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