Removed list of modeless windows (apparently no longer needed).

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / changes.txt

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@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
       size to be used by the sizers.
 
     * The best size of a window is cached so it doesn't need to
       size to be used by the sizers.
 
     * The best size of a window is cached so it doesn't need to

-      recaculated on every layout.  wxWindow::InvalidateBestSize was
+      recalculated on every layout.  wxWindow::InvalidateBestSize was

       added and should be called (usually just internally in control
       methods) whenever something is done that would make the best
       size change.
       added and should be called (usually just internally in control
       methods) whenever something is done that would make the best
       size change.


@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
   Previously, the application terminated if there were no top level windows;
   now it terminates if there are no top level windows or taskbar icons left.
 - wxZlibInputStream is not by default compatible with the output of the
   Previously, the application terminated if there were no top level windows;
   now it terminates if there are no top level windows or taskbar icons left.
 - wxZlibInputStream is not by default compatible with the output of the

-  2.4.x version of wxZlibOutputStream. However, there is a compatibilty mode,
+  2.4.x version of wxZlibOutputStream. However, there is a compatibility mode,

   switched on by passing wxZLIB_24COMPATIBLE to the constructor.
 - when WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4 == 0 wxHashTable uses a new implementation
   not using wxList keyed interface (the same used when wxUSE_STL == 1),
   switched on by passing wxZLIB_24COMPATIBLE to the constructor.
 - when WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4 == 0 wxHashTable uses a new implementation
   not using wxList keyed interface (the same used when wxUSE_STL == 1),


@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES SINCE 2.4.x
 - wxNotebookSizer and wxBookCtrlSizer are now deprecated -- they are no longer
   needed, you can treat wxNotebook as any other control and put it directly
   into the sizer that was wxNotebookSizer's parent sizer in old code.
 - wxNotebookSizer and wxBookCtrlSizer are now deprecated -- they are no longer
   needed, you can treat wxNotebook as any other control and put it directly
   into the sizer that was wxNotebookSizer's parent sizer in old code.

-- wxFile methods now return wxFileOffset which may be a 64 bit integer type,
-  even on 32 bit platforms, instead of off_t and so the return value of
-  wxFile::Length(), for example, shouldn't be assigned to off_t variable any
-  more (the compiler might warn you about this).
+- wxFile methods now return either wxFileOffset or wxFileSize_t which may be a
+  64 bit integer type, even on 32 bit platforms, instead of off_t and so the
+  return value of wxFile::Length(), for example, shouldn't be assigned to off_t
+  variable any more (the compiler might warn you about this)

 - wxListItem::m_data is now of type wxUIntPtr, not long, for compatibility
   with 64 bit systems
 
 - wxListItem::m_data is now of type wxUIntPtr, not long, for compatibility
   with 64 bit systems
 


@@ -193,11 +193,44 @@ versions, please update your code to not use them.
   and has now been removed
 - wxTaskBarIcon::OnXXX() virtual methods: use events instead
 - obsolete and not used wxUSE_GENERIC_DIALOGS_IN_MSW has been removed
   and has now been removed
 - wxTaskBarIcon::OnXXX() virtual methods: use events instead
 - obsolete and not used wxUSE_GENERIC_DIALOGS_IN_MSW has been removed

+- wxDbTable::wxDbTable with wxChar* deprecated, same with wxString& instead

 
 
 OTHER CHANGES
 =============
 
 
 
 OTHER CHANGES
 =============
 

+2.5.4
+-----
+
+All:
+
+- Norwegian (Bokmål) translation added (Hans F. Nordhaug)
+- wxDynamicLibrary::HasSymbol() added
+- added wxTextInputStream::operator>>(wchar_t) for compilers which support this
+
+All (GUI):
+
+- recursive wxSizer::GetItem returns item of given window, sizer or nth index
+
+Unix:
+
+- wxPuts() now correctly outputs trailing new line in Unicode build
+
+wxGTK:
+
+- fixed wxFileDialog::SetWildcard()
+
+wxMac:
+
+- wxDynamicLibrary::GetDllExt() now returns ".bundle", not ".dylib"
+- wxDynamicLibrary::GetSymbol() now prepends underscore to the symbol name
+
+wxMSW:
+
+- fixed enhanced metafiles loading from files (Andreas Goebel)
+- Group of wxRadioButtons no longer have to be consecutive
+
+

 2.5.3
 -----
 
 2.5.3
 -----
 


@@ -217,6 +250,8 @@ All:
 - active mode support in wxFTP (Randall Fox)
 - sped up wxHTTP and wxFTP
 - added wxStringInput/OutputStreams
 - active mode support in wxFTP (Randall Fox)
 - sped up wxHTTP and wxFTP
 - added wxStringInput/OutputStreams

