() static one added
946 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
948 - wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprecated wxArray::Remove(index)
952 - Added wxImage::Rotate.
953 - new wxCalendarCtrl class for picking a date interactively
954 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu management
955 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
956 dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
957 - vertical toolbars supported by MSW and GTK native wxToolBar classes
958 - wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
959 - "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
961 - wxMimeTypesManager uses GNOME/KDE MIME database to get the icons for the
962 MIME types if available (Unix only)
963 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (based on contribution by Hans-Joachim Baader)
964 - TIFF support added (libtiff required and included in the distribution)
965 - PCX files can now be written (256 and 24 bits)
966 - validators may work recursively if wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY is set
967 - wxScrolledWindow now has keyboard interface
968 - wxTextEntryDialog may be used for entering passwords (supports wxTE_PASSWORD)
969 - added wxEncodingConverter and improved wxFontMapper
970 for dealing with conversions between different encodings,
971 charsets support in wxLocale and wxHTML
972 - wxDragImage class added
973 - samples/help improved to show standard and advanced HTML help
974 controllers, as well as native help
975 - moved wxTreeLayout class to main lib
979 - wxFrame::MakeFullScreen added.
980 - support for enhanced metafiles added, support for copying/pasting metafiles
981 (WMF and enhanced ones) fixed/added.
982 - implemented setting colours for push buttons
983 - wxStatusBar95 may be now used in dialogs, panels (not only frames) and can be
984 positioned along the top of the screen and not only at the bottom
985 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
986 - loading/saving big (> 32K) files in wxTextCtrl works
987 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
988 - wxBitmap/wxIcon may be constructed from XPM included into a program, as in
990 - returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
991 - VC++ makefiles and project files made (mostly) consistent
992 - wxSetCursorEvent added
996 - wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
997 - wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
998 - UpdateUI handlers may be used with wxTextCtrl
1002 - wxMenu::Enable works
1003 - wxToolBar bugs fixed
1004 - OGL samples made to work again
1008 - almost complete rewrite of wxHtmlHelpController,
1009 including faster search, bookmarks, printing, setup dialog
1010 and cross-platform binary compatible .cached files for faster
1011 loading of large helpbooks, case insensitive search
1012 split into 3 parts: wxHtmlHelpData, Frame and Controller
1013 - added support for charsets and <meta> tag
1014 - added support for font faces and justified paragraphs,
1015 taken some steps to prepare wxHTML for frames
1016 - added dynamic pushing/popping of wxHtmlParser tag handlers
1017 - improved HTML printing
1018 - added extensive table of HTML characters substitutions ( etc.)
1019 - fixed wxHtmlWindow flickering, several minor bugfixes
1020 - added some tags: <address>, <code>, <kbd>, <samp>, <small>, <big>,
1021 fixed handling of relative and absolute font sizes in <font size>
1024 NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
1027 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
1028 -----------------------
1032 - JPEG support added.
1033 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
1037 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
1039 - JPEG support added.
1040 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
1041 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
1042 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
1049 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
1052 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
1053 -------------------------------
1058 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
1062 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
1063 - Fixed window cursor setting.
1064 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
1065 - Some makefile fixes.
1073 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
1074 - More topic overviews.
1075 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
1076 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
1077 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
1080 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
1081 --------------------------
1085 - wxExecute improved.
1089 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
1091 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
1092 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
1093 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
1094 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
1095 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
1096 - Fixed focus-related crash.
1100 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
1101 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
1105 - wxLocale documented.
1106 - Added include filenames to class reference.
1107 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
1108 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
1109 (though doesn't display help yet).
1111 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
1112 --------------------------
1116 - Miscellaneous fixes.
1120 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
1122 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
1126 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
1127 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
1128 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
1129 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
1130 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
1131 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
1132 crashes for some reason).
1133 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
1134 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
1138 - Further doc improvements.
1139 - wxGenericValidator added.
1140 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
1143 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
1144 -------------------------
1148 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
1149 - wxToolTip class added.
1150 - Miscellaneous fixes.
1154 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
1155 - Makefiles for more compilers.
1156 - TWIN32 support added.
1157 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
1158 factored out program/library settings.
1159 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
1163 - A few more colour fixes.
1164 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
1165 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
1166 - wxChoice crash fix.
1167 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
1171 - wxBusyCursor class added.
1172 - Added samples/dde.
1173 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
1175 Beta 2, January 1999
1176 --------------------
1182 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
1186 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
1188 - Cured some widget table clashes.
1189 - Added thread support (Robert).
1190 - wxPoem sample now works.
1194 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
1195 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
1196 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
1198 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
1199 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
1201 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
1203 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
1204 --------------------------
1210 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
1213 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
1214 ----------------------------
1218 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
1219 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
1220 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
1221 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
1222 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
1224 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
1225 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
1230 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
1231 without (permanently) resizing the window.
1232 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
1233 that disabled scrollbar paging.
1234 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
1236 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
1237 when any button was pressed.
1238 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
1239 have a white background.
1240 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
1241 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
1242 they have sensible colours by default.
1243 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
1244 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
1245 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
1246 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
1247 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
1249 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
1250 ----------------------------
1254 - More documentation updates, especially for
1255 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
1256 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
1258 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
1259 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
1260 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
1262 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
1266 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
1267 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
1269 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
1270 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
1271 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
1272 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
1273 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
1274 the debugging implementation.
1275 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
1276 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
1277 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
1278 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
1279 - Added a parent-existence check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
1280 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
1281 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
1283 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
1285 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
1286 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
1287 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
1288 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
1289 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
1290 - wxNotebook almost done.
1291 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
1292 to vertical toolbars).
1296 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
1298 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
1299 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
1300 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
1302 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
1303 ----------------------------
1307 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
1309 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
1310 - A few more makefiles added.
1311 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
1312 - Further doc updates.
1313 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
1317 - First start at Motif port.
1318 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
1319 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
1320 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
1321 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
1323 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
1324 --------------------------
1328 - wxBitmap debugged.
1329 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
1330 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
1331 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
1332 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
1333 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
1334 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
1335 so event can travel up the window hierarchy.
1337 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
1338 ------------------------
1342 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
1343 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
1344 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
1345 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
1346 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
1347 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
1348 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
1349 changes, wxNotebook.
1350 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
1352 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
1353 -----------------------
1357 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
1358 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
1359 Windows functions, for efficiency.
1360 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
1361 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
1363 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
1364 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
1366 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
1367 -----------------------
1371 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
1372 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
1374 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
1375 -----------------------
1379 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
1380 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
1382 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
1383 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
1384 wxMenuItem accessors.
1385 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
1386 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
1387 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
1388 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
1389 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
1390 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
1391 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
1392 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
1393 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
1394 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
1395 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
1396 first, then doing the assignment.
1397 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
1398 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
1402 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
1403 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
1405 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
1406 ----------------------
1410 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
1411 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
1412 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
1413 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
1414 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
1415 require application-supplied positioning code though.
1416 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
1417 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
1418 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
1420 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
1421 ------------------------
1425 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
1427 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
1428 compilation and pragmas.
1429 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
1430 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
1434 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
1435 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
1436 compilation and pragmas.
1437 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
1439 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
1440 ------------------------
1444 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
1445 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
1447 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
1448 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
1449 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
1450 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
1452 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
1453 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
1454 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
1456 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
1457 compatibility functions.
1458 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
1459 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
1460 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
1461 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
1462 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
1463 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
1464 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
1468 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
1469 - Added samples/png.
1470 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
1471 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
1473 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
1475 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
1476 ------------------------
1480 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
1481 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
1482 cleaned up properly before exit.
1483 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
1485 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
1486 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
1487 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
1489 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
1490 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
1492 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
1493 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
1494 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
1495 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
1499 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
1500 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
1501 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
1502 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
1503 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
1504 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
1505 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
1506 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
1507 allow better control of memory.
1508 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
1510 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
1511 float to long in wxToolBar files.
1513 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
1514 ------------------------
1518 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
1519 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
1520 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
1521 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
1522 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
1523 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
1524 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
1525 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
1526 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
1527 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
1528 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
1529 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
1531 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
1532 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
1533 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
1534 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
1535 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
1536 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
1537 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
1538 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
1539 internal implementation.
1540 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
1541 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
1542 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
1546 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
1547 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
1548 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
1549 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
1550 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
1552 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
1553 --------------------------
1557 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
1558 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
1559 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
1561 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
1562 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
1563 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
1564 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
1566 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
1567 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
1572 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
1573 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
1574 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
1576 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
1577 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
1579 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
1580 created dynamically, not as a global object.
1581 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
1582 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
1583 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
1584 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
1585 - Added gcc pragmas.
1586 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
1587 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
1588 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
1589 added a few references to wxTransString.
1590 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
1591 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
1592 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
1593 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
1594 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
1595 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
1596 - Cured some memory leaks (thanks Vadim).
1597 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
1598 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
1601 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
1602 --------------------------
1606 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
1607 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
1608 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
1609 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
1610 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
1611 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
1612 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
1613 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
1614 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
1615 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
1616 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
1618 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
1619 to help printing with multiple pages.
1620 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
1621 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
1622 implementation updated to use these base classes.
1623 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
1624 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
1625 WinHelp), wxXLPHelpController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
1626 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
1627 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
1628 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
1629 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
1630 New files from Vadim:
1636 src\common\string.cpp
1640 No longer use GNU wxString files.
1641 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
1642 src\common\filefn.cpp.
1643 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
1644 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
1645 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
1646 including changes to defs.h.
1647 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
1649 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
1651 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
1652 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
1654 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
1656 Alpha 3, September 1997
1657 -----------------------
1661 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
1662 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
1663 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
1664 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
1665 - Started documentation.
1667 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
1668 ------------------------
1672 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
1673 with MetroWerks compiler.
1674 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
1675 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
1676 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
1677 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
1678 for testing purposes.
1679 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
1681 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
1682 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
1684 - Added back wxRadioBox.
1685 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
1688 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
1689 -----------------------
1693 At this point, the following has been achieved:
1695 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
1696 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
1697 wxString instead of char *.
1698 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
1699 old system event system) and code size reduced.
1700 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
1701 as wxbWindow now removed.
1702 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
1703 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
1705 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
1706 MDI is now achieved using separate classes, not window styles.
1707 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
1709 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
1710 settings mucho rationalised.
1711 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
1712 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
1714 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
1715 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
1716 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
1717 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
1718 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
1719 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
1721 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
1722 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
1724 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
1725 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
1726 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
1727 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
1728 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
1729 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
1730 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
1731 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
1732 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
1733 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
1735 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
1736 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
1738 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
1739 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
1740 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
1741 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
1742 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
1743 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
1745 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
1746 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
1747 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
1748 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
1749 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
1750 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).