+- added wxFileConfig::Save(wxOutputStream)
+- fixed wxString's behavior with inserted null characters

 
 All (GUI):
 
 
 All (GUI):
 


@@ -244,6 +279,8 @@ All (GUI):
 - wx(Choice/List/Note)book controls send CHANG(ED/ING) events in SetSelection
 - it is now possible to create a wxFont with given size in pixels (d2walter)
 - added wxTopLevelWindow::IsActive()
 - wx(Choice/List/Note)book controls send CHANG(ED/ING) events in SetSelection
 - it is now possible to create a wxFont with given size in pixels (d2walter)
 - added wxTopLevelWindow::IsActive()

+- wxSystemSettings::GetMetric now returns -1 for metrics that are not
+  supported, instead of zero.

 
 Unix:
 
 
 Unix:
 


@@ -253,12 +290,21 @@ Unix:
   builds of wxWidgets and to return flags/libs for selected libraries only
 - wx-config has new --version-full option
 
   builds of wxWidgets and to return flags/libs for selected libraries only
 - wx-config has new --version-full option
 

-wxMAC:
+wxCocoa:
+
+- added Unicode compatibility layer for OSX 10.2
+- fixed so that wxCocoa runs in OSX 10.2 
+- Tooltips now supported
+- wxSound now supported
+- wxDisplay now supported 
+- Some stock cursors now supported 
+
+wxMac:

 
 

-- Fixed MLTE text control GetLineText and GetLineLength on OSX (RN)
-- Added OSX wxTaskBarIcon implementation for the OSX Dock (RN)
-- Added wxDrawerWindow class for drawer windows for OSX >= 10.2 (RN - from Jason Bagley)
-- Native font dialog on OSX 10.2 and greater (RN)
+- fixed MLTE text control GetLineText and GetLineLength on OSX 
+- added OSX wxTaskBarIcon implementation for the OSX Dock 
+- added Unicode compatibility layer for OSX 10.2
+- wxGetKeyState now works with nearly all wx key codes

 
 wxGTK:
 
 
 wxGTK:
 


@@ -301,6 +347,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - don't send duplicate EVT_COMBOBOX events whenever selection changes any more
 - implemented support for selecting printer bin (Steven Van Ingelgem)
 - fixed wxListCtrl::SetSingleStyle() which was broken since a few releases
 - don't send duplicate EVT_COMBOBOX events whenever selection changes any more
 - implemented support for selecting printer bin (Steven Van Ingelgem)
 - fixed wxListCtrl::SetSingleStyle() which was broken since a few releases

+- fixed print setup problem (always uses default printer) in Unicode build

 
 wxUniv/X11:
 
 
 wxUniv/X11:
 


@@ -310,7 +357,7 @@ wxWinCE:
 
 - added native WinCE driven smartphone wxTextCtrl implementation using spinners
 - added native WinCE driven smartphone wxChoice implementation using spinners
 
 - added native WinCE driven smartphone wxTextCtrl implementation using spinners
 - added native WinCE driven smartphone wxChoice implementation using spinners

-- added automatized but customizable handling of native WinCE driven smartphone menus
+- added automated but customizable handling of native WinCE driven smartphone menus

 - fixed wxRadioBox and wxStaticBox
 
 wxHTML:
 - fixed wxRadioBox and wxStaticBox
 
 wxHTML:


@@ -364,7 +411,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - wxFileName::GetModificationTime() works with opened files too now
 - wxDC::GetClippingBox() now works even for clipping regions created by Windows
 - fixed wxFileDataObject in Unicode build (Alex D)
 - wxFileName::GetModificationTime() works with opened files too now
 - wxDC::GetClippingBox() now works even for clipping regions created by Windows
 - fixed wxFileDataObject in Unicode build (Alex D)

-- subdindented paragraphs support (Tim Kosse)
+- subindented paragraphs support (Tim Kosse)

 
 wxGTK:
 
 
 wxGTK:
 


@@ -507,7 +554,7 @@ wxMac:
 - use same average character width as other ports when calculating dialog units
 - implemented handling of mouse wheel
 - fix for long file names (longer than 32 characters) in file dialogs
 - use same average character width as other ports when calculating dialog units
 - implemented handling of mouse wheel
 - fix for long file names (longer than 32 characters) in file dialogs

-- use unix sockets for Mach-o builds
+- use Unix sockets for Mach-o builds

 
 wxMotif:
 
 
 wxMotif:
 


@@ -591,7 +638,7 @@ All GUI ports:
 - it is now possible to use several wxFileHistory objects in the same menu
   by giving them different base IDs (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
 - Added wxTLW::SetShape with implementations for wxMSW and wxGTK (so far)
 - it is now possible to use several wxFileHistory objects in the same menu
   by giving them different base IDs (Dimitri Schoolwerth)
 - Added wxTLW::SetShape with implementations for wxMSW and wxGTK (so far)

-- FL: rmoved const from EnableTool parameters
+- FL: removed const from EnableTool parameters

 - FL: signal child window when toolbar is closed
 - In various places, changed tests for pathsep on last char of string to call
   wxEndsWithPathSeparator(s)
 - FL: signal child window when toolbar is closed
 - In various places, changed tests for pathsep on last char of string to call
   wxEndsWithPathSeparator(s)


@@ -665,7 +712,7 @@ wxGTK:
 - added wxTextCtrl::SetSelection implementation for GTK+ 2
 - fixed wxTextCtrl::IsEditable() for GTK+ 2
 - fixed wxStaticText alignment for GTK+ 2 (Kevin Hock)
 - added wxTextCtrl::SetSelection implementation for GTK+ 2
 - fixed wxTextCtrl::IsEditable() for GTK+ 2
 - fixed wxStaticText alignment for GTK+ 2 (Kevin Hock)

-- don't consume 100% CPU when showing a poup menu
+- don't consume 100% CPU when showing a popup menu

 
 wxMac:
 
 
 wxMac:
 


@@ -689,7 +736,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - libraries built with makefile.g95 have a _min or _cyg suffix (MinGW/Cygwin)
 - when using DLL, wxLocalFSHandler was not being exported
 - fixed problem with wxEvtHandler object not removed from wxPendingEvents
 - libraries built with makefile.g95 have a _min or _cyg suffix (MinGW/Cygwin)
 - when using DLL, wxLocalFSHandler was not being exported
 - fixed problem with wxEvtHandler object not removed from wxPendingEvents

-- Windows XP manifest is now included in wx.rc; it is no longer neccessary
+- Windows XP manifest is now included in wx.rc; it is no longer necessary

   to ship .exe.manifest file with applications to support XP themes
 - wxLocale::Init no longer reports error if trying to set Unicode-only locale
   or if user's default locale is Unicode-only
   to ship .exe.manifest file with applications to support XP themes
 - wxLocale::Init no longer reports error if trying to set Unicode-only locale
   or if user's default locale is Unicode-only


@@ -889,7 +936,7 @@ wxThread and related classes:
 ! wxCondition now *must* be used with a mutex, please read the (updated) class
   documentation for details and revise your code accordingly: this change was
   unfortunately needed as it was impossible to ensure the correct behaviour
 ! wxCondition now *must* be used with a mutex, please read the (updated) class
   documentation for details and revise your code accordingly: this change was
   unfortunately needed as it was impossible to ensure the correct behaviour

-  (i.e. absense of race conditions) using the old API.
+  (i.e. absence of race conditions) using the old API.

 
 - wxMutex is not recursive any more in POSIX implementation (it hasn't been
   recursive in 2.2.x but was in 2.3.1 and 2.3.2), please refer to the class
 
 - wxMutex is not recursive any more in POSIX implementation (it hasn't been
   recursive in 2.2.x but was in 2.3.1 and 2.3.2), please refer to the class


@@ -1039,7 +1086,7 @@ wxMSW:
 - wxLB_SORT style can be used with wxCheckListBox
 - wxWindowDC and wxClientDC::GetSize() works correctly now
 - Added wxTB_NODIVIDER and wxTB_NOALIGN so native toolbar can be used in FL
 - wxLB_SORT style can be used with wxCheckListBox
 - wxWindowDC and wxClientDC::GetSize() works correctly now
 - Added wxTB_NODIVIDER and wxTB_NOALIGN so native toolbar can be used in FL

-- Multiline labels in buttons are now supoprted (simply use "\n" in the label)
+- Multiline labels in buttons are now supported (simply use "\n" in the label)

 - Implemented wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent and made wxGenericDragImage check it
   has the capture before release it.
 - fixed bugs in multiple selection wxCheckListBox
 - Implemented wxMouseCaptureChangedEvent and made wxGenericDragImage check it
   has the capture before release it.
 - fixed bugs in multiple selection wxCheckListBox


@@ -2184,7 +2231,7 @@ At this point, the following has been achieved:
 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
   wxToolBarBase
   wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
   wxToolBarBase
   wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)

-  wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
+  wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95)

   wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
   wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now